The Jasper news., 1922-08-03


lines to which we have chung 30 long
because Of their womanly charm. But
when the coat is closed II is more of
an adequate street garment than the
cape could ever hope to be. It has a
bit Of style all by itself, needing no
other garment to make It successful.
The long coat is a Partisan interpre-
tatlon Of this newer of the outer gar
ments. tits simple enough In its line
and general makeup, but II has that
attention to detail of style which
places II In the class of the more i'm
portant creations of the season. The
stuff from which It Is made is the
heaviest Of Moroccan crepes--a fabric
with the heaviness of a serge or a We
lours, although woven entirely from
silk threads. The coat is stitched
around the rounded trimmings and is
lined with a soft, warm ehade of gray
crepe that gives 1t a becoming quality.
The way that the collar buttons
around the throat is one Of the newer
features of the coats of this season.
for 1t is collar that looks graceful
at all times-as well when the coat is
opened as when 1t is closed.
Beads for Trimming.
Once in a while we make up our
minds that beads for trimming have
passed out Of the category of fashion.
Then they return in some new and
surprising manner. This season beads
have been larger and they have been
put on with more attention to the
decorative note supplied by each bead
rather than with reference to masses
of smaller ones.
An evening dress shows admirably
the use Of these larger beads. Each
one has been used to tell q story of its
own and there has been no attempt to
have them run into each other They
are heavy beads, so that there could
be no attempt to mass them unduly
for fear of the heaviness that they
would impart to a gown which must
necessarily be light In weight and ap-
pearance to carry out the function for
which 1t is designed.
This dress is one of the loveliest of
the white dresses of the season and
the beads are made Of cut jet, show
ing up strongly against the purity of
the background of rough white crepe.
OF course there are many girdles and
cabochon trimmings made Of these
larger and more effective beads, and
each time the trimming appears the
fact is made more apparent that the
heaviness and the largeness Of them
is one Of the seasons developments In
dress decoration which is bound to
carry on.
Straight Versus 5ouffant Lines.
The survival Of the straight line
through another seasons struggle
serves to show that in this style the
American woman has found some
thing to which her personality is emil
nently fitted. She may experiment
with ell of the innovations In the way
Of more generous widths, but back
she comes to the straight lines, which
have proved their satisfaction.
Down go the skirts to a far lower
level, but the straightness of the line
Of the frock remains intact. We have
Innovations, to be sure, but none of
them are met with any enthusiasm. At
the end of very smart and success
full season Of dress the straight line
Is the one which has won the day
that is, for general favor and popu-
larity.
There seems no chance. either, that
the straight line will cease to be orig
inal, for with each new creation there
seems to be some brand-new develop
ment in the way Of applying this sim
pucity Of cut. 1t Is line which never
seems to grow old, and. because 1t is
so well suited to the American wom-
ans figure plus the life she leads, It
bids fair to go on, with additions, sub
fractions and revisions. for a long
while to come.