The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-25

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ground and trail at the back for such are
very leavy They are made OF all great
coat materials. ard usually are lined with
some cosy. long-haired fur that shows at
the edges and makes a big collar. These
great collars often arc detachable. and
when one with cuffs or muff 10 match Is
applied 10 a modest great coat the gar
meLt takes on a queenly look Corduroy,
fur-trimmed, Is excellent and very styl-
ish, but ii crushes easily. Tho real thing,
hoWever-that is, the all-fur garments
away above the art Of imitaiors. The
one sketched here was broadtail. finished
With Russian sable, and Persian lamb is
seen in similar garments For prone
naders such are dreadfully out OF place.
because they are digniied enough 10 call
for a whole procession Of carriages.
The square box coat TO the heels, Of
lightweight covert or kersey, is the pop
ular garment 1t Is made up in light
weight wateF-prOOfed stuffs and serves
all possible needs. Water-proOfed fabric
IS always very warm. the process that
Keeps out water usually keeping out wind
too. Where the covert is not treated in
this way the coat may be worn frankly
over a knit under-jaCket. For all sport
ing occasions such a coat Is just the
thing, and the winter tramper and golfer
especially effect the style. Empire coats,
with deep yokes. are developed along
dressy lines and In lightweight stuffS.
The sleeves are too close at the shoulders
10 permit them being slipped on with entire
ease. and that is a pity, but they are
otherwise well adapted for wear over
dainty dresses. They are made Of deli
cate putty color, pale gray, and such
shades, ard lined handsomely, that they
may be suitable for wearing 20 the thea
ter over handsome dresses There IS
fancy for ornamenting such coats with
stitching. or even embroidery, and some
handsome effects are accomplished IN
applique work. Two empire coats appear
In the accompanying picture. Biscuit
broadcloth was the material of the one
beside the initial picture. It's fronts were
ornamented with brown sOutache, and
the white satin Of revers and collar were
embroidered in gilt. Light tan broad
cloth was the fabric of the shorter en-
pire coat pictured. Embroidery and
stitching i'm white and white cloth folds
were It's trim mings. The average Of
trimming is below what these two ex-
amples indicate, and a look OF entire
plainness is IN excellent taste. The knee
length coats that were so plentiful early
In the season are still numerous. They
are a commendable garment, though
suited only TO tall figures
A few wise women realize that there Is
nothing for real warmth like the cape, il
II only long enough and close enough. SO
there are current several varieties of cape
recalling the comfortably long circulars
that usei 10 be a necessary part OF ev-
cry well-planned wardrobe The red
broadeloth, fur-lined circular reaching 10
the knees is seen occasionally, but it is
trimmed a bit, its wearers usually insist
ing on a finish OF fur in lapels and collar
The one sketehed was red ladies' CLOTH
finished with fine silk braid and stitching
in black. and lined with Russian sable
This garment is a favorite abroad, but
there is quite plain. gaining this trim
ming In its transference here.
All sorts of snug short coats OF the
reefer and box variety are worn, and
women are beginning TO understand that
there is more warmth for the lower part