The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04

elect tones of the immediate future.
Through the length of all these fabrics
run spiral stripes, spaced an inch apart
and wrought of white wool threads so
deeply imbedded in the dyed surface that
they show as lines merely of lighter grey.
In the smoke and Oxford shade the whittier
lights alone appear, while in the more del
lcate greyS a very chaste color tint IL
introduced between the aforementioned
stripes. A steel grey flannel for instance,
win have thick thread of soft blue run
ming between the white lines, or more
fashionable still. a marking of apple-green
will alternate with every fine white spiral.
These goods made up in three pieces at
present seem the climax of good taste.
The New Top Coat
Sc. much for spring woods, the reference
20 which calls Immediately for mention
of the top coat of the hour. In the morn
ing for use in the just dawning season,
nothing has yet appeared to disturb the
sway of the never surpassed covert. All
through the intermediate period of VIM
ter's giving way before the approach or
spring, very dark, loose oxford grey coats
of the heaviest weight governing cloth
have been pa troniZed of masculine kind,
but the extreme of good style has been
Illustrated in the Sandown made of very
rich smooth-surfaced deep tan governing,
the skirts falling half way between knee
and ankle the lining in tan silk the front
single-breasted and the collar faced with
tan velvet The Sandown is the best
sign we have had yet that the very loose
box-shaped coat will eventually meet the
end OF it's lease OF popularity as an after
noon coat, for Its skirts are set on ana
shaped in with grace and dignity to the
body
In sharp contrast to the outlines of the
Sandown Is the proposed morning covert
for snrinp IIee II is the most bob tailed.
box-shaped garment yet seen; Its shoulder
line excessively long and its whole APP
pearance expressive of O jaunty ease that
among careful dressers will bar Il out en-
tirely for any ceremonious wear In the
afternoon.
shirtings That Dare.
The first of the spring shirtings are al
ready broadly displayed, and the most
hambuoyant style that man of taste
can adopt is the linen polka dotted in
lavender, yellow or black on background
of solid color. These are daring 20
degree, though cadet blue linen, with
black or white spots a warm pinktsh
lavender with black dots, or very dull
rose surface with grey disks of moderate
circumference cannot really offend the eye
IL too much of the gay facade is not
showed.
Striped linen is falling from the grace
OF the fashionable being into the use or
the man whose clOineS, II WnOie dId tlu-
lily assumed, form small interest I'm his
life In place of the stripe, small hg-
ures on white linen have come into mod
ish esteem, and space of fair While
linen besprent with small patterns, widely
spaced In coral pink or pastel blue. sig
nifty that the wearer of the same OBJ
serves the law of the mode. Another style
of shirting that counts its many patrons
shows a white ground spattered over with,
let us say for sake of illustration, delicate
lilac sprays, through which latitudinarily
run. direct across the bosom at wide in
tervals, fine hair lines of pale yellow. or,
maybe, delicate green.
Now for negkgee shirts, the price at
the modish furnishers runs about $50 per
dozen, and the bosoms thereof show four
shallow box pleats to either side the but
tonhole band and down the center of every
pleat runs line of stitching Every
neglieee shirt was formerly purchased
with a couple of neckties of goods similar
to the garment thrust in the pocket or
neck, and these were Numbered with due
regularity The change made this season
is 20 be in favor of harmonious little silk
ties for use with the aforementioned
shirt, and purchased quite separately.
Follower white linen collar is the polite
neck finish for the easy shirt, while with
those of colored linen that have stin bos-
oms any comfortable white collar the In
dividual wearer prefers Is entirely de
rtge1lr and not even the dandies insist as
formerly on having their collars made to
their shirts Beau Brummel.