Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12

style. without armholes or shoulder
seams This gives delightful roominesS
across shoulders and back and makes
for greater comfort during long ride
when a coat the least tight would make
one feel c2amped ard tired
Women who own handsome mink or
seal coats will certainly wear them over
afternoon frocks when they come into
town for theater, bridge or tea. but such
coats Will be reserved rather .or limou-
sine use about town. the approved wrap
for country motoring being the big. soft.
luxurious coat of wool material with
lining of supple. beautifully dressed
leather Such coats have an indescrib-
patch pockets, stitchings. strapp!ngs and
huge wooden buttoIs-and they are not
inexpensive: no indeed: In fac, fur
coat of humble peltlike SPUR ell. civet OF
these soft blanketlike garments would
cost One hundred and fifty dollars is
not an exorbitant price to pay for a coat
of English or Scotch WOODEN with q
leather lining: and ratine coat-made
of the beautiful blankeslike fabric which
has been taken UP with enthusiasm by
the French tailors this fall-will cost
still more.
Every long tailored coat is motor
coat to the Frenchwoman. who knows
nothing about our general utility or rain
! ccat When ii rains the Frenchwoman
takes a taSicab or fiacre, and dons a
motorcoat over her little frock. Some OF
those r. ench motorcoats would seem lu-
dicrously elaborate to our tailor-trained
! American taste. 4 coat by Druthle In a
warm, brown color. over which there rs
bloom of rose pink, mas panels OF
rose velvet set il: under each sleeve ana
reaching In a long point. almost to the
hem Rose-colored silk frogs fasten the
! coat across from right 10 lett, ana the
| lining is of Persian silk in shades; of rose
! and mauve. Another coat in tobacco
brown has a yoke of oriental embroidery
/ running across front and back below the
! turned-ove- brown velvet collar and e:-
/ tending out over the sleeve as far as
the elbow between strappings OF brown
velvet. Huge buttons of rosewood set
| in steel rims make smart finish.
! American motorstcss are more sports
manlike and practical, and the woman
vino comes out to the car for a long
days run equipped In velvet paneieo
and frog-t-immed wrap would be Jeefeo
! ster, leather cap and goggles. The big.
+ loose, wool coats belted at the BACK
and called polo coats because they
were worn first at the morning polo
| this season, and many Of the best mod
els in motorcoats have a belt suggested
if not entirely encircling the coat; some
| times this belt reaches across the pack
again there will be two belts. OF straps,
set unde.. the arms from front to BACK:
the ends fastened over buttons. moosl
of red and white mixed TIVE. d, SOFT.
rough and woody. but wonderluny Hsns
and supple for the warmth afforded had
| these two belts, extending from either
side of the double-breasted front TO q
panel of similar width down the back.
The belts or straps, which they reaars s
were, ran around the figure. one hve
inches above the other and the lower
one coming a little lower than the nat
ural waistline. where 1t gathered 1ne
| folds of the loose coat In against the M
ure. The buttons to which these straps
were attached and also those down eacn
side of the double breasted front were OF
steel. and each was practlcai ulininu
tive mirror. SO polished and bright was
the slightly convex surface. This coat
was lined with red calfskin and was
very nobby looking garment indeed.
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Some women are foolish to select motor
earb in dull slate gray hues, not realizing
how wretchedly unbecoming these colo
tones become when cheeks and lips are
paled with the cold. Browns and reds
are always the happy choice for winter
motoring and the woman who would look
like a frozen tuEnip in somber gray OFTEN
blooms delightfully."- in brown coat ana
CAV red veil. There are imported WOOL
ems with red toned down by black In
the weave. and little fuzz OF white
threads over the top which still further
subdues the bright color. Scotch WOOL
en- coat of red and black mixed weave
had: huge. collar of black leather. with
strappings also of the black leather s on
cuffs and pockets. In the browns: Fusss.s
and tobacco tones are the faVorites. anu
| this fall there has been special RAD LOT
wells in yellow and coppe.y shades which
are very bright and cheerful against the
wintry landscape ,,,
Very young women are aHectihs enuws
i u,h;ta victor coats and these, when Inn
macu,ately clean. are most .tractive,
INT the problem is how to keep the
srow-white coat snow-w.lte The white
,,hito cordu oy NAV be washed out IN
ordinary soap and water and dried with