Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
NOVEMBER 27, 1910.

himself to be governed by the conven-
ton. But he to whom the donning of
dress clothes is an everyday incident,
and more particularly he who can for
tunately give youth as an excuse for
an escape from formality or dignity
may indulge his bent for originality or
exclusiveness as far as he pleases, so
long as he remains within the circle
of sanity and good taste, without fear
of being accused of vulgarity or inde-
corum.
The conservative man will decline
to abandon the stiff bosom white
shirt. OF course, this is, unquestion-
ably, perfectly correct for formal
evening wear, but 1t Is not absolutely
obligatory; and even among the con-
servative ones are many who have
laid aside the white smooth linen for
one or more of the many varieties of
pique fronts, which show patterns of
shadow stripes, self lines, corded
stripes or small figures, with three or
two stud holes. according to personal
fancy, although, strictly speaking,
fashion demands two only.
AS a matter of fact the conservative
man is wearing in his shirts this sea-
son what his more extreme brother
wore two seasons ago. The fashion
leader himself has not only sanctioned
the adoption of the soft front shirt
with profuse plaits, such as has long
been familiar to those who have min
gled to any extent with foreigners of
fashion, but he has actually often laid
aside the stiff bosom and donned the
softer and more comfortable one him
self. These shirts are precisely the
same as have been and still are worn
with the dinner Jacket They impart
air of ease and informality that
goes we'll with the latter.
TIES-The dress tie has undergone
alteration in company with the change
in the character of the shirt front. The
old-fashioned fluffy lawn bow has
been superseded by a stiff bow of fig
ured pique, averaging two inches in
width, with ends round or square ac-
cording to preference The pattern or
the tie is supposed to coincide with
that of the shirt, and 1t may be OBJ
tanned in all the combinations used
in the makeup of the latter. This tie
is fastened loosely in square knot.
The wise ones do not wear silk ties
with evening dress this season.
With the dinner jacket black tie is
worn; the gray bow or even the black
and white one is quite out of the
question for this winter in this con-
nection. In shape and size it is like
unto the dress tie; in material it may
be of a dull black or 1t may have
stripes or cords of silk. provided they
run lengthwise of the bow.
COLLARS-The latest collar is the
old fashioned lap front, or military
collar which has been observed on
many exclusive men this season. The
poke collar is still generally worn with
formal evening dress. with a slight
turnover to the points. Many men of
mature age favor the collar with wide
square wings; this, while not favored
by the seasons edict, is admitted.
The high standing follower is still
correct with dinner costume, though 1T
has been largely displaced in that field
by the wing collar. as many men con-
slider the follower proper for business
garb only.
HATS-The silk hat has come into its
own again this season and the SEN
sible opera" hat has been we'll nigh
abandoned. This is rather to be re-
gretted. for the folding hat, without
nap to be easily rumpled, was certainly
a great convenience, especially upon
occasions when man must check his
headgear. In such instance he seldom
receives a silk hat back in the same
condition in which he turned 1t over to
the tender mercies of the attendant.
Nevertheless the silk hat is "the proper
caper'' for evening dress this winter,
and none other is recognized as correct.
GLOVES-With the evening dress
coat white kid gloves should always
be worn. There has been this season
some effort made TO popularize white
gloves with black stitching on the
backs, but with little success, as they
give an air of mourning to the cos
tune that has no place on festive
occasion. With the dinner coat tan
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