San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-08
Customs Cutters Decide
That He Can Be Well
Dressed for the Year at
the Modest Outlay Of Only
S4662 If Conservative.
BY JUNE HADDAWAY.

New York, March Sit is the tall,
thin man, possibly of dark complex
ion. who is TO be fashionable this
spring. He is the only parsonage
who can wear the coming season s
clothes in such a way that they will
look their best.
An anxious world was made cogni-
zant of this fact today as the result
Of the session of the customs cut.
ters' club following the display of
mems fashions at the spring display.
ThrongS looked the whole thing over
at the hotel Commodore although it
must be confessed that there were no
admiring eyes among those who were
inclined to rather thick lines.
Plaids and checls necessitate the
tall and 1.-the figure. OF course, if
you incline toward plumpness there
are, as usual, the dark. straight line
suits, which it is suggested give an
illusion of slenderness. But if you
are to be fashionable it will be neces-
sary to go in for checks ranging from
an eighth of an inch TO an inch square.
AS for vests-well. some of them
could be plainly perceptible at n dis
lance of many hundred yards and their
effect will be abetted ably through
ties, handkerchiefs, cloth hats, socks
and the like
Dark Complexion Necessary.
There is reason too. why one
should be of dark complexion when
he wears the new styles. 1t is be-
cause the new suits, lounging robes,
certain of the hats, even some of the
httct tttf NO. do.
of tan which do not hesitate to run
into yellows and orange.
One sport suit, displayed here. made
upsof a Norfolk jacket and knicker-
bockers, dimmed entirely the spot
light as the dusky. extremely slender
"he model" strolled negligently about
the ball room.
There was real reason today for
the meeting of the customs cutters
gathering. 1t was designed to allow
the practical men to get the general
idea Of how the styles that originally
were displayed on the forms of these
models-they look like the advertise
ments at that-can be constructed.
The fashion show has confirmed
the belief of the customs cutters that
a gentleman can dress absolutely well
on S46G2 year provided his tastes
are conservative. These 300 or more
builders of mems clothing. among
whom are the men who plan for the
rich of the nation are practically I'M
animous in the opinion that man can
get along with fourteen suits, four
overcoats, 90 kinds of hats. S593 worth
of shoes. and S657 worth of those va
rious articles which are usually listed
rs furnishings. 1t is mere extrava-
gance. in their opinion. for a man to
spend more than this in any one year.
A chap can get a very decent hat
for instance-at $40 This is n soft
hat of pure beaver in the natural
shade. There is also nice shape
of "bebelly," tint so-called because
its luscious tan really is the belly OF
the Belgian beaver. And for a knock.
about bit Of headgear you can buy
for $3.50 a soft shape in silver gray
velour with n nap so thick you really
could sink TO your ankles in it.
A wide brim and low crown is the
real thing in the soft hats while tn,
up-to-date straw is fancy and has q
flexible brim and crown just triflt
higher than last year.
An OvercOat at $40.
In the fashion parade which includ
cd everything from scarlet hunting
coats with yellow plush collar TO nava
uniforms. resplendent in gold braid
there was an Overcoat that won pro
longed applause. 1t was a demurc af
fair. made up OF dark brown vicuna
lined throuf f,ut with heavy BROW
satin. There were brown satin revere,
of considerable width and a BROW
collar. The goods was priced at S34.5(
yard and the coat itself cost S340
but every man should have one nov
that spring approaches.
The well dressed man is going 4
wear silk shirts to business. say at So
each. or an imported French sill
shirt with a fine stripe in feliotrop
or green--the ultra fashionable shade
| at $40 each. He will not wear ;
soft collar except for sports. TIL
splash created by his green or hello
trope striped shirt will be increase,
by his handkerchief which is o.
French linen and sets him back S3l
n dozen.
One cozy lounging robe was o
French MORE silh with huge gray
green roses on background with |
very wide sash of old rose satin t
match the cuffs and lining. This gar
ment was valued at 5000 and hat
wide sleeves so that such task a
shaking down a furnace-no. not that
shaking up a cocktail. would be facil
itated rather than hindered.
1t is on the beach. however. tina
the well dressed man will make hi
biggest hit. He is TO loll picturesque
ly in a robe Of fine French flannel
at $50 per loll striped in green. orang
and brown, Or, possibly, u tan, pur
pie, pink and yellcw.
An Umbrella for Golfers.
Members of the customs cutters ar
talkng special interest in three re-
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