The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-22
ManniSh Type Of Tailored
Goats Exhibited
And Even Little Vests Button.
ed Under Suits
The Latest Styles From East.
efn Metropolis
(By Florence Fairbanks)

New York, April S1-The fine
weather of the past weeks has given
a powerful impetus to spring and sum
mer styles. The shops show fine dis.
early summer wear. There can be no
doubt any longer that the short coat
will dominate during the coming sea-
son. The coats of the tailored suits
imported from France are much short
er than those of American models.
Indeed, some of the latest French i'm.
low the waist that is anything but
graceful. All women, short and tall,
stout or slender, looked well in the
three-quarter semi-fitted coats of the
past few seasons, but the new short
coat is dangerous for the stout wo-
man, and she should be wary of allow
ing her tailor to clip too many inches
off the bottom of her jacket in the
pursuit of modishness.
Authorities on fashion say that In
the case of the simple, mannish type
of tailored coats, the bottom of the
garment shall come exactly to tips
of the fingers when the arms are al
lowed to hang straight down at the
sides. More latitude is allowed in the
various notifications of the Russian
blouse coats. Of course, the feature
of the Russian suit Is the patent
leather belt. The coat may or may
not have collar, but belt 1t must
have. The belted coat certainly lends
a youthful look to the woman who is
sufficiently slender and youthful to
wear one, but it makes a stout wo-
man look perfect carricature.
Some very dainty costumes of that
type, in black and white shepherd
checked worsteds or mohair are
shown in the shops. AS a rule they
show snappy little touches of solid
black In inevitable black patent leath-
er belt. Sometimes, also, there is an
effective touch of color-a vivid bit of
fame satin or mandarine orange vel.
vet set into the collar; but this touch
of vivid color is cleverly subdued and
made more piquant by the little black
bow which tops a frilly cascade or
jabot of lace.
1t is reported from Paris that little
vests, buttoned under attractive street
suits are growing more popular every
day. The presence of the vests is
due to the fact that many of the new
coats have long, rolling collars and
button at the waist line. Many OF
the fashionable shops here are show
ing dainty vestees of striped silk for
wear with the coats which button low
with two or three buttons. These lit
tie vestees are really only a strip OF
material with pointed ends, which &c
about the neck and fall over the chest
in the manner of the silk protectors
worn by men with evening coats. A
vestee in striped lavender and white
silk, the stripes meeting in a chevror
effect at the center, had buttons Of
pearl, the small button holes being
worked with lavender silk.
Every year, as regularly as the win
ter SHOWS begin to disappear, the ru
NOR is waited about the land that lin
gerie blouses are to be utterly tabooed
and just as regularly, as spring ar
rives, these delectable garments come
trooping back into the shops and ar,
eagerly purchased by the very womeI
who had been declaring that they hat
given them up forever. This year
at the close of winter, the same pre-
diction was made but at present tn,
shops display large variety of tn,
most charming blouses and they ar,
selling like the proverblal "hot cakes
There was time when the lingerie
waist was a baggy looking affair
which foamed over the belt at sides
front and back, and 30 perfectly dis
guised the lines of the figure that Ven
US herself would have looked slover
ly In 1t. But the reform which grad
ually took place has resulted in gal
ment almost as trim and smart as
tailored coat. These features ar
especially noticeable in the new moo
els, which have shoulder yoke bol