Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-17

Ing dress. The bottom edges in front are
cut away to show part OF the oravat band
an old idea in new guise. A modish morn
ing waistcoat. with lapels cut differently
from the ordinary form and nap bottom
pockets with center buttons, is also Illus
trated Few russell boots were worn with
Jacket suits and the conclusion Is ipevi-
table that the russell boot. like the brown
derby. was laid low by popularity" which
is ever at swords points with exciusfyeness
The pearl derby does not go Ill with the
gray morning coat and a gray four-in-hand.
and 1 saw two men who can lay claim to
influencing fashions by wearing such a
combination.
Pins -..===az=@=z-1 -
Pins worn in cravats were pearls, opals.
tur1uoises and sapphires. Diamonds were
only seen on the great untubbed" In
cravats purple. brown, Lavender and bronze
were the dominant shades. / have always
disapproved of the belted oyercoat In town,
and it pleased me to note that none was
worn by any man who can be accepted as
mirroring the mode. ~ -e-s. -
The long, loose Chesterfield was the
approved day greateoat, the skirted
form being reserved altogether Tor tne
evening. l rather fancy the breast pocket
on an overcoat for it saves unbuttoning to
get at ones handkerchief Patent leather
boots were not worn with morning dress
save by the dom t-know-hows. and the CALI
boots were not polished to a glitter, but 10
a dull luster. The smart boot Is quite
pointed with an out-swingng sole and with
the usual punching on the toe cap.
Afternoon dress was severely conVentlon-
al. The black frock coat was accompanied
by the usual gray trousers. family striped
the white wastcoat. single or doupls-
breasted. the poke collar, the Hata=AsGot
pinned far down. the white shlrt, gray
suede gloves, vanished cafSkin@ or patent
leather boots. buttoned and the top nat
Many morning coats were seen throughout
the day and / observed two or three single
breasted frocks as well as a frock sun oL
steel gray worn effectively with a Whtte
waistcoat and a snuff-brown once-oyer
The skirts of this seasons frock. are 1uii
and faring, almost bell-shaped. SUCKS
were generally carried, but they were WIZ.
out elaborate silver trimming. In place OF
the customary plain gold cuff links many
colored ones were noticeable. correspond
ing frequently to the shade OF the 'N-As'oi.
Indeed. do not remember at any FORMER
show to have seen so much genuine t2Ste
displayed in mingling the details of dress
into one harmonious ensemble and making
them conform to a single well-deLned color
scheme. Much of the beauty IN hieits
clothes turns upon the blending of shades,
if that be accomplished deftly, the elective
ness of ones dress is often doubled. Natuf-
ally. stature. coloring and the ike must
a,s0 be reckoned as factors OIL nom ent:
The man with a long. narrow face cannot
wear a top hat of broad, curling pr1m 10
advantage, and, contrariwise, he with
round short face must avoid that which
conduces 10 accentuate ms cast oi iea'u'
Evening Clothes.
Coming to evening clothes found agree
able to relate, very few eccenutcities. The
opera hat. as I said at the opening of the
season. is now restricted to the opera ana
play and replaces the top hat nowhere else
The evening suit was Strictly conventional
except in the matter of waistcoats. which
varied in cut and finish as widely as those
who wore them, The fiye-button waistcoat
reproduced here Is a novelty that l think
very well of. .-..
Undoubtedly the most distinguished coat
that a tailor ever made is the Inverness,
and it gratified me to see a few worn at
the horse show by men whose guidance in
dress l would unhesitatingly follow. The
skirted coat of dark gray oxford was gen
orally worn over the evening suit, though
the Chesterfield was in almost equal ia
vor. L noticed a black sash of
soft silk on a rather smartly dressed
man, an attache of of the lega-
tons. All the white evening ties were
broad. about two inches. and were adjusted
straight across the collar and not percepu