Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-15
Another Damage Suit.
STYLES OF SPRING
NECKWEAR FOR MEN

conservative tones VIII prevail IN
mems early spring neckwear. AL
ready the habedashers are begin
ming to purchase stoc for early
trade. Not only this. but il is pre-
dicted by the men who manufacture
ties that the made-up or shield va
rieties will be in demand The high
band turn-down collar is slated for
the front row in up-to-date stores.
and for this reason the styles of
ties will be limited.
More attention is paid to this ar
ticle of dress by those that attempt
to keep up with fashions pace than
almost any other. Because of this
the strye is adriotily changed by the
manufacturer oftener than do the
seasons. For this reason other lines
of furnishings are already out and
orders have been placed.
To those who like to see a great
variety in shapes and colors adorn-
ing the masculine bosom there will
be disappointment. The kind of col
lar prescribed puts a limit on both.
For early Spring the folded imperial
will be in favor. 1t will be the me-
dunn width apron and of regular
length. Aside from the derby it is
the only tie that can be worn with
both wing collars and high fold. Not
only this, but it is far dressier for the
standing shapes than the derbies
which will be shown on the counters.
The derby which Will accompany
the Northumberland imperial will be
narrow. but not in the extreme.
Those brought out a year ago with a
width of about one inch did not
prove satisfactory, as, after being
tied, the knot looked too stingy and
had "a shoe string effect. The com
ing derby will be shown in straight
and graduated shapes of an average
width of one and a half inches. The
lengths will not be so great as those
sold last summer. The principal rea-
son these ties were made so long was
to give the purchaser the impression
he was getting his moneys worth.
Now that the public has become ac-
customed to the narrow school the
manufacturers assert this will not be
necessary. Few of the leading max
ers have ordered the two-toned der
bies-each side of different color and
pattern-as when they were made it
was more for novelty than any
thing else.
The batwing for spring will have
two kinds of ends. square and point
ed, and will display a bow of about
three and half inches. The shield
bow of today. although there is still
a prejudice against it among many
good dressers, is coming to the front
and will be handled largely by the re-
tail merchants. As il is made today
it a perfect counterfeit of the most
carefully tied hand-tied bows and can
not he detected even by experts. They
will be accompanied by shield der
bies and imperials.
Their expected popularity is large
" due to the fact that the average
man nearly ruins tie the first time
he attempts to adjust it to the high
fold collar. Patterns are limited, as
few are suitable for the narrow va
rieties. Stripes will be shown in linn
tied number.
Small patterns predominant, with
solid colors almost equal contestants
for first place. GeometricaI figures
will prevail in the small patterns.
There will be wider range of color
and shades than was shown a year
ago and the dark Persian creations
seem to be most favored for the first
spring months.