Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
STYLES FOR Men
BackIess WaiStcoat and Two
Button Sack Among the
Latest Novelties.
PADDING is OUT OF DATE
New Coats Trife Shorter, With
BECKY Style Changed - Trous-
ers Not So Extreme.

Have you seen the backlesS waist
coat. the two button coat and the re
Duke of the rahrah trousers! Ii you
have visited your tailor for that new
spring suit, you have. Because the tai
Tor is showing them in all their cUmel
ness.
Each spring, Of course, the gods Of
fashion lead out some unlocked for
change, something that makes that
good old left over suit from last year
| appear just slightly of" It's not Ii
radical change, but it is enough TO
| cause your friends to notice says the
| Kansas City Star. And even men dis
| like to have their friends recognize the
| last years cut But if you want To be
| Il correct dresser don't put on your
! last years suit this spring and venture
| from your home. Because your friends |
can tell that something's wrong.
| This season the correct coat is long. |
but still just Il trihc shorter than that
of last 1t has slight dip in front, |
| or, in other words. is Il bit longer fore
| than aft. There are four pockets with
| faps-two On the side, the breast peck
ct and the ticket or match pocket The
| flaps are essential. 1t was incorrect
last year to have the ticket pocket on
the outside. 1t was proper to have It
| concealed. But it was so unhandy that
| the fashion makers warmed their
hearts enough to put it this year where
| ii can be used
Another striking feature of the coat
CHS spring is the absence of shoulder
| - -,
kind that made n puny desk man look
like Il prize fighter or bOilermaker, is
entirely changed. IN its place will be
seen Il graceful, rounding roll i'll no
| way suggestive of the athlete. The
coat will barely follow the curve of
the body,
| Novelties in WaiStcOats.
y number of novelties are showu in
| waistcoatS. The oldest is the one with
no back. This model piece of Suiting
| fits Snu@ly over the shoulders, with
mere neck band behind. \ sort of belt
: fastens it at the waist. The only ex-
cuse for this waistcoat is that it is
cooler than the other kind. Fancy
| waistcoatS will be worn in light colorS.
None OF tnein, however, borucIS o. me
gaudy.
Trousers will be only slightly pei;
topped. The tendency is to make them
more leg shaped" such as were worn
before the 'rahrahs' We're inflicted.
And it is extremely incorrect to wear
them creased ut the bottom. The tailor
says they should show no crease what
ever i'll the foot band. y few roll top
trousers will be worn. but they will
not demand them. The same may be
said of roll cuffs on the sleeves of
coats
indications are that gray will again
be the prevailing color" tailor said.
THE grays came i'll such pretty shades
last year that fashion makers have de
creed they shall reign another season.
Medium shades of brown. club checks
and the irrepressible blue will be popu
, lar. Clothing in general will be more
! conservative. No extremes of any kind
| will be seen. Even the vents or splits
. in the back of coats are forbidden. |
!. really believe the clothing is more SEN
= sible than any shown in several years"
There is little change in the style Of
mems hats. The derbies are medium
sized, with slightly curved brim. The
telescope or fiat topped soft hats will
Ec generally worn. Neekties are Of
soft colors. in no way gaudy. Small
checked plaids will be popular. Shirts
q will show Il small dot or delicate
n stripe. The pear shaped bosom. which
0 twill not puff" says the maker is be
; ing shown. but no unexpected rush
2 has been made for them.
: The most remarkable offering just
c now is the white rubber These shoes
!, are perfectly white and are certainly
d striking. Imagine a white rubber on n
black shoe! But they are really being
made. S150 for mems sizes. $1.25 for
= wOmen'S and 10 cents and ST for chill
dren's.
The spring overcoat shows absolute
~ no change from last year." one tai
lor said, excepting the lack in shout
J der padding"
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