The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-15


and this coat has broad collar and
revers,. and also cuffs of the seal
skin.
Ratine Is New.
Ratine is new wool material that
is as light and soft as thistledown
and which is used for smart motor
coats and for utility suits. Brocades
of great beauty are being used for
handsome limousine and evening
coats. Broadcloths and serges hold
the palm for rough weather coats and
suits All of these materials are more
or less trimmed with fur. Hudson seal
being the most popular fur for bands
and border trimmings. though the
soft, silky moleslNin is used on some
suits and frocks of light material.
Serge and chevlot are the materials
that bid fair to occupy first place in
the long list of autumn fabrics. They
are wide, cutting to advantage, and
the variety of colors and weaves Is
worthy of favorable consideration In
Paris these dresses that are built on
shortwaist suit lines, will be worn
until November without coat, with
perhaps black satin Scarfs to protect
the chest and throat. These dresses
are worry attractive not only for street
duty but also for the house and the
place OF business. There is vogue
quently combined with bands of plain.
Buttons. soutache and black pipings
are generally used as trimming.
Black and white Fashionable.
Black and white is very fashionable
this season; grays of all sorts are
high in favor and black aud gray
combinations, though somber in tone,
are extremely chic. All the shades
OF mauve ana violet will he in vogue
during the autumn and winter, aad
there is a new prune color which is
particularly well liked by the Paris
coutouriers. Huckleberry is blue
violet shade, which is shown in cloth
and satin fabrics, elderberry Being
similar shade with more of the BUR
gundy tone The coats of many rf.ther
somber colored suits are Frightened
by very cheerful Innings of bright
satin or of Persian silk.
A Novel Little Suit.
very pretty little suit by Cheruit,
made OF blue lavender satin cloth.
has Il coat lining of pindotted white
swiss over thin white silk. and the ef-
feet is decidedly dainty. Lovely pale
colored Innings of apricot pink, tea
rose yellow and cafe au lait tan are
put into street tailored coats, a..u the
French tailor never forgets the little
shirred lining pockets that are so in
valuable for the slowing away of
small belongings.
Though the new tailor-madcs are
anything but masculine in type, freak
Ism cuts anu ttttHlllC lilOuNS VI u III
ming making them more feminine IN
st yle than any costumes that have
leen brought out in years. the general
outline of the silhouette has man
ish suggestion. This Is due to the very
narrow, straight skirt which cllngs
closely to the limbs and to the short
loose coat on boyy lines.
Box coats of this type are used Tor
morning wear. the more definitely
fitted garments appearing in the after
Moons. An American taller suit in inn
itation of the r'rench box type has
hip-length coat, almost united. and
straight very narrow skirt to the
ankles At the lower edge of the coat
are three tucks. and similar tucks are
placed at the foot of the skirt.
Latest Coat Cuts.
Diagonal, curved and vandyked cuts
are the rule on the gay little tailored
coats OF the new season. 1t Is unusual