Year: 1870

Shoes, etc.


To commence at the most important part
of the subject on hand


THE RULING PRICES,


it may be stated that on the average there
has been a perceptible fall in rates. The
mechanical part of the tailor's establish
ment remains unchanged, as the journey
men still ask the old prices for their work.
But in the cost of the goods there is a re-
duction which is regulated by the fluctua-
tions in gold, so that manufacturers can
and do afford reduction Of ten per cent.
on last Springs prices. On the principle
that small favors are thankfully received,
customers ought to be profoundly grateful
for even this slight reduction. In the
event of gold taking another tumble, the
journeymen will reduce their rates and
clothing approximate still nearer the ante
war prices. The public ought therefore to
pray for one more Black Friday in Wall
street, gloom there creates sunshine in
thousands of homes.


Leaving prices, the next thing in order is
THE PRESENT STYLE OF GOODS.


This season the general tendency is to
use finer grade of goods than heretofore.
The persistent efforts which have been
made to introduce slightly marked or
"nobby" styles of goods have proved fail
ures to large degree, the fine trade gain
ing steadily upon it for the last two years.
The present style of business and dress
coats, in style of goods, cut and made. are
not found among the ready-made stock of
the "buzzard" shops, although they may
rank as first class.


The latest style of goods for the business
coat or dress frock is English 'diagonals in
shades of black, blue, brown, green, olive
and dahlia. Blue has been favorite for
one season, and now occupies a secondary
place, the dahlia and olive taking the lead
in Paris as well as on this side. Several
shades of Kersey Meltons and fine English
and French cloths are cut and made in a
style that is hard to initiate by speculative
manufacturers. The leading novelty in
fancy goods, however, will be undecided
diagonal stripes, with, perhaps few sub
dued plaids. For full suits which are
much worn, stripes are the newest and
most in favor. The market for plaids, less
snowy than last season, is now fully stocked
and some considerable favor is shown them
by customers.


IN ovERGARMENTs
the single sack is the general style for the
season, cut short. The surtout, which was
in favor during the Winter season, is now
discarded as unsuitable for Summer wear.
For oversacks, dark or light brown. or tan
colored Kersey, or tan brown diagonals are
the rage. The Kersey, which is rough
unfinished style of goods, appears to take
the place of the Meltons, so long favorite
for this style of overgarments. The over
sack now in almost universal favor, is cut
single-breasted with a fly front to button
close up, or be thrown back, as may be
desired.


Under-sacks are so little worn as to need
no mention.


In the line of under coats, the business
frock or English walking coat are in gen.
eral style-made to close by one button, or
button all the way up if desired. Although
the single-breasted walking coat is in use.
the double-breasted frock is the favorite.
1t is cut long in the waist, short in the
skirt, low in the neck, with broad square
shoulder, q narrow collar, medium sized
| sleeves. and skirt slightly full.


The dress, or swallow-tailed coat is made
very similar in the body to the frock, and
is also short in the skirt. The most recent
innovation on the sedate black is the blue
dress coat with the immemorial brass but
tons, which, like comets, appear and dis
appear at intervals of fifteen or twenty
years.


Single breasted frocks or morning coats
are cut very similar to the double-breasted,
except the front which rolls quite low, and
when made of rough business goods are
made with Empowered pockets on the
hips.


An evening coat of blue black silk vel
vet, cut single-breasted, with low roll,
and only one button in front, finds some
favor. The waist is of medium length,
skirt half long. collar one inch in width,
edges corded. This is for those who do
the 'nobby" in dress. Sad colored or
brown velvets are out of date. Dress suits
entirely of blue, are in vogue, but they are
exceptional. Straw-colOred, blue and
leather-colored kids are in use. the former
being the favorite.


| In vests the prevailing style is both sin
gle and double breasted, with the first
mentioned in the most general use, not
withstanding the fact that the latter is re-
garded as the most fashionable. The style
is to roll them half low on the chest, but
not as low as last season. The dress vest
remains with only three buttons, but for
business or half dress, more especially the
former, they are closed trifle higher on
the chest. The single-breasted are out
good length, without collar. White duck
vests. cut single-breasted with rolling col
lar, are fashionable. Three and five but
ton vests are the style.


PANTALoONS.


The prevailing style of pantaloons Is
what is called the half-tight style. which it
is to be hoped the wearer will not personal
ly adopt-the plain leg, tapering from
thigh to instep, ending in half spring
bottom. They are universally cut short in
the waist, with seat pockets, and cut TO it
close and snug in the body. The most
fashionable material is the diagonal stripe.
although the English side stripe is consid-
erably worn. White duck will be much
worn in the warmest weather. In Paris
now pants are cut large and loose.


SHIRTS, COLLARS, cRAvATs.


The plain white shirt Is now in gener-