New-York tribune., 1901-09-08
r,r1ORS' BUSY SEASON.
v STYLES FOR MEMS FALL AP-
pAREL - FEWER GARMENTS
BOUGHT ABROAD.

.,,,. ,e,,e brought back all sorts Of things. but
/" said New-Yorker, who had just re-
20 ,ro,n a trip TO Europe. TO his tailor. 1T
tuiii'4 ,o,. there's too much risk, and it's too
o0eS -. ,bings to be changed if they are not
right" g.. .au and winter garments
MneH .,,,,sr and the customer had gone. the
,anor said: ..,,-, =.
ol,a all their money on Americans. and
SIC -, rrogress in our business at home.
- he lust the>thing' TO bring back sew
- % clothes, il for no other purpose than
Gai ,aror use them as models. Men were
10 i'' -, "a have the latest English styles.
fule - did they have then? Nothing TO
We" o,cent that il was foreign. and when
ul0e ,,o,ts came from any place except Lon
lHe -, usually looked the part The best gar
OOn r-oro those which had been made in Eng
..+e- American models, and they We're al
l' ,,,l+ N wear for many seasons. But well
.os mon have given up the habit Of buying
...as abroad especially since the highest
- European tailors advertise American
- and their first call when they return from
y, otber side Is usually at the tailor's shop
-. have the advantage over us in fabrics. al
- - the man who cannot be suited in Amer
- Goods IS hard 10 please; but we have the
Ioa, Io@N cloths in stock, and we make them
'N's ,i+ ,s7r customers better than the tailorS
on the other sloe. .-,
80 50 much better than they do the for
o--icle IS because nearly every man has
.binfy 10 say about the cut OF his clothes.
~ General idea comes from the tailor, who re-
,,as a. from the makers OF fashions: but our
,,,or,ers are independent enough nowadays TO
.Ao,ge modify and even disregard the set fash
,ons This was well demonstrated In the case
= .ba short sack coat which became very popu-
,or last spring and summer. All the fashion
-,o+es showed the coat short. but not extremely
90. but a few young men, college men. L think
chew were. went the fashion plates few inches
hotter and before the season was well started
~. sbor+ cost was fashionable and 1t will re-
main so all winter
The fashions for fall and winter Will be much
,be same as they were year ago. The mill
tarv shoulders" which were features OF last
spring and summer styles will not be worn ex-
cent IN a modified way. and the length OF
waist IN dress coats viii be less than it was. In
us review Of styles The sartorial Art Jour
nar says:
The style for next fall and winter will. as re-
CARDS complete suits, be so different in express
sion from those of the first season OF the cen
tury that even the most casual observer will
be able to recognize them as new at a glance.
The notable changes will be confined 10 coats
and though none of them viii be radical, but,
on the contrary. natural developments Of feat
ures which characterized the styles OF last
spring and summer they will suffice to make
the coats of the incoming season easily
recognizable 10 those who have any interest
whatever in the mutations of fashion a
giraffe would be among flock OF sheep.
The cutaway coats will have more material
toward the front. will be less 'cutaway" and
ell coats Of the frock type viii be trife longer.
Business and day dress coats and overcoats Will
have less opening at the throat, and will display
less amount Of neckWear. Waistcoats will.
like the coats. be cut higher, and trousers will
be wider at the bottom and have more spring.
The overcoat OF the Chesterfield pattern will be
the favorite garment, especially with the men
who cannot indulge IN the luxury Of several outer
garments. 1t will be two inches longer. and
much looser than last years coat. and when
made according TO the fashion makers plans
TiH be ten inches longer than half the mans
height. The Raglan, which was the most popu-
lar coat last year, will be worn less in the COM
ing season
For evening wear" said a well known
tailor. when made of the same material as
the Chesterfield. the Raglan will be popular,