The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06
QUEER KINKS TN MEMS WEAR
HATS roo BIG AND SHOES
WITH a Dull POLISH.

Baas Chsncnilla OVeresat mat L0ndsa
Has SHsa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS overs
10 o C0aOVea Wasstooat T0r EVenla9
Dress-A Decree Against Pumps-
Mldwintsr has not arrived withont
bringing soms Interesting novelties Ina
fashion 20 well dressed men. Nothing -
novel a. tho dark blue chinchilla coat
has come from London in years. An
that arc now 70 be seen on Fifth avenue
come directly from London. a. New York
tailors have not yet begun 20 turn them
out.
The color 10 in the first place quite
unusual. Blue OvsrOoats have not been
popular since the days Of the Meltons.
which have again begun TO be In style
and will probably be altogether modish
by next year. This dark blue chlnchilla
cloth Ia made up In n single breasesd coas
with bone buttons that outlines tho figure
without fitting it too closely. The back
10 made quite loose and belt holds thu
excessive width in two folds. The long
sleeves nave cuffs Of the same material
and the pockets are supplied with han@.
The coat comes 20 the shoe tOps. Broad
collars with peaked revers finixh the
coat.
There IL another fashion which has
just struck New York with pafsiOular
force. IL is not altogether new ~ thare
were limitations a year or two ago thae
New York might follow the lead Of Lasndon
in this particular and take TO weaFtng
hats several times too large for L. New
Workers are likely 90 shy at any such
decided pecularity in dress for . while.
and Il took tentative efforts for two years
20 get the fashion well settled.
Its the mode ali night now said
salesman and it's an amusing
thing 20 hear my old customers telling
me their siASs nowadays and making
them out about two numbers bigger than
they really are. They seem for some
reason 70 be ashamed OF DIFFERING % .
style which requires them to wear has
two aizas too large for them just % be In
the style. 30 they think they're fooling
me when they mention a Hum6er ewo
Sizes larger than they used TO wear.
-Its a curious thing to Observe tbe
hold such a fashion may take, bmt
Il 10 a fact that q man with a hat that
fits him properly does not look In the least
6,t s.a1 s1:A,a nes ssn.S Sno% raj tSss
new style in wearing hats larger has hed
any effect Of changing the style Of TIA
hat itself. The derbies "a well as the siik
hats remain about the same
CONCERNED with the shoes. High polish
ON shoes 10 distinctly bad form. 1he
whole OF the shoe. however. including
the uppers. must be Of just the same
course Enxlish and is due TO q dull polish
used IN EnRlish houses. IL - applied
by the valet just a. II ~ here and the sses
OF such a polish 10 supposed To show thai
the wearer 10 dressed by valet and does
not depend on casual SONS OF Italy on the
street corners. In this fashion even thS
incapacity Of the house servant u copiH<s-
II is because the servants DO not nnd "
possible TO keep the polish on the upper
part OF the boots that Il also appeafs
there. so this fault that would probably
he criticised severely in your own servant
~ copied a. a shade'of British modtshneeo
, that the New Yorker cannot anord %
ignore As a matter OF fact MOST ot
the shoes cleaned IN this way are 81
tended to by the Wallets OF the men who
wear them. This dull polish, which COMES
Of a stone bottle. has only ia modiSh-
ness 10 recommend %
proves the return Of the raglan 10 favor
hut in a somewhat modified form. The
raglan craze had one year OF great favor.
IL was 80 overdone during that Psrsou-
however, that for the few years following
IL was not possible Ia find a raglan coat IN
New York, despite the comfort Of the
pattern for every day wear Inc os-
mand for the raglan gradually bSCRnle TOO
HlrO1H IOF NMto NAibON1 " fN9-NS 49, 80"
result was it's complete restoration IN
favor, but with a difference. Ihe raglan
IL now a coat for rough wear only. II W
style made up only in rough goods ana
intended 10 BE- worn on very cold or
stormy DAYS No one would think %
suggesting the raglan style for cress
overooat OF any kind. SO popular v tina
way of cutting coat for rough wear
that u has probably come 10 stay.
More triking " enother fashion that
came here 10Y way Of London hut had la
origin in Pr ms. IL MARKS another aetsnpt
90 introduce a color note into mans
evening dress. and seems destined 70 TAI,
az they all have among mrr OF refinsrnent
and good taste. The present attempts
10 confined to the waistcolt.
They ara in corded silk IN the darker
tones OF red. gTUen, mauSe or yellow.
writes a Correspondent ana usuAlIy
with a black background. the color run
ning IN narrow psrpsndicular stripes.
They are not unlike Whist in EnGhnd
and America v worn by liveried fooezoea.
The waistcoat 10 cut very high. being bot
little lower than the present walstcoate
worn With American sack suits. All Of
them are single hr~asted with four goto
OF fancy buttons, while the deep ehawt
lapels are almost as wide a. thoee worn
with dinner jacket.
OF course a fashion 50 exotic may appeal
TO the Russian grand dukes and others
who Get the styles in Paris. hut ia recep-
ton IN London does not promise any
great success Tor d.
Nor will there be any greater cordiAlity
toward another style n evening dress
that il travelling ia this direction via
the British capital. In PARIS punnpe
ara no longer in the highest favor tor
evening dress, The adict AGAINST them
has been spoken. and nigh butSoned
natsnt leather boots are 20 be worn.
One result Of this novelty 10 said 90 be
the dsa ppesrance of the black open work
and embroidered socks. Heavy black
silk, without design Of any kind. are the
only socks that may with propriety show
over the high boot: but heel pumps are
still regarded a. the only appropstats
evening shoe.