The Washington times., 1914-03-21

. Russian blouse coat. with Raglan
sleeves. Tho skirt to the coat comes
far below the hips. and. a. It Il cut
on the bias. stands out In irregular
folds. A loose belt is draped across
the 'front.'. the neck II low. and IN
tshed at the back with o nat collar
In Q brocaded material. This collar
fastens with the black broadcloth
vest almost At tho throat. and u not
meant to be fastened. The vest but
tons on down under tho belt In the
approved style.
very old friend. the topcoat. Why It
sooner 10 beyond comprehension, for
It has been needed ever since tho In
eroduction Of the nimsy waist Of lace.
sink, and net.
Topcoats are In two lengths, some
lust below the hip. some three-ouar.
ters. but all bell shaped-whfch, In
English. means very wide at the bot
tom This width. OF course 10 .
natural result Of tho bouffancy ax
the hips. Short topcoafs arc Of iient.
hne-textured Engiish tweeds, and
ara. Ike the threo-Quarters coats,
supposed to b waterproof.
Double Breasted E6ecta
Double-brsasted effects are favored
a6ove the sins3e-breasted styles:
pookets are shit diasonally and 81
n. They are veay large and roomy.
however. Sleeves arc Just Q little
longer than thres-qusrtsrs. coming
at an awkward spo. Just above the
wrist The shirtwaist o. blouss
slseve. happily. comes down wen
over The wrist ara hand,
Buttons for coats arc all stySa2
atmond-shaped. nat. round, and
match the mixed color Of the tweed
Wear your short top coat bravely
over your SKIRT. with Q wide runlo
~ On Just at the hips. II does look
. tribe queer at nrst but b not sup
posed TO Be In bad taste. and you
win become used to Il
Ta&eta afternoon gowns for tSo
card party ana the streets have Law.
ished on them al the ruff1es aul
huge gathered tucks and hiked dra-
pef1e0 imaginable. A white vest for
instance In one ta6eta costume, u
made Of two ruf1es Of net. RufflSs
Of ta6eta dank Il. and even the
blouse e eathered into the run1ea
and are slit af the wrist With three
inoh-wtde lace to match the yes
e6ece inserted
The New SkktA
Thaa the skirt First comes q
Gathered fold Of the material, hang
inG over Just TO the hips. Then, e
de hips and Just below. are two
naxFow corded RULES. pointed I'D st
th0 front Lase. but not Least, the
long length Of material. known ~
the skirt y drawn around basiiks
from the ba6k and drawn up sharply
in the front. in line with the point
oe tao ruflea Ths s2ect u that of
. draped mantslpeoe. but that wiu
not stop The devotsee from weazing
such gowns. not for one second
Black Lace. made over hne black
Q6k, - the material favored Feat-
" for the japanese kimona jack
ct eject to be worn over the thin
waist In warm weather. Tho sleeves
no closing IN the front except that
v61ch . made by drawing the 0nda
q the lace acroeo one. anothR and
around tho waist This Il done -
tha1 the loose hanging loops slim
ulate the rounded edges Of q veGt.
4 high medict collar stands I'D In
the back. and q runle Of lace at
the v neck. heightens the soft e.
feet
Hats AIe Head Sisa
Hats arc primarily head si1A and
this requisite necessarily keeps
than Q tride smaller than usual.
In general effect, however. they are
often seemingly largo The cooked
continental shape Of black straw and
black silk u one Of the most popu-
lar styles At present and is seen
onstantH In the cities and at the
beaches.
Trimmings are Of wired and nat
soft folds Of the silk satin or moire
ribbon. Later In the season, the
black straw win give way to q color.
ed ribbon. Hats Of this style arc
worn with the walking suit, ex-
clusively, BY the faSeidIous woman
E1owered hats. small. with gay RIB
6onS and largo roses for decora.
to01 le moro dttlngiy reserved
for the more elaborate costumes. or
the laoe coatA The top coat car.
rte0 . plain sailor with pleated ruff
des standing vertically around The