Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1877 — Spring Fashions for Men’s Wear. [ARTICLE]

Spring Fashions for Men’s Wear.

The prevailing style for general wear is a morning coat and vest from a black or blue diagonal cloth, with fancy cassimere trousers of a pattern adapted to the figure of the wearer. The most fashionable coat is made with three buttons to button, moderately cut away in front, of medium length in the waist and skirt, and without flaps on the hips. Waistcoat single-breasted, with a step collar. For trousers the principal styles are checks over a striped ground, and stripes or plaids over a diagonal ground. They are still cut wide to the leg, hut a trifle smaller at the knee and a shade larger at bottom than formerly. In fancy suitings for undress wear the leading style of coat is a single-breasted sack, to button three or four buttons, cut straight in front and rounded off a little at the bottom. Waistcoat without a collar. The two-button morning coat, with pockets under flaps on the hips and an outside breast-pocket patch, is also in good style and finds much favor. For better wear the double-breasted frock coat is the only garment in good taste, and continues to be made from the diagonal worsted goods. Blues rather predominate this season, and are an agreeable change. Silk breast-facings ana flat braid are still used where a very smart coat is desired, but plain facings and. a narrow-bound edge is preferable for ordinary wear. Satin or galloon bindings are to be avoided. The frock will also be very fashionable in light colors, and this with trousers to match is the costume en regie for Jerome Park and similar places! — N. Y. Evening Post. ~ —Olive Logan says, she’d like to be an Englishman’s wife and have him ask her to bring him his boots! She'd make him -think a~ tornado- had- struck the house.— Detroit Fret Press.