In evening clothes little change is to be noted. The coat is shaped to the waist, and
the tails, which are cut at an angle, end two inches above the back of the knee. The
trousers are full and wide, and have a stripe down the side or not, as preferred. The
waistcoat is single-breasted. The evening coat is faced with silk only to the lapels, and
has a cloth collar. Evening dress is worn on all formal occasions after seven o'clock. The
dinner jacket -or "tuxedo", as it is foolishly called-is made of vicuna or dress cloth, and
is for informal evening occasions. It is used much in summer, even at hotel hops and
ordinary evening entertainments in the country, and at all but the most fashionable watering-
places.
Shirts for evening wear are perfectly plain, white-bosomed, two shirt buttons, collars
attached or unattached, cuffs attached. For evening the straight standing three-inch collar
is the most fashionable. Shirt buttons should be of white enamel, gold, or pearl. The tie is
the straight self-tied linen bow, square ends, for evening dress, and the black silk bow,
self-tied, with square ends, for dinner coat. Top-hats are rather straight up and down, with
slightly curling brims.. Silk or top hats worn with evening coats and Derby or black alpine
felt with dinner or Tuxedo jacket. There is a reaction against the opera or crush hat. There
is a tendency to wear colored hose with evening dress. The colors must be subdued, however,
and the material must be silk. If lisle thread hose are used, they must be black.
