Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

dull gold. with tho wearer's monogram
engraved thereon, or with small did
mend pearl in the center fee mere nereec are
sa tisfied that they VIII not replace the
plain mother-of- pearl buttons now SO uni
versal IF the most prominent charac-
.teristics of the mode are markedly cor
servative, It is very safe to assume that
the details. the minor points. will be con-
servative. 1t always has been SO, and
see no reason why we should think now
that it would fall to be so during the sea-
son to come.
In outer clothes, the garments in which
the tailor is more interested than is the
more more, flowing forms, leaving the strictly.
military cut Jackets and trousers aside,
for those following lines very much SINH
lar to the English
years that his clothes did not fit him.
mistaking what the Englishman thought
artistic for inexpertness on the part OF
discard the very close-fitting garments
and therefore dress more like a CIVILIAN
than cavalryman. 1t Is claimed ny
those who know more ABOUT art than !
results in clothing there must be some
draping. Therefore the new. mode is no
doubt likely to be productive Of more
graceful appearing clothing. than the old
and well-built men at that. looked well
in the strictly military jacket. and for
me am glad to welcome the incoming OF
''0 7 THE CUT OF CLOTHES.
The new coats and the new trousers
will outline the human figure; they will
not be quite so Regs but as ud dhaF r the
the American standpoint, they will be de-
cidedly loose. Trousers will follow the leg
lines without being tight or being peg
length, and will have a long roll to the
lapels. in order to be more in keeping
with the low-cut waistcoats. Overcoats
for ordinary day wear will be Of the large
box order. and will have breast pockets.
The dressy day coats will be those Of the
Chesterfield. Newmarket, Surtout. and
Paletot types. The waist line coats will
undoubtedly be largely favored. For early
winter and fall wear we have the stand
ard covert and the Paletot made Of covert
cloth.
In. evening dress the changes will be
fcent Importance to be carefully noted.
Conservatism must always dominate the
tone Of evening dress; and this must BE-
VIII be asked to buy AL s9rts Of 9 9dd
things will never go in formal day or
formal evening attire. The new ., suits
or two exceptions. One Of these is the
lapel faced to the edge with silk, instead
OF being faced merely to the buttonhole;
another is the waistcoat form. The open.
in form it will be more like the V. The
coat Will have an average waist length
of about eighteen and three-quarter
:.7c',as ard tho full length will be about
fortyone inches The trousers will be
about eighteen inches at the knee and
seventeen inches at the bottom. and the
outer seam may be plain or braided with
a very neat narrow braid.
THE DINNER JACKET.
One hears very. little of the dinner
jacket. This coat is now used simply as
.5Io ,Ay,f 7, ir,,r
to wear about the club The average
NAN has no place for it in his wardrobe
It must not be worn for evening dress
nu II is the duty Of all men. interested
IN the elevation of the standards Of Of mems
Jacket out Of the field that. it has tres
p ssed upo without. authority. It is the
ignorant caas' evening dress. coat, and II
has no place. as I have said before, in
the bin Of dress of the average man. I'm
less this coat is relegated to its proper
olace it would be better to discourage 1t
entirely and drive it into that oblivion
which is it's proper place.