Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-23
BY LUCY CLAIRE

One wonders il the flair for the
flare and the lavish use Of fur on
our new winter coats is any indica-
tioa we are Ching 10 have a cold
winter. So much wolf and lynx are
being used this year that wolf and
lynx farms will be the order Of the
day If its keeps up, just as fox farms
sprang into existence when the fox
had TO sacrifice his coat to keep the
modish Ewes warm. Not that fox is
not also modish at the moment. but
the fox is now being born for the
purpose, and knows il. while the
wolfse and lynx of foreign climes are
preparing TO mobilize against a raid.
But the new coats, to say the least,
are more practical than our pencil
silhouette outer garments which we
have been wearing since the war.
The flare at the hip fastening serves
to furnish enough fullness 20 keep
the coat well Tapped TO the knees,
thus affording protection from the
cold.
There Is q new method, a.ss. Of
handling the fur which keeps IL
from edging. both on collar and
cuffs. The fur cuff are set up from
the wrist an inch or two, frequently
four inches, and the collar Is so in
geniously fashioned that il rises sep
arEtely from the reveres and il set
on the coat about four inches below
the finished -ncckline with strong
tailor stitches. The fur is set on
about four inches from the edge of
the cloth collar. This does two
things: II prevents the fur from
mating. due TO constant rubbing
against the neck, and allows the coll
Ter to BE- thrown back a few inches
when the fur becomes too warm.
The coat photographed 40 the left
~ an example Of this. IL Is OF blue
marbury, one Of the new coatings,
and presents the extreme of the gray
wolf collar and cuffs with flatter-
ing results. Note that the cuffs are
set high from the wrist. extending
TO the elbow. and that the new
method OF handling the collar makes
Il set out like the whole animal fox
fur. This is, however, unsuited TO
the stylish stout figure. but then the
sout woman has to be wary OF long
fur. anyway. Pumps Of the new
royal blue kid were worn with this
coat, carrying through the mode for
matching the shoes with the en-
semble.
At the right Of the illustration is
shown another handling of the coat
swathed in fur. Black Is particular
~ good this year. and Paris is fash
ioning many black coats trimmed
with black lynx. This coat is of
black belgrade. a superior new coat
ing Of dull finish. with facings Of
natural lynx. Where 80 much fur
is used on the body Of the coat you
will usually find the sleeves left fur
less. The neck treatment here is
what Il known an the double fur
collar, which means II Is faced with
the fur instead or one side being Of
the cloth. The facings extend the
entire length Of the coat on either
sid, and are worn turned back over
the outside. Black hid pumps arc
worn with thcis coat. The vogue for
black shoes IL coming back with
the advent az black AZ q fashsion-
the advent or black NJ n fashion
able fabric. We will see a great deal
or black and white again next
spring.
Luxurious IN its softly drapinr
folds " the evening coat ar orchid
tissue velvet shown IN the center.
Orchid" i not the color, but the
name they have given the rev tissue
v~elvets en- account If their texture.
II lends itself we'll 10 the simple
classic lines az the new evening
coats. This one happens 70 be IN
beige. and with II are worn gold
slippers. the lustrous kid emphasiz-
ing the shimmcring texture OF the
lovely velvet.