South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
Suitable Separate
Coat Hard to Choose
For Afternoon Wear Black
Satin Is Charming Cut
on Circular Lines.

It is much more Of a problem than
il used TO be. this question Of the
right separate coat TO go over the
morning. afternoon or evening dress.
When the number has TO be reduced
to its lowest terms because OF short
ened purse strings or because one may
need a garment that can be worn
without change during the entire day,
there is much difficulty to find some
thing that is right, modish and at the
same time in place.
Here is a description Of an outside
coat that one can wear through an
entire day. say, if one comes TO town
from the country home, goes shopping
in the morning. 10 tea in the afternoon
and stays in town to dine and the
theater. For this suede cloth or
first class duvetyne is just right.
Taupe. dull green or one Of the dull
orange or golden brown shades can
be had in these materials. king
blue. futurist or Roman striped lining
gives life 10 such garment and lends
it individuality when it is thrown back
over the chair.
For those who can return home sew
eral times during the day there is
more choice. The forestry cloths and
smart craVenette goods come IN splen-
did neutral tones that look we'll over
arv morning dress Tweed coats on
rnannish lines are for those who 1--we
in the suburbs and need smart out
door sport coat More summary are
the bright corduroy and gOlfine coats
in strawberry reds, grape purple and
battleship grays. With a round sport
cap to match they make dehghtIui
sDOts OF cOlCr on the landscape ana
are charming over white tennis SkIls.
Black satin is always charming Tor
an elaborate afternoon or evening
coat This year faille silk Is more
fashionable, but the satin is worn none
the less for ali that. Their Innings
are white silk with dashing stripes,
black silk with large white flowers
black and white diamond harlequin
checks or enormous black and white
checkerboard patterns.
All of the coats, sport as well as
evening, are cut on circular lines so
that they flare out around the bottom.
The more elaborate ones are nearly
skirt length.
THE very wide skirt IS not seen in
the streets, although all the new
models which are being copied are
showing wider. if not actually wide
skirts" writes a Fashion correspond
ent from Paris. 1.-THE army coat is very
much to the fore. and the small hat,
with great, big squashed pansies round
H. II lloW ~ COilllllOil NiAclN 4AO OAAN W III
buy it any more. A few very wide
brimmed hats have appeared which
have very good lines They are made
in straw and silk with flowers set at
rare intervals on the brim, and a band
of ribbons with a bow round the base
of the crown. The brim is wider on
one side than the other, and the hat
is worn at a smart angle. White hats
trimmed with white violets, black or
violet hats trimmed with viOlets de
Parme, entire toqUes of violets with
knot of velvet sticking up in front or
at the side. are. also to be seen, but
nothing is quite so Partisan as the
navy blue stray toque trimmed with
fine straw roses in the same color, but
in a different kind of straw, and
very aspiring feather fantasy, follow
ing the line of the tOque. Fine wells
are worn with all kinds of hats, but
some women have adopted the lace
veil with a pattern. which makes the
face underneath il a negligible guam
titv. There is much discussion about
the high-necked blOuses and bod1ceS-
Some French women declare the fash
ion to be detestable, and VOW they Will
only adopt it in moderation. The high
collar. open under the chin, promises
TO be the favorite, and il is extremely
Incoming TO most people. The boning
of the back part is a question which
each woman will have to settle Tor
herself"