The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-12-25

York for skirts that are Sh"t ah'
with this added favor for longer Goals
there is left hut a small portion OF
space that can he allotted to the SKIRT.
There are reasons TO he thankful Tor
this. the latest within Of fashion. too
For. while the legs that protrude
from the short line Of the skirt must
necessarily be cold. still upon the re-
naming portion Of the body two lay
ers of material are lavished-more
than we have had TO keep out the
chilly blasts I'm many winters gone by.
Some of the coats are fitted quite
snugly, following the lines of the ng-
ure. and then again many Of them are
made full enough TO make tightiSh
belt necessary To gather the fullneSS
together about the waist.
There is one exception to the longer
coat. and that is the little box coat.
which has to be short In order TO carry
out its character. II reaches a high
hin line this season, and Is single
hreasted-and Il is more apt tn be
ais. as IL i little more outdoors In
style than are some of the other cuts.
One particularly smart box coat had
a rather narrow rolled collar of hca-
yer with pockets uf the same fur set
on the extreme edge of the coat. 81
that they looked more like wide
binding for the coat than they did like
conventional pockets.
Skirts Are Quite Short.
From all the skirts that could he
noticed the conclusion was drawn that
they are still in our midst" and, all
prophecies about French tendencies 10
the contrary Notwithstanding. quite
quite short Some Of them might
be called too short for beauty of pro
portion. hut. he that rs IL may, the
longer skirt rs yet looks out of place
in and around New York. The widths
of the skirts are still moderate, and
they are as straight as can he in line
with Just enough room left tn allow y
step Ia he made in comfort and ease
There is no skirt that rctardS walking
in any way.
The sleeves Of the very incest Of the
suits are fitted tn the last degree Of
perfection. The armholeS are ~ small
as they possibly can he and still re
main I'm the class nf the perfect fit
/ Our American suit shows not the least
tendency to 20 large and kimOno-like
| In the armhOlP. II keeps the we'll
made tailored look. and sometimes IL
Is astonishing 10 see how far back an
armhOle can 60 and still keep its IN
interrupted contour.
Trimmings. Of course. are the impOr-
I tant features Of any new winter offer
| ingS i'm the way Of suits. for trimmings
/ are necessary in order to keep up the
warmth Of the proposition. and wheth-
/ er they are in the form of trimmings
that are permanently attached or
whether they are the popular fur sets,
/ still they become a part Of that suit.
/ The shorter furS are the ones that are
receiving the most attention.
Furs That Are Liked.
4 Beaver and nutria and mole are the
/ ones that are best liked for collars and
/ cuffs on the brown and taupe shades
! of duvetyn. and their cOlOrS blend 50
/ very tremendously with the shades OF
! those favOrite materials. The longer
haired furs, as far as suits are con-
cerned. have sunk into the back
! ground Just now. All of the suits
! have that slick look that is out of
key with the longer and more irregu-
! lar looking skins. Astrachan and
Krimmer are very popular. and these
furs are particularly lovely when they
/ are combined with the rich dull-red
shades. Baby lamb has sprung into
| favor for this sort of trimming. and
this season il is the fancy of the best
designers To dye this fur. not only
black, which has been the accepted
color I'm the past. hut any of the gray
! and tan and brown shades TO harmon.
lie with the color Of the material with
which II is combined.
The fur sets that are designed TO he
worn with suits have very slight neck.
pIeces and mufTS. They are mere &C,
cents for the collars and cuffs and the
smartest of them do not attempt to be
Of the cape variety, the matching
NUTS keeping the small. regularly
rounded shape that is always the &C
cepted thing for a muff at any time
Indeed. the high prices to which furs
have assembled make this fashion for
restraint in their use almost q grin
Z necessity.