Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
BY HELEN DRYDEN.

IF there is one occasion when fitness,
smartness and brightness are eSpe-
cially appreciated by every onlook-
n err 1t is on a drab, rainy day. All
eyes are turned with gladneSs to
the woman who is appropriately and
smartly dressed in colorful coat, hat and
shoes which look as weather-defying as
they actually are.
This desire to look especially well
when spirits are low has brought in
large variety of rainy day clothes from
which to choose There is nothing In
cut, in line or in color to dtnerentiate
these raincoats from good-looking sports
models.
This cannouiaging is particularly true
of the jersey coats - newcomers, that
are made in triple-layer effect, with
rubber between two layers of jersey.
This gives a garment with the same
look and the same soft feel as its sports
prototype Even the colorings are the
same, for the heather mixtures and the
fiecked effects with brown, black and
white predominating are featured.
We should be a little more careful in
selecting the colorings Of jersey rain
coats, for they cannot be cleaned.
Cleaning fluids cause decomposition IN
the rubber. This is not always notice
able at first but later you VIII md the
rubber falling apart, peeling or re-
naming sticky. Neither can they be
washed. And salt water affects them
as heat does. 1t is well to remember,
too. that they should never be folded
when damp.
THE vogue for tweed is reflected in a
wide selection of tweed raincoats.
Here again their rainy day service Is
not apparent until the transparent rub
Der Innings are revealed. In quality, de-
sign and coIorings they resemble reg
ular tweed and usually show brown and
tan tones with daShes OF beige and or
ange. or a soft green in ombre effect:
The style of cloth raincoats is sim
pie. Both the single and double breast
ed effect are shown, although the lat
ter is preferred. The collar, Guns, straps
and belt, or half belt in the back, may
be of q contrasting material such as
leatherette or real leather. Collar and
cuf are adjusted by buckle and strap,
or patent slide fastening. A particular
fayorite with the young girl Is the
jaunty tweed coat with detachable cape
which is slightly flaring.
Another popular fabric for raincoats
is velveteen, both plain and printed
The designs are small and neat, some
of a modernistic trend In black, white
and gray; or brown, beige and tan
Others are of the more conservative
black and white check. One OF the
newest is MORE print in several color
combinations such as red, beige, brown
and white: organge, gray black and
white; or green, beige, black and white
k%* X
+ EATHERETTE coats might be de-
scribed as the link between the
fabric and the leather coats, for they
are made of a fabric but look like
leather. Flannel is put through rub.
berizing process which gives the soft
finannel lining to the coat and an outel
surface which may be plain, embossed
or printed The lizard designs, for ex
ample, are printed, while the baske
weave effects and the sea patterns ar
embossed. OF all the leathsrette effects
however, that of an elephants hide L
the most unusual and effective. tn
calendering of the flannel surface give
the irregular creases suggesting ele
plant hide. But there's no similarity II
the colors, for the gay bright blues
greens and reds are rar cry from tn
smoky gray of the elephant. Tines
coats can be washed.
/, There are reversible raincoats whlc
nay be worn with the leatherette sur