Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-11
overt Topcoats Revived After a Decade - OF Pom
gee Is Practical Motor Coat for SummerWe ar--
The Coat Flares Whatever Its Length The
Sport Coat a Most Likable Garment.

braid. n 0 fastens at one side
with big bone buttons and Is double
breasted, offering extra protection over
the chest. The roll collar may also be
turned up around the ears on a breezy
lay. Though the upper part OF this
steame coat sets trinity over the figure
there Is a decided flare below the
raised belt, n the lining Of the coat
bright colored as all coat Innings
are now-will not hide Its gaiety II
the wind blows keenly on deck. The
checked coat accompanies an admira-
BILE steamer costume. The short skirt,
pleated at the sides, reveals laced
boots of dainty style-as boots should
be for wear on a breezy voyage-and
the small hat with its ostrich pompon
can be securely tied down under a big
steamer veil OF brown chiffon to match
the coat-or better still Of green chif-
fon. because the coat is lined with
green silk.
Another g~ood-looking steamer coat
Of black and white checked worsted
Is Of the same length-about to the
knee-and has a ripple skirt attached.
at the back, to a deep yoke coming
below the arInpits. AT the front the
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strips of the coat material, about FIVE
inches wide and fifteen inches long,
hang down the BAG from the seam
where coat and ripple skirt are Joined
and are rather amusingly suggestive
of a belt left unfastened. But as the
two strips are finished off with hand
some buttons to match those on the
coat-front, n as they are lined with
the gay printed taffeta that lines the
coat. they maxi really a very effective
trimming.
A Stunning Sport Coat.
Nothing speaks so eloquently of Its
own smartness as a smart sport coat.
The very plainness of the costume with
which 1t is worn sets off Its good lines
to advantage n shows it up as n
garment of distinction. Some sport
coats may be worn for motoring: 9TH
ers are distinctively and exclusively
for sport wear. OF the latter type
are the sport coats of white corduroy
and white vicuna which. If they may
not do duty In the automobile because
Of flying dust which would speedily
ruin their whiteness, will be ideal for
veranda wear at the country club. The
regulation sport coat has always m
thing mannish about Its cut. A ooat
faring from a high waistline. or hav-
ing a sloping cut at the lower edge
can hardly be designated a sport coat.
whatever its material.
A stunning sport coat Is pictured in
the lare model of dark green duvetyn
which Is lined with checked black and
white taffeta. The big buttons, high
neck closing. ripple back and enor-
nous pockets with buttoned flaps give
thi new coat a very knowing. sporty
air. and its color Is mart also. for
green will be a favored shade for out
Ing toggery this summer. Under the
edge of the dark green sport coat APP
pears a well cut linen skirt In ripple
style. The hat Is a new outing model
In sailor shape. made Of panama straw
n trimmed with a wide band Of OF
toman silk over which are two mar
rover bands Of green velvet ribbon.
A belted sport Goa recently shown
was in a wonderful cerise shade Just