The Washington times., 1905-10-15
Smart Raincoats
For School Girls

Rasncoats are necessity in the ward
robe of the school girl. and some ex-
ceedingly smart models IN cravenette
are seen for girls of fourteen and older.
Developed as they are from chevfots,
Scotch plaid and covert cloth, these
stylish garments bear little relationship
to the old time shapeless waterproof
cloak
Navy blue cravenetted cheviot makes
I'D admirably ana will become plump
maiden. whether box pleated from the
shoulders back and front. the. pieats
spreading themselves below the waist
line and so providing ample room IN
the skirt part-or cut loose. box shape,
a short round yoke extending in plas-
tron effect to the very hem OF the coat
This closes at the throat with a band
collar, the closing down the front
slanting 10 the left side and buttoned
double breasted A belt loosely confines
the fullness at the waist line and ends
at the plassron. In fact. few belts en-
tireiy encircle the waist, or, IL they do.
then they pass underneath the vertical
| pleats, II any,
/ Smart buttons brighten up these coats
quite a little, though nothing fanciful
| should be employed Of course. and to
my thinking a velvet collar, whether
band OF rolling, Is ever an Improvement,
suggesting a tailored walking coat rath-
er than the average rafncoat.
Scotch plaids are charming for girls Of
slender build and can be made very
lsmart by adding shoulder capes, secured
10 the coat by tabs, held down with
buttons or under box pleats which viii
button down to the capes. Sleeves
should always be comfortably roomy.
and silt pockets VIII be found a great
| convenience
| Everyone is acquainted with the covert
cloth crdvenettes. good serviceabie Ia
brio. though perhaps considered not
quite so smart as the plain chevtots and
1.-THE plaids. / saw an imported. grown
up model of an Empire coat, or rather
a compromise, which struck me as being
exceedingly good for young girls. whose
fancies yearn for Empire modes, but
whose figures might possibly be better
adapted to less picturesque styles II
was OF black broadcloth, cut In box
style, fitting rather than loose, heavy
ipassementerie trimming running in rows
fror=. the shoulders to the back and
front TO short yoke depth. which meas
ured less in center back and front than
at other points
This yoke was outlined by a broad
band OF handsome black passementerie
running up into the points center back
and front, which, of course. broke the
line around the bust, giving better ef-
feet to the average figure than that OBJ
tanned by the Straightforward the body
line The sleeves were full coat. with
large handsome turn-back cuffs covered
with the passementerie-
For a best coat this was a most de-
isirable model and may be attempted by
haps hesitate at undertaking strictly
Empire styles.
Plaid bids fair to be the popular ma
teriaI for school frocks. and it certainly
has much to recommend it The rleat
ed Norfolk effects are much seen. ant
a pretty addition to frock of this de
scription in green and black mixed plait
was a scarf OF soft green silk. threaded
through large black crochet rings sewl
on between the pleats back and front
so that when the scarf was in plac
IL defined a square yoke The ends Il
the front we're brought onto the eente
-, box pleat, taken through a ring sew
~, there and knotted The effect was YER
~ pretty, and such an arrangement woui
he answer well on other frocks, say dar
blue or brown, frightened up by plai
Of or polka dot silk scarf in light coieri
mt Such a simple transformation!
ee The same shop showed one of tn
sweetest little frocks imaginable fo
h dancing or evening, which was entirel
nd hand made, to be worn by a tot OF sever
&c vet not at all beyond the skill OF IN
y average sewer. Il was or pale gree
Of India silk, the full widths sewn togethe
Itb making one piece. and was cut out !
,s round neck. then shocked in a band
nc fit neck and shoulders. the snockin
81 forming a point in center front mrs
he rows of shocking formed the belt nttin
M the frock 20 the waistline, and then
~, | fell equally full and free and around.
,sr deep hem being the finish on the DO
&C rom. A fat tucker Of dainty hnser
Oh was sewn in at the neck. and the pu
sleeves were confined by rows or smoci
ing. Pintuck shirrings may be suns'
,k tinted for the shocking. but will not loo
o. 60 vel. Shocking is quite easy, on
u one has learned the stitch, and re
5a- trimmings are quite so dainty on en-
,cb dren,s clothes. from that fer baby's We
np RI the garments OF the grown schoe
ont girl as this fancy stitching.
orr Rox coats in red chevtot are consi
the cred smart for boys wear. closil
ow double breasted with large buttons, I
int only decoration being the finish or tan
the stitching Lined with heavy SATIN the
art coats are considered sufficiently wal
for the small boy worn over the Norfo
red or Russian blouse suit OF heavy nee
$ q lined pioue or mohair, should this II
ter,al be preferred to the wash goods
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