Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-12-14
FASHION NOTES

In the fashions for the year there is
little latitude allowed in the way of col
lars. Gradually the old wing style is
coming back, and it is quite an agreeable
variation on the all-around turned down
collar of the Elton boy variety. In fact,
several men who make dress a study in
New York have gone further and have
adopted the very high standing collar
with pointed ends and a wide space at
the throat. This is a collar that is
seen in the portraits of Henry Clay and
men of his time. II goes with stock
of the period of the first half OF the last
century.
K. Berry Wall. who at the last horse
show came III for some criticism. and
who SEEMS to have advanced to the front
again, wore one of these collars with his
frock coat in afternoon dress. Oliver IL.
L. Belmont it seems, has electrified
Washington with the same fashion. Mr..
Belmont has always had picturesque
manner of dressing. He has some very
original. indoor smoking suits which
serve the purpose of the old Tuxedo.
The coats. or jackets rather, are marvels
of the tailor's art. Clarence Mackay al
so has some very ultra garments of this
kind. Mr.. Belmont has adopted the
standing collar. For man with
round face this is possibly a cOmpro-
mise. The all-around turned collars
make him look too chubby and some
what like an overgrown schoOlboy, while
the winged collar has also its disadvan-
tages.
So far the old French fashion has
not been adopted of having colored shirts
all of one material or pattern. Wheth-
er attached or not. the collars must be
white. In Paris there are some very
stripes on white, the collar being of the
same pattern rs the bosom vi the shirt.
This was once popular in America. but
it seems to have gone out with the '70s
The most fashionable winged collars
are rectangular in their proper proper
tons. The wings are stitched and the
height is never more than 212 inches
The collars worn by Mr.. Wall and Mr.
Belmont are about 3 inches and have
the appearance of being even taller than
they are. The poke collar is gradually
coming into popularity. Ii almost meets
at the neck. and it is bit rounded. The
high band or all-around turned-down col
lar of the year has rounded ends and
has, in TACT, the effect Of a semi-crcle
1t is not very high and keeps within the
2Ia-inch limit. The very exaggerated
form is not in vogue.
The question comes up nearly every
week as to the advisability of wearing
the high banded collar with the frOck
coat. The all-arOund or high-band is not
formal dress 1t is badge Of informal
lty and 1t goes much better with jack
cts and sack coats and any other gar
mentS which are rounded in their cut.
In fact men can stick to a simple rule
which will guide them in matters Of this
kind. Formal dress is rectangular; in
formal dress is rounded. With informal
dress one wears the derby or the soft
hat with rounded brim and rounded
crown; while with formal dress goes the
top hat, this year more than all others.
of an extremely uncompromiSing shape
The fr0ck coat is square cut and its
lines as rigidly defined as if they formed
part Of a problem in geometry in that
book in which the famous hyp0thenuse
is one of those which linger in the mem
Dry long after school days are over For
evening dress the tall, straight collar is
by far the smartest. The bows this
year Of cambria or OF lawn are rather
stiff, and the idea of the square pre-
walls rather than that Of the circle. In
fact, this would be an admirable season
for the man who cut paper silh0uettes
and Aubrey Beardsley would be in his
element. The very furniture which is a
recent inspiration from the Paris exps~i-
ton, founded on some medieval models.
is in wcll-defined lines.
There Is a tendency to wear white
rather th-n colOred shirts in winter. even
with lounging or business suits. The col