Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-05
The All-Ar0und Fall Wrap
Bv ELEANOR QUINN.

A coat that is smart looking, but
one that will withstand all sorts Of
rough usage, is what most women
demand in the way Of an outer wrap.
Although satin sounds dressy, it is
so much more than dressy that it
deserves first mention in utility fab
RIGS.
The woman who does not have to
consider expense, and who can have
a coat for every occasion, has no
real problem. Hers but to 60 forth
and find the best styles the shops
afford, and to choose the most be-
coming from among them. This is
a task, but delightful one. Com
pared to the task of the woman who
must consider price and buy coat
that will answer two or three pur-
poses, it is mere child's play.
The coat sketched has just crossed
the ocean. 1t is made of tricolette,
not satin, but it could quite easily
be duplicated in satin or taffeta and
would be equally good and more
seasonable in wool jersey or cheviot.
1t has a snug. comfy" air that
makes it particularly attractive with
autumn just ahead. The set of the
high collar precludes the faintest
possibility of the wind getting down
ones back, and the collar is unique
because it is the same material as
the coat, instead of being fur or
some trimming fabric. =.
OF the dolman type, it has no real
sleeve and might almost as truth
fully be referred to as a cape: 1t
has lust the suggestion Of a fitted
back line though, which makes one
hesitate in classifying it as a cape.
Nearly all of the new coat models
do suggest capes. and many dresses
have cape backs so the cape idea is
towering in the air and not at all to
be scorned.
If this model were made UP in
black satin lined with bright color
even with white or pale gray, it
would be sensible-every-day sort
of-garment for woman OF any age
to have in her wardrobe. 1t is quite
dressy enough for theater wrap
and not too elaborate to wear on
street cars or in the day time. In
beige wool jersey it is transformed
and Immediately becomes a sort OF
travelling coat that seems out of
place for formal wear. Tricolette is
a happy medium between the two.
1t has lghtness and warmth and is
quite as dressy as satin or taffeta
and a season or two newer.
With skirts as short as they are
getting, coats should come to the
hem, otherwise if few inches of
skirt shows at the bottom of coat,
one has to be extremely cautious
about what color and material that
skirt is to be. 1t is certainly
smarter to have the skirt entirely
covered.
News arriving each day by those
who are returning from the Paris
opening, is to the effect that sepa-
rate coat is indispensable no matter
how much of a lover of suits one
may be. The between-seasons coat
is the present COnSlQerdtlCn. Later
on there will be no dearth from !
which to choose in the shops; hand
some devetyn and velour de laine
garments heavy with fur, that are
going to be rather expensive and
look in every detail. The in-be-
tween coat need not cost nearly so
much money. 1t may even be made
by clever seamstress or small
tailor if one is sure OF the correct
ness Of the style chosen.
Crepe de chine makes an excellent
coat lining and is so much newer
than other silks. There are any
number of gay silk Innings, some
printed in animal and human motifs
that are very unusual and add dis
tinction to an otherwise drab gar