Evening star., 1907-10-29
NOW PLEASE BE PROPER
LONDON TAILORS SETTLE FASH
ION IN DRESS.
Special Cabiegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, October 29.-SeveraI London
tailors, who discussed the monotony of
mems dress this week were unanimously
of opinion that the climax had been
reached. and that centuries hence men
would probably be dressed in the same
way as they are now. One firm of Con
duit street, who recently devised new
uniforms for the United States army
ascribed the present monotony in mems
clothes to the faCtt hat they were only
Just escaping from Victorian influences
which tended to looseness and absence of
shape. II do not think" he said. that
there will be any further development
/ There is always a demand for some
slight novelty. but | do not think any
marked change will be made Men do not
dress smartly now as they did thirty
wears ago. Motoring has driven out the
top hat and the frOck coat. The lack of
smartness is due to the tyranny Of
tweed
A Bond street firm would welcome new
IDEAS, but declared that no one now
had the courage to set a fashion. The
general desire was to avoid being con-
spicuoCs. Messrs Young & Burness of
Conduit street complained that the cry
was for economy The day of froCk
overCoats and fancy Waistc0ats had gone.
Messrs Alexander of Charing Cross, de-
ClareG that motor cars had brought in a
slightly different fashion. and possibly
flying machines would bring in another.
But general evolution in mems dress had
stopped.
AS to Dress Suits.
The editor Of the Tailor and Cutter
enumerates the little points connected
with evening dress which, sartoriaIIy
speaking. make or ruin man. The
coat and trousers he said may ba
either dark blue or black, but blue will
he Increasingly popular this wltner. The
blu" coat has a black Ve.vrt collar and
black satin buttons. Thn roll collar
and tn" silk collar are things of he past.
and are conspicuous indications that the
suit belongs to a previous year. The
lap"lS are pointed the same in the
} frocE coat. and the SILK facirgs are
brought to the extreme edga OF the lapel
The front of the coat is more cut away
than has been the fashion hitherto. in
order to show more Of the waistcoat. a
dress coat, of course, never buttons, but
the present coat does not even meet across
the body. Otherwise the shape OF the
coat has not changed.
The correct thing for evening wear
/ is q white Waistcoat. This winter the
waistcoat of weIl-dressed man will
have a N-shaped opening, instead of the
old G-Snape. The WaitSCOat should be-
singled breasted. with regard to the but
tons. there are many effective patterns.
and it rests with the weaTer to show his
indIvidual.ty in this respeCt-of course,
within proper bounds. The custom of
wearing a strip of braid down the outer
seams of the trouseT legs. although still
occa sionally seen, is entirely indefensibla,
and the worst of form.
White dress ties are slightly widened
at the ends. and IA few daring spirits are
endcavoring to popularize soft tie with
a narrow silk stripe in it-white, of course.
There does not aDDRdT to be ATTEMPT
to bring IN the ruffied front shirt, which
is popular on the continent. but 1t was
stated that pleated shirts some of them
unstarched, were decidedly popular for
evening wear. This. however, is with
people who study their personal comfort.
To the really wall-dressed man. who will.
suffer any torture rather than sacrifice
style. "the plain white, starchcd front"
with single round stud-hole is still the
correct form.