Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03

the cavaliers of the middle ages have
men indulged in more riotous display
cf color as is reflected in the neck
wear color schemes of today.
Bright colors are all the go and
these enhanced by rather wild pat
terning surely make the mans cravat
an outstanding feature of his attire.
The finest lustre silks and satns are
employed as foundations for these
ties.
Charvets, mogadors and repps. Con-
ventional figures, floral effects ana
the bolder ideas in stripes and blocks
IAN add their color or decorative
motifs too varied and diversified to
Edetail. You'1l have to see them
and hear them.
shirts Are Boldly Patterned
Patterned shirts are the vogue and
!; these largely have collars to match.
In other days of more sedate dress
ing, when shirts were accompanied
with the patterned collar at all the
pattern was usually fine stripe or
a modest dot.
But today there are very elaborate
stripple treatments of bold stripes
with conventional designs interven-
ing or else all-over floral, scro or
geometrica figure motifs Most Of
these shirts have the laundered collar.
The soft collar is not so good for
this fall season as it was this spring.
There is a slight tendency evidenced
toward the return of the silk shirt
which has been weak since war time.
Such shirts also have the patterned
collar and of course, these shirts
i have the collar "au naturel'-rna%
is, soft. The silk shirt, however,
has not as yet come back with
sufficient strength to make factor
in the seasons fashion.
COIIegiate-Shaped Collars
Madras and pePcale cloths lead the
fiber and mercerized fabrics largely
because they lend themselves bettet
to the stiffened collar. The collar OF
the season is the varsity" or coll
legiate shape with rather deep tabs
and a narrower "V' than we have,
seen recently. The French cuff has
come back almost to the exclusion
of the barrel shape cuff.
/ Next to these patterned shirts come
the plain whites and PLAIN color
tints. The tints are most in pastel
shades of soft greys, tans, helios,
mauves, violets and such delicate
tones. These are in soft fabrics with
soft matched collars and are largely
broadcloths and similar lustre finishes
| Quieter patterned shirts are in pop
| Inns. These are very smart and come
cnly in the more expensive lines.
In such shirts the patterns are
daintier-neat stripes and the colors
are soft and almost always confined
to two tones. Flannels show a fair
amount of strength.
Young Mans Hosiery HOwls
| Not all men go in for loud hosiery,
but almost all the young do. The
young fellows nowadays wear low
shoes the year round, therefore, want
noticeable hosiery.
The sockless collegiate is passed
and the college fellow has gone to-
J the other extreme of wearing gaudi-
I est hosiery. HSuch hose are in promin-
4 ent blocks, 'plaids, bold stripes, dfa-5
4 mond effects, herringbone treatments
and what have YOU" The weaves
i are mostly worsteds, cashmere and
wool mixtures.
Some PIaids Are Modest
A trifle quieter in their tones are
4 the isles and silks and silk mixtures.
This class of hosiery go in for the
more modest plaids and stripes. Some
are accordion effects, some have con-
4 trasting clocks. The embroidered
socks and drop stitch treatments are
i not so much used. Plain colored
socks are always the reliance of the
conservative dresser and in the final
analysis the conservative dresser Is,
in the majority. but he is not the
style adherent, hence his taste ana.
his purchases, while in the majority,
Go not make food or fabric for a
fashion article. If you belong to
+Ithat class there are oodles of plain
blacks, browns, greys and tans to-
j be found in isles, mixtures, wools
and cottons as well as fine silks.
The Minor Accessories
i Handkerchiefs, the dress kind, that
peak out of your breast pockets are
either colored silks or fancy bord-
cred linens. For personal use the
conventional whites are still in order.
i Gloves show but little that's new.
Buck, chamois, pigskin, mocha and
! cape in the usual colors. The snap
/ fasteners are used much more than
the button variety.
4 Long Points the Vogue
/ Long pointed collars are the vogue.
Plain effects are more popular than
| the self-patterned piques and vale
! Effects. Semi-stiff and white are
! proper and most popular. For eve
ming dress either the wing or the
turn-down. The former leads for
formal dress.
i Pajamas are gay in pattern and
color treatment. New ideas are the.l
| knee length coat and the one-piece
garment. AS yet these are novelties
and the military model remains the
most popular.
Belts are trifle less wide than
! last year. Buckles are becoming more
and more ornate and unique.
LONG EVENING DRESSES