The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-07


The separate wrap Is destined to domi
nate the clothes question for street and
all outdoor appearances for the coming
season, n dictum that will be welcomed
by the smartly -gowned woman and her
of sienderer purse with about equal en-
thusiasm.
Seldom Is 1T that fashion so cleverly
combines style and economy, is made
possible in this way For thing. the
present vogue of dainty little frocks for
indoor wear. made from those pretty
silks-and. by the way, the siken shirt
waist suit is reappearing under many
new guises among Paris models-that are
not so supple as heretofore, and not by
any means stiff as rumor threatened
us with in the earlier weeks of the sea-
son, will go charmingly under a separate
wrap, while If the ordinary coat and
skirt suit be retained for street wear, a
complete change of costume is necessi-
tated.
They are long, all long, those new mod
els-that is, they seem quite long when
compared to the smart little wraps that
ruled the summer season. Three-quarters
and seven-eighths lengths prevail: but the
tail woman-and she is less in the minor
ity today than ever-will undoubtedly
take to the full-length style. that com
pietely covers up the gown, and so serves
To detract tride from her apparent
height.
SO far as shape, however. is concerned.
IL would seem though Madame La
Mode had said: Go you please. If
full and loose affairs suit You best, we'll
order those; If the tightly designs,
that define the figure smartly, are more
becoming to your allure, well, command
your tailor to follow that style. All that
Is demanded Is that you suit your own
particular style and build to the very
best and most becoming result"
The French makers are leaning might
lily to that smart bias seam down the
center of the back. with which they
assuredly do secure some of their most
fetching effects. In closely fitted skirts.
too. one can readily tell the French cut
by the presence of this seam, and a more
alluring flare was never achieved than
they turn out by this means.
Plaids are held in the highest esteem
abroad, and some of the designs and
colorings displayed are artistic In the
extreme. Pastel tints are mostly ia
vored. and the melange of colorings is
such as was surely designed by a master
of tints and nuances.
For example, one smart coat illustrated
on this page has the ground in a pearly
tint of gray, and this Is barred and cross
barred in hair lines that show a delicate
lilac, a mauve and a soft, rich violet
tint-a scheme of coloring that Is ex-
quisitely emphasized in a scant applica-
ton OF a medium tint of cloth that fairly
embodies all of the three shades quoted.
The clan tartans of Scotland. with all
of their historic memories, are among
the more popular of novelties. For quite
sometime the makers OF the mode have
been leading up TO those, and ably have
the manufacturers of cloths. tweeds, mel
tons and other materials suitable for de-
velopment in comfortable separate wraps
seconded those efforts. The Clan Mac
Kenzie, Clan Gordon, Clan Stuart. Clan
MacTayish and other of the Quieter COM
binations that employ soft green's, browns
and blues for background, and depend
for distinction upon bars and hairlines of
more brilliant coloring. are In the high
est favor. and deft touches Of plain cloths
that viii either contrast or harmonize
with the round are employed with
charming results.
The little Capucine coat is one of the
novelties that cannot fail to meet
with an enthusiastic reception Suit
ed alike to the maid and the matron to
the girl of Is and the woman of Co. one
VIII see 1t time and again during the sea-
son. 1t requires cloth of good quality.
however. for its best expression: SO that
Ii bids fair to escape the overweening pop
ulartty that has killed Off too many of
our charming modes long ere their ap-
pointed time was run
One might almost term this design a
sleeyed cape, so full IS the cut OF the
coat Setting squareiy over the shout
ders, the fulness begins TO ripple into
fiuted folds once the shoulder blades are
passed The side seams follow the same
smart fare. and the fronts are double
breasted, SO cut that the double part
presents plain panel appearance that
contrasts we'll with the fitness that ap-
pears elsewhere. Over the shoulders
there Is posed the Capuchian hood that
gives its name TO the coat This is usual
~ lined with n soft silk In brilliant hue,
and when pulled up over the couture the
color OF the hair and eyes are well set
Off the selection of the lining be ju-
6iciously made.
trimmings are highly important in the
new scheme OF things, where the wrap
Is concerned. Their mode of application
Is usually planned so as TO emphasize the
best lines OF the coat, and many novel
applications assert themselves Pockets
too, are delightfully."- numerous and con-
venient, and are tucked in just where one
might least "Snect TO find one so clever
N the cut.