Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27

sleeves in lieu of the oriental type.
Jacket which just escaped being an Elton,
Is 50 short that 1t barely covers the hips
at the sides and back, and so tightly NJ
ting that 1t reveals every curve which the
woman who essays it should possess. ii is
siugle-breC~ closing midway from
tbroat to waist and generously cut away
Mt both extrcmties. Like the majority
of the shorter coats il has puffed sleeves
banded at the elbow.
Half Long Goats.
Tallor-madc worsted suits, with half
long coats. nre much in favor for gen
AraI wear. as we'll as for semidreSs occa-
sions One of the smartcst of Euch
models is of knee length and half-httIng'
with a single breasted front opening over
an elaborate waist of a matching shade
Of chiffon and worn with an untrimmed
short-gored skirt. Another long coat OF
a gunmeral and white-striped Panama
suit was on distinctly Empire lines and
worn over seveu-gored circular skirt
trimmed with several graduated bias
bands of the same material. IheSe nan
long coats to be worn with short skirts
will be duplicated III the piques and
linens intended for summer street wear
and for trave,iug. the only notifications
1
being the sleeves. which will be or Wrist
instead OF elbow length.
Brnids Versus Embrofderies.
Some Of the most attractive of the
sDring tailor madeS are trimmed eXclu-
sjyely with broad Hercules braid OF p
widely contrasting color, such as black oh
Copenhagen blue. gray or black and white
plaid. In some instances it entirely out
lines the coat. covers the Watstcoat ana
bands the skirt in lieu of the usual bias
/ cut trimmings There is an endless va
! ricry of fancy braidings, any Of which
( may be employed as are the Hercules
/ widths, and, of course. soutache is high
! in favor for decorating worsteds just as
! il is for silks and linens. In fact, brdidS
I are temporarily driving embrotderies
/ from the realm of dreSsmaking. simply
/ because the fad for using handwork was
, carried to such N extreme that it became
/ almost vulgar and women who aimed at
sartorial refinement gradually began to
! discard CmbrOiderieS rs too horld ana
( commonplace. SIX bands with contraS'
: ing sourache embroidery make wonder
; fully effective furnishings for the sim
( pie worSted suits If il is desirable TO use
g only a very. small amount or trimming
. am idea eNempihed by navy blue serge
] with black soutache embrodering, white
1 silk bands trimming the coat only, the
! skirt being guitleSS of decoration. Braid
! enriches many of the separate silk coats
7 designed for semidresS and for shOrt-diS
| lance motoring. of which the most at
| tractive are IN such effective tints as
! carnelian red, burnt orange, natter blue
and oriental green. They are usually OF
! the redingote order, outlined with match
ing fat silk braidS and fastened as well
| as decorated with huge crochet buttons
| and military cordings
Rough silk Suits.
Time was when the manufactured
rough pongee was the sole specimen OF
its weave TO be used for street suits
and il that shade CHANGED not TO be be
| coming, the woman who considered heI
| appearance of first Importance admired
| and priced the material, but passed on