Evening journal., 1907-10-15
GLANCE FOR MEN
in FASHIONS GLASS
Pointers for Members Of
Sterner Set Who Are
Buying Clothes
PLENTY OF COLORS SEEN

once more the young men Of the city
are peering into shop windows and
asking each other What kind Of
suit are you going TO get?" When
Brown asks Jones this question. his
object Is 10 purchase for himself cloth
ing as nearly like in style, color and
texture as IL is possible to get. Imagine
a woman doing the same thing.
When the average man buys his
spring or autumn outfit. he exhibits a
trustfulness sometimes pathetic. He
depends almost entirely on the taste
and Judgment OF the salespeople.
which may or may not be good He
would scorn to read a mans fashion
paper. II one. Of those rare publications
came his way. and 1t is for his benefit
that the following tips have been col
lected.
These tips, by the way, are for the
normal citizen. not the ultra dresser
commonly denominated dude" Any
one with an ambition TO become an
object OF comment win get little as
Stance herefrom.
For street wear brown will be the
prevailing color, with gray and odd
shades Of grayish-green running sec
ond.
Coats are a tri1e shorter. with more
natural shoulders and conform to the
! figure to a greater extent than they
recently have. There seems to be a
movement toward the military effects
Of a few years ago, without the broad
shoulders then popular. A SINGLE
breasted sack coat with no vent. and
often with cuffs. will be most. seen on
well dressed men. while a two-button
cutaway, well cut away. will crafty
the desire of men who wish something
/ different
Trousers are tighter all the way up,
or all the way down-whichever it is.
The peg-top effect is about lost
Waistcoats are cut a little lower
than last year, and the single-breasted
ones have no collars. Fancy waist
coats are in high favor. and the
fancier they are the more fashionable
they will be. Some OF the patterns
look like cross sections Of a horse
blanket.
Overccats VIII be worn loose-the
i"shaped" coat. that conforms to the
lines Of the figure. will not be seen on
we'll dressed men this season.
Hats. meaning derbies. are not much
changed. with one exception. The ex-
ccption is a low crowned affair with
fiat. wide brim that harks back to
n s.s,e Of years ago. The telescope
soft hat that was so popular last year
has given place to a low crowned sfl
hat Of the same appearance. but with
out the telescope effect.
In shoes there is a decided trend to.
ward what IS known as the common
sense" last. Toes are not so pointet
as formerly. and heels are not so high
Plain black calf shoes are the mos
serviceable. as they can be worn fo
any occasion. For dress wear th'
button shoe is more distinctive. Tar
shoes still hold their popularity fol
street wear.
In shirts and ties the stripe's th'
thing. Stripes came in several year.
ago, and have been diverting thet
hold on male fancy ever since. Th'
more riotous the colors the better.
In shirts the stripes run vertically
on scarfs diagonally. and on hos
longitudinally This arrangement var
les somewhat. but is true in the ma
jority of instances.
Soft shirts will be much worn, an,
because OF their comfort have dis
placed stif shirts to n large extent.