Evening journal., 1907-03-29
HARMONY IN
MEMS CLOTHING
Is the Prevailing Fad Among
Well Dressed Fellows
This Spring
ONE COLOR VERY POPULAR

ance of well-dressed men this spring. I
As the bright days. Of April draw near
tailors and haberdashers alike are
buster than ever trying 20 meet the ex-
acting demands of customers whose
slightest tastes may not be disregarded, |
for the fad for harmony has made the /
lot Of both tailor and haberdasher hard /
particularly the halberdaShcr IL /
takes a lot more time and trouble TO
suit a man who demands that his era
vat. socks and handkerchief shall corr
respond with each other and with the |
clothes he has on or intends to have on /
than It does one who does not consider
the effect.
The line demareatn between a.
man who Is well dressed and one who |
Is. not is difficult to draw these days.
SO much depends on the man, and there
are so many variations OF style IN
clothes TO draw from. The expensive
tailor who makes clothes for men Of
conservative tastes who yet desire 90
lbe within the fashion throws up his
hands in despair az the models that are
sent out from exclusive New York
houses. The influence OF what are call
ed. partly I'm derision. students
clothes" is strong this spring. Cuts run
to the extreme, as may be seen by
glancing at the front and rear views
Of scores of men, Old and young. who
would scorn an insinuation that their
attire was not the eseence Of the pre-
vailing mode.
GRAYS AND GREENS.
Grays Of many kinds, greens OF dark
ish hue and blues Of many shades may
be said to predominate i'm the color
scheme. The effects Of the combination
Of these are varied. There are plaids Of
all sizes i'm the grays. although incon-
spicuous squares Of moderate size seem
TO be most favored Dark. sofe greens
with an inconapicuous stripe come next.
Men OF extreme care who buy many
suits "a year In their attempt to keep
abreast of fashion are this spring buy
ing tan-colorcd clothes; that Is, real
tans without the reddish tinge. These
tan cloths are the latest thing from the
London houses. Then the blues with
the narrow white stripes far apart
which were so popular several years
ago that they were killed by the ready
made houses, are coming IN again.
CUT OF BUSINESS SUITS.
Now. when 1t comes to discussion
Of the cut Of what are called business
or sack suits. there Is again a wide
difference. The most popular model
which Is followed now by many tailors
shows a fairly long coat with an extra
long roll ptst the centre Of the chest.
The lapels are peaked and slightly
rounded AT the corners The front of
the coat is closed with three buttons
close together and slightly cut away.
The back Is slightly shaped and there
are no vents. In many cases the
( sleeves are finished wath imitation cuffs
, in various styles. and the pockets have
{ extra deep flaps
The walstccats are generally single
breasted. with or without collars. The
trousers generally have wht Is called
AN English roll at the bottom; in Other
words, they are all turned up. They
are made fairly full with an open welt
down the side seam. As has been said
this describes popular model II does
not exactly describe clothes made by
old-fashioned tailors, who use theii
own ideas as to the fitness Of styles fos
I their customers.
HARMONY SCHEME BEGINS.
When the man who considers himself
wcll dressed has finished with his tailor
and goes to his haberdasher. the har-
, mony scheme begins. He has a line Of
certain well-dehned patterns 10 chooss
FROM shirts this spring run to laven.
: ders, green's. blues and acrus. Many
/, delicate combinations OF these colors
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. the background, are popular one tha
is much liked Is white with lavende
{ stripes. The patterns are so many AN,
different In high-class haberdasheriei
that IT is impossible to give anything
= but a general idea Of them. one de
sign from Paris that may not be ha'
everywhere is a white with green o
dark-red fleur de lis on IT,
TIES AND HANDKERCHIEFS.
Ties that exactly match or harmon
ize closely with the shirts and sock
and handkerg hiefs OF the same desigi
must go with the shirts. So maj
may spend two hours or more OF hi
own ana a saleswoman's time befor
ne is certain ne has picked the cor
rect colors This is where the haher
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harmony scheme II takes too muCl
time. So strong has the harmony ide'
grown TO be that haberdashers nov
have a table Of the various colors. an
the shades that will go well with them
A new tie that has been brought on
this spring has a panel al the end tina
will give it a finished appearance wher
no waistcoat is worn. All the ties ar
fairly narrow, few being over two in
ches wide among the four-in-hand'
which are still the most popular. Tn
socks Of the same colors as the shirt
generally have no figures. althousl
some elaborate ones from France ar
covered with inconspicuous designs.
One attractive fad among men is {
have their initials IN an up-an-dowi
line on the left sleeve Of their shirts
near the cum, which is Of course. at
tached. Many young men this sprin
are following the same idea with thei
underclothes
LATEST COLLAR OUT.
In collors. as for several years, IN
fold Is mostly sold-altogether for sof
shirts. The latest one brings the tw
sides almost into a Point at the tor
and. running dcwn narrowly curve
rather widely at the edges, so as Z
admit the knot Of four-in-haud Il
OF the prevailing size.
Altogether, the dressed man thi
spring is "A walking gleam of some par
ticular color, according TO his fancy