Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

the skirt of the coat the velvet was in
narrowing widths, until at the top line
which was high above the knees, the band
ing was extremely narrow. Velvet In one
width perhaps an inch and a half uecked
the body of the coat, shaping deep gfrdle
look above the waist and barring the small
gigot sleeves up to the shoulder pufhng.
Unfortunately there IS one drawback 10
almost all of these coats which have an
enormous dressiness, and which are In just
the weight necessary for first wraps 1hlS
is the white satin lining which doubles the
price of the majority and which when SOIL
Ell gives the garment a dowdy air. 30 II
the silk coat is to be for fairly hard use
see that the lining is In the same color, or
"a least in one which will not soil In
breath The makers excuse the white I'M
ing by saying that they are more kindly
TO the white blouses, which will continue
to be worn. Doubtless they are, for white
is always best against white. but from
Paris comes word that the white blouse
above all those of a wash nature, Is to be
replaced by bodices with more enduring
qualities. To obviate the cost of washing,
which is very dear In Paris, many coat
blouses are being made in batiste, silk or
So tin the exact color of the skirt
Long, Black Coats.
over a pale cloth gown in any tint the
long black taffeta coats are very smart
and if they cover the various white and
bisque shades they are extremely elegant
In this case. of course, the white lining is
a necessity.
But, however much the long coats will
be admired, 1t Is surely the day Of the short
one for short-jacket effects are at the very
top Of fashions ladder. Corselet skirts or
plain cloth, or checked Yelling the top OF
the belt reaching quite - the bust in some
cases, are vastly stylish when topped by
tiny silk Jacket. Taffeta IS everywhere the
material most used. and the plainness ana
-zf - lit i q orl
the prime factors, are offset by the quaint
est furbelow OF the coat.
a waist-length coat, with rounded or
pointed fronts and square united back,
whatever it's evolutions, takes on the name
Of pony" The sleeve of this may be short
or long, but there is sure to be some lin
gerie or lace fussng at the bottom. The
same decking appears on charming revers
and collars. One delightful little brown
coat seen had a narrow vest of white ana
brown embroidery and glittering Jet bur-
tons set In nests of white lace over black.
Black is the finishing note everywhere with
color, and as always the result is striking.
Very odd and sometimes grotesque ara
the shOrt-waisted effects which have tails
below the belt line. This may be two inches
above the waist proper or It may be OF
distinct empire shortness. but the effect or
the dangling tail is always odd If stylish.
However, women properly slim and tail
wear such coats to immense advantage, so
that It Is only her shorter and plumper sis
Ter VINO ne0Qs 10 aNOlQ INe1n. GTOSSeQ
trimmings are sometimes seen at the back
OF a semi-fitting tail coat, and a full rur-
fling of the bottom line is a feature OF
many OF the empire styles.
Stylish Little Coat.
bewitching little coat on this ordar
formed part of visiting dress in almond
green cloth. The skirt was in corseiet
style, fitting the figure at the waist with
out wrinkle, and coming high at the front
in a deep point. A distinguishing feature
OF the coat was a rich embroidery in the
form of leaves, which covered the side back
seams. At the front this same needle
work covered small revers, placed below a
narrow collar of almond green velvet. Mar
row cuffs of the same trimmed the sleeves,
which were a species of gigot gathered at
the inside seam and held up at the outer
arm with under straps, to elbow lengths.
No matter how much more practical they
are, long sleeves cannot possibly achieve
the elegance Of the short ones which in
some instances are furbelowed into feats
which quite suggest the hand OF the mil
liner.
Sometimes one Of these short coats is