The Washington times., 1909-10-03

TH THILE a wide latitude is al I
M ways offered in the selection /
Wv Of styles for men, the ten /
dency for this season IS to |
ward simplicity. There was an indica- |
ton Of this trend evident in the late
summer STYLES. and as has been pre-
dirted. IL is quite marked for the fan and
winter. .Fads Of the extreme nature
are for the nonce in disfavor. excepting
IN college quarters. where fanciful de-
signing and ornamentatiOn still obtain
The college man viii express his in
eividusIity this season, however, In
some moderation. as tie color schemes
are Of a more somber nature than those
in vogue this summer.
Grays Of the purer casts are quite the
thing in all STYLES Of garments. Not the
elephant mouse, and stone grays that
asserted thems elves with some favor
last season, but the stronger white and
black mixtures IN fancy weaves. Fol-
lowing close on gray in popularity are
the green casts I'm various shades OF
this family. such as the olives, gray
greens. eJile. and Atlantic. These last
two are new shades in the spectrum OF
mems fashions. These grays and greens
viii be shown largely In tweed mix
tUres and other rough textures, and
the tendency viii be toward heavy ap-
nearing effects Blue casts viii also
be favored and where they are shown,
blue will be employed as the foundation
color. with grays and greens for the
comnosite color. While. or course. a
great variety Of other shades viii be
shown, the prominence Of the colors
spoken OF above will be so conspicuous
as 10 mark these colOrs as the real
thIngz." and all others as a compro-
+ misc to suit personal taste.
In patterning. stripes viii return and
these are so well defined in All The ad-
vance models that Il Is absolutely GER
tain that for this season at least checks
will suffer retirement. Every sort OF
vertical pattern effect Is shown from thf
modest pencil stripe TO the boldest bar'
and herrinEbone effects. The stripe'
most 20 be recommended are the in'
detcrrninate stripes which are promincn
enough 10 be seen but not so prominen
as 70 obtriide themselves upon the eye
Siaias viii also find many votaries
but should be chosen by men Of tai
build. The plaids Launched this seasol
sr,e OF the almost lmperceptible charac
ter for. mark you. this is to be a sea
son Of simplicity in patterning as wei
L.
ShapeIlness will characterize the model
in sack suits which, BY the way, viii b
the popular business 81 rTnent Of the sea
son. These are cut fun over the chest
moderately shaped at the waist an
easy throughout. The correct length 70
sack suits still remains from 30 to
inches for men Of average height Shoul
ders Of natural width and hnish ar
correct and the seams arc placed mod
er.iteIy high The sleevehead Is fu
and slightly extended. The roll Is
moderate length and the fronts clos
with three or four buttons not quite s
close set as the models Of last seasOi
The front dip IS also less extreme ina
the summer models. Vents are show
very little and whore shown are on IN
longer coats. and then only a center ven
The trousers stll snow roomine'
though they are a trihe straigllter tha
has been in vogue for several season
The preferred widths are 20 10 -
Inches af thc knees and i6 Co IL nch'