The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-30

sorts OF thread. The latter, they say,
wears better than ell the rest put to-
gether. 1t does not show that evil
characteristic Of mating into mashed
spot at the place where the suit is
subjected to rubbing. However, so fine
and we'll made are most of these piled
fabrics that when MASKING does occur
it can very easily be removed by a
little judicious steaming.
The colors of these newest of fab
RIGS are perhaps their greatest charm,
for 1t has been many years since we
women have been able to indulge in
such subtleties Of color expression.
All the way from the brightest and
most glowing Of shades to those that
are verify neutral in their effect is the
range of color tones, and while most
of the suits run to browns or to one
Of the numerous taupe shades, still
there are some made from the gor-
geous blue and green tones that make
up so well with the gray furs and 9TH
ers in the reddish shades that are so
effective when combined with the
darker brown and black, both long and
short haired furs. ~
Coats Are NoticeabIy Long.
The coats on the newest Of all the
suits that are being worn are quite
noticeably long--so long, in fact, that
but the merest bit of a skirt hangs
out. for, with the present rage in New
York for skirts that are short and
with this added favor for longer coats
there is left but small portion of
space that can be allotted to the skirt.
There are reasons to be thankful for
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-
manning portion Of the body two lay
ers of material are lavished-more
than we have had to keep out the
chilly blasts in many winters gone by.
Some OF the coats are fitted quite
snugly, following the lines of the fig
ure, and then again many of them are
made full enough to make a tightish
! belt necessary to gather the fullness
IOgeLner ABOUT the Wdlst.
There is one exception 70 the longer
coat. and that is the little box coat,
which has to be short in order to carry
out It's character. 1t reaches high
hip line this season, and is single
breasted--and it is more apt to be
made up from the homespun materi-
ais, rs it is little more outdoors in
style than are some of the other cuts.
One particularly smart box coat had
rather narrow rolled collar of bea-
yer with pockets of the same fur set
on the extreme edge of the coat, so
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 be
noticed the conclusion was drawn that
they are still Gin our midst" and, all
prophecies about French tendencies to
the contrary Notwithstanding, quite,
quite short. Some of them might
be called too short for beauty Of pro.
portion, but, be that as it may, the
longer skirt as 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 be in line,
with just enough room left to allow a
step to be made in comfort and ease.
There is no skirt that retards walking
in any way.
The sleeves Of the very incest of the
"a
perfection. The armhcles are as small
as they possibly can be and still re-
main in the class Of the perfect fit"
Our American suit shows not the least
tendency to go large and kimono-like
in the armhole. 1t keeps the we'll
made tailored look, and sometimes 1t
is astonishing to see how far back an
armhole can go and still keep its I'M
interrupted contour.