The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
COAT FAMILY is OUT IN BRILLIANT COLORS THIS SEASO>
In Reality These Coats
Which Look f-Ieavv
Are Light as a Feather
and Much Cooler Than
They Appear

these same materials. A touch a,
dark blue often appears on both tho
beige and the gray coats. and nc.
ca sionally one sees a dark blue coat
relieved by beige or gray. Dark blue
, coats are always with us. and ole ca,
, find them in many styles from ,hor.
sever top coats to long and ample
travel and motor coats, but they are
never so practical as n ncutri, or
mixed material because they show
dust and spots readily.
There II one hoatherv tweed mix.
ture that has found favor with sov.
eral Of the best cpat maker. this
| spring-a NOISY green mature ina,
contains sevcra shades uf i,lon
green and succeeds In looking cool m
! spite of it's comparatively dark and
~serviceable tone. Several of tho hos,
looking imported utility coats We l,.e
seen have been in tins cloth, with ,
bit Of black vanished leather some.
| where about the coat.
one toned cloth coats trimmed n
check or stripe, preferably the former.
are featured by several of the Paris
houses. a big shawl collar rising h.cr
in the back. cuffs and wide borlors oa
the fronts being Of big gray aud ro.e
block check velours on one rose
/, velours coat. Check or other fancy
design is used, too. for muller collar.
cuffs. cape facings, &c, on coats II
plain color.
The muller or scarf collar has y,
the way. achieved considerable uaur.
larity. 1t is of course Seen nrr,-
sionally each season, but this sir
the makers of silk sports coats have
taken ii up enthusiastically and otlcr
coats have felt tho influence. IN
some cases the ends of a high su',
scarf collar run through zach other r.
front and each end is tossed back uvo'
a shoulder. Other coats have tho scot
collar with only one end cortnlrt
past the front and thrown ba, X over
the left shoulder.
Cloth and silk are continued in gone
coats that are dark enough in a..
and simple enough of line to ansn,-
general purposes. and there are d..
silk coats hat VIII make ada;ra
dust coats a little later and are 60.
we're enough to have a tailored am
sportslike air in spite II thcir han
some material. Taffcta OF couf.,
sheds the dust ~cNcci'cu',y. arl
tussor is always popular for SUNNI
motoring. though it soils So read.
that it is rather a Nuisance. esr1
though it Will tub. after a f4s on
Few tailored coats come througr ''o
laundry with much of thc.r -hape,.-
ness and smartness intact.
Stin there are worry -irinIuv D,ff.r
and travel coats of the heavy 'ls. ,r
and pongec wcavcs. some of H." rt'a
models in these materials hclu- esp
ciallN knowing. Severely tailored
coats Of moirc are among thu u'N".
good utility silk coats.
For rainy weather come the Cp,.fo.
oilskin coats that have become
popular within the last two years. ard
also there are jaunty short coat ..
skirt costumes in this same Colur.'
oilskin. triC looking affairs Wh.-o
skirts flare modishly. as do the pep.
lums of the loosely helted coats. A.
then there are coats Of white rl'.c'.
OF pearl gray rubber, of beige ruhhc.
that are really stunning in line aul
detail. capped. hig collared. iiarir-. yo
erly pocketed like tho suart,-. -
cloth coats. Imported modc lle,.
are.
When one comes 10 the r~rovinre .
the DRESSER coat for afternoon au.
evening there is a wealth ~ -. 'lr.
sequences that beCGars descrir'. =
hut THE SIN has dealt with thar u.f..
Of the coat problem recently .r.
shor sports coats are a story in tora.-
selves.