Morris tribune., 1908-08-08
BAN ON CIRCUS SUITS
Regatta Grays and Stripes For
Men Next Fall.
tanner STYLES THE VOGUE.

tanner STYLES the VOGUE.
Straps and Buckles Are ThineS OF
the Past, Says Clothing Buyer
Derbies to Be Popular, and oxblood
Shoes.
otis all to be regatta grays and re
gatta stripes this fall. The extreme
smarts have put the freaks out OF
business, and, thank heaven, we're go
ing to sober down bit"
The buyer for the mems clothing de
partment of Kansas City store was
Aust back from New York full OF late
ness. When he got gentle listenel
cornered between the necktie counties
and CHASTITY, headless dummy In even
ing dress he stroked his mustache witt
his hand. says the Kansas City Times
and nervously tipped feck OF ash
from his otherwise Immaculate tar
waistcoat and ran on:
'The country has been crazy about
the freak or circus clothes, as we cal
them, for two seasons. Smart dressers
this fall aren't going to stand for the
kinks. Extreme lines are still to be
the proper thing, but the endless plas
tering on of straps, buttons and buc
kles is going to be curtailed at bott
ends.
"Kansas City has suffered only 8
mild form of the circus clothes mala
DIV. The freak dresser in New York
has been so bestrapped, bebuckled and
buttoned fore and aft that for the life
of him the novice couldn't tell whether
he was going or coming. Coat cuffs
have assumed every form known td
Euclid, and at some time or another
a button has been slapped on at prac
tically every point in the suit Button
holes have been run diagonally uL
and down and oval and pockets slant
ed in every possible manner. Shoes
have carried brass buckles at every
possible angle and have combined
buckles and buttons and buckles and
laces.
s'The effect of this mad rampage is
to show itself in a number of points
about the tanner fall styles. A tenden-
CIV toward a tasteful extreme is mark
ed. The cuffs on the coat sleeves are
still good, and the pockets have not
returned to the straight, but the out
landish shapes for cuffs and the solid
phalanxes of buttons are to be abolish
ed. Lapes will be cut low and col
lars snug fitting. A diagonal seam
slanting down and back just under the
outside breast pocket is to be a favor
ite 1t helps the tailor in bringing
about the semiform fitting and the full
chested appearance in front. Shout
ders will not be extremely broad.
'',rhe custom of lining the outside
breast pocket with fancy silk-laven-
ders, heliotropes, azure and the like
will be common. The pocket may be
turned partly wrong side out and the
necessity of carrying high priced
silk handkerchief done away with.
Goats will be just trife longer and
dip slightly in front.
"As to patterns and colors, the regat-
ia stripe and the regatta gray are the
very latest. This stripe ranges from
q very narrow line to an eighth of an
inch stripe. The gray is medium and
strictly suitable for fall wear. Other
favorite colors will be olives, dark
tans and smokes Double breasted
waistcoats of smart imported fabrics,
richly striped, will have everything
their own way. Trousers with mar.
row waists and full hips and mostly
without cuffs will be generally worn.
"As to hats, it will be derbies more
than ever. The crowns will not be so
full, the brims still fat and hardly SO
wide as the past season. The soft
felts will be mostly crease hats. They
are gradually getting away from the
telescope idea by way Of the dip
crown. Fedoras and alpines will con.
tinue to be the proper covering for the
staid and sober older men.
"Oxbloods it is predicted, will ruI
away with the shoe market Buckles
are to be absolutely tabooed and laces
preferred to buttons. The narrow toes
are to give way to round toe On
sensible order. High tans and OK.
blood will be largely used all winter.
The growing custom Of wearing OK.
fords with overgaiters all winter will
be more common than ever. Take it
all in all, the dressy Americans are
going to present natty and fairly
sober appearance the coming season"