Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-04-24

stout and slender. looked well in the
three-quarter serni-dtted coat OF the past
few seasons. but the new short coat IS
dangerous To- the stout woman and she
should be wary Of allowing her tailor 70
clip too many inches on the bottom OF
her jacket in the pursuit Of modishness.
An authoritative Manhattan tailor gives
this rule for the correct coat length for
1910: "The bottom Of the garment shall
come exactly TO the tips OF the fingers
when the arms are allowed 10 hang
straight down NJ the sides" This rule.
OF course. refers 20 the simple. manuish
type Of tailored coat. In all the various
notifications Of the Russian blouse coat
ones own sweet willard IL is 10 be
hoped 4 sense or proportipn-mny deter
mine the length below the hip line.
The Leather Belt Dominates spring
Dress.
OF course. the feature OF the Russian
suit is the patent leather belt ones
coat may OF may not boast collar. but
q belt il must have. and the be'ted coat
certainly lends n youthful look 70 the
woman who is sufficiently youthful 10
wear one
These little beIted Russian suits are
the belted coat Is so easy TO make up in
presentahle style that Its vogue is bound
to be brief. So many painfully obvious
homemade Russian suits are already In
evidence that the women who may invest
In only one tailored wool street costume
will be wise TO put her pennies into
. model along the accepted conservative
lines Of mannish coat and Killed skirt.
Such a suit. when well made and Of good
material. Is always IN good taste and
will look smart and presentable- with an
up-to-date hat and neckwear-long after
the belted Russian model has passed inio
the limbo Of forgotten styles
TIE gay little Russian peasant coats
are very attractive. however. and are
particularly tempting to the woman who
has a trim waist. and knows IL. ms what
woman with a trim waist does notE II
ANYTHING can be more painful than a size
% waist becirt with u glossy patent
leather strap II Is hard TO imagine. and.
indeed. the possessOr OF any waist meas
ure above &C inches should look without
undue enthusiasm on The array Of gilt
and scarlet trimmed belts which the willy
shopkeeber has a way OF coiling Up TO
suggest an 1s-inch waist effect.
II one can satisfactorily pass the 2G-inch
belt test. however. mol hing VIII lie dain-
tier f0l late spring wear than one OF the
belted Russian suits Of shepherd checked
MofNAtu OF llAlaAl- As-AAs III AAAN 7-et7e+-
a few Of these smart checked models
came over from important Paris houses
and some Of the manufacturers have
evolved exceedingly clever Effects from
this early Inspiration
The Checked suit Has A Clean,
Cool Look.
The shepherd checked materials. and.
OF course. one assumes that black and
white checks are referred to when the
subject under consideration is a coat and
skirt costume, are usually "-emphasized'
by snappy little touches Of solid Hack In
the way OF braid trimmings, buttons aud
inlays Of black satin. never forgetting the
inevitable black patent leather belt some
times also there Is an effective touch OF
color-a vivid bit Of fame saiu or man
DARN orange velvet set into the collar.
but this touch OF vivid color is cIeverly
subdued and made more piquant By the
little black bow which tops n fri1y cas-
cade or jnbot OF lace Most OF the shops
are showing dainty vestees % striped silk
for wear with the coats which button
low with two or thee buttons. The little
vestees are really only a strip Of material
with pointed ends which 90 about the
neck and iali over the chest In the man
ncr OF the silk protectors worn BY men
with evening coats. A vestee in striped
lavender and white SIN. the stripes meet
ing in a chevron effect az the center.
had buttons Of pearl. the small button
holes being worked with lavender 81 l.
Practical Idea For the Home
DreSsaaker.
Distinctly in the peasant" type which
Paris has cOnciusively announced as the
proper thing. is spring model Illustrated
today. The Informal, loose blouse. cut
without shoulder seams aud falling Just
below the hip line. represents the typical
gea SAINT sDork; and the trimm ng q sOu-
tache braid is arranged 20 intensity the
loose, smock lines.
Such coat l. extremely easy 70 At:
the belt at the waist covering q multi
tude Of faults: and with good pattern I
and a sufficiently heavy tailoring iron. /
any clever home dressmaker should be |
able to make an attractive little suit Of l
this kind.
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