The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-08-25
FASHION HINTS

New York. Aug. 22.-AIthough
the women have taken up the little
coat with enthusiasm, as one of the
most charming features OF this
summers fashions. IL is remarka-
BILE fact that these little coats have
found but few friends In this coun.
Try so far. Il is true. some OF the
importing houses here are displaying
few charming models of such
coats and here and there one may SCI
q woman wearing one. but in Paris
they are all the rage, and deserved.
ly so.
The prominent French designers
who have shown some OF the hand.
soonest models Of such coats do no,
wish the little coats 10 be considered
separate coats. For that reason
they repeat the color or trimming
Of the coat somewhere about the
frock, very lightly, perhaps. yer!
ulobstrusiyely. but firmly enough "a
link the comment parts OF the cos.
tune into one homogeneous whole
Yet, this is not always the case, and
the thrifty and clever woman may
make her piquant little coat do duty
with more than one costume II she
so wishes.
Broierie anglaise is a popular ma.
terial for the short coat, and IN
liuen or linon, as the French call the
fine handkerchief linen to distinguish
IL from tolls, which Is our linen
with revers and trimming of silk OF
velvet or plain linen II works out
very charmingly Where worn with
a sheer lingerie frock into who's,
trimming a little OF the broiderie An.
glaise enters. such a coat is yery
pretty. but its use Is b. no means
limited 20 association with the sheer
white lingerie stufis. This open.
work embroidery Is usual In hand.
some quality upon everybody from
silk muslin to satin and serge.
Used under sheer scmi-trans.
parent materials OF color or black
this popular embroidery "A 20 b.
seen on all kinds ~ frocks. its old
opcnwork design showing charming.
~ through the cloudy veilings
Bands Of the open work embroidery
trim silk. marquisette, chiffon. linen.
trlle. and every material. and Il il
combined with the finest and the
heaviest OF laees.
Short coats are formed OF lace, "A
well as OF embroidery. though the
lace Is more often used In combiia.
ton with embroidery than alone.
and the coat. entirely Of lace, scld.
ON has the cachct of the little SILK
coat. Bis collars OF lace or EN-.
broidcrcd muslin almost hide some
Of the little silk coats. A short tat.
fsta costume. with a coat Or the tai.
feta. bordcrcd IN bogillonees and
sporting a big fichu OF flat. with a
coat Of the edge aud embroidered
muslin founces had tnnic or the
iaffeta over an underskirt oi the
overlapping embroidery flounces.
The very short bolerolike coat.
bclted just below the bust line and
with a little friii falling below the
glrdle. was introduced among the
irst of the short coats and Is still
greatly liked. The gisdling aud belt
ing OF coats OF ali Kinds a noticeable
IN the late summer models and pr.
duces some odd effoets Ms well as
some very delightful results. With
the lowering OF the modlsh waist line
this girdled arrangement naturally
assumes Russian blouse character.
and this has given rise TO rumor
that the Russian blouse will be here
aRain in the autumn. AZ all events.
teited coats OF one kind or another
are fairly sure to find a place among
fall models.
nircrt0ife coats cut sauarc.y away
ut the high waist line IL front and
falling IN long. straight panel OF
coat tall in the hack are made 90
without trimming other than biz
soft fichus OF fine muslin or net
bordered BY tiny frills and frills OF
the same sheer material finishing