The sun., 1908-10-18
THE NEW NECKEEARFO MEN.
! SILK STILL HIGH ,
IN POPULAR FAKOR. M
Despite the MAnufactufeFs' Efforts 90
Make Other Materials Fashioneliie
Dark Solid COiors the Most no
siPable-Satin BEING Put FORWARD.

Make Other Materials FashiOnellie
Dark Solid COiOrs the Most E1cs
sirabIe-satin Being Put FORWARD.
Contrary to the expectations Of 4he
manufacturers the knit. silk ties have
held their own In the favor Of well dreeaea
men, They were headed for the discard
last spring when the dealers dSnid6d
that the style had been overdone; but tho
public has way Of deciding for itseH
what 1t likes. quite Independently Of what !.
1t should like. and there Is this year ae
much demand as ever for these scarfE
There is no doubt that the public is weary
OF one kind OF knit tie. That is the highly
colored combination in straight or elatt+
Ing stripes. Geudy reds and bluea, zes
lows and pinks. green's and browns am
out Of favor, but the dark solid ool0Ta
are as much worn as ever. There are
this year even new stitches in tho crochSs
and these form the only variety In tho
dark scarf. Dark blue and purple eillR i
ties have an intricate sheli pattern and th9
same design relieves the black silk ecat
as well. In solid colors these silk ties efll%
perhaps the smartest OF the winter.
One of the varieties imported from
England Is broad plastron or Ascot (
scarf in these croohetted sill5s. Thtza
are not less than three inches broad and \
are acceptable as something Altogether
\ new by the men who nnust have sofd4s
thing just little different. These eeaki6
tied In the Ascot fashion. especially when
they are In very dark green. blue. redseY
purple, are undeniably smart. Yet there
are some drawbacks to them. The silg
crochet is so thick that It makes very
bunchy tie and then again there Is
scarcely body enough to make an Ascot
heavy and firm as It should be. Per-
haps the greatest objection Of all to these
ties is the price. IS.
| The dealers are trying once more to-
bring back the satin four -in-hand which
used to be SO popular with men who hke :
elegant but unostentatious dress. Time
was when the last word in smart dressing
for men was black satin four-in-hand.
This year they have been put forward In
dark blue, purple-still the most popular.
Of colors for mems wear--green and ma
genta. The same material Is also used
| for the bow or butterfly ties, although
difference in the width OF the iesat the !,
ends and in the centre is not now sufficient
to make any illusion Of butterfly in the
tied scarf. SO. far the satin ties have
| nOU D6eu TluUn WOTu IN 6itnOT BuaDV,
although prophets Of professional styleN :
say that satin is the material that win
supersede the knitted silk scarfs. tz
One reason that this honor seems dus
to satin can be found in the failure Of the
dealers to make the crepe de chine ties a.;
fad. They are beautiful In ColoFs ana 5
they knot gracefully, but they are too ex-
pensive in original price and wear poorly. ,
Two or three wearings win leave them SO
wrinkled that they cannot be worn with
out pressing, An original outlay of 20
or more for tie that is capable of so
little use is too much for the average ,
New Yorker
In the cheaper priced neckwear' there
is a return to silk as change from thehs
cheap knit ties. These new ecarfss araif
most striking in ths eGSnI6insA sSIa A9ns q yAas
shades could be no more beautiful what
ever was charged for them. The two
tones of blue light and dark, of purple and
mauve and of two shades OF brown, afezits1
pretty as any of the Englisb manufao-, :.
turers send over here at twice the cost,
The so-oalled varsity four-in hands which
were always striped with the colofs Sf
various colleges and English athlstica-
associations used to be unique in respect y
to their combinations Of color. They are
not more attractive. however. than the
silks produced here. although they are
mede up in much more modish shape
The home made soarfs of these striped
silks are almost invariably found In the
wide end hands. which Ia q shape
devoid Of snartness except in the crepe
ties II the American manufacturers
could only be persuaded to make up these
attractive combinations OF color in a
rather narrow four-in-hand made with
the silk the same on both sides, they would
have done quite as much as the Engilah
makers who for so long had a monopoly
OF this field. ~ e Bts 3
In spite OF the successful combinations
Of beautiful color that are now 80 cheaply
attainable, there is little temptation in
them to men who aim to be more than
ordinarily well dressed. These seek
colors so well suited to the fall season 4
without regret. That is only a part OF 81
the general tendency Of men who try TO-
be well dressed to avoid anything con-
spicuous in attire. Some Of the imported
combinations of tone especially, wei,
suited TO the fall season-brown and ma
genta for instance. They are bought and =
worn in the country, for which they are
very well adapted, But the carefully
tHs aRs al coesssbS sEsn,s 1nSse
Dark solid tones Of blue and purple of
perhaps a verv deep red are alone posi-
BILE in the opinion Of these conservative q
dressers. =. b.. s-5 ,r
lhey 1onoW tne same rue IN regard y
to the colors of the string tie or bow.
This style has been so neglected during
recent years that for one man wearinR--
one Of those ties there are ten with four
in-hands Gradually there seems TO have :!
come into existence the belief that these 4
bow ties are adapted only for summer
wear aud il Is only at that time one now
sees them in any variety or In largo
numbers. ~
For the black tie which is worn with
the dinner coat there is the same dis
cernible attempt to bring back satin into
the fashion. The black satin ties well
and impsrts certain dressiness that the
dull black silks never did whether they
were plain or brooaded. There Is this
year the dull black with any pattern as -
we'll rs the figured reps and other silks,
Anything spproximating the butterfly :,
is now out Of the mode. The black ties g
for evening wear are only little broader =
at the ends than ct the centre. A black
tie TO 'a smart must he at least two inches
IN width. Thew are now straight (
instead of pointed at the endA
This is also true Of the white ties for
full evening dress. They come in lawns
and piques without anv pattern and
sometimes with an elaborate allover
design. But they are smartest when they.
are made Of piGue about two inches broad
at the end and cut straight acroAs. The
white tie remains the most important
feature Of full evening Dress A fault