TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAKCII 24. 1007.
Into history. Nothing remains for the lover
of sports but the neckerchief or attached
flannel collar. If there were some new com
bination of cravat and soft collar It would
perhaps receive Immediate popularity.
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SPKING STYLES FOR MEN
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"PEG TOP" TROUSERS IN THE IISCARD
Fnff Vnti Chow a Return ta tlis
Uaidr I of Last tn
tnry Grays Are Too
Common
With tho coming of spring the thoughts
of the young turn toward love and new
clothes, ami tho naetertlde Is tho spot on
the calendar which marks the date for
simultaneous laying aside of tho somber
dress of winter anil lent, and. blossoming
out In gnycr, lighter habits, after the
manner of all growing things when the
sun begins to spread warmer rays. With
nature there Is no change from year to
year in style or color, and the same sur
prising tn'auty Is the result, but with man
It Is otherwise; he musrt have something
new to present with each recurring season.
While this applies to men as well as
women, the former Is not put to such
straits for a choice. The assortment Is
not so great for tho male, but his Interest
In what ho will be expected to wear Is no
less keen.
For years and years our Kngllsh cousins
have tocn the arbiters of fashion, and
what Is decreed to be good form has been
accepted on this side without question,
though sometimes with remonstrance. How
ever, thero has coma to be a noticeable
consideration of American tastes In these
decrees, and some say the time will come
when tho well dressed man on this side
will take the Initiative In matters of dress.
This In a result of the recognition of the
good Judgment of the American. The spirit
of liberty and indnpendence has reached
even Into matters of clothing and the
American insists upon certain things In
spite of foreign mandates. American
products and American discrimination have
been found to be possessed of sufTlclent
merit for Americans and their Influence
have spread abroad.
linnues Mlitht bot Positive.
It Is only within the lost fow weeks that
the proposed modes for the spring of 1907
have simmered down to an easily recog
nised basis capable of Intelligent descrip
tion. In comparison with tho last prevail
lng cut of coat, there has been a tendency
to retain the length, but the new lounge
suit Is reduced a full Incb-ay to thirty
Inches fur a man five foot eight inches In
height. Tho changes are really very Blight,
but some alterations have been accepted,
among them a more full-hanging effect
from the shoulders, with only tho faintest
Indication In the buck of defining the fig
ure; very broad collar and lapels, tho latter
soft-rolled and cut with a graceful outward
wing along the edge; close n t of buttons,
well rounded cornors at the bottom, nar
row double cuff with button passing
through the outer fold, and wide stitching
on the edges and pocket
As for the trousers, they are to be some
what narrower than of yore, as well ns
shorter, with none of the peg top which
has held for so Ion;. The turn-ups at the
bottom are to be wider fully two and a
half Inches, coming Just below tho ankles.
As to materials for suits, soft finished
fabrics are most favored. The shades most ,
endorsed will lie the blue and brown. I kith
of these will bo a llttlo smarter when con
taining a green-striped or plaid design, or
the blue may have a halr-llno stripe of
white.
Through too great Introduction In every
possible effect in ready-to-wear clothing,
grays have lost some of their popularity
and will not be seen much. Tho demand
for thlB color, which Is natural during tho
warm months, will bo met with a "Iondon
fog" treatment, not greatly different from
real gTay. Furple suitings threatened for
a time, but do not seem to "mike good."
This Is because of the unsatisfactory np
pearance of tho doth after slight wenr.
Flannels will continue to hold their own
for the country and sports, and may be
gray In tone or cream-colored, preferably
with a dark blue or green vertical stripe.
In brief, the striking features of the Vfl
suits will be the longer, wider lapel with
close fitting collar and three buttons. The
trousers will not be so wide nor so long
and the turnup will be wider. liniad
shoulders will still remain, but without
exaggeration. Among the fabrics It must
not be omitted that serges refuse to be
driven from the lkid. "
Fancy Vests Fnneler.
Fancy vests will still be "In the ring."
If anything they will be fancier than ever.
Many people are of the Impression that
men are obliged to wenr too somber cloth
ing; they long for an opportunity to Insert
some snap and color. For the young,
striped flannels will continue to he worn.
They will be without collars and may or
nyiy not have flaps on the pockets. The
bottom points are deep and there are four
of five buttons.
Pome manufacturers show waistcoats
double-breasted with two buttons on each
sUle. A very striking idea Is the front
rut so that four buttons furm a diamond
shape. The elaborate walnteoat treatments
of a century ago are cropping out in some
of the offerings, nnd the return to olden
Styles la not resented.
To add to the gayety which It Is plain
dealers are Inaugurating Into men's dress,
cravat rlns of novel designs are on the
market and with gayer ties do not f-tl
to enliven the appearance of his clothing.
For hot weather wear there la really noth
ing offered to replace the stock and soft
outing collar, both of which have passed
and Athletic Salts Are
Offered.
Gaudy colors are the rule and not the ex
ception In underwear and a man arrayed
In many of tho effect shown would nearly
prove a human Raster egg In appearance.
tine, pink, purple, bright yellow, and even
gorgeous red are soma of the startling
shades which are displayed In the show
windows and meet with ready sale.
The prices for the g:udy garments have
been brought within the reach of all and
their popularity has been such as to ma
terially decrease the sales In the standard
lines of balbrlggan garments.
Reeent novelties displayed are those In
all line fabrics and mcRli, which, it Is as
serted, are much more comfortable than
those of other materials. But It has been
said that the corpulent person should be
ware of tho exclusive use of the meshed
underwear, as It la said to have a ten
dency toward congestion in the most un
comfortable portions of the masculine
anatomy.
Athle'Jo undersults for the athletic man
are among the creations manufacturers are
striving to introduce. They present the
knee length loose drawer and a later Idea
for undershirts. It la without sleeves, of
course, tho armholes being cut large, so as
to give perfect freedom of motion, and the
tails come down "claw hammer" shape, re
moving all tendencies to "bunch" and all
unnecessary cloth.
The fad has not been adopted to any
great extent In Omaha, but dealers assert
thnt as soon as its comfort Is generally
known this peculiar stylo of garment is
bound to meet with favor.
The drawers being less than knee length,
the use of hose supporters of special de
sign Is required, but the comfort and
freedom of action allowed makes them
highly desirable.
MEN'S HOSIERY IS SUBDUED
Open Weaves Are Out of Style
and Plain Colors Are
Popular,
rialn colors, with possibly clocks of sub
dued hue, will be the ruling style this year
In hosiery. In contrast to the variegated
"color schemes" of last season. Gay colors
may be had In men's hose and will, no
doubt, be worn to harmonise with the ex
treme styles In colored shirts, but the tend
ency is toward subdued hue.
Plaids and other novelties are displayed
In profusion, but the solid colors and the
ever-popular blacks and tuns will predoml
nato, and tho "louder" styles will not be
considered In good tasto by those who pay
attention to the dictates of fashion. This
is particularly the case to the man who
wears low shoes and displays a goodly por
tlon of his hmfilery to view by the admiring
public.
The deadly mosquito has at last been
vanquished by the abandonment of the open
work or lace hosiery, which have been less
in demand for several years and are now
without popular support. It Is deemed re
markable that they were ever In great de
mand on account of the discomfort expert
enced In- their use and their general tin-
cleanliness. The tendency tuward the dis
use of this style of hosiery was very pro
nounced last year and the up-to-dnte haber
dasher does not carry a single pair of the
style In stock.
SPRING OVERCOATS IN TAN
Light and nark (Jrays Compete with
Popular Shade for First
Place.
Climatic conditions are not such In
Omaha as to require tho extensive use of
the light overcoat except In the very early
spring, but their uso is proving more pop
ular every year, following closely In the
wake of eastern customs.
The styles this year ure being shown In
light and dark tans, whose utility has been
proven, but greater prominence Is given to
coats of light and dark gray fabrics. The
collars are often of velvet, but usually of
the same material as the coat and the use
of the satin facing has been almost dis
continued. The coats, following the general tendency
of suits, are of medium length and con
servative styles of workmanship. They
hang very full, but with barely perceptible
clinging at the hips In the longer styles.
BLACK GLOVES FOR MEN
Glare Effects Promise to lie tho Vogue
with Vndressed Klda
Second.
Gloves will be widely worn during tho
next few months and, tf course, at all
formal affairs during tho entire summer
season, but the styles in street gloves have
been subject to considerable change. Tana
were In great demand for this purpose last
year, but have been almost entirely dis
placed by the black glace. This is a fad
Imported from the effete east, where It has
tK-en extremely popular for several years
among the younger set and la now being
followed universally.
I'ndressed kid material will be very much
In favor In all colors on account of Its
known qualities for absorbing moisture,
but fyr dress wear the conventional white
kid glove la the only proper style.
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TO ALL our friends and patrons wc extend an Easter Greeting.
Think of itj next Sunday is Easter. Easter is the time for sun
shine and for flowers. It's the time when Nature smiles and wc
all take a fresh grip on life. It's the natural desire of every man and
boy to appear in new garments on Easter Sunday. Arc you prepared
to meet the day properly? How about your Suit? What about your
Top Coat? Is your Hat right? How arc your Gloves, Tics, etc,? Wc
arc in full bloom of Spring display of all the new things to properly
dress you for the Easter parade.
In our Suits and Overcoats for Spring wc arc showing all the new
est fabrics and styles,
Our Hat department is overflowing with the latest blocks and
colors in both soft and stiff shapes. Wc arc sole agents for the ecle
bratcd Mallory Cravcnctte Hats.
Our furnishing department is replete with all the season's fancies
in Shirts, Neckwear, Gloves, etc.
For the little fellows and their big brothers our Boys' and Children's
department on the second floor is showing all they can wish for in the
way of Clothing, Hats, Caps and Furnishing Goods; and here, also, you
will find the finest showing of Misses' Tailored Coats for Spring.
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R. S. WILCOX, Manager.
SHIRTS, COLLARS AND CUFFS
Comfort ii GWen at Well ai Btjle in
Hew Deaiens.
NEGLIGE GROWING IN POPULARITY
Turnover Collars to He More Widely
Worn with Widths for All
Neck Coat Shirts In
Demand.
In shirts a veritable wealth of styles, pat
terns and colors are offered, any one of
which will prove seasonable, and It Is to
be strictly a season of color effects. All
the seven cardinal colors have been UFod
In more than fifty-seven varieties of shades
both gaudy and subdued. The neglige shirt
Is to be more popular than ever during the
rush seasons of the last few years and
the stiff shirt has apparently lost its ad
herents, as but few will be worn or
shown.
Pleated bosoms will be more In favor
than ever, but the pleats will be much
smaller than was the cose last year, when
wide box plaits were the vogue. Tho pres
ent styles are of very narrow knife plaits
and practically make the shirts of one
thickness of material, which will be highly
appreciated by tho wearer with the advent
of warmer weather.
The unrleated shirt will also be worn
morehan ever, as Its comfort Is of un
questioned value, and dainty effects in thin
goods are being shown that will no doubt
be much the fashion as the season ad
vances. In the realm of colors the manufacturer
has apparently expended his greatest effort
and the colors shown In shirts rival the
renowned coat of Joserh. White as a
background, with small figures, stripes or
squares, wil be very much In favor and
what Is known to the trade as self-colors
or figures of the same color as the body
of the garment, will suffer lack of appre
ciation on account of the many bright
hues shown.
It Is also evident that bright pink, hello-
trope and blue skirts will be worn by many
discerning dressers, but brown hues will
be eschewed.
For extremely hot weather unstarched
shirts, with or without collars and cuffs,
will be worn a good deal and the silk shirt
of soft texture will be aa popular as ever
for undress wear.
The coat shirt has been firmly estab
lished In masculine favor and nearly all
shirts of good quality are made In this
convenient and comfortable style. Of
course, stiff white shirts nre not to be rel
egated to tho dress-suit class or entirely
Ignored, ns this stylo Is established from
custom of many years among older men
and Is as cool In appearance, If not In
reality, as many of the more modern styles.
Cliffs nnd Collars.
The attached cuffs are nlso In the as
cendancy and some novelties are being
shown In tho way of reversed cuffs. A
novelty In materlnl is a shirt of linen with
a body of French mndras, but the price Is
such as to be practically prohibitive for
general wear.
While the styles In collars have not
changed to an appreciable extent. It has
been proven that the turnover Is to be
the most widely worn of any style on ac
count of Its comfort, and he who Is blessed
with a low neck has reason for apprecia
tion, although the higher fold collars will
bo his salvation.
The turnover collars are made with wide
points, and In fact the width of all col
lars has Increased considerably. The stitch
ing will not be noticeable on the proper
thing In collars and the plain, Indistinct
stltchmg will be tho favorite. This style
will be a boon for the fat men.
In standing collars the wing collar will
be less popular than heretofore, although
Its use has increased to a large extent
during the last few seasons, and the band
collar of moderate height will displace the
wing. There are mny varieties of the lat
ter style, which will be worn Indiscrim
inately for business and dress wear during
the warm months. Straight standing col
lars for dress wear are tho only proper
tiling for strictly formal functions, but
even tho points of these are being made
with an eye to comfort by affording the
wearer considerable space.
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Eg Fine Easter Clothing for Men and Women
CHILDREN'S SPRING STYLES
come in straw with trimmings of lace, largo
ribbon bows and flowers. The flowers are
In every conceivable color and variety, per
haps the daintiest are the for-got-me-nots
and tho French roses. Very catchy are
the poke bonnets with embroidered frills,
bows of ribbons and flowers. They also
coma In straw, similarly trimmed. The
wash hats are shown In sizes from In
fants to misses. They are mado of piques,
embroidered Swisses and mulls with pretty
luce trimmings. Most of the hats this sea
son come with the buttoned crownB, mak
ing them absolutely washable.
Borne of the washable coats for the
children one and two years old are very
beautiful, having handsome hand embroid
ered cuffs and collars. The coats are mado
of fine piques and linens and are shown In
most of the delicate tints.
Many attractive shoes are shown this
season for the children. They come In
colors whiten, tans and blues. The preferred
styles are the one and two strapped san
dals. The barefoot sandal will be very
popular. These can be had this season In
patent leather, white kid as well as the
Russian leather.
L.ttle short saques for the babes are
shown to match the shoes In color. Among
the attractive novelties shown Is the In
fants short coat or Nightingale. It Is made
of white cashmere, peculiarly cut with
flowing sleeves and made elaborate with
hand embroidered designs. They cost from
$1.50 to $5.
Raster Cnrda and Flowers.
Olving of gifts or tokens of friendship
and good will Is gradually becoming a fixed
habit In the United States. The cus
tom la more general In the east than In
the west. Once given over to religious
observance and to the donning of new
clothes In honor of the day, Raster has
also become a time when friend sends
some word of greeting to friend with a
card or flowers or a gift. From a day
of religious significance It has come to
have a general secular significance, though
there remains linked with the growing cus
tom of sending so mo form of greeting the
old, old spirit of the day.
The sending or Faster curds lias become
such a general custom that the malls at
this season almost rival those of Christmas,
and go far ahead of the valentine malls.
There has been a decided evolution In the
EaBter card, Bnd new fashions prevail here,
as they do "In other things. The old styles,
with tho angels, the cross and the ess,
will never loso their popularity, however,
and they will reappear season after pea.ion.
The postal card craze has entered Into
Easter, as It has into all the other anni
versaries, and threatens the popularity of
other styles of cards. When the post curd
was llrst Introduced as an Easter memento,
a few years ago, there were those who
declared It a sacrilege and opposed Its use;
but that first feeling has worn away, and
now Its adoption has become general. With
the postal card has como also the element
of comedy, which seems Incongruous In
connection with the idea of Faster; but It
Is a mild, harmless sort of comedy, with
pictures representing little Iutrh girls und
boys having various catastrophes with egfjs
and rabbits and chickens. There nro some
large cards In the way of chickens and
rabbits, and by their sides a bit of paste
board, which, pushed back, reveals vari
colored eggs mndo of crinkled tissue paper.
These are among the novelties In Easter
cards. In the samo way as the egg is
opened In another cord n flower pot Is
displayed, with a blooming rose openlnif
from It, and other devices are shown on
the same plan.
The Easter card has been elaborated In
many ways from tho simple affair it oncu
was. The designs of some are very artis
tic, showing old themes with modern treat
ment. The sale of Easter cards by the whole
sale houses has been unprecedented thl,
year. For several years the increaso In
the demand has been noticeable, but the
gales this year have gone fur uhead of
thoso of any year past. Tho denier puts it
down to the general prosperity of the
country, but one must allow something for
the growth of tho spirit of giving and re
membering prompted by the slgnltlcance of
the season.
A leading florist declares that within ten
years tho sale of Easter llowers has in
creased threefold. It usod to be that the
dealer in llowers had his heaviest season
at Christmas, but now Easter Is the busbt
time of the whole year. For six months
ahead the men In the conservatories ar
preparing flowers to bo tmipped to th
cities for the Easter trade. People thlnls
In flowers at this anniversary, itnd thelp
thoughts are sent hither and thither, keep
Ing a thousand messengers busied deliver
lug.
The flower dealers months in advanca
are sending scouts to tho conservatories t
see what new thing In the way of plants
can bo produced for the Easter buyer,
liants belonging to summer months and
late spring aio forced and urged and
coaxnd until they bloom Just at Easter.
Ing ago tho florists learned to cheat na
ture, und now they know no seasons In
llowerB. With a hint to the man at the
conservatory, a llttlo while In advance,
out) can have bloomtng lilacs in Januury
and chrysanthemums In the- spring.
Ascension lilies, because of thHr connec
tion, with the day, are always tho favorJte
Easter gift.
Miialnga of a Cynlo.
Many a man's principles are sound; In
fact, nothing but sound.
Many a fullow is contented because lis
la too lazy to make a kick.
Almost uny poet could write magazine
articles on how to live on $10 u week.
Tho living tho world owl a man costs
more to collect than It Is worth.
Of course, people curry opera glasses to
the theator for tho looks of tho thing.
lntween airships and submarine boats
tho coming generation won't be on ttiu
level.
"Handsome is as handsome does" is a
comforting metto fcr tho follow who isn't
Tho avorato woman's idea of charity la
to knit bedroom slippers for tho I lot tea
tots. It is when woman can't got a dlvorosj
that she Is apt to regard marriage aa
failure.
Tho pessimist doesn't bellove In puttlruj
off till tomorrow tho trouble he can bxmvtr,
today.
Some men are thrown in tho shad by
their rivals, and others stand in their own
light.
Tho naturalists won't admit It. but I Tiavsj
a strong suspicion that the bold eagloa m
the married ones. New York; Time.
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Buy before Easter we will trust you for all the Spring Clothing you want
Large stock of New Styles is here. 72 Stores Factory to Wearer.
Cash Store Prices, $1.00 a week.
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Men's Suits $7 to $20
Raincoats 10 to 18
Genesee Shoes for Men 3.50
Boys' Salts 2 to 5
Tooth's Salts 5 to 15
Ladies' Suits
Raincoats
Sprint Coats
Millinery
Oxford Shoes
19 to $30
10 to 20
7 to 30
2 to 9
2 to 4
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Chnrmlna; Possibilities la Material
Presented Despite ecesalty for
simplicity in Trent men.
Simplicity should characterize the dresses
fo.- children but even with tills always in
view charming possibilities may be de
veloped In planning and ccmpleting these
little frocks. 'Wat.h material is usually
selected for the younger children from one
to two years of age. Those made with
yokes are the preferred styles for little
girls and are very daintily made with tucks
and lace. Ivittle (lietchen dresses are also
shown on empire lines. Doth long and
short sleeves are shown In these and the
materials generally used are I'ersiun lawns,
nainsooks and barred dimities. For little
boys the pleated drosses all in one suit are
considered correct. Ttiey are Hussiun blouse
effect, some are trimmed with embroidi-ry
bands and have Dutch neck, and short
sleeves for mid-summer. For older chil
dren from two to six years, waist dresces
are fast taking the place of the Freneh
frocks, which were shown two seasons agu.
They aro made very elaborate this season.
Very small Lox plaits stitched cIobo to
gether worn with a broad saisb. to define
the waist line are very god. The short
puffed sleeves gathered into laee-frllled
bands are pretty and the lower ediio of the
skirt is either hemstitched or trimmed with
insertion above the hern. The material is
Usually dotted Swiss, Persian lawns or
checked dimities. These dresses range In
price from $1.50 to IIj. Honnets for little
folks come In endlins variety. There la
the plain little French cap for the tiny
babe but for the child about a year old
the swell thing Is the little turban made of
shirred mull or dotted ewlss. They also
Easter Greeting
Moaie Ckrisio
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