New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26

which is crinkly, grayish pelt used quite ex
tensively on both small girls and big girls
coats
Girls of from six to eighteen are by no means
confined to velvet and corduroy in their selec-
ton of a best coat. This year there are all
sorts OF ingratiating, soft-to-the-touch mate
rails such as velours delaine, duvetyn and kit
tens ear" which are available for use. For
young as well as old this is a season OF mate
rails you can pet" as one preparatory school
girl expressed it. And there is certainly no end
10 the ways in which they make them up
One of the most charming top coats noted
for the girl Of fourteen, the girl who reads
Louisa Alcott and feels that her clothes do not
quite reflect that maturity OF thought which
distinguishes her, was striped velours delaine,
dark green with a great collar and equally
great cuffs Of beaver. The contrast Of pelt to
fabric was so beautiful that it brought out de-
lightfully the wheat-colored hair and pink
cheeks of the "happer" who was trying it on.
This coat fell to the knees and the belt was
made in three sections, so that the back might
be raised higher than the side portions.
One Of the most dashing and popular models
in topcoats for this young lady Of from four.
teen to eighteen is the raglan coat made very
full just like mans overcoat and Haring ex-
uberanty to the knees We saw one of these
in dark brown duvetyn the other day lined with
something very gay and Vienna "werkstade"
and finished with high collar OF beaver that
could be disciplined to recunnbent position
the way that nearly all OF these mutts about the
throat are made. The sleeve, terminated by
giant cuffs OF the rich brown pelt, had the bell
shape which is so persistent this year in both
adult and juvenile fashions
STRIPES AND SHOCKING.
The Chin Chin" collar of fur is certainly
contagious accessory Originally. we suppose,
it came from Russia, where at the same time
they turn up collar they turn down beard
lust al present it is such smashing, envelop-
ing factor that we can well do without the
other convenience of the Russian outdoor sys-
TEN. beard would be superRuous when Miss
in-Her-Teens can have one OF these collars on
coat or suit.
word about the belts on coats Tor the
smaller girl She between the ages OF six and
fourteen finds her belt somewhat lower than
last season. when we were trying out good
many Empire effects Also, right here it may
be noted that there is quitc d uisPOSi'ioh W.
ward capes For example, inspired perhaps by
one OF Lanvin's school coats-a clustering little
wrap with three shoulder capes-here IN GER
tain shop is plaid cheviot school coat in which
the colors are blue and green and yellow and in
which the capes might have been borrowed
from some Jolly old coachman OF an eigh-
teenth-century English print.
AS for the belle Of two or three years DID,
NJ. saw her outdoor destiny for this fall lore
,old in the cunningest imported white faille.
This e;r.atious coat had corded waist line
.rnbas,ing the jaunty little peplum that
snr,,,q over the accordion pleated skirt With
:, was worn silk bonnet with big white.
surfv plume breaking over the tiny round orim'
Departing from coats to irocks we md
Maids Not lisping plaids, but those win
GOOD strong articulation OF color Also we
"a s,r;nes And-this is important-the
.chooI frock Tor her OF from eight TO sixteen is
of,,nest of all combination OF blue serge with
either plaid or striped silb
OF this type Of school irock one sees u'e
,,os, charming examples. Here is uny skir'
:. Zen and blue plaid silk with borcer oil
sI,,s SERGE indented into points. The waist Is
- ILL and the yoke again OF blue serge cut INTO
dowrward points which go hall way 70 meet
The upward peaks OF the serge mem " w. u
.hool frock all this is reversed VIC