The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-16
Short Ones
Becoming to
Slim Type
BY HENRI BENDEL
MA Service Writer


NEW YORK, Sept. l6.-Longer
skirts we're decreed some time ago
and now are an established fact.
The length of coats. however, is
quite another matter.
The summer jacket has had a
tremendous influence for the short,
Jaunty length that is good on slen-
der youthful figures. Therefore
there will be many winter suit coats
Of cardigan length.
Other factors enter. however. thai
produce a state of flux in the length
Of coats. The new princess
silhouette requires either a longer
or much shorter break where the
coat ends. No fitted coat can end
precisely at cardigan depth, for it
Spoils the entire line.
Therefore the longer hipline l.
quite as correct for certain types of
suits as the shorter coat is for others.
A Matter of Weight
Tall. willowy women, however, CO
not wear this length we'll. There
fore there is bid in favor of three
quarter or long coats.
Taking all in all. the result is a
season where each woman may
choose her own coat length. depend
ent. however, upon the material, use
OF suit and general style.
Strictly tailored suits will have the
finger-tip length. Sports suits may
have any length. The dreSsy suit
for afternoon and street wear will
prefer the three quarters or full
length.
Since suits promise a popularity
this season that they have not had
in wears. the Well-dreSSed woman
is apt to have several types in her
wardrobe.
Some women have firm ideas on
what length coat suits their especial
figures. These women will deter
mine lengths for themselves.
Three Types Good
But for other women without
such fixed ideas. will summarize
three types of suits that would
make a good selection for any
woman fitting her admirably for
practically all her tailored needs.
For sports. a gray tweed of the
firm soft variety of worsted is
good choice. If a woman looks bet
ter in tan shades. deep beige is as
good as gray.
The gray suit I have in mind is
dark. trimmed with light gray I'M
curled krimmer It's skirt is wrap
around, its jacket longer than fin
ger-tip length and it has belt
across the front.
The krimmer fashions a tuxedo
collar that stands high in the
back and can be fitted Snugly
across the throat in cold weather.
The long sleeves have drop cuffs
Of the fur showing below their
worsted
The blouse is a satin the shade
of the krimmer and has a tie ar
rangement that knots low in the
front.
For smart town wear. lunching
in cool weather and for travel,
there is a smart brown suit of
mems Suiting 1t has very short
box coat. double breasted, with flap
pockets. 1t has no fur trim, only
a flower on the lapel.
An Orange Note
With this an orange blouse in
fiat crepe is admirable, and two
little orange and brown flowers
fiaunt their cheer on the lapel A
brown tailored turban of velour is
correct headpiece to top this
svelt outfit.
When cold arrives in earnest,
Milady will feel snug and chic in
a brown tweed suit. collared in
nutria. that takes the new long
length longer in the back than
the front.
This line, incidentally is good only
for rather decorative garments. It
is out of place on rough and ready
sports things.
This coat has a new collar. one
that stands high all around and
then runs its fur through Sits in
the lapel to form what looks like
a fur bow from a distance.
The frock that accompanies this
Is yellow and brown, taking the
same hemline as the coat and, even
in front. being much longer than
springs costumes.