The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-20

ana velvet collar. Tho coat Is mads
WIN seam In the back and reaches a
shftde below the knees. forgot TO nen-
ton that the trousers are ironed TO
tisht crease down tho front, which req
chcs rather well up toward tho thighs.
Evening dress does not vary much This
season from what 1t was last year. Tho
!, are perhaps trifle looser over
Tic calves than they wore then. md INV.
consequently less shape. Tho use OF braid
u ,h inc outer seams Is nearly obsolete
~ the best set, but It is a frequent fash-
.oi IN middle class society white
"a,stcoht rs worn Mt dances and evening
.Lseptions, out not ut home di,lnars. At
. ~ and evening concerts. but not,
.. pubic dinners. These are thu corrost
, a.es. All of them arc transgressed bv n
tba.,a number Of people. lust IA
fol-, -, hl"ays people who will wear
~. . .. collar with morning, coat n, :,
Tattersall waistcoat wiz ~, go. ot
Vi Waistcoat slip with n fancy ,,,,a.
coht' put these exceptions do M, raj.
"n9 inference to the correct ruIa Witt,
can only be learned by using d,snr,n,,,..
tlon IN observing and rnIxinp ,uit,, .,i.
society OF the West End. Similarly ,ba.o
are Saepty OF doublcbreasted hven,rsr
Waistcoats To DO seen, and some OF tbe,,,
az esei, maze either by tailors who ara
80. .oi1heu, OF by those whoa
c!ients Insist upon being a law unto tha,s,
selves; but tho correct STYLE ia IN 80
only single-breasted waistcoats aav -.
hish'. Again. watch chains arc of,a,
seen IN the evening, though they sho,,,J
not be. Fob. chains are prac,icalIy oh.
soletc. op-
what are called Opera" hats-,bat 4,
hat hm ,,.u y. ol me same shape as a silk
~, oue OF pott material with springs 10
ioiu-hre now worn at night with nerfo,..
correctness. though they arc no,ht,,sr ~.
so universal as they used to be.
rms is partly matter of fasbto,
cause Few seasons ago there was I,
suddch revulsion against then-nerb,n.
pec'iuse some rather raffish peopIe IN
vented the idea OF having the.e tb,ng.
MADE or heavily ribbed silk. which +
must admit looked rather terribIe--hrr
!. IS also parity matter of convenience
IL is no longer the custom for men IN
take hat into the stalls at n theatro
ana wear 1t in the foyer. between the
acts: tho hat. as well as the overcoat
being always deposited In the cloak room,
nowadays. OF course. patent leather
shoes are a good deal worn at night stI,l
but glace Is also quite correct II is NOT
nearly such aolecism TO go out and
smoke-or even take n drinjo-betwee,,
acts as 1t used to be. and as believe II
sun Is In New York. Indeed. / remember
that your weekly comics" used to poke
no end OF fun Mt this custom. which they
feigned to regard az dstinctively Amer
lean. Just why am ut a loss to explain
and probably your cartoon.sts would be.
too. II somebody asked them.
Walking-sticks are carried little more
frequently than they were last year, the
best pattern being very plain, thin canes.
turned to a simple right angie. and UNI
adorned by any sort of mount. Wooden
gloves are not much in demand. except
white ones. which some careful men,
with great wisdom. wear over white Kid
gloves when going to a dance-so as TO
evade the necessity OF pulling on the lat
ter in n yestibule This is most cx-
cellent practice by the way.