University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-02-01
OUT Of THE TRENCH,
MEN! STYLES CHANGE
Stripes and Conservatism Are
to Be Featured in Fashion
for Spring.
PALM BEACH PASSES
h-Topped Shoes Also Are
to Go, Says Local Foot
wear Merchant.
PALM BEACH PASSES

Men are supposed to be staid crea
lures. never affected by fOibles of van
ity. They are supposed to have adopte
a standardized form OF dress back i
the siXties-but, nevertheless, men
STYLES change and change with sue
rapidity that il is difficult for the av
erage clothier TO satisfy the demand
of all his customers. Ii used TO b
that a suit would last two seasons
now it is lucky if it lives through one
Men are getting back to common
sense in clothing for next spring re
marked one OF Colnmbia's clothers
and this frekish wave that has swep
the country for the last year or two
is about at an end Styles seem to run
in cycles, and about once in every
cycle comes a period of freakisf
clothing"
stripes Are TO Predominate.
The coming of spring this year viii
find men wearing stripes-that is. al
of the patterns that are being shown
by the clothing manufacturers are
dominated by stripes. There will be
the shadow stripe, the conservative
stripe and the stripe that will make
its wearer look like race track tout
or a barber pole. The shades in mems
clothing are to be blues and grays.,
The models-that is the technical
word of the clothing man for the style
of the suit-are to be more conserva-
tive one Columbia clOthier says that
they will be shorter in coat lengths,
and another says that the coats will
be heightened; so take your choice.
The lapels-all agree-are to be mar
rover, without the flare of the past
two or three seasons.
How Buttons Can Deceive.
To make the coats look longer, the
manufacturers have put the buttons
on the front close together Vests
will be made with a little skirt effect
at the bottom. To produce this, the
manufacturer puts a seam just above
the top line of the lower vest pockets,
which makes the bottom of the vest
have a flare, standing out slightly
from the body. Single-breasted vests
will be worn more than the double
breasted vests which made a showing
last fall. The return to the single
breasted vest is Oily one of the many
things which Indicate that men are
coming back to the usual styles.
And now for the trousers. They
will be tight fitting, English cut. Some
men have objected to wearing them,
but it is certain that they are more
nearly sensible than the balloon-like
peg trousers which reached the h eight
of popularity many seasons ago. As a
matter of fact, these went out of style
about four years ago, but there are
four seasons to the clothing mans |
year.
Passing Of the Palm Beach.
The fabrics for spring will be light |
m weight Many of the coats will be
and still more will have the |
lalf lining, known technically as the
skeleton" lining. For midsummer
wear, the popular palm beach will
give place to wool crash and similar
abrics, more durable. They will also
lold their shape better. The styles
will be like those of the palm beaches
# last summer.
The hardest work of mans apparel
ng is to select the hat Hats this
ear will reflect more than any other
Dart of the mans wardrobe the return
bsence of dropping brims. feathers in
he bows and bows placed indiscrim-
nately on any part of the hatband.
he more stylish hats will be the fe-
ora shape, crushers, and will be
earl, green, and carbon in tint
No ClOth-Topped Shoes. Maybe.
Another departure from the more ,
ashy styles of last spring and sum-
ler is in footwear. Mems shoes and
xfords for spring will be plain; the
ream colored and gray cloth tops
ave had their popularity. There will
e no cloth tops at all. one shoe man
avs
Men may have to walk pigeon
bed remarked a shoe salesman, ION
ccount of the new lasts. The styles
,r spring are getting away from the
.raight English last and back to the
styles of several years |
go. The colors of the shoes will. of
purse. be tan and black, with the for
er in the lead" Fr
Shirts Will BE OF silk. [
The remainder of the wardrobe of a :
an changes without waiting for sea- o
ms. Soft collars are still popular. V
nd new styles are being made by the a