Evening journal., 1907-04-15
MOTOR FASHIONS FOR
SPRING.

lew motor habiliments are now being
N turned out by the French houses for
Y the early spring trade, when fur coats
Of the heaviest sorts win be doned for
garments lined with lighter weight fur.
with cloth or unlined. One of the new
spring motor coats is OF plaid in tan color.
the plaid being formed by red line. The
color effect is very Light and the plaid very
open. The coat Is made slightly double
breasted. but with no buttons showing
down the front, the fastening being blind.
From the shoulder seams to the pockets,
which are on each side of the front.
stitched bands OF cloth extend, producing
the effect of pleats in the upper part of
the coat and on each side Of the front.
This stitched band is carried around and
forms the lower edge of the pocket.
The remarkable part OF this coat Is the
pieces of cloth extending at the top into
shoulder capes and at the waist Line into
large pockets. One piece of cloth is used
on each side of the coat. 1t narrows oe-
low the shoulder cape into latitudinal
band of cloth that Is laid close to the
stitched band before mentioned and
stitched down to the coat 1t then broad
ems out into the pocket, the upper side OF
which slants from front to back. The coat
is plain in back and front, sloping out
gradually toward the bottom OF the skirt.
Under the arms and beginning just back
of the pockets inverted box pleats are set
into the skirt of the coat. This pleat is
buttoned across at the top with four small
buttons. The sleeves of the coat are full,
and become wider toward the cuffs. which
are formed merely Of rows Of machine
| stitching.
The garment Is finished with a narrow
shawl collar OF black satin over one OF
cloth. heavily stitched with red, and cross
ing in front with two large satin covered
buttons.
Another exceedingly handsome coat Is
OF black satin finished broadcloth. The
model of this coat is extremely attrac-
tive and most difficult for any one but an
expert modiste to turn out successfully.
A plain piece of cloth forms a guimpe and
extends in a double breasted panel effect
down to the bottom Of the garment. But
tons are used on only one side Of this
central panel. There Is also guimpe
effect in the back. Beneath this the gar
ment is divided into two sections. The
j upper part, having five gore ends, in hye
deep scallops. The lower part Is also mace
In five cores, fuller than those of the up
per part. The sleeves slope at the top and
have a fitted cap Of the same depth as the
gulmpe Beneath this cap the sleeves slope
out toward the cuff, being laid In pleats at
I the lower edge. The cuffs turn back and
are quite deep. The collar Is deep turn
over
For the spring the motor suit VIII be
quite as popular as the long coat IL IS
made Of very heavy cloth, its principal
4 4diference from other suits for outing pur-
lposes being the weight Of the cloth.
4 Naturally, such heavy cloth demands
particular styles Of making. only the
lplainest styles are possible. The skirts are
quite short and the coats are medium.
Very short coats. Etons, SC. are not good
made of such heavy cloth The cloths are
plain striped and checked, the small stripes
being perhaps the most attractive In such
. garments.
The skirts are not made with pleats as
they are too heavy. One very stunning
suit OF this sort was made with a short
skirt very much gored. SO as 10 have con-
siderable width at the bottom. although
hitting very tightly. over the hips There
was a box pleat down the front, widening
toward the bottom.
The double breasted coat came well be-
low the hips. but was not nearly three
lquarter length. It had a yoke ending in
shallow scallops, both back and front,
beneath which t was semi-ftting. The
sleeves We're just a little full at the top.
narrowing into deep cuffs. The jacket
was finished with turnover collar and
llapels.
Motor headgear for the spring promises
to be small, light and jaunty, there being
- la tendency to do away with the culnber-
was of stitched plain cloth, with a small
lcrown and a rim which turned of the
face In iaunty fashion. 1t had no trim
ming but a silk band Caps of the yacht
? ing variety are also shown. An oddly in
motor iinery is made of bands OF leather
and shirred silk and seems to have made a
valiant effort to unite the styles Of toque
and cap. This hat has a soft gathered silk
= crown. something like the top Of a sweep
ing cap Around this there is a very deep
band Of shirred silk. strapped with leather,
which IS adjustable and hts closely down
over the back of the head to keep out dust
, and protect the hair This band does not
extend all around the hat, but only around
the sides and the back Meeting It in
: front and connected with it at each end
lby arrangements much IN the order OF
hinges is similar band which may
be adjusted to fit over the front hair
This hat Is jauntily decorated with two
leather wings and two large leather but
tons.