The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04

. Upon the Boulevard Haussmann they
are showing handsome coats of velvet
These are OF medium length and ele-
gnntIy trimmed. They were brought out
40 soon a. the Trouviils season was
over; and they will be purchased and
taken to Cairo, where you see all sorts
OF coats. from lace even to firs
81. Moritz In also inviting its winter
colony and the gowns and coats are be-
ing built for the gay season along the
south CT Europe.
Velvet. Just at this moment. II the ma
teriai OF the popular fancy. II Is worn
In coats and In nuns and in hat trim
Sninga. Black. while the most popular.
by no means holds entire supremacy
and you see velvets OF all hues. one OF
the handsomest shades being velvet OF
full deep green to correspond with auto
mobile red in depth. Indeed the two
automobiles are much CONFERENCE.-The
deep red and the deep green.
The Velvet Coat.
The general run OF velvet coats show
a coat that Is half way below the belt.
This medium length. generally 30 trying.
II assisted by the method OF trimming.
The fronts of the coat are turned back
and deliberately faced. and often the coat
Is belted In baggy blouse at the waist
line. AT the neck the coat Is turned
back again into two broad iapels. This
rather eccentric style OF coat In very
popular just now.
One OF the singular new combinations
OF the season Is the odd mixture OF fur
and velvet some OF the coats showing
hitherto unknown uses Of the two ma
tcrfals In combinations.
A beautiful coat OF dark red velvet.
30 deep as to be almost invisible, was
helted a. the waist In a Russian blouse
effect. The lower part OF the coat was
turned back and both fronts were faced
with ermines looking as though the coat
were lined with H. Ermine lapels trim
med the waist A broad band OF black
velvet sppliqned with roses confined the
waist
Another coat was OF Roman blue velvet.
Il was OF medium length and very tight
htsing The yoke was Of mink fur and
two broad bands OF mink extended down
the front 10 the bottom Of the coat. A
very large mink muir-s picture muff--
was carried with THIS coat
Quite different from these are the mill
tary coats % velvet with their smar,
hrass buttons One Of these coats vas
hulIt upon tho most tight fitting lines In
the back u Sc, closely into the ngurs
and vas strapped with broad bands Of
black silk braid to make Il seem all the
NE1k"fs kHF AFtHt 8aAA
was single breasted and was fastened
/ with big brass buttons engraved wlth
/ ths royal arms ~ France All the French
aattoas have the Arnz worn BY Eugease
ana her rssinae and 80 general Is this
Tia, II 10 one way OF telling the imported
l coat.
Coats OF Grs<n-
Another coat Was 0. pear green velve,
l that rather bright shade which ~ 10 ef
/ feStive when sbundantiy trimmed with
sahie II was q short coat Suttoned with
brass buttons and perfeetly straight aione
the front iine from chin 20 hem. The mil
itary effect was heightened n anything hy
the tail sable collar and thu tiny rim oi
sable down the front iapel OF the coat
Green coats are nnch worn that you
wonder ~ they Will last CT II the craze
Tor them will Gle out.
/ Frsnch tricc1 granite saitinr. Engllsf
Oxford, the new Scottish heather tweeds
ana AL the varieties OF e&msls hair are
used In these coats. and many OF taess
| cloths are trimmed with velvet instead OF
fur. Few plain coats are seen. all OF them
having touch either Of fur or OF con.
tras,ing velvet. A new rough cloth /,
beige. very similar TO eamel's hair.
MIA the velvet seats. velvet gsunl