The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21


ital coat for assemblies and occasions,
when ceremony counts for something.
but not for everything. That this
American idea is becoming tho Eu-
ropean idea will be atested by any
man, who has crossed over" late
~.
sporting Scarf Silks.
In new guise comes an old theme
that OF weaving scarf silks to sym
bolize sports Of all sorts. They are
overla!d miniature figures OF riding
riding crops, tennis, rasquets, base
ball bats. golf clubs. polo and lacrosse
sticks. canoe paddles and like i'm
plements of life in the open. Instead
of the fold collar of the familiar
close melting shape. one often wears
a collar with a "" front opening
into which a full-knotted scarf fits
comfortably.
Colorful shades of green and brown
, are much approved in cravattings and
! the drift of the mode is toward
| broader scarfs. that better set Off the
richness of tho pattern II ones
scarf be narrow. plain colors without
| a figure or vivid stripes should be
| chosen. Usually, cravat-clasps and
| cuff-links are made to match. Moth
| ing is in better taste, than simple
| gold with IONS monogram etched m
/ to It.
/ The STRAP Stick
The Continental fashion Of carrying
ones stick, when not in use. Is to
| loon a silk cord, fastened to the hans
| die. over the wrist. 1t is called the
! .stran stick This makes the
| straight-top stick more convenient to
! WELD and 1t growing practice
| among the men who go walking
| a,icked to an evening function. the
| opera or the play.
/ White gloves embroidered on the
| back with rows of heavy black stitch
ing are again the mode. Indeed, the
| cn,broidering Of all gloves. for both
day and evening. IL an agreeable rad.
/ White plaue collars are sometimes
worn with evening clothes to match
| the fashionable white piauo Sa!r,
| Echoes to London.
The newest London wing" has
| oyerla pping tabs that hide the Adams
| appIe and that lend snugger. trim
| mer effect around the neck, thus null
lifying the chief objection to the or
binary wing"
| Walking gloves should always be
loose 40 as not to cramp the myers
and retard the circulation. The raise
notion. that gloves should be tight
was exploded long ago. only one
white evening gloves should nj snug
" and without a wrinkle.
Laced boots are revtving In vogue
and leather thongs are preferable to
silk strings Knitted waistcoats OF
Angora wool are again smart. as
we'll as extremely comfortable and
wee bit sporty" They are nigh
cut and sometimes have proao!s
braided rims.
pleated white shirts sometimes &C
company formal afternoon dress. the
pleats being very close togetner ana
Numbered to the ''hefty" stiffness OK q
plain bosom. Quite as many cut
away coats are now braidless. al
braided. the custom OF braiding hav-
ing been so overdone. that II mas De-
come unacceptable to some men.
The frock coat may come into its
own again. London has "gasetteo
1t as one OF the spring modes anc
the rood-form dressers have taken y
up. Frocks promise to be restored
to full favor within a twelve montn
walking sticks are carried with the
left elbow pressed down upon them
z fa fad Id nnched by tire kinE or spain
who is a bit of dandy and In ran
vav to step into the late King Ed.
wards boots as the 'generalissimo
OF elegance.
Sumptuous Room Robes.
Formerly, a room robe mean
simply a sort OF glorined bathrohe
that served a multiplicity OF pur'
poses from warm-up after ones ar
10 coaling a morning furnace In ths
> suburbs. 1T was cut with no az
TEMPT Mt style, and hung In gawks
folds that made a man. sensitive tt
+ the niceties OF dress. shudder. Pres
n
ferent. Their cost ends only viii
ones readiness to pay. The mos
sumptuous stuffs. ornateiy woven, arr
used, and the finishing touches arr
every whit as punctilious as those
applied to outdoor clothes.
Novelty Walking Sticks.
Walking sticks may be much more
than simple sticks. Some ingenious
/ designer has followed them to hole
cigarettes and another. who 10 no
.. Just ingenious. but downright
genius. has fitted them with I'm,
hlectric bulb. This stick. known
among late-to- beds, as 1.-The keyholt
finder" flashes spear Of light which
makes out the elusive crevice. thus
avoiding the slabs and jolts that self
. respecting keyholes have to take
when a wavering body projects itsel
at an immovablc one. Another sticf
has handle formed to hold matches
both curiosity and a convenience
There are others OF ono kind or an
other, all designed to spare mans
Ame. temper and pockets.
$50 MILES OUT.
Possibly. In the cycle Of time, |
stick will be invented holding show
!. erbath and a change Of linen. 6erj
ously. though, these sticks, while y
. | snYua dAwrea affActnfiouH ara undo