Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-12

NNE Of the most pronounced
features of the newest coats
fs the bloused back. This
Toes not mean, of course, that we are
10 De inflicted with the clumsy, bulky,
~graceless things which a blouse
back can be when It is not correctly
designed. The makers have clever
ly given us, in these new models, not
only svelte lines but the utmost chic.
They have done all sorts of interest
ing things to the underarm seam,
and have wen conceived an entirely
new method Of setting in the sleeves,
SO that all superfuous material is
taken care of.
Unless you are actually suffering
from e~mbonpoint you can safely at
tempt one of the ultra smart bloused
back affairs and wear it in the
knowledge that you are Haunting
quite the latest thing. One reason
for its success is, perhaps, the mar
yelous softness of the seasons ma
terials. They are as supple as velvet
and as luxurious as fur. And one
may drape or coax them into the
most charming lines without the
least detriment to their lustrous sur
lace. The time was when in order
to get warmth one must have a
weight, so great as to be cumber-
some. But in the new order of the
fabrics they may be as light as a bit
Of t~histledown. yet warm enough for
the most "blizzardy" day.
There is 10 ~lessening of the favor
In which bolivia is held. It is as
popular today as 1t was when it made
its debut several years ago. SILK
bolivia is used for some of the hand
soonest models, and it is one of the
few materials which are as lovely in
black as in colors. So often, you
know, black, particularly in wool
materials, takes on a grayish look
which is anything but attractive.
Both In marvella, that distinctive IA
vorite of fashion, and In silk bolivia
black is being seen a great deal. It
appears to form the ~Queenliest OF
backgrounds for the ravtshing fur
collars of squirrel which are so
smart either in the alluring blue
gray Siberian or the very new vi
atki.
Some of the collars are SO i'm
men that n wonders whether the
wrap is of cloth with a fur collar or
Of fur with a bit OF cloth attached.
Shawl collars are the vogue and
many of them reach the waistline,
making a lovely setting for the fair
face of the wearer when they are
turned back; as they are more often
than not Added to this are fire.
ouently cuffs which may. If they like,
reach the elbow, and as If this were
not enough there are panels edged
Raeep with fur and sometimes even
fur panels. The ever-present
Asquirrel, mole, seal. beaver and snv
amount Of caracul ara the usual
BELTS employed in this mode.
1t is. as you see, more suited to the
short than the long-haired furs. But
when collars alone are seen, or COL
lars and round cuffs. there is no all
enc Of long-haired peltry. For
especially platinum fox, is high IN ia
vog. It too. combines wonderfully
with black OF with the new ua-
waiian and ensign blues. Wolf. which
once was looked upon with disfavor
is now a petted member Of society. T
saw a beautiful model the other dav
OF corona in that inviting shade
known as kit-fox gray. And IL was
coliared to the waist and below with
the silkiest OF natural gray wolf
When I spoke of the lovely sheen
and softness of this fur, the furrier
called my attention to an equally
iustrous pelt of black wolf. And