The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16

have provided TOT sucn an emerRencys yeC
.lrrAdy, 80 say the merchants, women are
Lr,vtnS attractive garments Of this type
S,atsr than the manufacturers are turning
them out.
A A matter OF fact, no woman who pre-
Lmds 10 have even an approximately COM
rIets wardrobe can AFFORD to-day to be
without = motor coat; and II a coat es-
rAcially dedicated to motoring Is too great
a luxury ono maj choose a coat that viii
answer for numerous o~ocasions-for drtv-
ing, travelling and general rough weather
Near.
mn. having their innings in the furnishing
~ materials for such coats and servtceable
tveed and cheviot mixtures and other
rcnsh, loose woven stuffs are the popular
choice for the big, loose, cleveriy tailored
sost. Check and plaid effects innumerable
Ar. PRODUCED in these materials, but 90 .
nj. the colors are so blended and the lines
Az vague that there is nothing spectacular
ar loud about even the plaids.
~ 1. In the black and white novelty checks
and plaids that the most pronounced elects
are shown, and sven here the preference 10
FOR irregular designs lees bold than tho
bia block check OF the spring season One
Of the smarteet coat shown by a Arm that
makes a speciality OF these garments 10 In
. black and white check whose design 10
large, but so irregular that the black threads
run into the white square INC the white
threads into tho black squares, softening
the outlines.
Tho material is very soft and woven
loosely In big threads, giving an impression
Of great warmth, yet very light In weight
Cor all that. The model il Of the usual ave-
eiehths length and Is so well cut that IL
hangs In soft, loose folds, yet without any
awkward or bunglesome surplus Of cloth.
There Ia a rather deep rounded cape and
a simple collar OF deep rose brosdcloth
braided In black. Ties Of wide black silk
braid are knotted under the collar In front
and hang In long loops and ends weighted
with black silk ornaments, and a little Of
this vide black braid is used upon the coat
fronts Just below the bust line, supplying
o mere suggestion Of Empire lines.
Other black and white checks as large
a. those Of the GOAT Just described but
more regular are in material Of the same
sott,woolly. loose woven type but are made
up with great severity, upon very loose
overooat lines and with no relief save coat
collars and cuffs OF black velvet; and still
other black and White models are in plaids
made up from checks OF various sizes and
black over lines. These plaids are Of ma
eerth somewhat frmer in weave than those
already described, but Of slightly woolly
surface and delightful softness.
great assortment OF coats whose general
sons b gray are In the market n countless
variations are rung upon the gray idea.
Mtxed gray checks, plaids, 60, livened by
faint threads or lines Of color are con-
sidered very desirable and many good
models arc made up In such materials,
one Of the brighter colors being repeated
moro alphabetically in collar and cuffs.
For example,; a mixed, irregular plaid
IN many shades Of soft gray had fine lines
Of duh red and green showing here and
there throughout the design and its black
collar and cuffs had turned back tai faced
with green velvet. The green note was
repeated again in green enamel buttons
oct In dull silver.
Vague, irregular checks in q sort Of loose,
woolly basket weave material are made In
very light creamy gray mixtures and bis
cult tones, several light shades Of the color
but slightly differing being mingled. These
delicate colorings, because Of their cloudy
shading, are much moro serviceable than
Q plain color as light, and the material II
made up into most attractive coats Of the
mannish overcoat class, with big heavy
pearl buttons on the double breasted fronts
and cuffs and collars of black velvet.
The mixtures in which brown predominatee
arc numerous and popular, and browp and
green are often in combination. One good
model showed a dull mixed color scheme OF
browns, greens, biscuit and dark blues
and the most pronounced Of the greens was
echoed In collar and buttons. Blu and
green plaids, checks and mixtures are
well liked, but usually include threads OF
white apd Of red.
The plain, soft woollen stuffs have their
admirers and make handsome coats, but
are, Of course, less practical than the mixed
c~olorings unless they are OF dark shades. A
soft, thick, yetlight weight dark blue cheviot
always makes a smart coat II we'll tailored,
and excellent models in such materials
are made UP with hoods which may be
lined with a gay plaid or plain color and 70
brighten the somewhat sombre garments.
Hoods appear upon many OF the best
models and in some instances are 80 cut
that they may be drawn up over the hat
and button snugly under the chin In q man.
ner very comfortable for cold weather
motoring: but more often they are intro
duced merely for decorative purposes.
Innings Of black and white plaid silk are
used for both hood and body Of some quiet,
but smart models in rough mixed gray
ohevtot, and upon these gray coats large
buttons OF gray smoked pearl, with or
without metal rims, are he usual thing.
Capes have been frowned upon by the
designers Of motor coats because they
are likely to fiutter a~nnoyingly in the wind;
but this fall cape models OF n kind or
another seem popular, and there Is no deny
ing that they add variety and arc often
extremely effective. In many instances,
moreover, the a is so adjusted that Il
Is strapped down or held firmly In some
way. and 90 the one objection to its use IL
met and answered.
Double or triple capes are liked, whether
OF the familiar Carrick style or Of more In
dlvidual design. One successful cape model,
pictured among the sketches, has q deep
cape. falling quite to the elbow and open
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