The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

Few mon realize the amount Of fore
thought and consideration that is cx-
pended by the haberdashery designers
each season to put nothing in their hands
that will sound an inharmonious note
in their entire ensemble appearance.
Your haberdashery designer first in
forms himself as to what are the de-
creed cOIors and patterns in your cloth
ing for the season. II he finds ii is
to be a brown season or a gray sea-
son. he follows along the lines of max
ing your cravat. shirts. hose. and gloves
harmonic or contrast in good taste as
to color scheme. or if the edictS or
dain that plaids or checks or stripes
are the thing. he designs your cravat
or shirt so that. even If you are un-
SchOoled as to what goes best with the
predominant pattern effect. he regu-
lates his productions so that the good
shops have nothing to offer you except
what you can wear in perfect accord
with artistic effect.
You probably have never realized
this, nevertheless it is true, and If you
but go to the competent shops you will
find that the clever salesman will size
up your garments and offer you the
things that blend so that your refine
sured.
But why not know these things your
self as an additional safeguard? Why
not he as sure from your own knowl-
edge that you are right as your lady is
about her fixings? For instance:
Neckware.
At the present time it can hardly be
said that any one color will predomi-
nate, but it is assured that browns are
going to have a prominent position in
the color scheme of the season, and not
at all unlikely the most prominent
and white combinations and then the
grays Then there will be a bewilder-
ing array of what are called the of
shades" such as mauve, wistaria,
burgundy, and dozens of such newer
tones. Panel and striped effects are
the pattern notes where patterns are
at all employed. We make this reser-
vation, as there is a strong tendency
in favor of plain effects for this sea-
son. Then there are cross bars, Scotch
plaids, and checks to be considered,
for they are we'll placed in the edicts.
Narrow stripes are preferred over the
wider varieties, as the shapes of the
spring ties adapt themselves better to
the narrow effects, for the width of the
Of ties will be such as fit
with the close-itting col
lar.
Many OF the high-class furnishers
show some very attractive lines of
Persian brocades and diagonal stripe
effects. In the brocaded lines the flo
raj and vine patterns are beautiful. |
Among the higher grade cravats the
knit varieties are exceptionally hand |
some and these ties are stronger than
ever with the man. who is willing to
indulge himself with the expenditure !
Of the price that real good effects !
command. The cheaper grades of knit |
ties are passe, as it has been found i'm |
possible to put good quality or distinc- |
tive patterning in knit tie to sell at |
less than two dollars, and for those |
that are really smart you must pay |
from g to 81. The shaped tie that will |
be most in demand this season are the |
that run from one and |
three-quarters to two inches in width. !
L promising novelty of the season is |
! combination set consisting of a panel |
striped four-in-hand with a soft outing /
collar to match.
Shirts and Collars.
An inspection of the patterns shown
Tor spring reveals a great variety of
stripes and bars. Some of these have
/ skip stitch, or broken instead of
solid effect. Blue and white, green and
white. hello and white, and gray and
white stripes are shown most gener-
lily Black and white has also an ex-
,eptionally good place in the DEGREES.
Raised self stripes of the hairline
.ype, and wider, are also considered
rood style. Stripes form the chief
makeup of this springs styles. the