Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-30

shop that caters to fashionable clientele.
The coat was lined with white fouiard
having a jouy pattern in pale yellow and
faint green, and this DAINTY nix show ed
on the tmnsd-benk revers ana turned
back cunx. though thu deep collar was of
the white basket weHve Tho reves oculd
be worn UP or DOWN and the coat fasten-
Cd ut thu left Of thu front With hg white
teTA- It was vgKy smart and vo1y youth
fun Another three-qnaxter cont Of gray
and white boucle In thu same window
was lined with gay red silk in q lovely
with red enamel clasp and the buttons
were Of red enamel with pearl rings. Al
together cheerful and fetching coat
and In the chic knee-length
One Of these three-quarter coats in a
very practical style Is illustrated. The
material is tan vicuna and the coat Is
smartly simple and straight IN cut, with
a wide, buttoned belt at the back and
patch pockets fastened down with but
tons and brrttonholes. This coat Is worn
with a motor frock of blue whipcord,
made in simple tailored fashion. The
bonnet Is a decidedly fetching and very
practical affair Of blue silk The long
pale tan veil passes under buttoned straps
on the pleated crown.
Stunning full-length coats Of white bas-
ket weave fabric, with reverse of green
or tan, are called "shore" coats, and are
intended for motoring about In a smart
summer colony where the roads are not
dusty and when one does not expect to
country club. or to a friends home. These
coats are particularly smart and dainty,
for they are cut on narrow, cling1ng lines
and are faultlessly finished and stitched.
The reverse side is in some bright color
usually the ultrafashionable hunting
green, or light golden tan. and large
white pearl buttons add an effective con-
trast. These coats come also In Scotch
mixtures with backing Of gray or
brown, for more substantial motor use.
English coats are built for storm as
well as sunshine, for one never knows
what sort Of weather is going to be en-
countered in England and Scotland. A
very smart touring coat, recently ordered
through Scotland in August, is Of rough
striped cheviot with a doubleJbreasted
front that buttons snugly to the throat,
huge patch pockets and wide cuffs that
lie nat against the sleeves. There Is q de-
tachable leather lining. exquisitely fash
Toned of soft. fine-grained calfskin, which
may be slipped under this sood-looking
cheviot coat on stormy or chilly morn
1ngs A well cut motor coat for wet
weather wear Is illustrated in the gar
mirable lines and the loose raglan shoul-
ders which are graceful-and comfortable
also, when such wrap is slipped on over
another coat. This raincoat Is dark gray
cal little motor hat of braidtrimmed
straw with waterproof silk crown.
Most attractive is the snow white motor
coat. accompanied by a white hat. gloves
and footwear. new white coat. built
Of vicuna. is pictured. and the illustration
shows the new shoulder line and large
armhole, with loose sleeve and dou-
ble-breasted front, tapering at the
foot of the coat in rounded effect
The knitted coats are still favored for
out Of-toWn wear. and the new models
are so well made that they have the
trig lines of tailored coats Of woven ma
terial. Knitted silk coats are a great
luxury, but they never lose their aristo-
cratic lines. silk knitted motor coat
was seen at a Long Island country club
the other afternoon. the color was
khaki brown and the coat, in three-quar-
ter length, was worn over a white bed
ford cord skirt and silk tennis blouse.
White buttoned buckskin boots accom-
panied the costume, and above the coat
was hat of flexible straw wound with
a golden brown scarf. The brown shades
are mucn seen IN outing tOSb, ana CHSy
seem to have been specially reserved
for the brown-eyed girls to whom they
are immensely becoming.
A brown-eyed maid at Ardsley, one day
recently, wore the striped brown and
cream motor coat shown in an illus
tration today. The coat had 4 reverse
side of tan serge and the plain tan ma
terial, together with white serge and
brown silk pipings, was used to trim the
striped worsted coat fabric. A touch OF
gay color was added to the demure
brown straw bonnet in the shape OF an
oriental scarf of mandarin yellow with
brown and coral printings. The effect
was very good and decidedly striking.
Distinguished by its graceful lines
rather than by any sportiness of char
acter is the French motor coat. or
race coat designed for wear over
elaborate lingerie frocks. This coat is
built Of marine blue cloth with a collar
Of velvet in the same rich shade; ano
blush steel buttons at the ends of the
straps on the sleeve add a touch OF
contrast. The lines are strikingly SIM
ple and distinctive, the drapery OF the
coat crossing from one shoulder to the
opposite hip at front and back, and the
sleeves being voluminous affairs. set In
with stitched pleats at the shoulder ana