Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-09-26
How to Dress Well With Two Suits I h
Characteristics of the Dressy 7 ailorrnade
The New Colors Paquin Blue, Pre-
lat, Topaz, Copenhagen The.
Proper Sleeve Length.

Although this is counted by those in
authority a strictly tallor-made season.
there Is very marked Increase I'm the mum.
bar OF elaborate coat and skirt costumes
presented. This Is due to the fact that
the coat costume nowadays has such
general for dressy occasions. For
calling, receptions, luncheoRs and must
Gales 1t is counted even better style than
the costume OF light weight fabric to be
worn under a separate coat
They say that n woman may be well
dressed this winter in two suits, one a
ASvsre strictly tailored cloth. preferably
striped the short skirt very simply
pieated aud the coat n 80 or 80 inch
sanGth and semi-ftted; and the other a
dTessy long skirted costume the skirt Of
circular or many gored cut. and the
coat semi or three-Quarters fitted and
half length or longer. This latter type
Of costume is very frequently provided
with an extremely beautiful and ornate
vest and is otherwise elaborated with
braids, buttons. cloth and velvet applica-
lions. With the first mentioned OF these
suits is worn the strictly tailored waist.
or & simple lingerie waist with an at
tnched or detached Marie Antoinette
s bodice of matching tone, but lighter
weight material. say chiffon cloth. laus-
downe or silk wolfe. With these two cos
tunes n woman may be well dressed on
practically any and every occasion save a
formal private dinner or q ball.
The more Ella Dorate tailored costumes
usually have the long skirt, although this
lie not imperative The arrangement OF
coats as well. Is an interesting feature
this season. Instead Of being disposed in
scroll like lines as for several seasons
past, we find The braids and applications
arranged In rectangles and various dc
signs having many right angles. Sou
tache, in combination with wide fiat
braids, is markedly present in these
dressy costumes. A new and wider
soutRche IS taking the lead This Is ex-
tremely rich looking, particularly when
used. It frequently IS. in large quaint
ties.
A combination Of two different weights
of fabric OF the one color is often used
in the elaborate coat costumes. In this
case the different weights of cloth would
form the trimming. with perhaps a touch
OF lace or embroidery. There is no braid
trimming used where various fabrics are
combined In one model The fabrics
chosen for dreSSicr tailor mades are those
that readily fall into graceful lines,-the
silky broadcoths, light weight yeivets
and soft wide-wale fancy serges. Both
the broadcloths and serges are shown in
charming new striped effects. We have
so long accepted serses and broadcloths
as coming only in plain and solid collars,
that to fad them in stripes and melange
ground and In all combinations Of colorS
Is certainly a novelty. A large percent
age OF the colors Of the dressier types Of
tsiior-mades are dark. To be sure there
are charming tones called topaz, blondine
and pominos that range light, but these
are a small percentage compared with
the bronze greens,~the prelat and the new
Paquin blues.
word about these two latter colors.
The prelat purple has been shown in
Paguin models this past summer fire.
gently combined In charming fashion with
"details in pale blue. These purple tones
extremely rich The brighter shades
81 them are not likely to have grear