Evening star., 1912-11-24

Man prefers TO follow them, although
nowadays he wants to follow we'll up III
front.
So it is not so much the newest thing
out that the truly well dressed man
seeks, but rather that which Will give
his attire a distinctive touch, sultapie 10
him, but to no one else. once ne Hnos
this he does not cast it lightly aside. but
clings to it so that in time it becomes
definitely associated with him IN the
minds of his acquaintances.
Any one can call up any NUMBER OF
such examples among friends FOR IA
stance, there is the man VINO ahects a.
most an eXaggeratedly wide-br1mmed'
high-crowned sombrero; or, again, the
man with the artistic temperament, VINO
gives evidence of the fact py ms otess
in general but particularly by an ineVita-
bile soft flowing bow tie.
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There are many places of mans at
tire where the needed touch of color may
he affixed. When the weather Is warm
the color problem is simple in the eX-
treme. one need only get handkerchief
with a gay border, which protrude an
inch or so out of the outside breast
pocket of his coat; or. simpler still he
may merely buy bright band Tor MS
hat. The bordered handkerchief may still
he used, but It's Gays lot dhothNA Soti -
least are numbered. At this season.
tber.fore the average man Will seek
The needed touch OF color In ms nech
wear, and ne will find it in abundance.
STYLES in ties. like everything else.
are leeting and ever changing. A rev
brief months ago and the narrow knitted
tie was the mark par excellence, ana u
one did not buy a knitted tie ne was at
least virtually required to buy one en-
tremelv narrow. These were more or less
of collars the
ends of which fitted closely together IN
front and the set of Which Wlde ne
would have utterly ruined But close-hl-
ting collars are now raploy pecoiiiiis
passe Their place is being taken parity
by collar with a shaped opening In
front and partly by the old bat-Wlns COZ
lar in "A new guise-both wings and open
ing being only about hair tneir ioIihef
size. With the changing styles In coiiaf
comes sweeping decree reieeatls tne
ties which have been considered the thihs
for many months. few Knit tles are
still worn. \ few are stlii kept IN the
display windows of the haberdasheries.
But they are kept so to speak, In the
background. The place of prominence
they once occupied is now held by SILK
fourth hands, neither narrow nor no" v
ing but vaguely suggestive of each. Ihe
knot of these ties is about one ana one
half inches long. and tapers from a width
of an inch at the collar to half an lnch
at the base. The body of the tie is from
two and one-quarter to two and One-hali
inches, wide at the bottom.
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In colors the new ties run the entire
list OF possibilities every known tint ane
shade being represented, and new effect:
being produced by all sorts of combina
tions. which sound impossible, but which
look rich and elegant. Varying colors ans
No
Just at present. for instance. there is {
, demand for tie with solid background
relieved by two series OF five stripes each
one of which falls just below the knot
l and the other half way down the body
phe background may be any color eA
eept white: for many years the las
| named, save for full dress. prince al
berts and ministerial attire. has beel
taboo. Dark green, navy blue and stee
. gray are perhaps the most popular. Til