The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-09

The man who feels any interest in
his wardrobe is rather frisky about his
waistcoats. Well dressed members of
society easily possess a score of them,
vet they are now adding to the score.
The demand is for colored and wash
waistcoats, and the colored cotton
field of the springlike vest is varie-
gated with spots. Plaids are no longer
useful or beautiful as vesting goods
but brown. buff, gray, and with the
younger element, robbins egg blue, are
all colors in good social standing. -Four
smoked pearl buttons, on each side of
the double breasted waistcoat's front
is the proper number, and to hold the
lapels quite fiat and firm these too
are fastened down with button and
button hole. The former matches in
color and material those that appear en-
the front of the vest.
The smart spring shifting material is
mercerized cheviot, and stripes this
season are all running lonRItudinally.
1t would be difficult to say what color
in shirts takes the lead The strong
pinks are avoided as a rule and black
and white effects are synonymous with
mourning. Aside from these two con-
trasts the average man lends himself
to almost any color that is not 100
conspicuously emblazoned on the
ment. Those of the sterner sex, who
enjoy the unusual patronize the fash
ionable new color; robins egg blue
and the stripe in their shirts reflects
the color of their socks.
Necktie VOGues.
The English knitted silk tie has come
over and found a warm welcome. Greys
and rich puppies hold the lead and the
knitted ones are worn in all the ap-
proved shapes, from the tiny butterfly
to the broadest Ascot These ties are
hand knitted, of the same silk used in
making expensive silk dress hose, and,
like the hose, their colors are fast and
can stand the laundry. Naturally they
are not inexpensive, but they are we'll
worth the price asked for them and
they promise to enjoy something more
than mere vogue. Less costly and
almost as durable are ties knitted Of
cotton, in which there is just twist of
silk to give the gloss and strength re-
quired.
Old watch guards, showing tiny
jewels in their centers, are among the
fashionable necktie ornaments for the
new season. Most of these come from
Europe, where it is now certain that an
old watch is not robbed of it's guard
every time a scarf pin is made. The
Italian goldsmith is particularly skilled
in the duplication of antiques, and
such clever copies of old guards are
made as would puzzle an expert to de-
tect the fraud. AS these golden disks
are eXquisitely cut and often set with
small fine rubies it stands to reason
that their value is not overestimated
by the price asked for them, both here
and abroad.
The Crystal Cult.
A very interesting luxury in mascu-
line dress is the extensive use of fine
crystals as ornaments. Cuff links,
watch chains, pins and waistcoat but
tons are now made of crystals that
are cut, polished, decorated and set
in London. The crystals are set in
rims of gold or silver, one side of each
is rounded out to deep pure oval with
its reverse cut fiat and then carved
with stays head a fish, an anchor,
a coach horn, or something symbolical
of sport. The cutting is treated to
a layer of color so that on looking
down through the top of the crystal
richly blazoned sporting totem is
seen.
AS crystal cutting is a very fine art,
a fine pair of cuff links showing heads
on the base of one button and the
owners initials on the other, easily
fetches SIS, and a set of waistcoat but
tons brings quite double that sum.
From America we are sending to the
fashionable English and Frenchmen
handsome and popular cuff links made
of colored Wisconsin pearls. Our own
jewelers. are making also stunning sets
Of waistcoat and cuff buttons that are
cut from mother of pearl and gar
nished in the center with one tiny dia-
mond or emerald each.
Elderly gentlemen, according to the
most recent ruling, must wear length
of watch chain extending from the
waistcoat button hole to the watch
pocket. This called a single chain.
Younger men should adhere to the
double chain that runs from the waist
coat button hole to pockets on both
right and left, with charm hanging
in the center. This charm not infre-
quently is a tiny paddock, the key of
which is held by some fair trustee.
The ships cable twist is the most APP
proved weave for the newest chain.
and the more simple, fiat and incon-
spicuous watch is, the nearer the
owner has reached the acme of good
form in dress. Beau Nash.