for the well-dressed man

illustrating a few of the more novel and uncommon luxuries and discussing accessories for men

Few of the accessories for men are new in the strictest sense of the word. Most of them are revivals and adaptations of older things, some of which are beyond the memory of most of us. These novel things, however, often have a definitely modern note in their design or colouring, or a mechanical improvement which brings them into harmony with our machine age. In that sense we can say truly that they are new, and it is in that sense which we use the word in describing men's clothes and accessories in these articles.

There is little new about the evening tailcoat, but the fact that it has been revived for more general use and is practically obligatory at the more fashionable affairs makes it one of the newer fashions for men. We speak of the new lapel line, the new collar, the new hat, and we find that they are merely adaptations and modifications of older styles, although they may differ in some detail from the things we have seen before.

The illustrations on this page present some things which are decidedly new and some which are merely variations of things already accepted. We see well-dressed men wearing opera hats in the evening, and most of these are covered with grosgrain or some ribbed silk. The two illustrated here are quite different. Satin covers one, making it nearly as brilliant as a silk topper. This immediately suggests its use with a dress coat which has satin-faced lapels and lining. The other hat has a black woolen cloth stretched over its collapsible frame. This, of course, has no lustre at all.

Also for evening is the dress, shirt with a much narrower, shorter bosom than men have worn heretofore. The bosom is white pique. Made of the same material is a white backless waistcoat cut with the fashionable "V" opening at the front, and a white bow tie also of the same .material. The tie has rounded corners in keeping with the rounded corners on the wings of the plain white linen collar.

• In the realm of sports and country accessories are novel cuff clasps designed in two colours of gold. Hinged at one edge and secured by a bar-and-socket catch, the clasp is fastened through the button-hole, first passing over the edge of the cuffs, as shown in the illustration. The strap-watch for country wear has a very sportsman-like woven pigskin strap, white gold case with yellow gold brackets, clasp, and bands about the straps. An additional feature of the watch is the absence of a stem or any other visible means of winding it. It winds itself.

For golf, a shoe with a strap, secured at the sole of the shoe and finished at one end with an eyelet through which one of the laces is passed in the manner illustrated, offering support to the arch of the foot. The cigarette case illustrated shows a monogram executed as a band decoration. Blue letters on yellow gold make an attractive combination. The black cigarette box with an automatic lighter not only presents a smoke, but lights it as well.