The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-01-10

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can women for street use. II Is
made Of bright yellow leather and
lined with rough, undyed sheep
skin. It has capacious pockets and
Is fastened with big leather but
tons.
coat or the short jacket made Of leath-
er and sheepsldn that we can stand
the thinness OF the conventional wash
waist, which has given us the best
service for nearly two decades.
The culrass blouse puts many a sep
arate Skirt into first fashion, and that
Is bit Of economy that every woman
likes to endorse; but more than that,
1t gives snug security against the
wind and the snow, as well as the chill
of a sixty-eight-degree sitting room.
1t Is an ornate substitute for the
sweater.
Service Coats for Women.
Those who design clothes are not
averse to new output to meet new
fuel laws. They are quite happy to
supply women with variant on the
accepted style Of winter costumery.
They have rung so many changes on
chiffon and satin, on crepe and serge,
that they are willing to go In for We
lours and angora, for skirts Of heavy
velveteen. They quite endorse the
idea of immense pieces Of peltry, worn
in the house as well as on the street,
and they exploit new types of jackets
that protect the body. 1t means a
brisk trade to them; 1t changes the
dullness Of autumn into the optimism
of winter.
Chief among the new outdoor wraps
that have appeared since the cold
weather made its first approach is a
service coat designed by one of the
leading furriers OF France and Amer
len. 1t has caught the fancy Of every
woman who likes something that sug-
gests the military. 1t Is genuine
service coat, copied from those worn
by the soldiers, which were first fash
ioned In Great Britain, who has led
all the world In smartness and COM
fort in uniforms. 1t Is of nutria, which
Is a poor cousin of beaver; II Is heav-
lily lined, and yet 1t Is not awkward In
its lines through bulkiness. There Is
q Sam Brown belt; also broad waist
belt Of leather. and the four immense
pockets, which hold all the packages
one needs to carry, are fastened with
big leather buttons to match those
down the front. There Is high roll
ing collar of leather and nutria cOm'
bined, which is made to stand up when
required and fasten under the chin
with a big leather button. Smart wo-
men who are out in these coats carry
one of the new, short, fashionable um-
brellas, that are made to look like off,
GERS sticks.
The British swarm"
The American artillery officer who.
after the first months OF winter In
France, said all he desired was Ger.
man helmet and British "warm," has
been echoed. as far as the latter part
of the wish goes, by the American wo-
men, who have discovered that the
British sswarm'' Is about the most de-
lightful bit of covering that has been
inventcd for an unpleasant spell OF
weather. A woman brought the first
one to this country. as far as sartorial
history tells II, and she sold II to q
man, who was so excited over It that
he tried to get dozens, over for other
men. Now the women can buy them
over here and wear them with content.
They are made Of leather and lined
with sheepsirin in its rough undyed
state. The buttons are leather, the
pockets are sapacious, and the high
collar Ia cut on good lines.
(copyright, 1918. by Mcclure Newspaper
syndicate.)