The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
URlNG COATS MADE FROM WOOL OF AMERICAN LOOMS
Utility Garments Hand
some in Their Simple
ity, With Colors Of
Wide Range andTrim.
mlnyS of Fur
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,x ELEANOR mOYT BRAINERD.

ne ELEANOR nOfT BRA1NERD.
~OATS and hats, 1t is hard to
get away from their allure in
~ these August days, for they
are displayed in all the shops.
And, though heaven knows, heavy,
fur trimmed coats have not been a
crying. mid-August need in this cli-
mate. the new coats do fit that word
/. allure"
They are, for the most part. simple
enough in line and detail. We have
mn vet had the elaborate imported
afternoon and evening coats on view,
m, the so-called utility coats are
Al their best vastly handsome In their
own way and their simplicity is Of the
knowing sort that is the despair of
tbe mediocre tailor.
Materials vary from hard service
tweed. and homespuns to silk zibeline
cloths and wool velours; but the
martest things for general wear are
In these handsomer stuffs-wool ma
ser,als Of suede or velvety finish and
others light as thistledpwn and as
silky yet Of fieecy WOO. being first
choice.
rufYs. It should be noted. come from
American looms and do their manufac-
turers great credit. Never have
woolens Of like quality been achieved
here and, indeed, the whole range Of
fine woollen and silk stuffs turned out
BY our domestic looms is of unusually
high grade. Scarcity in foreign stuffs
has doubtless put our home manufac-
turers upon their mettle, and while n
deplores the cause Of the European
scarcity one can but applaud the sue
cess Of our home factories.
The colors appearing in the imported
and domestic woollens Of the class
under discussion are beautiful too.
Much lovely green, soft, becoming.
rather deep yet warn in tone. is used,
as are the exquisite gray and brown
!sr gray shades. of which field mouse
10 a particularly modish example.
Dark, almost dull reds and lighter
reds Of fruitlike bloom. browns on
NV ANAN Wv iaiiSiiib llutl
l.Cht 10 almost black. and all Of the
browns hat have come in with war
times and trench life. such as loan.
gravel. &c. blues tending somewhat
toward the soft cadet blue Of earlier
years but running down to deep
ghadcs, yellowish tones from San
Francisco, range and sulphur TO
'awny gold and yellow browns. puppies
IN charming series. from dull amethyst.
throu:h pansy tones to shades almost
black-all Of these are offered in the
thick. soft. light coatings, and when
these stuffs are cleverly cut and fur
trimmed they make coats TO conjure
with.
Some of the mixed woods are beat-
tiful too, showing wonderful color
shadings or si.very surface bloom, and
there are stunning checks and plaids
In skilfully handled color schemes.
One Of the best looking imported
motor coats in an attractive collec-
ton was Of soft thick wool in block
checks an inch square OF very dark
brown and white and copper, the whole
eoftened by a fuzzy bloom Of silvery
hairs and trimmed in a high collar and
cuffs Of skunk.
There was another that sound.
even more startling in medium blue
Of a beautiful greenish lone and sui.
phur yellow. also of course greentsh In
tone. SO beautifully were the two
color mixed. so lovely was the tex.
ture OF the fabric that the material In
spite Of its colors was not conspicu.
Gus and II was softened next the face
BY a collar OF brown fur.