Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24
SPRING STYLES FOR MEN
Goats viii Be Shorter and Lspels Wider
This Season.
"Pts TOP" TROUSERS IN THE DISCARD
Fancy Vests show n Return 90 the
Gaudy Days OF Last Gem
tury-Grnys Are Too
Common.

Of the young turn toward love and new
clothes. and the Eastertide Is the spot on
the calendar which marks the date FOR
Simultaneous laying aside OF tho somber
dress OF winter and lent, and blossoming
out IN gayer lighter habits, after the
manner OF all growing things when the
sun begins to spread warmer rays. With
nature there is no change from year to
year in style or color, and the same sur
prlsing beauty is the result, but with man
It is otherwise; he must have something
new to present with each recurring season.
While this applies to men well as
women, the former is not put 20 such
straits for a choice. The assortment is
not so great for the male, but his interest
IN what ne will be expected to wear is no
less keen.
For years and years our English cousins
have been the arbiters Of fashion, and
what is decreed to be good form has been
accepted on this side without question
though sometimes with remembrance. How
ever. there has come TO be a noticeable
consideration Of American tastes in these
DEGREES, and some say the time will come
when the well dressed man on this side
will take the Initiative in matters Of dress.
This is result Of the recognition Of the
good Judgment Of the American. The spirit
even into matters of clothing and the
American insists upon certain things In
spite OF foreign mandates. American
products and American discrimination have
been found to be possessed Of sufficient
merit for Americans and their influence
have spread abroad.
Changes Slight but Positive.
II is only within the last few weeks that
the proposed modes for the spring of 1907
have simmered down to an easily recog-
nized basis capable of intelligent descrip-
ton. In comparison with the last prevail
ing cut Of coat, there has been a tendency
TO retain the length, but the new lounge
suit is reduced a full inch-say to thirty
inches for a man five feet eight inches in
height. The changes are really very slight,
but some alterations have been accepted,
among them moro full-hanging effect
from the shoulders with only the faintest
indication in the back of defining the fig
ure; very broad collar and lapels, the latter
soft-rolled and cut with a graceful outward
swing along the edge; close set Of buttons,
well rounded corners at the bottom, mar
row double cuff with button passing
through the outer fold, and wide stitching
on the edges and pockets.
As for the trousers they are to be some
what narrower than of yore, as well as
shorter with none Of the peg top which
has held for so long The turn-ups at the
bottom are to be wider-fully two and a
half inches coming Just below the ankles
AS to materials for suits, soft finished
fabrics are most favored. Tho shades most
endorsed will be the blue and brown Both
Of these win be little smarter when con-
tanning green-striped or plaid design. or
the blue may have a hair-line stripe of
white
Through too great introduction in every
possible effect in ready-to-wear clothing,
grays have lost some Of their popularity
and will not be seen much. The demand
for this color, which is natural during the
warm months, will be met with london
fog" treatment. not greatly different from
real gray. Purple suitngs threatened for
a time, but do not seem to make good"
This is because Of the unsatisfactory APP
pearance OF the cloth after slight wear,
F1annels will continue 10 hold their own
for the country and sports and may be
gray I'm tone or cream-colored. preferably
with dark blue green vertical stripe,
In brief, the striking features Of the 1901
suits will be the longer, wider lapel with
close fitting collar and three buttons. The
trousers will not be so wide nor so long
and the turnup will be wider. Broad
shoulders will still remain but without
not be omitted that serges refuse to be
driven from the field.
Fancy Vests FnncIer.
Fancy vests will still be Gin the ring"
II anything they will be fancier than ever.
Many people are of the impression that
men are obliged 10 wear too somber cloth
ing; they long for an opportunity TO insert
some snap and color For the young.
striped fiannels will continue TO he worn,
They will be without collars and may or
may not have flaps on the pockets. The
bottom points are deep and there are four
or Ave buttons
Some manufacturers show waistcoats
double-breasted with two buttons on each
side. very striking idea is the front
cut so that four buttons form a diamond
shape. The elaborate waistcoat treatments
OF a century ago are cropping out in some
OF the offerings, and the return to olden
styles Is not resented.
To add to the gayety which It IS plain
dealers are inaugurating into mems dress,
cravat pins OF novel designs are on the
market and with gayer ties do not fail
10 enliven the appearance OF his clothing
For hot weather wear there Is really moth
ing offered to replace the stock and soft