Evening star., 1918-06-10
OfZntereSt Women
SPORT COATS OF BLACK VELVET.

let that be forgotten in his history OF
the United States. There has been no
rebellion. except in isolated and per
verse cases, and there has been will
irgness to twist and turn, to save and
experiment, whenever a placard. poster
or a decree from Washington came out
with a new request.
Therefore. when women were asked
TO conserve wool. there was not an
instant's hesitation on the part of all
those who make and wear clothes.
Skirts were made narrow. bodices be-
came slim. capes were made of other
materials than worsted, and velvet. satin
and silk jackets took the place of the
knitted sweater
Fashion Puts It's Stamp on Con-
servation.
The Council of National Defense
showed its shrewdness when it went
assistance in the conservation Of wool.
When the great houses that put their
labels in garments which proclaim
themselves the last word in style de-
creed that the request of the govern
ment should not, only be met. but that
even more could be done than was
asked. at that very moment a million
or more women took the matter up
| with the violent enthusiasm usually CIV
en- to a brand-new fashion.
| No one has suffered. Everyone has
| benefited, including those who sell
clothes. In the light Of this. situation.
! the woman who was found knitting a
| sweater for herself. and not for war
+, relief work. became at once the target
| for remarks that sometimes were per-
! sonai and bitter.
| We show our strained nerves in this
| day by the fact that the slightest ten
| dency toward an impersonal argument
often ends in a quarrel. 1t might be
well for us to put up placards. BE
| ware of Discussions
And the woman who is knitting a
| sweater for herself sometimes meets
| with the provocative question. land
| did you get the wool from the Red
| Crosse" 1t is far better to wear COW
! erings Of other fabrics than knitted
| wool. unless we carry placard on our
backs to say that the sweater was
| bought at a reduction sale or that it
was possessed before the war broke
out.
Enlivened by Cavalier Collars and
Cuffs.
The black satin jacket. with it's
sleeveless armholes. has become trifie
| wearisome to the eye, as is the way
with all our over-popular fashions.
The black velvet coat is not yet so
commonplace that it cannot be worn in
cool climates without reducing one to
! the rank and file. However. to guard
against excessive commonplaceness, the
designers have brought out some rather
| remarkable shapes in these jackets, and
! the addition of cavalier collars and cuffs
of organdy is a happy one.
No one tries to get away from or
! CANDY these days. It has even entered
into the field of evening gowns, and
| one Of the best frocks worn by smart
New York woman at a restaurant sup
per is of blue and white organdy, with
low neck and baby sleeves.
The coat shown in the sketch gives
one an idea Of how these immense col
lars and cuffs are attached. They are
Of dead white organdy. merely turned
under and pressed at the edges. The
black velvet coat to which they are at
tached is of the tflinnest chiffon weave,
not half as warm as a knitted sweater.
and 1t is outlined down each side of the
front with white pearl buttons and white
embroidered buttonholes.