The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-03-16
MAN 5 GARB FOR SPRING.
THE TIE WILL BE KEYNOTE FOR
MANS CLOTHING.
GREEN AND PURPLE SHADES

Again-How Philadelphia Tailors
are Trying to Make the Fashions for
This Country.
The tie will govern the clothes of
the welldressed man this spring and
summer. 1t is the keynote of his
dress. 1t must be light tie, ranging
in color from gray through green to
purple and arrange the rest of his cos.
tune to harmonize with 1t. Even his
socks must be of the same hue as his
tie.
His hat will be either of soft felt
or straw. If felt he will find that to
be inconspicuously dressed he must
wear light gray or some other shade
which will satisfy the demand for
light colors, with a telescoped crown
and slightly crimped brm. In the
straws the plain sailor of smooth
straw will predominate, although in
the east rough weaves promise to be
popular The panama continues in
favor and will be of standard shapes.
A considerable drop in the price of
first class panamas promises to make
this hat more widely worn than ever.
Other soft straws, such as the Leg
horn, are also encroaching on the ia
vor of the panama. Black will be
practically the only color in derbies.
The collar will be the low double
style which prevailed last summer at
all informal occasions. For more elab,
crate costuming the wing collar is
proper. This collar is now recognized
for wear with tuXedos although it has
failed to make good with formal even.
ing dress.
The tie will be the keynote of the
costume. Tints of green and purple
will predominate, and the gray and
"Alice" or "Longworth" blue will en-
joy considerable popularity. Wide
four-in-hands will prevail Shaped
string ties will also be correct Gray
ascots will come to the fore on all oc-
casions which demand frock coat.
The coat will be long and either sin
gle or double-breasted. The notice
able features are the long lapel and
low opening, showing the top of the
vest, slight shaping at the waist line
and slight spring to the skirts. The
deep vent either in the center or at
the sides will be used somewhat. The
shoulders will not be so broad as for
merly. The waistcoat will be single
breasted and cut rather low. Fancy
vests will be worn in the west.
Trousers will be full but straight.
The spring hip and pegtop effect are
relegated to the past. There will be
little, if any difference in width from
the thigh to the ankle. On outing
trousers the cuff will be employed but
it will not be so prevalent as in for
mer years.
Shotes will be both black and tan
with a tendency to the dull finishes of
the leather. In high shoes buttons
will be the rage, and some of the
younger set promise to hold with the
button half SHOE but the more effec
tive lace fastening will be the favorite
in OXfords
Hosiery will be in solid colors and
materials. Dotted and striped socks
will be on the market with the open
work goods but are losing in popular
ity slowly. Gauze is the most proper
thing. The colors in hosiery will de-
pend upon the shade of the tie.
The overcoat will be light gray, |
broad in the shoulder, slightly shaped
in the waist and fiaring in the skirts,
which fall little below the knee. 1t
will button even lower than the coat
and with a deep vent in the back Of
the coat is the most distinctive gar
ment of the year. The plain box crav-
anette remains in favor as raincoat
and will be worn very much. The top
coat will hold it's own.