New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
Paris. August 2.


Smart coats. to be worn into town from
The country house for a days shopping. or
20 lunch or tea with friends. are one of the
necessities of the summer season. and
Partisan elegantes are choosing garments
of black or marine blue taffeta, which
quite cover the cool. pretty white frock be-
Meath. They seem themselves exactly like
a gown. buttoned from throat 10 hem. the
length carefully adjusted TO that OF the
dress. and confined loosely at the waist by
a narrow strip of the same silk. with
fringed or tasselled ends. or a wide wrinkled
holt. buckIed loosely back and front. The
vide round collar and the deep cuf1s that
dnish the loose three-quarter long sleeves.
are trimmed with a narrow. thick peated
silk ruche with ravelled edges. II a more
aressv appearance is desired the fronts can
no turned back into revers, with the adj
dtlon of a collar and revers OF white en-
brodered null.
The new ratine cloths. much lighter in
weight than those OF last season. make de.
urhtful travelling garments which serve
for rugs as well when necessary The
belt. collar and cuffs. as coverings to a
few big buttons. and in buttoned haps 20
the hip pockets. Deep mustard, khaki and
beige. are the favorite colors. while the
reverse side Of each forms the strongest
contrast.
The long. loose dress coats described
above are used also for travelling. and al
ternating with them are tailleurs of soft
wool called chinees rejecting in their
weave all the shades of color in peacock
or pheasant plumage. Bias bands Of silk.
OF a plain matching color. trim the skirt,
broken at intervals b. large cloth COW
cred button, and the same silk. in narrow
bands. with tiny cloth covered buttons, is
used in the adornment OF the coat. which
70 cut half long and loose fitting. Increased
fitness in the short skirt is gained by a
wide. inward turning pleat, set at each
side. closed knee high by cloth covered
buttons and real buttonholes. Below the
knees 30 is left unbuttoned. the buttons and
buttonhOles serving merely as adornment
When velvet accessories to these cloths
OF mixed colorings are desired the darkest
SHADE OF color in the cloth is selected.
Black velvet generally the resort Of I'M
imaginative MINUS cur lOASlN AlAiio N4lt
cloth Indeed except on white. black vel
yet or ribbon is seldom used nowadays as
a trimming II is supplanted by the ador-
able taupe shade. smoke gray and dark
bronze green and brown on white these
colors or the darkest shades Of any color.
age preferable 10 black A sweet little
wn Of coarselv crinkied white cotton
crepe heavily embroidered. was trimmed
with many buttons covered with taups
colored satin and trimmed with gray horn.
Taupe satin crcled the round waist. half
covered back and front under the dropping
lace scallops OF the corsage trimming and
90 one side ot the back IL was allowed 10
drop in one long. narrow end finished
with "a passementerie tasseL Had this
sash and the buttons been OF ordinary
black all the peculiar chic would have
been lost New sashes are invariably
hung at one side OF either the front or
back. and nearly always but one end is
allowed
Charming as are the lace frilled achus
and the wide. round bertha collars. they
are in danger OF being Overdone into re
tirement because Of the ease with which
they are copied. This danger will probably
he overcome IN the case or exclusive wom-
en- by combining them to the richest or real
lace ana the most elaborate hand emDroid-
ery which 10 viii be impossible 10 copy.