Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
STRAIGHT LINESIh COATS
IN NEW SPRING STYLES
Suits VIII Also be Plain: Skirts
Remain About the Same;
Variety in Belts.

| New York, Feb 5.-Fifth avenue
| modLstes have unanimously chosen Feb
rtIary az the month 20 show women s
summer ready-eo-wears. Ofsrourse. sum
mer clothes have been on exhibition ever
| SINCE Thanksgiving time, but mainly for
| those VINO were iourneyiug southwark
| for the winter, and lE ras not until today
| that the real bona hde Northern summer
wears made their debut.
Suits and coats seem 70 prophesy a
season OF conservatism. Dark blue IS
IN the leading role, as usual. and serge
Is the practical suit favorite, 1ith gabar-
dine and poiret twill following In popu-
larlty.
Contrary 20 the expectation and the
word from Paris, II Is only magnifying
glass OF an optimIst who can find anv
difference IN the width--or lack Of it
around the suit skirts. Neither are they
much shorter than the preceding season
and they fall way below the lO-inch above
edlct set by Partisan houses Seven
above the GROUND" Is the American
standard of this year
Oilcloth trimmings abound, especially
In the narrow shoestring belts which
sport beautiful variegsted leather piped
IN this kitchen sdOrnment In fact,
belts are the season innovation. Many
OF them clasp with beautifully colored
bone knuckles or bead novelties, and the
feathers themselves come In soft pastel !
colors.
Suit coats are tending 70 be somewhat |
shorter than those OF 1919, which means !
that they are suit standard length. |
Straight hines and few trimmings are I
the order of the hour IL is the day of /
the tailored suit, although few dreSsier
ones are on display for the woman who /
prefers them.
The collars have = mannish roll, and |
some of the coats boast a Tuxedo effect
Silk stitching, plaits and applied strips
are the only trimmings. Even buttons
are practically banned. 4 novel model
shown comes IN blue gabardine, very
tailored and plain, with the exception of
three attached strips Of the material on
each side of the coat onto the skirt.
Separate coats are very neat and nobbv.
The sport ''chappy coat Is promising TO
be prime fayorite. This is an unline5 |
S6-inch model, made of soft velour or
1omespun. Light shades of tan nre-
dominate and camelshair is very conSpic-
lous.
The coats embody the new ecceptric
,elts and oilcloth pipings. Street coats
IRE as plain as the "chappies. Cut
,olivla Is seen as a leading fabric and
here are many Tuxedo models; few of
he coats have any tendency 70 be fun
II tiary. Straight lines and the ausfene
lr OF good tailoring are the vogue.
The dresses atone for any schoolma 'amly
Ir which the street clothes may have. for
lutfy rutfles abound. Skirts and waists
re so panniered, pulled, befrilled and be
lbboned that it augurs well for the paid
'y-the-hour laundress. This frilliness.
lowever, Is not confined TO wash dresses.
'ut is seen In the silks and street clothes
The peasant bodice, with its ribbon
Ices, is very prominent as designers
ave been copying the Swiss and Alsatian
ostumes for this yesr. Wolfe is the main
laterial IN wash dresses and soft silks in
hose for the street
Summer skirts fiaunt rainbow hueS
nd many new silks. Fantasi, the new
,lcolette. resembling paulette, a ribbed
TX called kohet and the lustrous baroDat
stins are used in the better skirts. There
also new silk and wool crepe material
lat is used In darker cool silk skirts.