Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-09
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Hints
Country Club" Suit
Early Season Costumes for Out-of-
7oun Wear.
By Gcrmnin GRutier.
By Gcrrnnin GRutier.

During the last few weeks good
many white cloth suits have been ad-
vanced for wear out OF town. as well
as for urban occasions Broadcloth and
velour de laine are among the fabrics
favored for the white costume, ana
since they FORM splendid BACKGROUND
for the application of dark fur ana
braids they are likely TO have very
good vogue right through the winter.
The exploitation OF the white tailicur
comes a little earlier this season than
formerly. Heretofore il has been re-
served for introduction immediately
after the holidays. when fashiona bic
women are generally considering the
collecting OF Il dcmi-season wardrobe
for wear in Southern resorts.
Upkccp Expensive.
OF course. there are any number
of women who have neither the OPP
portunity nor the inclination 10 spend
weeks or months at the smart rendez-
rous of the leisure class, hut always
they are interested to know what IS
going on in the way OF clothes prepa-
ration, because a good many OF the
models OF the midwin;er period fire.
qucntly become the standard styles for
the spring.
The white suit is not 10 he adyo-
Gated for the woman who cauno; COM
placently face the dry cleaners bill
at pretty regular intervals. 1t is n
sartorial offense to wear white gar
ments that bctray the least bit of soil.
One cannot clean white clothes at
home. and SO II is better not TO pos
sess them at all unless one knows In
advance that she can afford not only
the initial purchase, but the upkeep
thereafter.
For Hudson Seal.
Natural muskrat IS being used to
trim the white cloth suit. The fur
is really quite unattractivc in itself,
and always before the present sea-
son 1t has been dyed and known gem
orally as Hudson seal. being one of the
pest and most satisfactory limitations
of genuine sealskin. However, now
that there are dyc!ng and dressing
problems to be reckoncd with In the
fur world, many peltrics that never had
the courage TO come forward under
their own names have been given a
foremost rank, and have, indeed, met
with astonishing favor.
A suit that is a very good example
of the sort OF model in vogue Just
now is known as the country club"
suit. 1t is of fine white cloth with
u satin finish. and is made with
harinE sk!pt. topped by n circular
tunic which Is in reality an extern
sion OF the blouse coat The fur
bands are of sealSkin and the girdle
OF hravy white silk cord is tipped
"i''i stuISh1il ptlltdItS. 1 he collar
is If seal and is raised high about
tile neck in the modish funnel effect.
Interesting CuiInr Efrcct
In the dark colors. brown Is en-
trcmcly popular. Some OF the most
rccrn. models Introduce a cutaway
coat fashioned. however, on ripple lines
that make II totally unlike its cutaway
predecessors of two or three seasons
BACK. y new model Of brown wool
velour shows emhroiderics OF gold
threads and brown floss on the dcmi-
belt The collar is Interesting he
cause II gets away from the choker
ines and indicates scarf effect, which
may be thrown back or fastened snug
|! under the chin. The fur is of brown
foN.
Every one feels that she must ac
cure n separate coat for wear with
'he separate street dress or to ton
me INFORMAL afternoon or evening
frock An exceedingly smart model
that viii recommend itself to the wo-
man OF sound sartorial Judgment is
made OF navy blue cloth. The lines
are seninttinS ana the feature of the
model Is the slash arrangements OF the
pockets on either side OF the front
above the waist line. These pockets
are decorated with buttonholes which
are trimmed with dahiia-colored velvet
forming striking contrast with The
white buttons