Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10

WRAP OF some KIND is absolutely
N necessary at all times of the
year, but never more so than in
early autumn, and Fashion, foreseeing
this, has devised no end of smart and
attractive models that are suitable for
this purpose and that are appropriate
to be worn in the day and also in
the evening.
For driving, for motoring, and, in
fact, for any occasion when an extra
garment is needed. there are this sea-
son to be found so many we'll cut and
smart looking wraps, short and long,
that for the moment it almost seems
as though the two-piece costume of
skirt and jacket were hardly neces-
sary.
This, however, is a fallacy, because
no one can get on without the coat
and skirt costume in these days, and
the wrap is merely an additional gar
ment that is always useful, Forum
ately now it is most attractive, for,
while all enveloping, still it Is not the
same cumbersome, ungsinly thing that
it was two or three seasons ago.
Undoubtedly motoring has had a
great deal to do with the fact that
there are so many different styles of
coats and wraps that are fashionable
at the present moment. 1t is absolute
ly essential that there shall be some
garment that will slip on easily over
tect the wearer from dirt and dust,
and yet at the same time will not
be in itself hideous or make the wear
er look like a fright.
Both the designers and makers of
clothes seem to have realized this fact,
and consequently have turned out
lot of attractive garments of this de-
scription. The long, loose fitting coat
has now some lines to recommend it
lines that indicate a figure instead of
being merely shapeless; lines that give
length and slenderness instead of
breadth and thickness, and which are
smart whether made of thin or heavy
materials and are effective whether
trimmed or plain.
Pongee is hardly heavy enough to
wear in cooler weather unless the very
heavy quality be used, but as merely
an outer garment it is useful until late
in the autumn.
A garment that is a combination, as
it were, of coat and cloak is very pop
ular when made either in light or dark
colors, with fitted yoke effect over
the shoulders and the material hang
ing loose from there. The sleeves are
large-exaggera so-and appar-
emily cut in with the garment. They
are smart, but not always becoming.
They are finished at the wrist in
broad tournover cuffs, or in a narrow
cuff which seems to hold down the
fulness of the upper part of the sleeve.
All these coats are double breasted
and fastened with fancy buttons, the
fly front not being often seen any
more. In the dark colors in cloth or
in the light colors they are made up
in great numbers, and will be fash
ionable all winter long, being made
warm enough by an addition of inter-
lining or fur lining
The smartest are long enough to
entirely cover the gown over which
they are worn, but always short
enough to well clear the ground, for
nothing is a greater mistake than to
have coat long enough to touch the
ground. 1t cannot be, held up, and is
both awkward and ungraceful in ap-
pearance.
Silk coats, short and long, are still
extremely smart, and, in fact. are
made in a variety of new styles which
have more or less of the old fashioned
effect about them. They are some
times on the mantilla or .pelerine or
der and again are in loose, longlines,
with broad. shawl-shaped sleeves.
These are in contradistinction to the
Louis XVI coats that are made up