Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14
WINSoME WAIsTCoATS.
New Ideas in Forms and Fabrics
Washable Variety Favored.


The popularity of the fancy waistcoat
seems assured, and It will doubtless be one
of the most important items in the spring
wardrobe of the average man. These new
wastcoats came into popularity with the
two piece suit They made up the third
piece, and were found so very handy and
useful that it was not long before the ma
jorfty of the best-dressed men were wearing
them There is nothing that adds more to
the appearance of either the evening,
formal day or informal day outfit than the
well-made and spotless waistcoat In an
swer to the. demand for variety and for
novelty great many new cloths and even
new weaves have been brought out. Ma
terials never used heretofore for waistcoats
have been pressed into service and are to-
day enjoying their measure of popularity.
Cravat silks and fancy cotton weaves as
Well as fancy shirtings and fiannels have
been added to the old staple lines. There
seems to be no end to the variety OF
course some of these new cloths show
rather peculiar effects, and for that reason
they are not likely to be popular We find
in these new cloths some very fine silk
stuffs which are embroidered by hand in
colors. Waistcoats made of these materials
sell at $50 apiece and even higher. Then
there are the very rich hand-knit mesh silk
waistcoatings, which show changeant eff
fects, that are the result of a ground
woven in two contrasting colors. Satin de
chine is another expensive stuff as are the
superb, unclipped velvets. These are all too
outre to be considered as popular POSSIBLE
ties They will be admired by the few and
eschewed by the many. In expensive waist
coats for day wear there are very fine gray
worsteds as well as drabs and whites and
for riding the high-priced imported latter
sails.
The rough weaves in cottons showing
solid colors or mixtures very good. SO
a a re do OF z.ylr
but all of these are rather extreme and do
rot meet with the same favor as materials
which will wash we'll In these washable
waistcoats the variety Is very extensive.
The favorite style is that made UP with
plain pockets, curt single-breasted, and with
all the buttons buttoned. The fad of leav-
ing the last button unbuttoned has expired,
and we think it rather good that it has.
These wafstcoats are made in tans silver
grays, plain whites and fances in mercer
lied linens and cottons. The tans are prac-
tically dead. while the grays and whites are
in great favor. All of these waistcoats
have white pearl buttons on.
The single-breasted waiStcoat will I'M
doubtedly be the best seller. 1t is made
with plain pockets, with or without a coll
lar, with welt seams, and closes with six
buttons. The style without the collar is
in better demand than that with the collar
on. Some of these still made with
six buttons, only five of which can be but
toned The waistcoats with flap pockets
are not as popular as formerly in the fine
trade. Double-breasted waistcoats made In
fine white linen gray cloth have large
collars and close with three buttons. These
are for formal day dress. The three-but-
toned, single-breasted white linen waist
coat with extreme pointed ends is going
very well for evening dress.
For driving and for with the loung-
ing suit the single-breasted Tattersall waist
coat with flap pockets and with or without
a collar is good. These come in the fancy
one and two-color plaids on white grounds,
and in checks or stripes white and slate.
New worsted flannels in very neat gun club
checks, as well as hairIine stripes and in
plain colors, are also good.
For ordinary day wear the roughish mer-
ceriZed crash and other cotton waistcoat-
ings are very popular the gray
ground goods and the rough grenadines,
and all the white and black combinations in
washable fabrics.