The Washington herald., 1913-09-29
QUIET in DRESS
TO MARK men
Authorities Say Proper Style
Approaches Subdued
Tones.
INDIVIDUALITY Is SHOWN
Multicolored Creations of Woman Of
set by Limitations of Less
air Sex.


self in the strangest attire thai has been
seen in staid America for many, many
years, has tackled up an edict for the
guidance of the less fair sex that is al
most as revolutionary but in1A1ite the
other direction.
Woman this year TO be well dressed,
must come forth in multicolored crea-
tiOns and strange head gear and by the
same token man TO be considered in tune
with the mode must show himself in
only the most circumspect cuts and sub
dued tones in dress. at least so We are
told by the authorities.
1t is the opinion of the experts Of
Washington that the gentleman of the
winter of 1913 will be much better dressed
than his wife. sister, sweetheart, or even
mother. and they account for this sud
den refinement in male attire to the fact
that men are taking their styles from the
English gentleman. always a cOnserva-
tive. while the modes for women are
dictated by the commercial houses who
trade not in refinement but in costly
goods and finishings.
Individuality In Dress.
Men do not come in and ask TO be
shown the styles in overcOats or sack
suits or evening dress any more" said
mems wear yesterday. They know
what they want and when they enter to
place an order they are ordering for a
special occa sion. When we turn out
that order We produce a garment that
expresses the individuality of the
wearer'
There is feast of good things for the
body during the seasons We are about to
enter in some of the shops. and col
lertively the styles show an advance in
the right direction. There are designs
and models for town wear to be seen
in certain custom tailoring establishments
that do not differ from what will be worn
in London. The materials are rich and
5, Il. chosen more appropriately for the
garment than heretofore, and the color
inSs in the fancy cloths reflect great
credit on some one.
The prevailing goods for town sack
suits are flanncls. SaNonyS, and undressed
worsteds; for the country, hOmespuns,
, heviots, and tweeds. This season fancy
waistcoats are not good style with dress
clothes except in plain black silks or
satins or plain white washable stun, but
they are quite the thing for daytime
wear The waistCoats of the better style
arc Of knitted silk in browns. greens. and
blues; there are heavier goods in/the
same colors. and sea foams. solid hard
cl"th Snd vicunas-
Ovefcoats are for the most part OF
soft goods. The style runs to the occa-
sion. The brims of the derbys are curled,
and the crowns of fairly good height The
soft hat is brown on the old
shape with bow on the side.
Eines Now Straight.
Attention is called to the fact that lines
81 hp hold Ti-id1V straight
IN front Of the coat. Curved lines II
show grace must be handled by those
who have an intuition for harmony. and
then there are limitations. The freakish
UphoIstering of several years ago has
been quite eliminated and is not to be
thought of.
One suit double breasted. a blue and
green mixture, having a jacket showing
the double row of three buttons, made
TO be continually buttoned at the last
button. is slated as a winter favOrite. The
trousers are to be wide, nineteen and
half inches at the bottom, with the slight
est break at the foot
There was a twO-button black jacket
made of herTingbOne vicuna, with plain
edges. The jacket buttOned low ami
rounded away nicely from the second
bUtIon: the sleeves We're narrow, with
two buttons. 1t looked well with I
mOle-colored double breasted waistcOat,
black trousers with fine stripe of light
brown, and black tie.
One overcoat that has a prominent
place on the style plates is short top
coat. made of gray covert and fitted in
close TO the natural figure. whence it
draped. The edges were double-stitched
and the seams strapped. The sleeve and
lower button edge were finished with
three rows Of bold stitching, and the
only pocket visible was an outside change
pocket The back had two deep side
vents.
There is quite a demand for Tuxedo
and other evening clothes materials.
Models from London show Tuxcdos of
whipcord of black ground shot with
suggestion Of cuIors. Several arc black
and red. black and royal purple. black
and royal blue. and black and gray.
These arc not hcins worn here yet, but
they may he later.
Muf1Ier Is Popular.
The knitted silk mufTlcr. or wrap, has
become so popular that particular atten-
tion is being paid to it this season.
There is no new shape The men seem
to prefer the long, narrow muffler, eiGh-
teen inches long.
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