Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
NOW LONG SEPARATE COAT
Wrap Useful for Motoring and GEN
eral Wear.
LATEST OF THE SPRING IDEAS
straight. slender silhouette the Ac-
cepted ThinE-MRdc i'm MRtcri-
nIs Ranging from serge
90 pOnpec.

is as popular as ever and Is being ordered
extensively, not only for motoring and
travelling, but for general wear over light
weight trotting frocks, which it quite COW
ers. For the woman who has not a car
Of her own and motors only occasionally a
coat Of this general utility type is a better
investment than a regulation motor coat.
which would not be chic FOR street wear.
while the long street coat does look well
in a car upon occasion.
The straight slender silhouette with no
flare about the feet, indeed with an inward
droop rather than a flare, is the accepted
thing in lines for these Ions coats, as for
the frocks and skirts, and many Of tho
smartest models would really be becoming
only to the slim woman. However, upon
the right wearer such a coat Is very at
t~ractive, or at least people have educated
their eyes to find such a silhouette attrac-
tive. which amounts to the same thing
Some Of the best coats Of this type arc
built up In heavy dark blue serge and
trimmed in wide black braid. Others arc
self-trimmed, with mere relieving touches
OF black satin.
The popular models turned out by a
house famous for it's coats are pictured on
this page and are both in dark blue serge
OF medium wide vale with black braid and
black satin for relief. Occasionally a dash
Of gay color, such as warm red. tawny
yellow brown or bright blue, is introduced
about the collar and cuffs, and some excel
lent imported models in dark blue serge
have this relieving note Of color in coarse
soft linen.
one coat has folds Of a bright daffodl
yellow linen set inside the black collar and
showing below the cuffs, and another has
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linen embroidered in white turning over
upon collar and cuffs of black satin. while
a third is lined throughout with willow
green and white dotted foulard and the
revers are faced with this foulard.
Broken black and white checks in loose
open weave are chosal for some Of the
long coats, but are slig'ily conspicuous for
general street wear though admirable for
driving, motoring and travelling coats. es-
pecially when made with the utmost
severity and lined with some soft color or
one Of the pretty changeable Innings are
popular both for suit coats and separate
coats, and when harmoniously chosen are
pleasant relief from the more familiar
plain, striped and dotted Innings.
Long coats of diagonal serge, hopsacklng,
etc, in the cool light biscuit tones, are de-
lightfully pretty, If not so practical as the
udIheT coats or the coats or mixed color
ings. One good model opens down the left
front and has a military braid strapplnE
down the front, with big braid
like large buttons at the ends Of the straps.
Another has a clever little collar and
cravat Of black satin and a wide patent
leather belt which slips through Sits in
the sides OF the coat. disappearing from
sight save in front and back.
The same importer who shows this last
coat shows also a stunning coat of home
spun In biscuit flecked with white, which
buttons up the left side with big white
pearl buttons and has a standing crush
collar and belt of soft white leather. 1t
was here, too. that we saw a most likable
assortment of white serge coats. some OF
them of the narrow straight pipestem type
illustrated by the two blue coats sketched
here, others more vOluminous.
A good model was much like a full length
Norfolk with collar faced with black and
black patent leather belt, and there were,
too, white serge models whose collars and 4
cuffs were faced with dark leather match
ing a wide black leather belt.
MORE, gros grain. satin and foulard are
all used for collar and cuff facings. and
suede, too, is popular for such purposes.
or the natural tone pongee coats there is
apparently an unlimited supply. They are
plltI0u III all BIdueS ana AT widely vary
ing prices, but the best models are in the
firm, durable qualities which tailor ad-
mirably, hold their shape well and stand
frequent cleansing. In these pongee mo lels,
too, belts are an important feature. though
the belt is more often Of the silk than Of
leather and may appear only in the back
or In the back and front or on the sides
and not in the back and front.
The pongeel coat illustrated here Is a good
French model. with folded belt of the
pongee, which does not conflne The coat
too closely and with dashing color notes
of black and red introduced across the ends
Of the wide bands passing over the should
ers on the cuffs and on the middle front
of the gIrdle. From the same de
signer comes a long Russian looking belted
coat Of tussor with heavy red, black and
green cords set close together along the
edge Of the high collar, down the fronts
and around the cuffs.
The coat opens down the middle front
and on the bust two oblong rectangular
pieces, like odd shaped revers, lie back
over the coat front and are held by black
buttons. These revers are heavily embroid-
cred IN barbaric Russian design or red.
black and green. The belt is Of the tussor
and buttons with two black buttons.
Plain coats OF natural tone tussor,
severely tailored, self-trlmmed and with
no relief save. white pearl on buttons match
ing the silk are by many tailors considered
smarter than any of the more ornate or
unusual models. In this case, Of course, the
cachet OF the garment depends entirely
upon the cleverness Of cut and finish and
original details Of pockets, seams, etc.
Sometimes such severe models are made
to have a slightly festive note by Innings OF
polka dotted foulard, and one good look
ing imported coat Of this character was
lined throughout with A Persian foulard OF
exquisite coloring and design and had a
scarf OF the Persian silk knotted at the
throat.
Black and white woolens, other than the
broken checks already referred to, are
liked for coat materials and these diagonals
and mixtures have decided character. The
French designers often use a touch Of the
modish China blue or kings blue upon
these black and white mixtures, especially
where the coats are designed for motoring
and therefore have a right TO a sportive
touch.
In the heavy linens, soft and OF beauti-