Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-01
Tells Of Spring
Fashions
SMART STYLES IN EVIDENCE
MORE THAN EVER SAYS A
PROMINENT MERCHANT 49,

The women have been wondering of
late as to whether the war would al
feet the fashion situation. They Won
dered whether the styles would be as
chic as they had hitherto. This ques-
ton is being answered by Mr.. Seder
of Seder's Clothing and Cloak Store,
Who was in New York last week max
ing his usual selection In Spring
STYLES. He describes them as more at
traetiye and even more becoming
than any previous fashions. There Is
something particularly smart about
the new tailored suits which come IN
variety of new materials such as
fine serge. tricotine, gabardine and
similar fabrics in the dark navy blue
shades set off with contracting waist
coats and collars. The lighter shades
of beige and gray are also in vogue
this wear and the New York creators
have introduced a chic, new fitted
BASQUE line into the top of the suit
and full faring or plated peplum be
lew the waist-line which Is usually
raised little to give youthful Ell
feet. Smart plain tailored styles set
off by individual trimming touches
prevail among the various new suits.
The coats for motoring and gener-
al wear are developed in trlcotlne, IN
crystal cloth, and in wool velour and
similar front finished materials. Long
lines prevail in the coats. The use OF
box plaits from shoulder to hem and
the addition of extra panels which
hang free at the sides of the coat be-
low the waist line are smart, new lea
lures.
One of the smartest of the new
suits which is shown IN their early
Spring display is tailored suit deXei-
oped in the new material called Sill
vertone The jacket IN this instance
Is cut with mannish revers and Mhlie
it is fitted above the walstllne, II IS
fashioned with a full ripple peplum
pointed at each side of the cut-aWay
trent and at each side of the Inquire,
the peplum hanging IN full organ
plaits or ripples all across the back
where the jacket is rather short. ne
skirt is quite narrow as are all OF
the skirts this Spring
Another suit which will be greatly
admired because of the great clever
ness displayed by the creator IN de
signing this garment is model fash-
ionea of magneta colored serge ma
terial This model also comes IN
more staple shades and is especially
handsome in very dark navy blue.
The fitted top of this coat has panels
which extend in short, round tabs
down onto the peplum at each SIDE OF
the front and back. A wide belt
trimmed with piped stitching faces
under the panels and extends straight
across the front and back. This pep
lum has graceful, full fare and cuts
awav at the front where the edges ex-
tend into points.
Particularly smart and most unus-
ual and individual in design is suit
developed in fine tan serge. Tins gar,
ment has the popular narrow shawl
reyers which overlap, the revers on
the left side extending in an unbrok-
en- line to the waistline at the rlght
side of the figure, giving a new
oblioue closing, and one which IS eX.
actly opposite to the usual closing OF
a woman's tailoed suit. Furthermore,
the upper edge of this coat at the
closing extends in quite deep point
and is much longer than the rlght slae
of the jacket which has an attractive
faring peplum below the sightiV
raised waistline. The skirt OF TINS
suit is caught under IN modlfied ana
very attractive form of hustle
One of the most attractive OF the
new coats is garment when Is ae-
veloped in tan trlcotlne. ms gar
ment has an extremely wide seit-coi-
lar extending in points well down
over the shoulders and an inner col
lar slightly narrower, though OF the
same shape and developed in Copen.
hagen Blue Rajah A new feature OF
this coat is the two box plaits when
annear at each side of the figure and
which begin a trifie above the belt and
hang free over the belt. This use OF
tho loose over-panels and interlaclng
holt is one of the very smartest coat
ideas this season. Large, rimmed
nearl buttons in two tones are used TO
trim this coat.
One of the very newest coats for
semi-dressy afternoon wear is devei-
oped in beige color crystal ciotn. ms
garment also has the interlaclng peit,
though in a different form than that
which we have previously described
In this instance the loose panel is at
tached to The garment at a point
above the belt and hangs free at each
side of the figure just forward OF the
side seam. This panel has actual but,
tonholes all down the front edge and
buttons are attached to the coat u
SELF inst beneath the panel so that II
NAV be either buttoned close or leIt
free. The collar in this case Is al
unstable, and may either be worn high
ahout the neck or thrown back a III
tie.
A smart effect is gained by the use
If wide and novel belt consisting OF
several strands of material when
trims a coat of soft wool velour In
this instance. the fitness of the coat
is caught in by this wide strand belt,
the strands held with most unusual
TYNE of black buckle. The huge peck
ais at the sides are trimmed with
shaped and pointed flaps which are
both stitched and trimmed with out-
tons. This coat has one OF the very
,,Jide collars which may be worn IN
high standing. turnover effect, for II
i mt with tab extensions which cross
at the front when the collar is close
and button down onto the garment
Some of the new garments can no"
be seen at Seder's AdE,
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