Evening star., 1903-07-13
STYLES IN MEMS WEAR
COLOR PROMINENT IN SUITS AS
WELL AS SHIRTS.
Dress for the Milder Sports - A New
Waistcoat for the Evening Jacket
-Cravats and Hosiery.



With the opening of the outing season we
must give attention to the requirements
Of the men who follow what are termed
the fashionable sports. The average man.
that is the average man of any leisure
whatever. is sure to be a follower or one
or more of the many outdoor pastimes
which are in favor. Golf has lost some OF
its popularity. but the following is still con-
siderable, and 1t is made up of the
"better off, class, there is naturally more
in II of interest to the haberdasher than II
It were still in the craze stage of its de-
velopment Automobiling like yachting, IS
the rich mans sport, and yet we find among
Its followers thousands of men of slender
means. The cost of securing and main
tanning machines is not great as 1t was
when the sport was first launched. AMI to
this fact is due the great increase liz the
number of amateur automobilist" Yacht
ing must he seriously considered by haber-
dashers who cater to the wants of the men
who frequent the lakes, sounGs and oceans,
end then We must not forget that there is
tennis riding, wheeling and driving. All
of these pastimes require something special
in the way of clothes. Fashion has much
to do with outing dress and tn" little nice
ties of the outing mode should be no less
observed than are those of the ball room
Flannels and Homespuns.
In all field sports such golf and ten
resorts. nanncls. as well as homcspuns will
be worn. The combination suits, that is,
suits made up of jackets of one material
and trousers of another, will be vcry pep
ular. The three-buttoned double-breasted
serge coat, with narrow collar and long
narrow lapels, will go we'll with duck
trousers or with the tweed or homcSpun or
flannel trousers The trousers will be turn
ed up at the bottom. With this suit either
In ed
The collars will be low turn-downs and the
cravatS will be wide. banged end bsawingS
or four-in- hands with pointed ends The
best ties will be of rumchund,iS in plain
colors with a fancy pattern. one of the
novelties in ties is a plain ground Eum-
chunda with line of embroidered spots II
quarter of an inch from the end and an
other line of spots in the center of the knot.
These spots are in contrastin.; color.
The belts should he tan or blac'., made in
rugged harness fashion. one of the newest
of the belts designed for outing is made OF
heavy chamois skin 1t has heavy trace
buckle and is stitched in yellow. Pleated
jackets. will not be worn so much when
that garment is left off. For tennis. golf
and all outdoor sports the pain front
neglige of madras or flannel is much bet
ter. These shirts may have the turn-back
cuffs or the narrow round point cuffs with
wide stitching.
Lounging Dress.
Russet shoes again in good form.
They are low cut with rather high heels.
pointed toes and fancy toe caps and vamps.
For golf the heavy broad sole, low nee!
shoe will be worn, and for yachting the
white buck or channels low cut shoe, with
felt rubber soles will be correct.
The dress described for loungng about
the country may also be worn on the yacht.
Men no longer dress up like fleet .j;nirals
when they board a boat The average
yachtsman wears panama hat serge
coat, duck trousers. white buck shoes, neg
lige shirt. turn-down collar and rumchunda
tie.
For the automobile one must dress for
dirty work unless there is chauffeur to
do the oiling and tinkering. The bicycle
suit Is very handy and very appropriate.
These suits are made of homespun. or kaki,
or of tweed The coat is a Norfolk anu the
knickerhockcrs are cut like riding breeches.
The hose should he plain and tone we'll
with the suit. Low cut shoes are worn and
the headwear is either d white canvas top
auto cap or Il panama. over tins suit Il
long linen duster may be worn. There is
an oils<in jerkin for heavy weather and
dirty work, and pair of heavy oiled gaunt-
let's. If one is going out for a short iun the
ordinary outing clothes may be worn.
Evening Wear.
For evening about summer resorts.
where men are going to play billiards or
cards. or to dine at the club. to take
part in very informal club or hotel hep,
the dinner Jacket will be worn. There is a
Few waistcoat for this suit which is worth
describing. 1t is made of a suede gray,
mercerized cotton fabric. and is cut single
breasted The model Is like that of the
single breasted evening waistcoat. II cosea
with three mother f-pearl buttons and
there is blind button at the bottom OF
the opening. Another new waistcoat de-
signed for day wear is also made of mec-
cerzed cotton. 1t is bound with quarter
inch braid. which is of the dominant tone
OF the wastcoat fabric.
In the crack shops there has been quite n
sale for madras knee drawers and house
gowns. The drawers are made Of plaid pat
terms or neat open checks, and nave white
braid facing In the back. The robes
full and long. They are in striped madras
nercerized Oxfords and silk and linen.
They designed for the
pajamas over the bathing suit.
In the matter of details in summer dress.
novelty is essential The mode favors bril-
liancy and variety In patterns and colors.
The new shirtingS reveal grounds in colOrs
as well as In white. and on these grouuG%
stripes neat units are woven or printed
II one and more colurs. The white neSiSe
shirts are not as popular as they Wee last
summer, and this is due to the fact that
when anything In dress bee CDmes too uni
versal it is dropped by the we'll dressed
men who always seek the different and the
unconventional. The same may be said OF
Crav}ts. in the extracted well the
woven silk cravattings. and in the wash
able materials effects are sought which can
not bt Tettul!E copied. at ltsiSN uQElnS IlilS
season. The embroidered foulards. and the
very rich swiveled open mesn grenadines
have taken very well. These are goods
that are expensive to make and their chief
point of merit lies in the taCt that they
show ii.
Carrying the Watch.
The watch will be carried IN the breast
pocket of the jacket this summer, and a
great many guards have been designed to
take the place OF the ordindr" chain. A
very smart guard is made OF tine black
seal leather about quarter of inch
wide. In the center there is a small bit OF
gun metal. and there is u tosgIe of the
same at the upper end Ths toggle is
passed through the buttonhole in th- lapel.
and the watch is then put in he pocket.
Another good guard is made of gun metal
links. The chain is very mail The broad
russet leather albertS are also worn out
fobs longer IN fdshiog. When the
watch Is carried in the smell pocket in the
band OF the trousers IL is likely to u" dam
aged by perspiration. and thai is d risk
which the owner of expen Ilve tlmcpiece