Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-20

3 New York Fashion Letter

IF heavy dno lace. some 90 which
represents q small fortune in itself
Then rhcre are me bo8u.4any onam.
olcd or iewcled buttons thnt are used.
and these cost another pretty penny
Altogether the dress cnai is rather
expensive affair and ia seldom easy
tn make f0r thc home droeemakor.
Indeed. coats arc even harder than
tho drcas for The fngors oi chs anna.
teur and nearly always show hes
trade mark.
There BE- just now a deal OF iudo-
ciainn about the most fashionable
length Of coats. The short coat and
Eions are faForllea with the major
ifY oi women and n8 they may ho
made as warm ae ynu llke there BIZ
30 reason why they may not be a
fay0rilo. bat the iailofs and design
ora generally are trying to keep the
long or three quarter coat to the
front and of course trade must be-
holpoi out Then there are women
who look TOO well in the long or half
lengths NOT TO be- considered. There
"a one thing TO be- said for the short
coat. 10 ia easy 20 put on. Is Us less
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and limbs free for walking.
Ia the matter OF coats ! saw some
very beautiful ones last week strap
ped with cloth the same Shade as
the silk OF which they we're made.
There seems 20 be "a great liking for
these coats OF silk trimmed with
cloth bands. and a few ultra fashion
able women are having suits made,
consisting of cloth skirts decorated
only with machine stitching and us
ually laid IN box plnita inverted
plalia or lucks while the coat is of
/ SIR of the same shade az the skirt
and strapped with the cloth bands.
ard the majority Of these arc OF the
long hip length; a few were close "a r.
I ting, but many others were OF the
| pony styles, slightly modified To suit
the figure uf the woarer.
The short coats of tho winter
styles are not cut on as those of the
summer ones were. and are little
below the waist line. some OF them
holicd la large bone buttons or fanci-
er ones for drossy coats are ased 10
ieaion these iaunty little garments
which are single breasted. but many
have a pointed lap over 20 the left
side from the right. or tabs. or else
straight straps down the front Re
member The belt should be- narrow,
three inches being considered the
limit for the widest, some Of which
are Of leather. which gives n qalto
nntty appearance 70 a street costume
but Is not suitable for those intend.
ed toy dfessy wear All the coats
seen % far fasten IN front with but.
tons close 10 the throat and indeed
there are some that are quite mill
I tary in the style Of collar but are not
popular for wear with the fancy
blouse OF one that has a pretty col
/ Tar Oh course. @ ia better taste with
such a incket 20 wear tailor blouse.
Broderio AnElalso o. 90 be worn
this winter ON coats. OF course. lts
use d old hat used on cloth ana vel-
vet and IN large quantities Is new,
and yet % is most effective as "a
trimming and @ is likely 90 be very
popular for those used for theater.
reception calling and the long opera
rloaka Ia many eases ~ is dyed 20
match the color " the gown and ls
/ ,hen sued as panels on the skirt, b0-
leros. wide collars and cuns a pref
I ~ example Of such a suit was seen
made OF heavy blue cloth. rather light
IN shade the skirt was laid IN plalts
ON the back and sides, while Ia ne
front Was shaped panel of the
! hrp4erie Anglaise. the empire belt
was OF soft SIR, which fastened un-
der wide buckle and bow of the
embroidery. The blouse was Of white