Evening journal., 1912-03-02

stun for trimmings on tailored coats
Too much popularity before the season
is well under way is apt to make collar
and cuffs of this material not desirable
for the woman who likes exclusive
trimmings. Leather trimmings are the
swagger things this year. and when the
leather is soft and piiable Il is treated
TO an embroidered design.
Big revers or collars figure upon
many OF the best looking models IN
spring tailor made suits, some original
ity IN the collar IN many instances con-
stituting the costumes only claim to
distinction. But. on the other hand.
one often finds suit Of this type which
IA collarless, the model usually cross
ing IN front 70 fasten down the LETT
side. giving more or less OF the Russian
effect.
II is 70 be a great white season: but,
strangely enough. all the white fabrics
have tinge Of ecru or cream in their
coloring. and In sheer materials they
tone toward yellowish tint For the
tailored suit cream serge is very smart
with a touch Of black IN the coat trim
mings But white corduroy is the
swagger thing.
The newest short coats show the cut
away effect. some models having only
slight departure from the moro usual
straight closing. but others are cut
away abruptly IN front. Short cutaway
coat lines are not for every figure. how
ever fashionable they may become.
Where the hips are small enough they
are very becoming, but on a dumpy,
stout woman the silhouette is gro
tesque.
Coat sleeves in the more severely
tailored modes are. OF course, long. but
more dressy models show the three
quarter sleeve. which IL very dressy
and pretty for warm weather.
Skirts. despite the rumors OF more
fullness are tight and slim in outline.
but they are not as severely plain as
have been the winter models. Straps
buttons and trimmed panels give vari-
ETY. to many OF the smarteat spring
models. As for length. they are not SO
short that from q distance a woman
might reasonably be mistaken for her
sixteen -year-old granddaughter, but
they do clear the ground about two
Inches. OF three IN some cases. Trot-
ting skirts are naturally shorter than
tho skirt designed for occasions when a
tailor made suit is in order.
A stunning white serge suit is pIc-
tured among the cuts. 1t VIII figure
prominently in the Easter parade II
has a slashed tunio and a short
straight coat trimmed with black veil
wet closely soutached with white.
Another smart Easter suit is illus
trated OF new material consisting Of
mohair in worsted weave which Il
much fancied by Paris tailors This
color is rich violet. the beauty Of ton,
being enhanced by trimmings OF silve
braid and facings OF gray bengalins
Hat and parasoi are IN shades OF violet
A touch Of color brightens many O
the smartest spring suits and proves
dominant note in the pretty little sui
OF pale gray worsted that Is illustrated
This note is accomplished by the aid {
the chiffon cape collar. which Is In
vivid shade OF cerise. Black velvt
trimmings on the dove gray n1aterin
somewhat soften the effect OF this ce
h rise color contrast. but the effect /
b striking and undeniably attractive
5 The skirt has peculiar cut. the from
portion opening over a petficoat o
gray satin. and the same gray satin ap.
7 pears on the revers Of the coat The
hat is ceriss straw trimmed with whit,
and black CATHERINE TALBOT.