The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-12-13
STREET WEAR FOR THE
COLD WINTER MONTHS

Naturally the winter girl wants
something that Will permit freedom of
action, and at the same time look
well and stylish on her For the win
ter girl is above the girl of style.
Though at summer she may at times
relax and let comfort take first prec-
edence TO. such an. extent that it crowds
out all else in her calculations, in win
ter she is apt to take different view
Of things and adapt costumes that are
beautiful, but nevertheless .comforta-
bile.
How shall this problem be solved of
combining beauty, elegance, grace and
comfort? Let the fit of the garment be
perfect to the natural figure but do
not crowd at any point You will gain
just as good an effect and really bet
ter, for there. viii not. be that -pained
and cramped look about the wearer or
the costume.
An ideal style for heavy winter and
one that at the same time contains
all of these elements of comfort is the
long coat coming down and practi-
cally entirely covering the dress. This
garment can be worm over the thinneSt
lace costume or the most delicate silk,
and while keeping the wearer warm
and dry, viii also prevent any harm
from coming to the under suit.
For such a purpose cloth garment,
extremely plain and heavy, is Just the
thing, but this cloth garment will be
most undressy and rather unprepos-
sessing in appearance. 1t suggests too
much of the rain coat idea, and the
rain coat, although an excellent gar
ment and all right in its place. is not
to be considered outside of a limited
sphere.
An ideal coat in this long form is
something of velvet Though it may be
M NM ii hos
a certain beauty and refinement to it
that Immediately brands it as an arti-
Gle for dressy wear and the woman
with a velvet coat on is CARRIED for
shopping, for calling, or, if necessary,
even for an evening entertainment.
Some Of these coats suggest, in a
measure, the old style of the newman
ket. The more popular form how
ever, is not so tight to the figure, but
leans more to the graceful empire mode,
although not possessing ali the feat
ures incumbent upon this style. 9th
. ers, again, do not even have the yoke
effect of the empire, but with barest
suggestion of a curve in at the waist i
otherwise fall full and gracefully to
the ground. This latter form is one
OF the most popular,
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Every woman who can afford it in
cludes in her wardrobe some kind of a. !
heavy coat that is suitable for the most
] severe winter weather. Something that
can be worn in billiards. in heavy
snowstorms and that she can put on |
when driving or sleighing in zero |
weather.
With the great vogue of furs today |
the three-quarter length fur coat has /
attained a marked degree of popularity
for this class of wear. Gray squirrel |
is a favorite form, mink is another, |
while sable is by some deemed the most |
acceptable.
For more clement wear there is an |
infinite variety of styles to select from.
Many woman, however, is at loss /
to know what TO get when she wants
a coat that is the extreme of dressi-
ness, but that is at the same time
heavy enough to protect her from the
coolest winds of winter, even when she
is wearing a thin, Iow-necked gown
underneath.
An excellent solution for this prob
lem is found in some kind of a three
quarter length garment that is of cloth
heavy-as regards weight and thick
ness-and light as regards color and
finish. Smooth cloths are much in IA
vor for this style Of garment. Broad
cloth, ladies' cloth and the smooth fin
ished cheviots are much in demand,
these being deliberately trimmed with
$1,000
broideries.
A stylish and up-to-date mode shows
a three-quarter length coat of pastel
blue ladies' cloth 1t is belted in at the
waist by a wide gathered band of black
panne, which same materials trims the
collar. The upper portion of the coat
is adorned with cape effect made of
two bands of Russian lace held to-
gether by self colored straps of panne
velvet. This same Russian lace also
trims the full lower sleeve, while an
applied motif on the back is the only
trimming Of the garment below the
waist line
One of the most favored styles for
general wear however, is the walking
suit in some of its heavier forms. Rough
goods are almost invariably the IA
vored forms. Smooth effects are all
right for the outer wraps, but they do
not seem to take for the whole suits
else they be of plaids or some other
elaborate designs on this order. Heavy
zibeIine is a particularly favored form,
although rough mixtures in cheviot and
camel's hair are popular as well.
Hats 10 be worn with any of these
suits or outer garments may be either
large or small. 1t would seem as
though for the planned affairs some
hat on the toque variety would be the
thing. and so it is-for those that can
wear IL. But as every woman with keen
perception knows, the toque is hat
that cannot be worn by all women. In,
fact. a large style is much more becom-
ing TO the average woman than small
hat or bonnet And thus it is that even
in the palmer shapes large effects are
much favored. s
Recent millinery shows plainly the
impress of ideas gained from the Earls .
court exhibition of fashions throughout
the ages. Conspicuous among these
are the cavalier hats with their sweep
ing plumes and jampot crowns. they
are extremely becoming, and while they
look hest in mastic, dove gray or fawn ,
colored felt. with white plumes, black
ie even more popular. and they are /
worn also in white and in all colors
Sbenherdess hats. too, are among the ,
new departures in millinery In pale |
gray. light blue or white felt bound I
With black. the shepherdess hat forms
sharming frame for young aB6 I
nrefty face. Sometimes the brim is
raised on a bandeau of velvet rose pet !
ale and oftener velvet bow rests on {
the hair under the left brim in front. ,
To connlete the picturesque effect the
maj should be worn with Marie An !
toinette fichu of shot silk.
Buttons. especially velvet buttons,
,,a,-o nome back into fashion with
--,,sb II their wake have arrived pas
tf1loe If black or colored velvet. They
ore 80 sewed on like buttons, or are laid
-. ,,,+ar,-als on the rappings pattes, c