The Pulaskian., 1919-04-11

scribe the beauty and richness of the new broeades which are used in this fashion. They are of almost barbarIc splendor in a blending of superb col. OTIS with silver and gold threads.
 Of course the gilet now and then has a sash to give a draped line over the hips, such as shown in the London model I have mentioned above, but as yet the box coat for the greater number of models reaches so far be low the waist line that the sash does not appear and is not necessary.
 We shall tire of these gorgeous bits of color as the weather grows warm CT and demand the simpler things of batiste, organdie and washable fab rics so much a part of the summer and so crisp and fresh. Pique and linen have been cIeverly blended in smart waistcoat with the narrowest of black satin piping showing between the rows of the tiny pleats of linen, such as ap pear in mems shirts. It is understood l am sure, that few gilets show any collars, but fasten at the shoulders or button around the neck under the coat in the back just like the little dickeys in small boys sailor suits.
 4 variation of the gilet is the linen smock, and by a curious fancy it is really unusual enough to be good look ing. For instance, a sky blue linen smock is worn underneath box coat of dark blue gabardine. The smock hangs perfectly plain, like China mans coat in the front and shows through a slashing in the sides of the coat. No belt or sash confines the straight lines anywhere.
 Coat Dress in Favor Too.
 The coat dress is highly favored this year. It is developed in many pleas ing ways, as, for instance, in com bination of blue taffetas and serge showing a narrow and pulled-in pettl' coat of the serge, over which is worn the long blouse of blue silk thickly beaded in dull red and blue beads. Al the waist there is narrow belt of the beads falling in looped ends to the bottom of the skirt.
 This is one of the best examples ol the coat dress, as it has long sleeves of serge reaching to the wrist, ana collar of the taffetas thickly beadeu and reaching nearly to the ears.
 By the way, this sort of design or. fers an excellent way to make over a thanlSless job and, as rule, an un' successful one, but one most women undertake nevertheless.
 Though we shall see more of tht short coats than the long, it does ho' mean that the long coat is not a a mode, for there are figures Whlch cannot stand the thick, short look u the little hip length coat, and as oui fashion makers are kind just now there is no absolute decree as u length.
 Skirts are much longer, though w hear that Paris makers have them SO much shorter. Why is it the bps fish women never seem to be in a iaes over the length of their skirts, put sV along quietly year in and year out a a sensible length and fashion conloiS able and sane?
 American women "dress up" as thes live, never attaining comfort as 'nss grow old, but always struggling U ,,s s stylish. Perhaps one reason for 'n,s ss is that over here fortunes are liasa so quickly and many women oelnss the things they craved in their yoaas CT days are only able to attain los o'ao as they pass their youth ana l.rls n,Ts themselves into an indulgence or S', which never permits comfort anu v;tt fortunately too often does away "" dignity.