The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-01
FASHION FANCIES


speaking, lost.
For many seasons pas the separate
coat or wrap has been gradually gain
ing in Importance and taking unto it
self more and more attractiveness. but
the increasing vogue Of sheer materi-
ais for all year round wear has pro-
NOTED the long wrap from a luxury TO
a necessity, and this autumn sees the
cult of the garment at high tide
Every importer has yielded TO temp 4
tation and bought numerous coats I
designed for purposes ranging from
motor wear. TO opera wear. and a study \
of tn esemodels so diverse, yet so alike ,
in their general suggestion of ample (
folds and graceful. flowing lines. is
bound to increase the students respect /
for French designers. Here where 1
picturesque ness may without impropri- /
ETY. have its fling the artist in the de- |
signer has found full scope and has
achieved amazing diversity within GER
tain prescribed limits
There are, of course. many semi-fitt- !
ing and somewhat formal separate
coats of redingote character, but these
belong more properly to the realm OF
the costume coats, and 1t is of the lose,
flowing, artistic wraps we would |
speak. the wraps all soft texture and
fluent lines and lovely coloring Some
OF them are elaborate to an extraordi-
nary degree, compact of rich embroid-
cries and rare laces and hand stitch
cry, but others, the majority, while ex-
pensive because emanating from mas
ter hands. haye a certain artistic sim
plicity, trust much to their lines and
have but little elaborate ornamental
ton.
The Japanese and Chinese ideas still
hold considerable sway in this province
of dress. and certain distinctly Oriental
ideas adopted by Parisians last winter
have just made their way to the atten-
ton of the crowd. Among the hand
soonest and most practical evening
coats brought over by American i'm
porters appear veritahle Chinese man
DARN coats embroidered in true Chi
nese fashion and coloring down to a
| point half way between waist and knee
and falling from here In plain satin
! folds almost to the floor.
| Some of these Chinese cloaks are
very gorgeous in coloring, too much
so, perhaps. for the conservative wom-
an, but the most attractive of all the
models in our opinion are the coats of
| heavy black satin lined with color and
embroidered in these Oriental blues,
yellows and green's. with the lovely
duh blues largely predominating.
| There are touches of gold in some of
these embroideries, and big gold orna-
ments with pendant tassels fasten the
coat at the throat.
Other Chinese and Japanese models,
much like the mandarin coat IN shape,
| are of plain material merely bordeTed
in Japanese embroidery in each corner
at the bottom of the coat fronts. the
| chest and on the sleeves. These last
models. while not so purely Oriental
as the mandarin coats, are very cdd
and effective.
The variety in loose cloth coats not
of Oriental character is practically
endless, and it is difficult to even give
an idea of the models save through
sketches. so much are they a matter of
graceful line Chiffon broadcloth is
chosen for the material nine times out
Of ten, and in it's finer qualities is so
supple that it is an ideal material for
the purpose. The kimona sleeve in
more or less modified form is almost
invariable. though in some cases the
cloak, or rather the main body of the
cloak is sleeveless, falling low on the
shoulder over an added sleeve Of con-
trasting material, net. lact, velvet
what you will
The street or carriage coat is often
, braided by hand in self color and ex-
ceedingly handsome effects are OBJ
tanned in this way on coats OF simple
line. The coat falls loosely from the
shoulders to seven-eights length, will
kimono sleeve cut in one with the body
of the coat.
Embroidery of heavy. soft soutache
matching the cloth in color borders tn,
entire coat, broadening cut in design Il
fill the corners at the bottom of thu
coat front and running up the back Il
a short waist line, the coat being oren
ed up so far in the back. Big buttons
and tabs of the braid are set on TIL
front and upon the sleeves.
| Such coat as this need not of ne
cessity be very expensive but will b.
found invaluable throughout the win
ter both for daytime and evening wea
: over thin frocks or frocks easily soiled
Another attractive coat model sug
costing the Russian in its blouse an
tunic features has for sole trimmili
a narrow bordering band OF ernbroider,
ard some handsome enamel buttons
/ Of course. hand embroidery upon tn
coat material Is more CHIC ludn apple
| trimming; but so handsome and effect
T i've are the embroidery bands whic
2 may now be bought by the yard tina
: one may obtain excellent results wit
them; and indeed it is quite possible t
; buy hand embroidered bands by tn
[ yard if one is willing to pay the price
2 The buttons and passementerie or
2 naments used upon the coats hav
l much to do with the cachet of the gar
: ments. and coats from famous maker
, often owe much of their distinction t
such ornaments obviously made espec
tally for the coat from the material
, used elsewhere in the garment an
not bought ready made at button G
: trimming counter. 1t is in such detail
E as these that the French especial
excel and 1T is by shch touches that
:, model gains distinction.
p One of the coats had, save for tassel
j., on collar and cuffs. no trimming eXceI