Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-22
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COLORED COATS FOR NEWEST
OF HOT WEATHER COSTUMES
Few White Coats to Be Worn With Linen
Skirts How Unwary Americans Are
Misled by Paris Dressmakers.

I fetching combinations which may not
present themselves to the conservative
mind as an Improvement over the one
color suits. but they are eagerly taken
up by those who care for novelty. ana,
after all, they are in good taste. which
| is a verdict that cannot be returned IN
every case this season.
In order to put the skirt and coat IN
harmony there is band OF the coat
fabric used as the hem of the skirt; this
| is placed in straight line or cut IN bat
Elements at the top. The skirt Is cut on
a straight two width pattern with q seam
down each side and the fastening put at
| front or side, whichever one prefers.
| 1t may be done with buttons that show
or with hooks and eyes that do not snow.
| If you choose the former method be sure
| to avoid fiat buttons. The bullet-shaped
ones are more fashionable than any.
They are usually OF bone, but sometimes
or heavy crochet.
The coat may be of sulphur. OF blue,
bright or light; of pink, and especially or
scarlet. 1t is usually without trimming
and the only relieving touch Is In the
white collar and cuffs. There is often
a belt Of kid or patent leather. which is
white or self colored. as one prefers.
Sulphur is not an easy shade to wear
as even the amateur knows. but 1t IS
excessively fashionable. and one can
sometimes be unaffected by Its yellow
tone If the white collar is very broad and
the white shirt waist shows In front.
The pink coats are the easiest for the
majority of women to wear, and tnere-
fore they are the most popular They
should not be attempted by older women.
and none of these colored coats should
be attempted by women with stout ng-
ures Few of them are made on cutaWay
lines, and therefore the girlish inquire
stands them better than the woman VINO
has heavy hips.
It is best to call these coats modified
Russian blouses, for they have long
WASTED belt effect and a fitted peplum
which Is cut away In front You may
have already noticed that there IS no
hesitancy in making the figure exceed
ingly broad across the front. below the
waist There is no rounded curve to
it, but all the manipulation OF drapery
is toward that end; the present kino OF
cutaway coat gives that breadth In a
marked manner by the way In which 1t
is broadly opened in front.
Silk Coats With Linen Skirts.
Another novelty is to wear a figured
silk coat with a white linen skirt. The
weave of linen used is open and soft and
goes by the name of crash. The glazed
linen, which is artifcally polished on the
surface is not the kind to get; in fact.
it has fallen into disuse almost entirely
because Of the way in which 1t cracked
and wrinkled.
The newest of these suits Is made with
a straight skirt open with slight fuHness
below each knee and held In with three
buttons; there Is five-inch band at the
hem made of dresden silk in several
colors with thread of black running
through 1t which is cut in deep battle
, ments at the top.
The coat is high at the back of neck.
is opened in deep v in front and half
filled in with folded cream lace. Outside
of this is plisse- ruffie Of white and
broad at the base and turned back with
silk cuffs, lace and pleated ruffie.
There are severa. color combinations
used in these coats and ones choice
should be made according to the hours
in which the coat will be worn. Pale
pink and white. for instance, is excellent
for afternoon affairs in the open, and
dull blue or copper with black and rose
for street wear.
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure Newspaper
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