San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
len in the Easter Parade
Will Show Some New Styles
} Antonio Clotkiers Tell
That the Well-dressed
Bcorts for Easter Bon
ets Will Wear.

fifth Easter only a few weeks off,
the fashion news seems to deal
4 what the women will wear. Lit
Dis heard of what styles will. be
red to the opposite sex although
IA man evidently goes about his
Ter shopping with the same desire
he woman, to outdress his fellow
canvass of San Antonio cloth
leads to the opinion that the
Edressed man of today is just ne
t about his appearance as the
Han. He must have the latest
Eyles from the East and West as
woman must have from gay Paris.
ray seems to be the predominating
4. There are many shades of
offered. including powder gray.
4 gray and soft mixtures of gray
blue. These colors are most de-
pie for day wear, especially after.
4, while merchants are advocating,
kiers for morning wear.
|Eing to the fact that there are but
seasons year in San Antonio.
iers find it extremely difficult
Handle n complete line of spring
A. Easter, however, will find
4 Antonians wearing wo6len suits
Il is believed that almost two
his will elap>s before the popular
sucker and Palm Beach suits
out.
New Color Takes Well.
Isides solid gray and mixtures OF
solid brown and brown mixtures
to be very popular at present.
lew color, London smoke. also
Is TO have taken quite well with
the middle-aged and the, young
r. evening wear, however, it seems
the men are turning largely to
suits, the young man choosing
cheviots and the more mature
the harder cashmere materials.
though there are many colOrs Of
there are but few distinct
The young man has abandon
he tight-fitting suits, he has
doned to a certain extent the
button coat, bell bottom trousers
n their place has adopted loose
z English model suit. The most
lnr coat is either the two or
button style. Both are ex-
ely popular. Quite slice, has
taken off the length of coats this
average middle-aged mamie
has always gone in for comfort
jstill seeking that some comfort,
tyles having changed only a lit
Whereas, the young man wears
bse-fitting, box coat without
the older man is wearing coat
Iuite so extreme and with the
At least that is what will be.
I'd or Easter wear. Coat lapels
be longer and wider. :.
-hough he has abandoned the bell
m trousers, the young man has
new wrinkle in >,pleated
jers. Just what. the pleats are
whether they make the trousers
etter, and more comfortable or
they. are : becoming extremely
lar. A peek underneath but
coat will disclose three pleats
out two inches in length directly
the watch pocket in the trousers.
lists, quite naturally, are not
with the latest spring suits.
apiece suits of spring models
be had. however. The latest
in vests seems to be of the
kht bottom design.
Swiss Hats Popular
Feral late models are appearing
hat line. including new flexl-
at, imported from Switzerland.
ugh they were worn by fe'
gear, they will be very popular
ear. The hat is of very light
in either the white or brown
and is made to fit any head.
1T, it is so flexible, that motorists
q habit of losing two or three
year by having them smashed
they blow out of the car Will
money-saving head gear in the
De hat.
hamas and bangkoks also will
3od this year. Both the alpine
3ptimo style panamas are being
Nj. Fancy bands seem TO be the
ION both straws and panamas.
keneral design of straws seems
a wider brim and lower crown,
a contrastst to the narrow-brim-
bats of last year.
pther striking change is noticed
line of shirts offered this year.
ugh white is always good, ie
shirt is giving way to the
]colors and darker stripes. The
stiff collar seems to be n thing
past. all the new shirts COM
n with either soft collars at
or stiff collars to match the
Shirts with blue, brown, tan
reen backgrounds, set off with
stripes blended together, seem
the most popular.
pointed-end bow tie in various
will be the most popular and
thing in neckwear, in the opin-
M haberdashers. Cut silks in
Inland tics also have vogue.
jcally- all neckwear is Of mixed
light and dark blues with fig
md corresponding shades pre-
ating.
bt tan shoes have taken the
pf the dark brown, while black
Ire always correct. Several new
of tan are being offered this
Strikingly different from the
toes of few years ago are the
shoes being shown now. Whether
that young men are dancing
nowadays or whether the long.
pointed shoes do not fit in
with the extreme lines of suits,
sare wearing the common
shoe more and more.