The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-08
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seensi ii III rs,
The wais tcoat plays an irnportan
+ part IN She revived direct eire coat
7 land is the one note OF color toSbe lseel
y on many smart wal goWns: rhi
d relic of tnrbulen Z Zines Is now Otter
4 made of Kid %elab oratelss en- roideret
! orEs imply stitched; as the fancy rug
! Isgests. But perhaps the spirit of tn.
) iirectofre IS most TAI fully adheres
1 Ito in the wrap coat Of the early III
t tumn. correctsi in every detail OF s!re
vers and quaint turnover coll lar.
n Elm direct contrast to the directoire
i coat Is a new style Of Iousxx jack
u ct, which is interesting II onl y a show,
8 ing how busy fashion is ins d eyts1ng
& novel schemessto tempt our sartorial
cut in Ave narrow pieces, This ar-
rang cement gives the wearer very
4 slim waist, but takes away the correct
I Louis style of the garment. The coat
I opens a little in front, and the $revers
narrow as they approach the waist
I line, where they almost reach thesvan-
fishing point, Widening out again on
the basque, which is cut all in one
with the coat This little coat is exs
ceedinglys swagger, carried out In vel,
wet with revers5 OF MORE silk; in fact
this handsome silk will besyery much
used for trimming The Louis and Hen
ri i Nv coats The pa1tfcula style of.
coat has two distinct functions-it5
either forms part Of an entire costume
or assumes the role Of separate
jacket When worn IN i his latter cas-
paclty the sleYcs are only elbow
length, the n1anches OF the dress with
which 81 t is worn descending below
them.
"cretes'; are one Of the latest del
=velopna ents Of 1891 trimming They
are merely narrow scalloped frtlls Of
silk shirred and set on upside downz
so5that they stand up ike exaggerated5l
headings. 5s
Cinnamon broadcloth, braided with
black, is tile combination chosen for
one smart loose coat OF three-q uarterI
length that has recently crossed the
water apropos Of which there is a
good deal OF this red-brownt tint APP
parent in displays of the newest out
door garments. IT. Is a warm red rus
set#peculiarly appropriate for a,l tumns
If not for most types of beauty
Thin materials were Eorngf all the a
autumn IN factthey viii be conspics
nous during the Winter months. One
of the fancies Of the moment is a
heavy open mesh net. charming
model is of deep ecru net mounted Is
over8a black silk skirt. The skirt is b
shirred at the waist line and%there Is IS
i deep fiounce shirred to the upper
skirt headed by two rows of black 81
nohair braid which is put on in scal5si
ops The braid appears IN the same !,
at the hem. The bodice is
1irred across the should ers8and the
olds are drawn down into a belt
made of two pieces Of wide braid In s
he back these are sewed together to t$s
make little coat tails. The upper part
( the bodice turns over to show q lit 81
lie chimisette of ecrus batiste, which is II.
lightly embroidered with black. The =!
leeyes are shirred into the armhole IL
no MAKE d. pun S5AlSHxi 7ss
nd shirred again there. The deep s.
uff which reaches nearly to the ell Esss
ow. is composed of the shirred mate
al held fiat to the arm by rows OF 81
lie black braid s,
Tile habit coat (which vii accom- =
an walking skirts bids fair to- be a
ain and the sleeves; like those in rs.
ost garments, will be mod erate. An Ia q
fective model OF light weight mus. e
I'd brown cloth is trimmed with a IA
lssementerta braid. The skirt Is t. ~
ing in small box p1atts. and with the
iception Of the front breadth and -
tached just&a bout the knee with lit 81
sclusters%of braid loops. The bot -
N OF tlleSs skirt IS trimmed with rathstss
an elaborate patti tern d oneSin the t -
aid, at this point hte plaits are ~ a.
It free. The bolero has reversible
onts faced with silk in the same tone "
a embroidered with passementerie -
e coat fastening with basement erie Re
oDs and buttons The sleeves are ~ ~
thered into the cuff b s. means OF a lsSS
All row of box plaits taken in the
Iterial half way between the shouIs5
s and elbow The cum bout the IS