The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-01

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 IL soft and pliable it is treated
to an embroidered design.
Big revers or collars figure upor
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
uistinction- But. on the other hand.
one oIten finds suit of this type which
IS collariess. the model usually cross
ing In front to fasten down the left
SIDE giving more or less of the Russian
effect
1t Is to be a great white season; but,
strangely enough. all the white fabrics
have a tinge OF ecru or cream In their
coioring, and in sheer materials they
tone toward a yellowish tint For the
tailored suit cream serge is very smart
with a touch Of black in the coat trim
minss- But white corduroy Is the
swagger thing
The newest short coats show the cut
away effect. some models having only
straight closing. but others are cut
AWAY abruptly In front. Short cutaway
lcoat lines are not for every figure. how
lever fashionable they may become.
Where the hips are small enough they
are very becoming, but on a dumpy.
stout woman the silhouette Is gro
ltesque.
Coat sleeves In the more severely
tailored modes are, of course, long. bu,
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 a.
have been the winter models. Straps
buttons and trimmed panels give vari-
ETY. to many of the smartest sprins
models. AS for length, they are not 81
short that from a distance a woman
might reasonably be mistaken for he
sixteen- year-old granddaughter, bu
they do clear the ground about tw,
inches. or three in some cases Trot
ting skirts are naturally shorter thar
the skirt designed for occasions when
tailor made suit Is in order.
A stunning white serge suit Is pic
tured among the cuts. 1t will hgur
prominently in the Easter parade. /
has a slashed tunic and = short
Istraight coat trimmed with black vel
lvet closely soutached with white
Another smart Easter suit Is illus
Itrated Of a new material consisting O
a mohair In worsted weave which 1
,much fancied by Paris tailors Tn
icolor is a rich violet. the beauty of ton
lbeing enhanced by trimmings of silve
braid and facings of gray bengalins
HAT and parasol are in shades of viole
A touch of color brightens many Q
the smartest spring suits and proves
dominant note In the pretty little sui
lof pale gray worsted that is illustrated
This note is accomplished by the aid q
the chiffon cape collar. which is in
Vivid shade of cerise. Black velve
trimmings on the dove gray materis
Isomewhat soften the effect of this &c
n rise color contrast. but the effect
: striking and undeniably attractiv
s The skirt has a peculiar cut. the fror
lportion opening over a petticoat c
: gray satin, and the same gray satin ap
Y pears on the revers of the coat. Tn
n hat is cerise straw trimmed with whit
8 and black. CATHERINE TALBOT.