The Washington herald., 1911-11-30
NEWS N NOTES OF
WASHINGTON SHOPS
Gathered Here and There by
The Shopper.

High collars are upon a very large pro-
portion OF the most successful imported
models, and not only are these collars
high, but many OF them have soft frills
Of fine lace falling down over them
around back and sides or sometimes
around the entire collar. The friIl is
often as deep as the collar itself. Other
collars have little wired frills or out
standing pieces Of fur or lace across the
back and sides, and II seems likely that
before long the Dutch neck and Its re-
lated low cuts will be relegated to the
modes of times gene by, and the throats
which women have so labortously ana
ainstakingly bleached and pumped IN
order that they might stand the revela-
tions OF the low cut necks, will be once
more yellowing and wrinkling under high
tight collars.
There are, of course, bodices without
high collars. meant for wear with a
simple high-collared guimpe Of net, chif-
fon, or lace. These are often finished
with little double-plsited frills Of net or
lace, white over black, when they have
not some fchu collar arrangement. A
turnover fiaring collar of fur sometimes
appears above a high. close collar.
Coats for little children are more at
tractIve than usual this winter. The
warm, lightweight, silky woolens OF
zibeline character, which abound IN great
varieties, are charming child coat fabrics,
and so are many Of the other fashion
able woolens which have a slightly
rough surface and combine softness and
an appearance Of coZy warmth with light
ness Of weight. Ratine, for example,
though not an ideal coat cloth from the
practical side. because II shows wear
and picks up dirt more readily than a
knock about coat should, has been used
for some most attractive little coats. One
mi-Russian model. for example, in dark
blue ratine, has a big collar and cuffs
OF bright red leather matching the serge,
add to the gay note. This same idea is
carried out in dark blue, rough serge
and in soft, heavy cheviot. Such coat
is by no means eXtravagantly expensive,
and yet 1t has a very smart air and is
tremendously practical.
very dark blue zibeIine, with white
fieckIng it lightly and with collar and
cuffs OF a warm French rose color in
some cloth OF slightly woolly surface, is
another serviceable and gay little coat.
The double-faced cloths popular for coat
ing and suitings for grown~ups are used
for the children's coats, too, though the
very heaviest of these stuffs, such as
are popular for motor coats, are. usually
passed by in favor OF lighter weights,
which will tailor more daintily.
One sees little coats OF doubIe-faced
blanket or polo cloth, the white ones
faced with rose or blue being particularly
childish and Hkable, even II not alto
gether practical
There are so many attractive little coats
in such serviceable colors as dark blue,
brown, bright red, and the tan and beige
tones that 1t should not be hard to forego
the white coats when a child has reached
a short coat age.
The combination of blue and red is
enormously popular. both the purpllsh
fuchia tones of red and the franker
shades being liked as a relief to the ex-
tensively used dark blues. The purples
too, are combined with red in a large
number Of models.