The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-29
rOCk Coats? no. Says Marlborough Eyes, Say Salt Lake Taos
Daum Erom London mars MNnmaC the PrperIin
FrOCk Goats?

& Salt Lake tailors have received the
dictum from London that the frock
coat must go. But the local sartorial
artists declared yesterday that the
mandate would not be generally obeyed,
and that they believed other tailors i'm
American cities were of the same opin-
ion. Some there are, of course who
will adopt the new style, and a number
of orders for morning coats" are eX-
pected in Salt Lake.
1t was in 1776 that the American col
onies threw off the CALLING harness of
British rule. The first declaration of
independence set a style for the hardy
colonists that has been followed since
that time In the domain of the stars and
stripes
The yoke of British dominion i'm mat
ters polite is not the only British yoke
that has been thrown from the Shout
ders Of the American people, declare the
iOca! tailors.
. According to the tailors, the entire
country will be shipping at the cords
of habit that have bound the men of
America to British fashions.
The news from London is that the
Duke of Marlborough delivered the III
tinlatum that the time-honored frock
coat must 60 and that its place is to be
filled by what in Britain is considered
infinitely smarter-the morning coat
This is now i'm the metropolis of the
tight little island the proper dress for
daylight.
The reigning style in these morning
coats is of soft black angola, of rather
rough finish 1t is cut easy to the chest
and fits close to the waist. 1t is
trimmed with flat silk braid.
XVI,iIa h io NAV ha oil he oo's oronr1cy
the worshipers of London's tailors, the
American knights OF the goose are not
following the fashion set by their Brit
ish cousins.
French Styles Coming In.
american fashion-makers have tried
10 throw aside all English styles. and to
introduce French fashions III their
place" said leading local tailor, and
an authority OH the subject. THE eff
fects most sought for now are narrow
shoulders anC closer fitting clothes. in
preference to the loose, baggy English
effects. Americans are seeking for
more trim and precise figures and APP
pearance. II is an axiom among tall
ors in this country that the trim, close
fitting clothes are marks of refinement. |
They give a more refined appearance to
the wearer Length of the coats also
show refinement. Begging clothing in
dicates carelessness i'll carriage
The use of the flat silk braid on the |
coats of American gentlemen will never
come into favor, except with Anglo |
maniacs. None of the flat silk braid is
shown on the latest fashion plates from |
The makers of styles.
The English walking coat, which. by |
the way. is an American modification |
of the English morning coat spoken OF |
in connection with the Duke of MaTlbo- /
rough, is popular i'm this country, but il |
is cut on French lines. and British ex-
tremes are not followed. The material |
that is most fashionable and correct Is /
cassimera plaid. White vesting is used /
for the vests. The coat. which is of the
latest type. is from Is to 1s1s inches TO
the fashionable waist, and from 3s to
80 inches to the bottom of the skirt.
The fronts close with one button and
buttonhole, there being no buttonhole
at the waist.
Velvet Collars Worn.
The lapels of the ultra-fashionable
coat are of liberal width, and roll TO the
second buttonhole. In extreme cases the
collar is IF velvet. This last feature
Will be almost entirely absent from the
American coats, as the men of this
country do not care for velvets. The
breast pocket of this coat is finished
with a welt IA inches wide, and the
fronts arc only moderately cut away,
and show very straight lines from the
top button to the bottom of the skirt,
where the corners are rounded. The
sleeve is finished with a sewed-on cuff
and three buttons.
"A single breasted vest c0l,arless. is
worn with this coat This vest is %
inches in length and has an opening of
eleven inches.
The trousers of this suit are liberal
at the hips. The knee width is from
20 To q inches. and the bottom width is
from 161: TO II inches.
Regardless of the efforts of English
iailors to force the frCck coat out of the
Is ardTobes OF gentlemen, it will retain