Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1875 — Gentiemen's Spring Fashions. [ARTICLE]

Gentiemen's Spring Fashions.

The principal novelties for spring wear are in fancy checked suitings, or which the Knickerbocker is the leading one. They are made up in either the new style of a single-breasted, three-but-ton sack coat, or two-button morning coat. In point of novelty the three-but-ton coat has the preference. It is cut of medium length and shaped so as to define the figure smartly. The top button is rather high, and the fore part is sufficiently cut away from the third button to display the waistcoat. There are four cutside patch-pockets, and the coat is always worn with three buttons buttoned. The sleeve is finished with a single hole and buiton, and stitched round the bottom to correspond with the edges. The waistcoat is made single-breasted, without a collar, cut long and with four outside patch-pockets, to match the C3at. The two-button morning coat, from fancy suitings, is cut of good length, and made with flaps on the hips and pockets under, and one outside breast-pocket, patch and button, or with a welt. The waistcoat single-breasted, with a stepcollar. , „ Trousers are cut straight and full to the leg, with side-pockets and welt on the side seams, without any spring at the bottoms, and to fall naturally on the boot. In worsted coatings the “ Sandgrave” is the only novelty to attract attention. It is after the style of a honeycomb pattern, decidedly new, and is made in black and very beautiful soft colors, suitable for spring overcoats. The diagonals are mostly of quiet, neat styles, principally of the feather, twill and “ Mayo” patterns. A. bolder style, known as the Poole diagonal, in black and blue, is one of the most effective. From these goods the two-button morning coat, cut rather long and with plain skirts, is a special favorite. The pockets are in the plaits, the edges flat braided, the fore part and skirt cut away from the low er button to suit the figure, and sometime an outside breast pocket is used, made with a welt. The sleeve is finished with a plain false cuff. For better wear the frodk coat is still the leading garment, the principal change being that it is now sometimes .made to wear four buttons buttoned. This style, however, is likely to be more popular in England, where the climate will better admit of its being worn, than here. They are worn somewhat shorter in the skirt than during the winter, but still of good length. The lapels are cut rather bold and inclined to droop a little at the top, with silk breast facings to the buttonholes and edges flat braided, or plain facing and bound narrow. A white double-breasted waistcoat is worn with this coat to show above the turnover of the lapel, and the trousers of a medium colored stripe in a neat pattern. In England it is very general to wear rough cheviot checked trousers with a frock coat, especially for morning wear. The prevailing style in overcoats is a single-breasted Chesterfield, shaped very little to the figure, faced with silk levanline to the button-holes or front edge and flat braided. It is usually worn buttoned, but is made with a soft front to roll back if desired. The pockets are made with flaps, to go in or out, and an outside breast-pocket with a welt. The sleeve is finished with a plain round cuff'. The “ Sandgraves'' already referred to, in medium shades of drab, gray, Oxford and browns, are the most stylish goods for overcoats. — Home Journal.