Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-26

Illustrations.
smart Po..ibiliti.. n ch.saA

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Those little checks that have been witA
US for quite sometime now seem to GavS
taken on new lease OF !. fashionable.
favor in the chiffon weight mohairs thst (
display themselves In such fashionabie
colors and color combinations. A medium
shade of brown is checked With white Ii
the picture. and brown safin p{pfnas
edgfng the dat bias bands In smart styie.
TT coat 10 popular combinations Of ther
closely fitted military type and the looSer
pony Jacket The bias bands are 10 as
piled that they broaden the shoulder con-
siderably, give long lines down the ffSnt
and back, and appear also on tho coat
sleeve. The skirt II built 10 two sections.
gored upper part topping a circular
dounce, the bias bands being cleveriy u.
piled to conceal the joining and make .or
panel effect at the snrre time. Thi
tabifer front, too, 10 defined BY thoss
same bands; and the benz juat barely
touches the door all around
Costs Tor sprfa1 Gowns.
Although the three-pieee taiior-mnde.--
the coat, skirt md blouse costume--is
we'll In the forefront Of things fashion.
able, the dressmaker-m made gown that
makes its street appearances with
wrap topping It is the choice Of many
modisk folks for the spring season. There
are many points OF convenience to com.
mend this style, chiefest OF which Ii the
readiness with which ones street toilette
is so made. The charming wrap that Ii
pictured 10 one that will be rendily copied
by the home dressmaker. There 10 Bliss
n nan M h. nAn Me- ~
Affords sufficient fuiness to hang well
from the shoulders. The side seams arc
widely sored, while the sleeve IL Of the
plain coat variety. with q plain cun for
a finish. The original 10 In q very pale
shnde OF moonlight blue broadcloth. With
stitched folds OF q dark chocolate brown
cloth around the collarless neck and down
the fronts for trimming. little ball buttoas
Of knotted silver braid and tiny loops Of
the same tightening the effect Of the dark
cloth trimming.
Modtsh Elton suit In shclma Cloth.
Like the separate blouse, the death kneii
Of the little eton Jacket has been sounded
so often that we have ceased to tnkA any
notice whatsoever at such prOnounce.
ments on the part OF self-appointed fash
lon censors. Because OF Its universal be.
comingness. and the comfort that itsaab
breviated shape affords once the warm
weather has started there 10 no let up
or waning to Its smart acceptancs, Cut
somewhat after chasuhls eject -, TIA
modish model pictured. the sleeve being
attached to the coat lining and ths shout.
der line built we'll out, 20 that the bfbad
effect is noticeable at this point. Thsss
Is little nndarjacket effect that dia.
plays itself at the round neck and down
the center front. this braided Ia black and
back In tiny revers Just above the waist.
line and braided to match tho coat. This
same chic little eject ID nottceAbte, tea
on the cuff, while tho pleated tkirt q
cut to walking length.
An Accepted Type of walkina
Coatume.
Broken and Irregular piaids, especially
those patterns TINT shade on and through
] the Stone gray tints, are exceedingly fash.
SopabiA TOR wear anopg he yoaheer cot;
snd seem 70 lend thsnssiyss sspsciaily
well to the mathematical eprr$ctpess "
| tie Esster tailor's work. 1aunty 'sttis
| coats that denne the hgure etoAs q
sides and back, leaving the front. u
| follow q rather loose straight line are
| mostly favored this spring; there being
| chic little ripple In the fuliness Of the
cut below the waistllne that Is partieu-
larry fetching. The thres-quArters lsugtb
In sleeves Is what usually aeconpsH dies
this style. tho ann covering full 81 tue
| top and tapering Ia gigot fashiop below
| the elbow. Skirts In which multitude
| Of pieats are handled to produce 4 PAN.
| eled effect are favored. the p. "a stitched
fint until the curve OF the hip Is passed,
| and then pressed to swing jnpntily 20
the hem that inevitably clears the
| ground all around.
Ribbon snshes are being tucked upou
MI of the summer frocks. even for WON.
| en- Of portly Hgnrcs and matronly aspect.
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