Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-12
new LEASE LIFE
FOR FROCk COAT
Continue to Adorn States
men DESTROYS of Being
Stately, Is Decree.
HIGH CUTAWAYS.
Sack Coats to Be Tighter and TrOus.
ers to Be Very Straight, With
Short Effect.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE time
honored frock coat, known in some
sections as a Prince Albert, is not
to be turned over 70 the old clothes
man. The International Custom Cut
tiers delivered an edict to that ef-
feet today at the closing session of
their annual convention. In taking
this action they rebuked the too pro-
gressive element Of their associates
which had announced that the con-
vention would declare the frock coat
to be "a thing of the past.
Washington tailors who make
clothes for statesmen were respon-
sible in large measure for what APP
pears to be a right about face on
the part Of the convention. Listen
to the saddened voice of William G.
Within of Philadelphia, who had
declared earlier in the week that the
convention would Put the frock coat
out OF business.
81 got in a good lot of trouble by
what 1 forecast about the frock coat
being abolished. Up in Philadel-
phia, where | come from, we have
been cutting them out, not literally but
figuratively, for almost twenty years,
and have been furnishing the cut
away to customers in place of the
frock.
"Thase Washington tailors, how
ever and number of others from
different parts of the country, who
make frock coats for men in public
life, protested against eliminating
the frock coat as fashionable gar
merit, so the Fashion Committees
report is phrased a little different
ly."
Mr.. Within is member of the
Fashion Committee of the Interna-
tional Custom Cutters. The report
of the committee which the conven
ton adopted today contained this
paragraph.
We wish to emphasize that the
double breasted frock coat is by no
means relegated to the background.
While the three-button cutaway just
at this time is the most popular gar
ment, the frock coat is worn by the
highest officials of our nation, and
this fact itself must maintain the
dignity of this garment.
According to the DEGREES of the
custom cutters as set forth in their
report of the Fashion Committee,
loose fitting overcoats are no longer
stylish, sack coats are to be tighter
and longer, the cutaway or morning
coat should he braided and have a
high waist line, and on account of
the prevailing dancing and whir-
ling"-the expression is the Fashion
Commute ~ very own-the dinner
coat will b. more popular than ever
before. And men Of lounging ways
should take notice that the side
pockets "sl.oultl be eliminated entire
ly" from the trousers of evening
dress.
The sm.rtest garment for the COM
ing Spring will be three-button,
double breasted frock garment
with short waist, cut high and
straight around the bottom and rather
a short skirt, made with three but
tons, two to close. Pockets in the
skirt on a crescent line, with or
without flaps. Buttons hard and
bright.
Waistcoats will be worn medium
height and length, showing very
tight line at the waist and having
only width enough at the shoulders
to maintain their position.
Trousers should be made very
straight and not too narrow and hay
ing the appearance OF being trifle
short. This applies to all trousers;
bottoms can be made plain or to
turn.
1--WE see the approaching style Of
a very smart garment in sack coat
that is black, blue or grey, straight
fronts with narrow binding; garment
very soft; waistcoat of the same ma
terial, using striped or checked
trousers" the report concludes.