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' , ' " - - " ' " ' " - . i 1 11 ' American Styles Dominate in Spring Clothes for Men London, to which all tho world turned for years for fashions for men Is no longer recognized as tho leading style center AVhile the stjles of this spring stijl show the Influence of English de s gnrag thev ha a been n er can zed to such a gr at extent that tno ay now look to (. h cago ani ev "iork for authontat e lleas 1 or se eral seasons English des gn ng plus American ta loring hi e made a powerful comb nation B t tho clothes of this spr ng show English design ng improved by inier can ideas pi s American tailoring making a ft II more powertul and forceful comb nat on The style' the workmanship tho fabr cs the patterns and colors of th s forth coming season ha e pe er been sur massed for cleA eruess and serv oeabil itV The American method of tailoring for years has held the supreme position in the world of clothes matin,, The looms abroad for centuries produced "Mas that were far superior to those of -nnerica, but the foreign tailoring has never been bro ght up to standard of ours at home. The h gh rank in which our tailoring stands has still not 6atis fied our manufacturers and this year finds many improved methods in work man ship The fabrio of Europe which for many generations knew no superiority th s spring finds the cloths of 4mer a bidding for equal honors Years of practice and obervation of the Euro pean methods have produced skilled artists in America whose fabrics Tival those of the looms abroad This season we n ay expect to see as many cTbmestta fabr os ta lored jip into suits and over ooats as fabrics from Europe Cloth crs and merchant ta lors are more optim stic th a spr ng than they hao bee l for se eral seasons They feel assured that tl e st les that have been reated for iho forth omlng sea sou w 11 appeal to all classes ages and sizes of men They pred ct better b s ness the pred ot the universal adop tion of Vmer can styles For several past seasons there has been a tendency for mature n en to fol low the lead set by young men by wear ing lively clothes A man was as young as his clothes Many uon in the r thir t es and fort es looked 1 We college lads Bit th s spr ng to a 1 m ted degree we f nd th s cond t on reversed, with young men a b t more conservative, follow ng the stjles set by their fathers and older brothers Des gners this spring have created many st) les for young n 6n that tho gh q let in make p ana resembl ng much the styles of older men are indeed at tractive Many are 6hown with short stubby well rounded rolling lapels quite unlike those of previous seasons They are shown in two and three but ton coats of a very conservative na ture For spring and si mmer nearly all the suits are unVned Th s gives more com fort on warm days be ng lighter in we ght and the coat holds its shape better In many stocks there are su ts that are one quarter and one half 1 ned for men who live in local tleB where the weather varies Suits as a wholo this spring promise to be chesty and extremely forn f tting This of course appl es onlv to yo ng men s fashions The coats are severely tailored and follow closel the lines of the body They are snug n appearance but in raoBt nBtancos not so ght as to ma! e then unoomfortable The one button suit b ds fair for su premacy u 30 ng men b styles this spring It is a very landsome model that 1 rsfc saw the 1 ght of day last fall but pron sob to occ y the spot 1 ght on the stago of good d ess th s spring It buttons son e hat 1 Ke the Tuxedo and in n ost nstancoB has long and extreme ly wide rolling lapels In th a n odel aga n we f nd the 1 nes of the coat fol losing closely the lines of the body Speaking of lapels n general this sea son we n ight say thai they will be n uch wider than ever and in most cases peaked rounded and rolng There are uanj that are short and stubby while there is still tt tendency for the rad ca yo ng fellow to choose those that roll to the second button The gorge of the coat will be cut much higher and deeper than has beep tho custom before in American styles This is son ewhat an adaptation of the German fashion. The collars of the coat are cut very high and broad sot ting well onto the collar of the sh rt The low cut vest is here in. a strong contingency this year bringing the shirt into fuller view The styles shown this season resemble closely those of about ten years ago Most of them have roll ng lapels and are worn w th the first b tton open The majority have five buttons while some few have six and seven b ttons White and fancy waistcoats that were in the he ght of the r popular ty a few seasons ago are back again They are shown in striped effects and solid colors Most of them are low cut, f ve button styles with wide rolling lapels Double breasted vests are coming nto favor with many smart dressers They are shown .with wide rounded rolling lapels Taey will be worn n early spring but not so much during the sum mer because of the r double thickness The trousers this year are cut much in the same style) as last fall They are narrow and straight and quite snug around the wa st and in the seat The young men will wear them a trifle shorter with narrow cuffs of about one quarter to one half Inch in w dth Most of the older men will wear their trous ers the same as usual with the bottoms touching the heel They will wear them without cuffs First and foremost in the world of new patterns for spring comes the Glen Urquhart pla dTt s a beautiful effect that sho Id be even more popular this spr ng than the Tartan pla d was last fall It comes in all colors with large overpla ds and stripes running either wav The Tartan plaid will also be worn, to a great extent this spring as will various shades of blue gray brown and green. Palm Beach s Ik linen and many other warm weather fabrics are sure to be in great demand this summer They are far neater garments this spring than those shown in previous seasons They are tailored in s ngle and double breasted styles some with Norfolk backs and many with roll lapels la-pels There are many mnovat ons m suits for sporting wear The Norfolk in many 3 ffefent Styles will be -worn for golf There are many novel deas for tennis automobiliog polo etc SPRING OVERCOVT STYLES Each season is an era for new style each season witnesses the pass ng of the old and ushering in of the new The Balmaoaan for the present at least has come to ts doom that loosely made garment wh ch for the last five or s j seasons atta ned the supremacy n thfa overcoat world s no longer supreme It has been supplanted almost ent rely by many new and worthy creations But the influence of the Balmacaan is still in evidence in the styles of th s spr ng The Baggy coat wh ch re em bies the Balmacaan somewhat prom ises to be the star in the overcoat cast for the forthcoming season. It is not as loose as the Baalmacaaan and more se erely tailored, with set m eleeves and raglan shoulders rouble breasted coats with roll lapels will also be shown to a great .extent by most clothiers It Is n most cases very form fitting following closely the 1 nes of the body There are models with self or velvet collars and velvet pip ng down the edges The Conservat ve Chesterfield will be w th us again It s shown n 1 ght we ght v cunas tweeds and homespuns n solid colors of bine brown black and gray |