Evening star., 1901-08-10
THE COMING CRAvAT.
Fashion Has Swung From the SMALL
est to the Largest Forms.
From the Haberdasher.

Fashion Has Swung From the SMALL
est to the Largest Forms.
From the Haberdasher.
Cravat forms for the autumn season have
been decided upon and are now being
shown in the first of the new lines. In
making the bold departures that they have
made, manufacturers show feeling OF
confidence in the vogue for large cravats
that we think is very well founded. The
day Of the derby. and the bat, and the but
terfy has been long one, and both manu-
facturer and retailer have stood the un-
profitable reign Of the 'shoestring" school.
With the large form the limit is raised.
and the retailer can sell cravats at decent
prices and make SoOd profits.
Fashions seem to have swung right over
from the smallest forms to the largest. In
the new goods we have the handsome
squares, the exclusive de Joinyilles and
the vari-patterned silk stuffs. Now de-
signer and colOrtSt can do something worth
talking about, for the generous crayat Is
coming in again. Let us take as an exam
pie the measurements Of some of the more
popular of the new forms. Ascots come out
in three and half and four-inch widths.
Four-fn-hands are to be two inches, ana
two and a quarter inches wide. 1mperials
will be quite broad, as much as six and q
half inches across the apron end being q
good standard. In all of these large era
vats we will find the made-up counterparts
such as the teck, puff and fiat. These Will
be made to look as natural as possible and
will be as large in every way as the tied
by-hand article. The change In the pro-
portions of cravats will naturally be re-
flected in the new silks. Larger units.
scrolls and bolder colorings are now pos
sible, although the best silks are principal
ly in neat effects. There Is a vast differ
ence in this respect between the fine goods
and the goods that go In the popular
classes.
In the higher grade cravattings the
schools followed do not in any sense cor
respond with those so widely represented In
the popular lines. We find indications in
the first swatches which lead us to believe
that In goods of the highest cost there will
be liberal introduction Of Persians. The
new Persians show very large scroll effects,
units interlaced and continuous in rich,
deep colorings of the oldest type Here are
the deep reddish coppers the mild tobacco
tints, the steel sky blues, the vivid green's,
golden yellows and madder reds. They are
used cunningly In most intricate panel and
scroll treatments Of that type, which by
force of the multiplicity of colors, smoth-
ers the brilliant hues and brings the more
somber backgrounds out into a position of
dominancy. The richness Of these new
weavings places them In a class by them
selves. They are heavy, pure silk foreign
stuffs, which are as uncopyable as they
are unmatchable They come from the
looms Of past masters in the art Of In
tricate weaving and bespeak their superb
qualities instantly. 1t Is these boldly-wo-
ven Persians that are the rage In Europe,
and authorities agree in placing them
among the best sellers to the trade de luxe
In this country, England and on the con-
tinent.
In the popular grade cravattings the
black and black, white and white, and the
gray tones seem to be very strong. These
are shown principally in ascots, imperials
and Culrosses or once-over. Heavy twills
showing a decided cord, firm twill weaves
In neat effects and widely separated units,
matelasses in new weaves and peau de
soies and baratheas have been brought out
In very conservative colorings and effects.