Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-01-10

Sack coats are cut rather short,
and they may be either single or
double-breasted. The single-breasted
Jacket should be made either perfectly
straight in front or with rather sharp
ly-rounded edges and with slight
spring to the side sean1G. the double
breasted jacket has somewhat
straighter back. Both an out
side breast pocket un Tic leIJ side, and
two or three buttons on the sleeves.
Waistcoats also may be either single
or double-breasted; the former, slight
ly to be preferred, are cut rather short
and rather high at the neck and made
with or without collar. The trousers
are full over the hips and thighs and
narrow toward the bottoms, but they
should not be of an exaggerated peg
top shape. In cut and line they should
be straight Fancy colored waistcoats
are not so much worn this season as
heretofore and are never the best
style with sack clothes. Generally
speaking, materials are dark in color
and of not striking mixtures, but
eminently in fashion.
Hats and Shirts.
In hats for town wear the Derby is
most used by smart men with sack
clothes Either a high silk or opera
hat may be worn in the evening.
Colored shirts with morning clothes
are as popular as ever; the cuffs may
be either square or sharply rounded at
the corners, and the lines or stripes
usually run vertically instead Of across
the material This, however, is a
detail which need not be closely fol-
lowed, for some smart-looking shirts
have lines running across, and others
have minute spot figures. With loung-
ing clothes and the dinner jacket high
banded turnover collars are worn;
with more formal attire, such as the
black morning coat, the frock Or even
ing clothes, a straight or slightly poke
pointed standing collar is most cor
rect. The turnover collars are made
with narrow opening and they may
be cut with square or sharply-rounded
corners. With morning clothes the
older style of winged collars is also
more or less worn and, if of good
shape, is perfectly good style
Ties.
The tie just now most in vogue is
the very narrow four-in-hand, known
as the Derby, although the bat wing
with square or pointed ends, the but
terfy, the long flowing scarf tied in a
slender four-in-hand knot, and the
once-folded Ascot, all remain fashion
able. Silk is the material used al
most exclusively, and the prevailing
tones are dark black with self mark
ing, dark green, blue or black, with
minute figures in white or color. All
the shapes of bow ties, as we'll as the
other styles, may be worn with sack
or lounging clothes, but with a morn
ing coat or frock the long ties are al
ways best. The plain black bow for
the dinner jacket may have square or
pointed ends. The white evening tie
may likewise be square or pointed.
The pointed ends are perhaps more
usually worn now, but both are com
mon. For ordinary wear gold studs
and link cuff buttons are the best.
They may be used with every form of
attire, but with evening dress small
pearls are, of course, smartest. Jew
elry is sparingly used by the best
dressed men, although a plain gold
ring engraved with the crest or coat OF
arms, and scarf pin, if not too large
and flashing, are good style. Watch
chains are not worn with evening
clothes, and are little used at any time
but with morning dress are permits
Sible.
Hosiery and Shoes.
Hose of black or very dark blue
Isle thu cad, with cloth in self or con
Grasting color, or with fine embroider.
ed line or minute spot design, are the
best style The various figured styles
in stamped designs, and the bright and
striking varieties of hose, whether
stamped or embroidered, are common
cooking and by no means smart. Boots
for morning wear or day wear with
any attire except frock coat should
De of calf, with buttons, and a rather
heavy fat extension sole. With g
crock, patent or enameled boots Of
fair weight, buttoned, with kid uppers
and fiat soles, are perhaps the best
Well polished calf boots are frequently
worn with a frock coat, but those OF
patent or enameled leather are rather
the more dressy, to use a shop expires
sion, for receptions or afternoon calls
F'rock Morning and Dinner Coats.
The frock coat itself may be eithe
of the single or double-breasted cut
The latter is of course the more usual
because the older style. The coat ma.
be black or dark gray, and there is III
change in its cut except that the skirt
are trifle shorter than they were las
year. The single-breasted frock /
usually full-faced, while the doubl
is faced only to the button holes. Wit
either double-breasted white waist
coat, waistcoat of the same ma
terial or a colored waistcoat may b
worn. Which one looks best depend
very much on mans individual bull
and style.
The morning coat of black or darI
gray cloth is still a smart garment.
is cut to hang we'll around to tn
front, and has tails Of fair length
With black coat dark gray stripe
worsted or cashmere trousers ar
worn, and these may be used with
gray coat, but with the latter one ma