The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-15
JAPANESE
AND
GRECIAN

A long and wide piece Of chiffon or
very sheer liberty silk Is chosen. The ,
wrap Il suspended from the shoulders
and then swathed about The figure 80
q seemingly careless manner This is ,
about the most difficult thing In the
world TO accomplish, for no amateur
can achieve this effect, especially on
her own figure. and wrap that ~
being constantly adjusted soon loses 4
It's grace. Therefore II is firmly sewed
and held in place by q series OK
weights.
In the frst place, the one end Of the
cloth down the centre is alt for dis ,
tance OF yard, having hrst been cut
on long. tapering bias The point
Of divergence il then held In place Tor
the time being to the centre between
tho Shoulders, and the two ends thus
formed draped one over either shoui~
der to long. loose, cascade-like sleeves
one much longer than the other. They
are fastened to little shoulder strap
Of ribbon. which Is held in place by
being tackled to narrow belt. The
point OF attachment between the shon'-
ders Is now released and allowed to
adjust itself In graceful folds down
the back, and the other end is held
by the upper corner and wound around
the body, fastening with large a
bachon on the right shoulder, the re-
naming end being hooked beneath the
outer folds OF the back TO suspended
ribbon attached to the little bet. The
ends Of the sleeves are we'll weighted.
weights also being placed in shouldir irS
10 hold them in place and along me
edge of the back and in centre back
drapery.
A very handsome and more practical
coat il shown IN Fig. B. II Is m7de
of exquisite old blue satin, richly rn-
broldcrcd in deep claret shades OF
flowers and soft green leaves.
II hangs quito freely from the shou'-
ders, but is gathered in at the hsm
and caught up in tho back So as TO
form slight drapery about the hips.
The sleeves are large and rooriy,
finished with huge cavalier cuff Of
black velvet. which also forms ma
large. loose shawl collar. The edges
are flushed with quilting OF claret-
n colored satin ribbon with corded
edge. The coat il lined in the r1cst
delicate rose colored chiffon. Yelling
white satin lining.
For less formal wear is wrap
shown on tho figure at the extreme
right. It has admirable lines, comb.n-
inc the simplicity OF the Japanese
sleeve with ample folds OF Greciau
dress.
The shoulders are very short. tuere
being no shoulder seams or arm holes
AZ the yokelike top Is cut in one with
the long panels OF the front and bac'.
Gathered TO the lower edge in peri c y
straight widths Is the lower portien
which may be either of chiffon. scr
satin. lace or heavier material Fai
yoke, sleeves and panel should b. :.
contrasting and heavier material.
The one shown in the illustrai o. ..
constructed Of phosphoreseen grcei
panne velvet combined with two-icret
green chiffon. the panel being EN- 'rGil
ered in god thread and black jet, viii I
the yoke and sleeves are finished viii
sahles.
The other two coats speak for them
selves. being for the most part con
structed with an eye to utility a5 wei
as for beauty ot line.
A most cunning little coat was see-
tho other evening while promenadni
on the veranda at the Atlantic Yacs
Clrb II vas made Of ick and whit
striped velvet and L u In old gol'
satin. II Feeme1 70 b rade BY sim
ply putting width of velvet ovt
each shoulder and sewing them TO
gether from the waist line down, n
two pieces meeting here on a long b
of stripes, the intervening "V' shap
piece being filled in with stripes run
ming the through wav and cut in N
with the high, tight-fttiug collar thG
was finished with two-inch ouillir
OF black velvet ribbon, which contin
ued on down the front, ending IN
huge. fiat rcseite that held in plac
the draped-up ends OF the coat In I ont
The sleeves were caught up and craps
to suggest loose tunc sleeve an
this draped up the velvet about tn
hcm 50 II hung in dolman-like drap
cry in the back. The little debutant
who worc II looked for all the wo.
n Ike frolicking young zebra In he
baby stripes,