The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16
FREAK NODES IN MEMS WEAR.
KNITTED SILK MUFFLERS HERE
nv EANY COLORS.


Ysu May Pay a. Much rs ss for One-Other
Comforts for IN. Wen wh~ Bundle
Themselves U~p-Trousers M Longer
Turned Up by h Fashionable.
There are always new details OF fashion
that come into existence chiefly from the
belief of the dealers that there should be
novelty to attract the seekers for the latest
thing This is the explanation OF many
fashions that are not comprehensive on
any other ground.
The new mufiers that have come into
style this year are probably less fresky
than some of their companions. These
long scarfs Of knitted silk were first i'm
ported only In blue, red and white. They
are made in England and are said to be
hand WORK, which is one Gus for the
high prices asked. Like the rural muffiers
Of knit or crocheted worsted, they wrap
several timos about the neck, but unlike
this favorite property OF the BY Gosh
drama, they are not allowed to hang down
or be In any other way visible. They
we're intended originally for the motorist!
but they have been accepted cordially as q
new scarf for evening wear.
The average New Yorker does not take
to q mufier with evening dress for pro-
lection. He wears It to keep his shirt or
his collar from contact with his overcoat.
The new knitted scarfs serve that purpose
very well, and for that reason they have
taken the place Of the white silk mufiers.
For wear with motor coats the soarfs are
In colors. The finest are as high as IS.
How little New York men trouble to keep
the selves warmly clad in the evenings
Ia plainIu ahnvun Mt fha nnara Thau dn nnt
hesitate to 60 out OF the theatre betw cen
the acts in the coolest weather with no added
outdoor protection other than a silk hat, and
most of them wear pumps with thin silk
socks. Yet there must be somew here men
who do bundle themselves up when they 20
out in evening clothes For them there are
new protectors on the market. They are
no longer made Of quilted satin which inclose
the wearer u I'll he looks like the lining Of q
jewel box. The new est of these made up
apparatuses resembles a mufier loosely
arranged to meet at the neck. 1t is very
tightly affixed to a collar which closes n
protects the chest as carefully as IL the
wearer had on a waistcOat. OF course
such an expedient Is as much a violation
OF the laws OF good dressing as is a made up
necktie. Yet there have always been men
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violations of the rules.
One OF the novel features of dress this
year is the apparent conviction Of the max
ers of mems underwear that there is .
demand for union underwear. They are
making it up in all fashions. There are not
only union suits consisting of Isle mesh to
the knee, but there are Isle shirts with the
draw ers made Of nainsook that combine
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pajamas are made up now in one piece on
the union suit basis, although they are 50
made as to have the appearance OF being
in two pieces and tied about the waist in
the old way. That the wearer is free from
the necessity of tying a belt tightly about
his waist-and has instead the weight OF the
trousers on his shoulders is the supposed
recommendation Of these pajamas. The
sophisticated know, how ever, that it IL
their novelty which IL counted on to make
\ them sell.
The new style for wearing the trousers
very short has made IL no longer smart
to turn the trousers up. Worn ~ short
as they ought TO Re, there In no space left
to turn up. So there will be no turned up
trousers on well dressed men this winter,
unless the weather 10 responsible Tor 10.
In the same way, there has come 70 be
a chanGe Of fashion in the taste for shirts.
The idea OF putting on a white shirt, for
ordinary wear has been out OF date here
for ten years. Now the reaction AGAINST
the colored shirt has come, and white 10
Tor the time being favored.
These white shirts are not necessarily
made up with stif bosoms. They are
frequently pleated, tucked and covered with
embroidery where the object is to make
them costly. They are usually supplied,
moreover, with the sort, turnbaok cuffs.
The tendency is now to avoid stiffness
in every detail Of mans dress. No lapel
is now ironed down. 1t Is turned hack
in q soft roll. The stifiy ironed collars on
coats are equallx out Of the mode now!
and they roll hack from the coat.
No ingenuity in ~inventing fashions 10
equal, however, to the IMAGINATION Of tbs
men who DESIGN the waistcoats. Some
new freak makes its appearance every
week. Not long ago il was the leather
waistcoat for dress that bad come into
the world. Now these white suede affairs.
edPed (as to the pockets) with black silk
braid, have been excelled in eccentricity
by a fashion which appeared in the win
dow OF a Fifth avenue haberdasher. 10
is a waistcoat with two rows Of buttons
down the front where one woul ordinarily
be. In this case, the shop window will
probably continue to be the only place In
which IL Is exhibited.