The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-18

little coats to be considered separate
coats For that reason they repeat the
color or trimming of the coat some
where about the frock. very lightly,
perhaps. very unobtrusively. but firmly
enough to link the parts of
the costume 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.
Borderie anglaise is a popular ma
terial for the short coat, and in linen,
or linon, as the french call the fine
handkerchief linen to distinguish 1t
from toile, which is our linen, with
revers and trimming of silk or velvet
or plain linen it works out very charm-
ingfy. Where worn with a sheer
lingerie froek into whise trimming a
little of the broderie Anglaise enters,
such a coat is very pretty, but its use
is by no means limited to association
with the sheer white. lingerie stuns.
This open work embroidery is usual in
handsome quality upon everything from
silk muslin to satin and serge.
Used under sheer semi-transparent
materials of color or black this popular
embroidery is to be seen on all kinds OF
frocks. its bold ~openwork design show
ing ~charmingly through the cloudy
veilings. Bands of the open work EN-
broidery trim silk. marquisette. CHIFFON
linen. tulle. and every material. and /
is combined with the finest and ths
heaviest of laces-
Short coats are formed of lace, a.
we'll as of embroidery, though the lace
is more often used In combination will
embroidery than alone, and the coat
entirely of lace, seldom has the cache
of the little silk coat. Big collars o
lace or embroidered muslin almost hid
some of the little silk coats. A shor
taffeta costume. with a coat of tn;
taneta. bordered in bouillonees ans
sporting a big fichu of fat. overlapping
pointed edge and embroidered muslin
founces had a tunic of the taffeta Owe
an underskirt of the overlapping EN-
broidery founces.
The very short bolero like coat, beltet
below the bust line and with a littl-
frill falling below the girdle, was in
ltroduced among the first of the shor
coats and is still greatly liked. TIL
,girdling and belt Of coats of all kind
is noticeable in the late summer mode
and produces some odd effects as wei
as some very delightful results. Wit
the lowering of the modish waist lin
this girdled arrangement naturally as
sumes a Russian blouse character. an
this has given rise to a rumor that tn
Russian blouse will be here again i
the autumn. At all events, belted coat
of one kind or another are fairly sur
to find a place among fall modes.
D~frectoire coats cuts squarely away
at the high waist line in front and fall
ing In a long, straight panel or coat tai
in the back are made UP without trim
ming other than big soft fichus of fir
muslin or net bordered by tiny frill
land frills of the same sheer materis
finishing the half-length sleeves.
Black and white are still great
worn in spite of the cutlery about he.
over-popularity, and the frocks in tn
coloring are often the prettiest seen 9
smart functions. There has been a ia
flor sheer white over black as a chang
from the Ions admired sheer black owe
I white, and several of the great dress
e makers have laid considerable stres