The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-30
STYLES FOR MEN.
As indicated In the Decrees So Far ls'
 sued For Spring.

| Only within the past week has the mooe
 for spring developed sufficiently to justify
 detailed comment. There have been num- 1 erous expressions of a desire to hold to
 the prevailing length of jackets, but the
 smart model of lounge suit shows re-
 duction of a full inch in the length of
 the garment, reaching what we may re-
 gard as the minimum of shortness, thirty
 inches for a man five feet eight inches i'll
 height. Ordinarily very little change IS
 recorded from the winter seasons fashion,
 but several notifications have come to
 receive the approval of the well dressed clement. Notable among these are the full hanging effect from the shoulders, with only the faintest indication in the back of defining the figure the very broad collar and lapes, the latter soft rolled
 and cut with A graceful outward swing along the edge; the close set of the but
 tons, the well rounded corners at the bot
 tom, the narrow double cuff with button passing through the outer fold, and the , wide stitching on edges and pockets. The
 trousers are both narrower and shorter than heretofore, without suggestion or
 the peg-top so long in vogue, and turn ups at the bottom are fully two and a
 half inches deep reaching just below the ankles.
 Soft-finished fabrics are in highest favor Blue and brown are the indorsed shades. Both of these are smartest when containing a green-triped or plaid de- sign, or the blue may have a hair-line stripe of white, as pictured. The fact that sreys have been reproduced in practically
 every possible effect in the ready for service has initiated against that color. Some of the classy tailors, knowing the prediection Of many men for gray Tn the warmer months, are showing 8 new traetment called London fog" not radl- oally different, but rather distinctive in that the weave produces hazy look. The
 talk of purple suitings should not be taken seriously. If the royal hue might
 be obtained in permanent dye, well and good, but it cant, and after very limited usage the cloth presents anything - pleasing appearance. Flannels .s.- #, ds
 heretofore. the preferred Is for
 country and the sports. They may be gray in tone or cream -eolored, and pre- feraby with a dark vertical stripe of
 blue or green.
 Regardikg the accessories, there is evi- , dence of a strong revival of ties with center designs in bar, vine and floral tfatments. As previously recorded, ties
 for spring and summer are snusly knotted. and have broad blunt or pointed ends. Four-in-hands are approaching the extreme of narrowness. The most re- cent arrivals from abroad are of the knit | ,.irt tx-, al nil mo g-
 ming one and a half inches in width. A fad gaining favor with the elect is to draw the knot as taut as possible, push it well up into the collar opening and haz Q the ends firmly held down so that the narrow aspect is accentuated. This vogue of narrow cravats will work against the wing collar and in favor of the fold Va riety with front edges meeting. Buff tan and champagne are the preferred shades in cravats, and just a sprinklng of greens.
 Solid clouds are endorsed in half hose, the classy products being of silk with lise feet and self-clocked. For day wear
 one may choose sage, tan, orange or
 cardinal in the knowledge that fashion lends it's sanction To accompany the
 evening jacket, half hose are of gray,
 and with formal evening dress they are black, both elf-clocked. White dressed 1 gloves are now lined with silk, which
 permits of slipping on without difficulty. Chamois gloves are for day wear alone. Although nothing radically new ap- pears in waistcoats it is obvious that the predicted decline of fancy effects is
 not to materialize Goodness knows,
 there Is little enough opportunity to lend
 a bit of snap and spice to mems dress
 without eliminating the fancy waistcoat. l am confident that the trend abroad
 will not appreciably influence American ideas. Striped flannels will be as gen
 orally worn by the younger set as ever.
 They are fashioned without collar, and
 may have flaps on the pockets or not.
 With the lounge suit. as shown in the illustration, the waistcoat appears above
 the larels, though not quite to the same
 extent as heretofore. This vogue is hold ing on because it has not descended to the popular plane-a future possibility which would sound it's death knell so far
 as the exclusive tailors and haberdashers
 are concerned. The bottom points are
 deep, and the garment closes with five
 or four buttons. I note an attempt to l return to the more elaborate waist coats i treatments which prevailed a century ago l and l do not question the eventual sue l cess of such movement, basing my i opinion on the present leaning toward i luxurious effects in dinner and dress