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

set just below the waist seam and ex-
tending well back.
The dinner coat is cut rather short.
much like the sack jacket now in
vogue. The collar is eff the roll variety,
ful[faced with heavy silk and the
pockets are usually of the ordinary
type. Some of the newer dinner
| Jackets of this season have been made
with side pockets set vertically. Per
sonally believe the older style to be
| the better, and, as | have said, it is
more usually worn. The trousers of
the dinner coat suit are of the same
material, and have narrow braiding
down the outer seams.
Long-Taled Evening Coats.
| There is no radical change in the
cut of the long-tailed evening coat for
| this season, the only differences, if
they may be so called, being in the
shape of the collar, and in the slightly
altered cut of the edges of the coat be-
low the roll of the collar. The shape
of the lapels is somewhat like that Of
the rolled collar of the dinner jacket,
but there is a narrow notch which
gives points to the lapels, and they are
rather low, slightly broader and more
rounded than heretofore. The points
of the lapels given by the notch do
not extend more than the fraction of
an inch beyond the lines of the collar,
which is full, faced with silk to the
edges. From the end of the lapels the
edges Of the coat are cut slightly back,
and the bottom lines, which run back
to the tails, are cut slightly up, so as
to form an acute angle rather than a
right angle The tails, which are
rather long, should be the least bit
| rounded at the bottom. The use of
narrow braid around the collar, at the
edges and pockets of the black waist
coat, seems to be a matter of individ-
ual choice. Soutache, or very narrow
black braid, is perhaps rather more
usual than the plain finish 1t has,
! however, become so generally the
fashion to wear only a white waist
coat with long-tailed evening coat
that the question of braiding on the
dark waistcoat is almost immaterial.
The trousers, however, which are cut
fairly full, should have narrow black
braid on their outer seams.
Waistcoats and Gloves.
White waistcoats to be worn with
| the long-tailed evening coats may be
either single or double-breasted, and
may have bottom edges cut to form a
continuous unbroken curve or points.
Judged from the fashion point of view
there is no choice, but as to looks the
single-breasted style is usually the
better; certainly it is so for stout men.
Gloves for evening wear are of white
kid with Substituting and pearl but
tons. The heavier grades are the
smartest. For day wear heavy walking
gloves of cape Or deer skin in light
tan shades, with self-stitching and
bone buttons, are the most in vogue.
Light suede gloves are no longer in
fashion, but the heavy deer skin fin
ished in a dark slate gray shade are
more or less worn and for ordinary
morning use, to business, etc, are de-
sirable because they do not soil quick
| ~ ana wear Well
In sticks there is no one fashion dis
tinct from any other. A man may
make his own selection, bearing this
only in mind: That simple ornamen-
tation is the best style.
Muffers.
Silk squares or mufflers are worn
with evening dress, and during the
winter when the weather is severe and
some protection from the cold is
needed they may also be worn with
morning clothes. There is a large as
sortment from which to select; some
are in plain colors without design, in
black, dark blue, crimson, ETC., others
have figures in self or contrasting
colors, and still others have lines or
stripes of various widths. The dark
color with self marking or minute
spot designs are usually the best
looking; some of these mufflers may
be bought so inches in length, which
is enough to cover the entire shirt
front. The velvet protectors, those of
padded black satin and the various
other folded and made-up mufflers
are not smart or good style, being on
par with made-up ties, patent snap
glove buttons and such other labor
saving devices.
Golf Trousers and Sweaters.
For golf, at this season, either
knickerbockers or long medium weight
flannel trousers of the darker shades
and sweaters are worn. With knicker
bockers ribbed stockings of Scotch
wool and golf CATERS are the usua
thing. Sweaters are often made tc
open at the neck, and gray just now
seems to be the smartest color.
have seen some made of a finely
woven wool, which hung very loosely
from the shoulders instead of cling
ing to the body, and which were ex
tremely distinctive and smart-looking
OVercoats.
I have now covered most of the
usual and ordinary articles of attire
with the exception of overcoats, ant
they may be in SO many shapes ant
l STYLES that in 2 resume of this kim