The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-08
Things Men May Wear.

at the Merchant Tailors' National Ex-
change, in session here. There is the
new Bryn Mawr paddock, three but
tons, seamless back, made of a diago-
nal cloth with vertical pockets and
heavy drapery on the sides. A Regi-
maid Won Keller. himself editor of the
american Gentleman. wore this coat
at the Bryn MaWr horse show, and it
was pronounced a tremendous sue
cess Then there is the new spring
and summer dinner coat-the New
port, in dark gray, with ribbed silk
racing of little darker shade, and
velvet collar of the same general col
Or This coat is supposed to be worn
without waistcoat-with a belt with a
soft, white pleated shirt and gray tie,
hose, and gloves.
Mr.. Won Keller wore an evening
dress suit last night that helped mat
tiers along considerably. The idea of
the innovations, he explained, was to
give more white and less black to a
mans general evening appearance.
There was breast pocket, from which
the corners of a white handkerchief
protruded: the front of the coat was
cut to show about three-quarters of an
inch of white waistcoat thus break
ing the biackness at that point: a
white silk fob instead of black helped
out at the same point, and white silk
hose above the pumps gave another
little touch.
One Of the things the style people
are going to try to do this year is to
add variety to a mans business wear.
They are urging a morning coat for
business. The newest thing in this
line is Of Oxford gray, With trousers
to match and with fancy waistcoat.
The edges of the coat are trimmed
with flat braid. There is a new tennis
coat. too-collarless. and with link
cuffs like a shirt This coat is to be
F1v- fnr, &c al no
try club, and so on, and never by any
account should it be seen on the
street. And the roll on flannel trou-
sers this summer will be very deep.
But there should be no roll on trou-
sers except they be meant for outing
purposes.
A waistcoat in the main exhibit is
of brown silk brocaded with red flow
ers and has rows of red silk stitching
around the edges in place of braid.
The back is of red silk. Providence
tailor has evolved a dress coat with
a seamless front all in one piece,
which it is said will make an evening
coat as harmless as smoking jacket
The widest coat of all is a black
and white plaid from Brockton, Mass,
that would cause a crowd to collect
at Forty-second street and Broadway.
This coat, however, is very much the
exception. Most of the garments
shown in the exhibit display much re-
Straint. From their color1ngS, one
would gather that grays and grays
with an olive cast are to be it the
coming summer.
There are some $50 coats shown by
some Is different concerns, and each
coat carries with 1t a pair of trousers
and a few fancy waistcoats.-NeW
York Sun.
Mrs. Sage Sacrifices House for Tree
In order to save one large shade
| tree Mrs. Russell Sage is sacrificing q
! large fine house in Sag Harbor, Lone
| Island, much to the qualification OF
| the residents.
Mrs. Sage bought the old Seaman
property for $4,000, in order to build
a public library upon the site in hon.
or Of her grandparents, Col and Mrs
John Jermain. The house was to be
moved but a few days ago it was dis
covered that it could not pass between
/ two handsome shade trees. The Wo-
| mans Village Improvement society
| called Mrs. Sage's attention to the
! fact that one tree would have to be
cut down if the house were moved
Her response was prompt and char
acteristic:
"Tear down the house." said Mrs
Sage, "and move it in pieces. New
York World.