Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-02
GRAY AND GREEN FOR MEN
New York sun


be the modish color for men this year.
II is especially in demand for hannels
aud probably TO this extent the fash
ion will be adopted in New York.
In other respects it is likely to be
limited 10 details of dress. There
may be green shirts and green ties,
but green suits will he few.
In London black or black and white
fourth hand ties are worn with green
suits. In New York the suit will be
black and white OF gray, while the
neckwear will be green.
Thus it will be another green and
gray summer for men. That was fore
shadowed by the tweeds sent here
from Scotland, which are Of gray
cloth in the most modish patterns
crossed with checks Of light green.
There is scarcely gray tweed to be
seen this year without its green in one
shade or another somewhere in the
pattern.
1t is better TO look we'll than TO he
in the style, so the men with light
hair TO whom green and gray are not
becoming may wear dark blue and
be happy
Some Of the suits sent over this
spring by the London tailors are shy
on pockets. Some Of the sack coats
have one pockets on the inside and
none outside. Others have one pocket
on the outside, and this contains a
small change pocket. Only flaps are
where the pockets should be. This
abolition Of the pockets was primarily
intended for men inclined to be stout.
There has also been a decrease in
the number of trousers pockets. A
tailor on Fifth avenue said the other
day that few OF his customers cared
for the so-called pistol or hip pocket
in their trousers and that the small
change pocket was used by few of his
customers. Fancy waistcoats also are
less literally supplied with pockets
than they used to be. There seem to
be just as many, but half of them are
dummy pockets. One new waistcoat
has no pockets at all, but it is freak
garment.
It won't matter much what your
recktie Is like this summer, 80 long
as it Is narrow enough. Two inches
is the smartest width. The tie is ar
ranged with a tight knot, which, OF
course, narrows it still more.
The smartest London ties are a knit
silk, which are now sent here in
stripes as we'll as solid colors Once
a man wore one Of these ties every day
from October to April and it was as
presentable then as the day he put il
on.
These ties are prettiest in the solid
colors. They are expensive, costing g.
but their price does not seem exces-
sive when one thinks that some Of the
Fifth avenue haberdashers charge
"a. 90 for a winter hand.
The narrow ties will remain the
style so long as the high turnover COL
lars are worn. There Is an attempt on
the part Of some Of the manufacture
ers to return to the former style OF
turnover collars, which did not have
what is called the barlock that closes
the collar in front, but merely met
like an ordinary collar. In this case,
Of course, the collar opens, showing q
slit down the front.
Whatever the necStie may be, it is
settled that the stock is no longer q
possibility with a we'll dressed man,
except under certain very particular
circumstances. Hunting dress require.
a stock, which Is, Of course, white
For riding, stock is also appro
pirate, but that Is the end OF its util
ity for ordinary wear.
Stocks are always best in white
With them a racing plate, a golC
safety pin OF horseshoe pin shoulC
be worn. The English crystal pin,
enameled with sporting scenes give
/ them color and are very we'll suiteC
| TO the stock. Pearls or iewelled PIN
are out Of place with this kind of tie
as they are with any clothes intended
for sporting wear.
Whether the summer is very bot
or not will have much to do with thu
| popularity Of the mohair suit, which
tailors have been trying hard 10 in
troduce here for the last two summers
These suits are very popular in Europ
and have long been worn in tropica
countries.
Several Spaniards Of wealth VIII,
were here last summer managed 4
look cool on the warmest days because
they wore these suits. The first firn
10 order these goods for the Unite,
States has its headquarters in a South
ern city. Northern and Eastern firm
have followed its example.
The best Of this silk mohair is g.
thin that one can see the ligh
through IL. IL is said 10 be moistur
proof and Is not unlike alpaca
although il has more body.
The material is said TO be the coolies
that oan be worn. It is so much Of
novelty still that New Workers hav
been slow to take it up.
The mohair keeps in shape we'll
although il is not 10 he denied tha
the trousers need frequent pressing
The colors most frequently worn ar
black and dark gray The lighte
shades Of gray which have n metallic
silvery tinge are not likely ever TO b
popular for wear in New York
although they might do for the coun
try.
Here the suits have been made up il
only two pieces, with a skeleton lin
ing. In Europe they are more elabor
ately finished, with a high waistcoa
and silk lining. A waistcoat seem
an unnecessary accompaniment to
suit intended only for warm weathe
use.
To make neglige shirts little NOR
costly than they would otherwise b
and TO give them some appearance G
novelty, makers are adding a thin lin
OF embroidery to the middle pleat
The color Of the embroidery mus
harmonies with the rest Of the shirt
There is also a thin line Of en-
broidery about the stiff turned bac
cuff, coming just at the central point
This ornamentation adds at least (
to the cost Of shirt, although it car
not be said to increase its beauty I
a corresponding extent.
Such shirts belong 10 the fresh clas.
which also includes the new leathe
lined seams that some Of the Englis
tailors are sending over here. Thes
are said to strengthen greatly an