Evening star., 1917-11-27
of Interest TO Women
A SHORT CAPE COAT FROM PARIS.

disclosed that brilliant red waistcoat IS
worn beneath the short coat. 1t Is mace
Of panne velvet embroidered in black
and lined with flannel and satin. This
reaches a few inches below the waist
line and is without a belt. 1t is added to
the suit for warmth and protection in
winter, SO that a woman may go about
on mild days without topcoat or a
lavish display Of peltry.
Black and Red Combined.
There are two points Of merit in this
Drecoll suit, one of which is the short
coat. which is decided 7relief from the
three-quarter coat. which the firms that
sell to the trade have spread from one
end of the continent TO the other: and
the second point is the combination Of
black and red. which is a new one for
this half decade.
We have had dark blue and red for
three years, but America has avoided
black as a color for the street because 1t
is difficult to handle in such way that
does not suggest deep mourning. 1t also
catches the dust of the streets as no other
color does, and no dressrnaker has sent
out model sufficiently daring or brilliant
to catch the public's attention.
1t may be that this black-and-red gown
OF Drecolls will be taken up by so many
people that it will lead the way toward
similar suits.
The velvet OF this costume may be
replaced by velveteen. velours, silk broad
cloth and even satin, but the black with
the daring Workmanship in dull red. soft
ened and toned down by the deep seal
cuffs and collar, strikes the eye pleasantly
and is worthy of acceptance.
There has been no limit put upon the
use of black satin afternoon gowns.
1t has come about that such frock
must be made in distinguished and
original manner before 1t is quite ac-
ceptable to the woman who Is endeavoring
to dress as though she had a bit of in
dividuality.
The black suit. however, has not been
run to ground by popular approval and
cheap wholesale exploitations. which is
the situation in American apparel that
makes every woman halt and take
counsel before she buys
If black velveteen, or its rich sister.
velvet, is to be introduced into the de-
partment of dress for the open air,
then it is wise that some kind of color
should be splashed upon it. unless one
is given over to the strictest type of
mannish apparel For instance. there
velvet suit made on masculine lines
with a single-breasted, cut-away coat
and all the edges f1attened down with
black silk braid. but every woman will not
accept this severe type of dressing and
some may have reason to refuse it.
The Short Coat.
An entire chapter of dress could be
written on the struggle between the
short and the long coat. The world of
women is divided in its approval of one
or the other. The majority accept the
fact that the three-quarter coat. es-
pecially II 1t is cut straight around
the figure at the hem. will give even
the most youthful figure the appear
ance of maturity, whereas the short
coat stands for youth and a buoyant
carria ge.
The coat that is shown today in the
suit which was made by Drecoll is the
new and accepted model for those who
will not wear the three-quarter gar
ment. It fastens down the front, II
ends Just below the waist line, and it
ripples a bit in the back to give the
cape appearance which dominates the
majority of clothes