The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-07
DRESS AND SUGGESTIONS ANNE r,isaruov.p FOR WOMEN
Velour and duvetyn will be the two materials widely chosen for coat suits and velvet will be in demand for frocks.

suits and velvet will be in demand
 for frocks.
 New York, September 6.-The only ob-
 lection that American women had
 against those two soft fabrics known as duvetyn and velour was their abil- ity to register marks and creases. One may sit down with impunity in cane seated chair, if one wears a
 velvet gown, but in the past, one could
 not touch a chair. wall or bureau without seeming to mark velour and duvetyn in an irritating manner. Both these materials were easier to rub into bald spot than velvet or serge There- fore, although their beauty was unques- toned, their equal lack of service gave them enemies on every side.
 If it is true that both these weaves are now sturdy and solid and that they present them with the same degree of enthusiasm shown by the designers who offer them.
 AMERICAN BLUE AND DEEP RED
 It is difficult for the amateur to tell the difference between the two WeaVes, and such knowledge is not necessary to the purchase OL d IIOOh cA SNAes AAS main thing is to see that the material Is simple. that it falls into lines like velvet and that it is well dyed.
 Everyone has a feeling of timidity about colorng these days. We know that there is a scarcity of dye on this continent at least, and that much that has been offered to us as good has quickly proven bad However, there is such a surplus in the market of what Is known as American blue and also wine color, that it seems to be entirely wise to risk ones money on either color when it is put into a good material.
 The woman who cannot wear a coat suit in any shade of red that has a flame to it, can find herself well attired and comfortable in deep wine red that borders on garnet and is often called Bordeaux. She can get this tone in velour, velvet and duvetyn and the tailors think that a greater number of these suits than usual will be seen on the streets after october 1.
 THE EXTRA HIGH COLLAR
 Bernard Prement, Chanel and several others of the great coat suit makers of Paris have decided on jackets that fas ten to the neck and are extended into high collars, although there are many of this primary treatment.
 There IS SlFuBSl6 DeIW66il lHG COdt that drops to the knees and the one that covers the hips. There are plenty of women to wear both of them without a quarrel. Now that the skirts are at- tenuated, there is no strong objection to knee length coat, but when full skirts were in fashion and the long coat was offered as an adjunct the effect was quite too old and dowdy for the average Americana woman to submit to without protest.
 The sketch today shows new suit of marine blue velour, with 8 plain skirt wide enough to be comfortable and short packet that is made on severely slim lines. The skirt is of blue velvet, so are the collar and cuffs and the coat is of blue velour
 There is not the slightest objection on the part of the most fastidious de- sgner to mixing fabrics in this manner. It may not be possible to wear any coat you have with any skirt you pos sess, but If a good dressmaker is back of the costume most probably you will not get skirt and coat of the same no matter what price you pay.
 The collar on this suit Is cut according 1 to the new shape. It wellnigh covers the ears and it slopes down in the back. Evidently, there's no way to show the neck in the street for the next six months.