Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-06-23
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New York, June p This season s
vogue OF separate and contrasting
coats materially simpllfies the prob
lem Of the summer wardrobe u
also permits the use OF a thin and
sheer skirt or frock materials which
would not tailor we'll in a coat and
yc Is admirably comfortable and
drapable for skirt or frock The
average lightweight silk Is hard 10
handle In a coat unless one adopts
one OF the odd and fancitul little
models which. while charming for
dressy wear. do not look well with a
simple street costume But with a
lightweight cloth or a silk with some
body for coat material the Simplest
and lightest OF stuffs may be used
for skirt or One-piece frock
\ very fine. supple. light broad
cloth is we'll liked for such coats, ana
with this anything from charmeuse
TO chiffon Is Ia order for skirt ma
terial In color the two may match.
but a contrast Is smarter and there
Is In Paris decided liking for a
light coat with a darker skirt. which
Is reversal OF the traditional order
OF things White. both in cloth and
in such silks as charmeuse. drape
de- sole. etc. is particularly favored
worn over skirts Of black or color.
one OF the best looking models of
this class had coat OF chalk white
broadcloth fine and supple as satin
and very simply tailored. though OF
extremely chic lines This topped a
skirt OF soft blue charmeuse. dark
but not dull. which fell straight and
full In the back. aud in front and
sides showed a few soft drapery lines
near the bottom Only fluffy tulic
and lace frills showed between the
open coat fronts, but there was pre-
sumably a simple bodice OF the char
meuse
Dark or bright coats over lighter
skirts are legion, and while the idea
OF the contrasting coat OF this sort
has been taken up by the manufac-
turers and developed in innumerable
cheap forms the well made coat with
the novel details retains It's distinct
ion and has an air entirely different
from that of the cheap version. Gen
orally speaking the best of these
coats are very simple as 10 finish,
relying upon line and material for
their cachet. The taffeta models al
most invariably have lines Of corded
shirring In the silk fof trimming
but the full. fussy models In taffeta
are not usually so effective as those
simpler of line One of the taffeta
coat models shown in one of the fash
lonable shops clearly showed the eff
fectiveness OF simplicity and careful
tailoring.
The short coat of black satin
simply trimmed with buttons. foldi
and loops OF the satin and lined
throughout with white chiffon cloth
or thinnest crepe which faces the
rolled collar is perhaps the most use
ful OF all the many versions OF the
revived short separate coat The
other soft silks. plain. corded. MORE,
changeable. plain tone, etc, are also
pressed into coat service and among
tho new importations one finds some
youthful looking and very chic mod
els in Norfolk and Russian lines.
One OF the latest arrivals in
changeable silks is the Jewel silk. -
It is of about the same weight as taf-
feta. hut is woven with an almost
imperceptible cord line and is more
supple than taffeta. 1t is apparently
uncrushable and its changeable col
orings are very lovely, the designers
having attempted 10 reproduce the
shades in familiar jewels opal, tur-
Quoise. sapphire, tourmaline. etc.