The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-16

extreme waist closeness. IL Will have
notch widths of IL inches, five-inch roll
and fronts cut away from opposite the
smallest part of the waist--heretofore the
cutaway point has been an inch lower. so
that this change is an innovation. The
raising of this point permits of a longer
sweep to the front slope below the clos
ing. and Is very pleasing in effect. as II
not only gives a less stubby front appear
ance to the coat. but displays larger
fraction of the bottom part OF the vest
The hip pockets viii have flaps 70 go In or
out, and the breast pocket will be finished
In the same way II there is one. as there
may be IL desired. but II viii generally
be wanting. 1t will have three back
seams. with a two or thrce-button vent
for sleeve finish The length win be
five inches less than onc-half the wearer's
height.
For the honor OF second place In favor
there ia the straight-front. four-hutton
sack. which will be the same In material.
cut and finish as the three-button cut
away above described, except that it's
fronts. ms Its name implies. will be cut
strAight from the roll to the bottom and
will close with four buttons. This gar
ment will have decided military look
Its shoulder and back effect. which will
be the same as for the three-button cut
away sack. combined with the straight
and severe lines of the front. will give to
the wearer. II he II not badly formed. a
soldieriy appearance that Will be extreme
ly hattering to the wearer.
The four-button cutaway sack promises
10 rank next In general favor, followed by
the four-button roundabout sack. Both
OF these sacks are the same In every way
as the three-button cutaway. except that
they close with four buttons. instead OF
three, that the cutaway style has the
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inch lower and on a less slope, and that
the round front style has them rounded.
not stopped away. from point about two
inches lower.
nuRHNG the iato fall and In winter,
IL when the weather is moderate, the
double breasted sack win be much
worn by young men who wear overcoats
only under protest and affect indifference
40 cold. The double breasted sack will
assume many forms on the front. bu, will
he Inyariable in the back. The shoulders
viii be the same as for the single breasted
STYLES. but the waist-cioseness will he a
trjfc less, and the length Will be one
inch greater. that IL. four inches less
than one-haif the wearer's height, The
two most popular front expressions Will
be the three-bu,ton closing with ono hut
tonhoie on the roll. and the three-button
closing with two buttonhoies on the roll
Tho frst style will be the fnvorite. Both
styles will have very narrow collar.
from one and one-auarter 60 enc and one
half inches wide at the ends. and with
peaked iapels from two and onn-ansrter
TO two and one-half inches wide. when
only one brttonhols shows on the roll.
the roll will extend 10 about opposite tho
armpRs. but when two buttonhoies show
above tho closing. the roii viii be some
what longer. In either case the sleeve
finish wsii be threo-button vent For
any sack suit the trousers viii be made
from the Same material as that used for
ths coat. They will he moderate peg tops