The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-03
FADS AND FASHIONS

New York, June 3-Fashion ex-
perts are of the opinion that separate
coats and wraps will be prominent
this spring, not only for evening
wear, but for street use as we'll. They
are seen most frequently, as are the
suits in the Empire styles. Often
this effect is obtained by cord or tas-
sci, where the waist and skirt of the
coat join: or sometimes a belt is en-
ployed, visible in the back or front
only.
Although there is a tendency to-
ward the raised waist line, some of
the newest models show instead the
very opposite. or the elongated waist.
coats are cut so as to give the fash
ionabae narrow silhouette, but care
must be taken to avoid extremes
which are distinctly in bad taste this
season. The new coats are made in
such way as to be comfortable in
walking.
For evening wear, the draped wrap
is most seen, in all sorts of soft, sup
pie materials. The side fastening
some fastening AT the side just below
the waist line and others as far down
as the knees. All varieties of revers
are seen, the long narrow ones, the
soft draped and the Incroyable. Col
lars include the Nautch shawl, sailor.
Charlotte Corday or fichu, and large
round or pointed effects. On storm
coats military collars fastening up to
the throat are much seen. There are
ew hoods, and false or simulated
hoods are much in favor.
In most of the tailored coats the
sleeves are like those in mems over
coats, put in without fullness at the
top, cat straight and finished off with
a small turn back cuff or few but
tons. In the utility and auto coats
both peasant and raglan sleeves are
finished off with deep turnback or
gauntlet cuffs, and are cut wide, so
that the wrap can be slipped on or
off without difficulty.
Full length coats are distinctly in
the best style. A few tailored coats
are seen coming just below the
knees, but short coats are for the
greater part conspicuous by their alb
sence. For tailored coats the favor
spuns, fancy mixtures in mems suit
ings, ratines and serges. These are
seen in checks, broken plaids, stripes
and double-faced effects.
Black satin, especially in the wool
back styles, is much in favor for even
ing and even for afternoon wear al
though it is to be much preferred ex-
clusively for the former purpose. Taft
feta has also some slight popularity.
These are seen chiefly in black, but
in various colors to some extent as
well. Light Colored broadcloths,
crepe meteor, chiffon and lace are
also seen for the evening. Unlned
coats are predicted of wolfe, chiffon,
lace and embroidered net, to be worn
over summer gowns during the hot
season.
Linens and light summer things are
still kept in the background, but the
| silk coat and skirt or coat and frock
furnish a happy medium ground 'twixt
wool and linen and a costume of this
! kind is a satisfactory possession
/ throughout the summer. Black satin
OF various weaves and surfaces is still
! favored for the so-called tailored or
semi-tailored costume, though the
| flood of cheap models in this mater
ial has damaged it's prestige, and to
be truly chic nowadays a black satin
suit must be especially we'll made of
beautiful material and must have
some original note to set it aside from
| the original model These require
ments naturally are associated with
high prices, and the woman who has
little. to spend will be wise to have
her suit in some silk other than black
satin unles she is fortunate enough to
know tailor who can copy an i'm
ported model cleverly from a sketch
and charge moderately for doing it,