The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-21
CITY NEWS.
SUMMER Man OF 'O3.
Minneapolis Tailors and Furnishers
Tell Just What He Will
Wear.
Pegtop Trousers and Padded Shoul.
ders Are to Be Less in
Favor.

Masculine fashions for the coming sum
mer will be characterized by better taste
than was displayed last year. There will
be no extremely high collars, no gaudy
neckties, no peg top trousers, no shirt
waists, no rakish hats. Only the colored
waistcoat will remain, although it's tints
will be less glaring.
The materials to be used by tailors
will include stripes and checks as to de-
sign and well nigh every shade as to
color although the more delicate tints
and patterns will be preferred. The
weave Of the fabrics will be soft in all
the woolens.
last year. says The Sartorial Art Jour-
nal. will characterize all garments dur
ing the spring and summer. Mems
shoulders will seem to have lessened in
width and squareness. their hips will ap-
pear less effeminate, their legs will more
emphatically assert their side curves.
Narrow -shouldered Goats !
Goats will have narrow shoulders with
only enough padding to give them a
smooth round appearance near the arm,
and will open little lower and be a
trifle narrower Of roll than they were.
Those Of the frock type will be shorter
by about an inch. The double breasted
style will have a little more bell in
the skirts, the cutaways will be more
sloped away below the waist. Sacks
will be shorter and less shaped to the
waist.
Vests will close higher. often to show
above the opening of the coat. Both
the single and the double breasted vests
Will be very much slanted at the bottom
from the front center to the hips
Trousers will be a trife closer at the
hops and will be more attenuated of leg.
The, semi 'pegtops' are emphatically
things of the past"
Panama Hat Still It,
The Panama hat will again be fashion,
able But 1t will no longer take the Fe-
dora shape. The favorite pattern will be
the Optimo, with wide brinl The crown
VIII have vertical sides and a fiat top AL
though this dignihed style is decreed by
tne fashion makers the public will prob
aply dent the Panama as heretofore and
turn down it's brim for neglize effects. In
cheaper straws the old shioned sailor
with low, fiat crown and wide straight
orlm will be the rule. The derby will
nave a wider fiatter brim and a 1atter
crown In soft hats no browns will be
seen and few pearled-colorcd felts. The
styilsh soft hat will be black with the
optimo shape and a narrow black band
NO standing collars will be worn except
Tor dress occasions. The collar of the
summer will be a low turn down. close
httlng or open, with round or square corn.
ers
Color In Ties.
Among the modish ties will be ma arrow
1our-in- hands and midget strings The
correct color will be black, although varia-
tlons will be permitted for small, neat
eHects. Stocks, chiefly white, will be re-
served for outing dress. -
Ihe shirt waist, which was never in
vogue among the best people,, says f.
haberdashing authority lis dead and
buried Plated shirt fronts are Still, re-
tanned. Some shirts will show solid colors
IN tans, blues and grays. But the body
or most designs will be white The yer-
tical lines will not be black this year. AS a
rule, but of tint more striking-blue,
brown or yellow, never red. Neglige
shlrts Will be pure white with both plated
ana plain fronts. AS to materials, i'm
ported Scotch Madras will predomiuate.
Cheviots, too, will be demanded, with
percale or fine pure linen for extremely
hot weather.
Belts are to be small, black, unobtrusive
The rule will be a black belt one inch wide.
plainly stitched and fastened with q small
gilt buckle.
Foot Wear.
The Piccadilly last, broad across the ball
OF the foot and tapering decidedly towards
the toe, will distinguish the summer shoe.
Low shoes, as usual, will be favorite Pat
ent kids, laced, will be sold Tor dress oc-
easions, While business men will continue
TO prefer laced calls. Tan shoes have
practically disappeared, save in connection
with outing costumes. The same cos
tunes will make way for the use of can
vas shoes.
HARDWOOD. bamboo, malacca and acacia
are among the recognized materials for the
cane Of 1908. Straight handles, ioinine. the
stick at right angles will be universal
Natural woods will be little seen Most
canes will be freely inlaid with silver.