Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08

New York on the night DeIOre the Nanuer-
bilt cup race, and who gave an encore on
the evening following the race, one is
forced to admit ruefully that while the
thing may be possible, 1t isn't probable.
Few motorwomen q the trig neatness
which gives the proper sporty air to a
motor toilette, and even admitting that
the quaint and picturesque have their
place in motor apparel, few women wear
their qu%aintness and pict~uresaueness con-
vincingly; few understand the clever mani
p~ulation of veil or hood, the possibilities
in color and line.
In the luxurious cars that roll round the
city streets one sees delightful visions,
but all things are possible for that sort Of
motoring-big hats, gracefully draped; en-
veloping cloaks, fluttering scarfs and
feathers that would be an unmitigated
nuisance In more spirited versions of the
popular sport. Few women seem able to
get themselves up in motor costumes at
once practical and becoming. and yet, as
one makes the round OF the shops one sees
a surprising number Of attractive coats
and hats and bonnets end hoods intended
for motor wear. Evidently the fault is
with the wearer, not with the designer.
The woollep stuffs appropriate for the
motor coat that will see all around service
were never more attractive than they are
this season, soft, warm. comfortable, yet
light In weight and wonderfully effective
In color and design. There are vague In
definite plaids in which many colors are
so cleverly blended that at a distance the
fabric gives almost a monotone effect,
Other plaids, more striking and definite,
are still charmingly harmonious because
Of the kill with which their shades are
chosen aud combined. Among these are
| certain effective designs suggesting Scotch
tartan In their color schemes. but softenedI
subdued, blended 50 beautifully hat one
color shades into another without sharI
line OF contrast. There are very smart
coats In these plaids, gray yet nor garish
plainly made In mannish fashion and WITH
collar facing Of black or OF some darl
tone prominent in the plaid.
In fabrics OF like quality, fine. warm
soft. blanketlike. but surprisingly light
there are other designs Of character some
what audacious yet by no means so lou
as they sound In the description-big
broken block checks in two tone. three tom
or even four tone coloring. One o.
these fabrics has half inch checks o
Havana brown. dark, but warm blue, blaol
and white, the white blocks running yer!
literally through the dark ooloring AM
all the edges OF the blocks woven 30 tina
the outlines are blurred instead Of sharp
The result is a coat not overgay. yet brigh
and chic, made on roomy. mannish line
and untrlmmed save for collar and button
OF brown leather.
Another broken block check, the check
measuring perhaps an inch. is of smok
gray AMI white, with collar OF smoke gra!
velvet and big bone buttons OF the sam
gray.
OF less striking character are the tw
tone mixtures herringbone and chevrol
stripes. The best OF these are In som
fwarm color and black. Hayana or chest
nut or copper brown. with black bein
highly favored by the coatmakers-
One tone effects IN wide vale serge o
cheViot Of great softness and thickness ar