CORONATION AND THE FROCK COAT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7446, 22 May 1911, Page 7

CORONATION AND THE FROCK COAT

Is the frock coat doomed ? Man, that is to say, the West Ender about own, is, it appears, in a state of dire perplexity as to what will he the correct attire to be seen in at the club or thepark during the coming season. Then there will he the Coronation festivities,' special matinees at theatres, select afternoon parties at the Ritz or Rumpelmeyer's. The great problem awaiting solution is, therefore, whether the sombre-looking frock coat should be retained or definitely abandoned for the smarter and lighter morning coat. According to a sartorial expert, the probability is that this season will EteD the triumph of the latter garment. ’’There can be no doubt,” one authority assured a ’’Daily News’’ representative, ’’that the morning coat is more 'dressy* and elegant than tho ’frock.’ It is not so heavy, and can lend itself to quite a number of variations. It may be -worn with a silk hat oria felt hat, a white waistcoat or a fancy vest, and trousers of the same material or trousers of a different pattern. You may take it from me that it will be the ’thing this summer. Coronation or no Coronation, the frock coat cannot go out. For one frock coat we have on order, we . turn out one hundred morning -coats.” "It is idle to suggest,” continued our informant, ’’that the morning coat cannot be worn at Court functions. So far from this being the case,-I am certain that at the garden parties given by the King the morning coat will greatly preponderate over the heavier-looking 'frock.' And silk hats will also be a great deal in evidence.” ' Here is, according to onr authority, a forecast of the correct dress for man’s wear this season: ’’Dark grey morning coat, with a wide or narrow binding. Vest of same material with a white slip. Striped troupers, displaying- a somewhat bolder design than those now actually worn.”