The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
and Fur and Cor.
scous BrocadesC Clean
ins With Dull Colt
and Silver the Favor
tie Combinations

., EIEANO or UOVT 0nAlNNnD.
Ts a brave woman who this seaso,
can take of her opera cloak 1t
i the foyer or the back Of her DO,
and leave it there.
The gown worn under II may he wei.
worth showing. but the chances are
ina, the coat Is more interesting than
the gown and that the woman looks
better in 1t. Even the cheaper evening
eos,s are attractive with their daring.
yo,minous folds, their stunning fur
collars, their supple velveS end silks
and cloths. In the daytime veiveteen
and inexpensive fur may show their
fLllnss. but under electric light q pretty
woman may look extraordinarily chic
and lovely in vslvetesn and fur IL they
are cleverly put together. and for
.conomr's sake many q good looking
afternoon coat can he with perfect pro.
pre,y used for evening wear this
season, 80 a little extravagance in the
matter of rea. velvet and good fur hAs
ns ycuse
Color and line have so much to do
with the evening coat, and this winter
modish lines end modish colors in
cloakdom are unusually picturesque.
while materials are idoai for the pur-
pose.
Fur. of IN IL a very important
feature Of the evening coat. as Of every
coat. blu, the number Of all fur eve
ming coats ia always small. In hand
some furs such COATS are prohibitive
IA price for al save the fortunate few.
and even the woman who could afford
10 wear them usually prefers for eve.
ming wear the glow and color OF velvet
OF brocade. fur trimmed.
Once in a while A superb ermine coat
appears--in tailless crmine nowadays
with perhaps trimming Of tails. and
such a garment. essentially an evening
affair. is always regal. hut IL hardly
has the picturesque effect of a ve.vet
coat costing only a fraction Of its
pe.ce. ChNchilla Is another fur liked
for the evening wrap. and one very
stunning evening coat Of clipchilla
squirrel. lined with glowing fruity vel.
low, attracted attention IN the opera
foyer. but the fur trimmed coat Is the
evening coat Of the season.
The coat most often scen perhaps ID
he Russian coat. 40 called. compare
lyely scaut above the waist, narrow
a the shoulder. ilaring very widely
u~ard the bottom and trimmed by q
high chin collar, wide cuffs and wide
ao~om band of fur.
Thts coat is especially suited 10 the
Combination afternoon and evening
wear and in dark or neutral velve;
answcr both purposes very well In
deed. while in handsome material o.
hight or bright color 1t is a distin
gu,,hcd looking evening coat. if no
SO exclusive as certain other models.
There are some particularly stun
ming models of this type in gorgeou
brocados cleaning with dull gold o
silver ard with colors and trinlme
WITH costly fur. one model was q
flesh pink matclasse on a silver groun
wits great collar and cuffs and horde
Of kul!nS,;i. Another was In a splen
did brucafc or orange and crimson an
gold and | roWn, Ike "A drift of autumn
leaves, with fur trimmings Of skunk.
In rSc or turquoise or white -
golden yellow or light red velvet thi
,oUt ~ attractive and youthful.
LESS youthful but also less comma
\ ere tho more ample models, into man
OF which cape arrangements are intro
dlccd. Here the designers art ha
more scope and there il much pic