Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
RAINY-DAY TOGGERY
SILK RUBBER GARMENTS COME
AS HIGH AS BALL GOWNS.
Umbrellas Come to Match All the New
Waterproof Cloths-Rubbers
to Fit Cuban Heels.

Written for The Evening Star
The girl of the hour pays almost as mucn
for her rainy day outfit as for her pan
gown In fact, q thoroughly up-to-date
eouipment of rainy-day toggery Is one OF
the most extravagant items OF woman
wardrobe The efforts Of manufacturers TO
get away from the odorous. heavy mate
rails connected In the past with water
nroof garments has resulted in some fab
rio maryels, but they are exceedingly high
priced.
Last year the height Of comfort In rainy
day fabrics seemed to have been reached
in lightweight cravenette. This year SILK
rubber CLOTH not much heavier than
good quality Of taffetas, is the correct
thing for rainy-day coats. 1t comes in
pure white ands In the most brilliant col
ors. such as blue, green and red. and in the
moro nuiet browns olives and tans and In
plafds. Rainy-day coats follow very much
the lines of automobile wraps and seem
almost too long and sweeping for street
An English model in a fine blue rubber
silk has a very large sleeve with a turn
back cuff, deep shoulder cape and high
military collar. On the cuffs. cape and col
lar are appliques Of lighter blue SILK edged
with black braid shot with gold, and 1t Is
fastened down the front with large gold
buttons This coat has decided dip In
the back. and Is pest suiteo 10 motoring IN
stormy weather.
A much more sensible model for the wom-
an who walks is the three-quarter Inver-
ness cloak In fawn-color rubber-cloth 1t
has two deep capes, the longer one coming
to the knuckles when the hand hangs
straight at the side. The second cape just
covers the shoulders, and the turnover
military collar is very high Down the
front of the coat are straps or tabs Of the
rubber cloth, piped with crimson silk and
buttoned across with brass cabochon. The
capes and coat throughout are lined with
crimson silk to match the piping,
Ivory White Coats.
The number Of livery white silk rubber
coats shown Is simply amazing. Some of
them are lined with pale blue or pink and
look fl. for wear over evening clothes only.
Others are piped with black and have ap-
pliques of black silk and braid on the
capes These will be much worn on the
street in large cities this winter, and they
are less perishable than they seem. as they
can be easily cleaned with sponge and
tepid water.
Business women who expect to be On the
street a great deal in rainy weather, and
girls who go In for golfing, no matter what
the weather, are having shirt-waist suits
made from cravenette. These are very ex-
pensive. but they give the effect Of a Nor
folk Jacket and are exceedingly trim for
fall wear They are finished simply with
used In the dress. Hats of the cravenette
cloth are made to order on the lines Of the
white duck naval reserve hats SO popular In
summer.
In the new cravenette coats both belt and
shirred models are seen. and the waist line
10 clearly defined. Brass buttons are used
very generally on these coats. tan-col-
ored garment had two rows Of brass but
tons from collar to hem in the front, two
rows Of smaller buttons on the sleeve and
two enormous buttons on the girdle In the
back. Heavy cravenettes in elaborate de-
signs are being offered as winter coats to
be worn with furs. They are exceedingly
warm.
Rainy Hats, Too.
Women who prefer to face a light show
er clad in a cravenette suit or coat. with
out the additional bother OF an umbrella,
have also a rainy day hat A fine quality
of felt in a broad-brimmed alpine shape
with silk scarf In neutral tint Is pre-
ferred.
Umbrellas come in colors to match all
the new waterproof cloths, in plain silks
and plaids. The woman who doesn't feel
that she can afford to own several UNI
brellas, and has good black one in stock,
has case made to match her rainy-day
dress or coat. But in the new umbrellas
the smartest modes are shown In such col
ors as green, blue brown and dark red.
Carved wood handles showing grotesque
animals and quantity carved bits OF ivory
are popular. The rage for mother-of-pearl
setting has disappeared entirely.
The question of footwear is always a
vexed one with the rainy-day girl. She
utterly despses overshoes. yet her shoes
are not built on lines or from materials to
shed water. The nearest approach to the
rubberless rainy-day shoe is heavy calf
skin boot made with rubber soles For
the Cuban or Spanish-heeled shoes rubbers
now come with specially deep dents for the
heels. but the girl who wears French heels
,,ust content herself with sandals with
the advent of heavy walking boots for
women the storm rubber has practically
disappeared. Both white and gray over
shoes are offered this season to correspond
with the nght-colored footwear, but there
is not much demand for them.