Evening star., 1932-08-14
Right Coat Must Be Chosen
To Complete an Ensemble

ence. For all tastes, all occasions and
all pocketbooks there is the Ideally
suitable coat.
The outstanding novelty is unques-
tionably the canvas sport coat, which
may be white or in colors, and IS as
washable as a handkerchief. II may
be worn with knitted dress or equally
well with dress of silk. In Paris this
new coat is most popular with smart
women who drive their own motor cars
and find it the most elegant, dustproof
garment.
EOR morning wear three-quarter
coats in light woolens are seen Of
the type called in French 'mi-tailleur,
nli-couture.' This term means that 1t
is not entirely tailored, nor entirely the
dressmaker's type of work either. but
half and half-haf tailored, half dress
made.
One Of these was In light green, with
wide epaulettes over the tops OF the
long, tight sleeves, and these were COW
cred in coarse black stitching, as were
the revers that turned up like a scarf.
suggesting it was separate item OF
the costume, and a rather large, loose
bow in the same fabric effected the
fastening. One band was at the edge
of the right side of the coat that moved
sharply to the left to meet the other.
Tied together, these formed fasci-
mating substitute for the belt that has
become commonplace, and seems to be
passing out Of vogue as the Autumn
influences get under way.
This bow was worked In the same
coarse black stitching. I saw another
similar model but without the epau-
lettes, in navy blue woolen. with espe-
cially coarse stitching in white angora,
each stitch being almost an inch in
width. The angora hairs, with their
extraordinary fuzziness and length, pro-
long haired white caterpillars ar
ranged in military formation. Crossing
the Place Vendome, I encountered a
young woman of unusual smartness
wearing one of these three-quarter
coats in pure white fancy woven
wooden, on which the revers and bow
were stitched in great variety of diff
ferent colors, most original The vivid
coloring that has been most often
achieved this season through scarfs was
thus produced by fresh means, and the
equivalent dots Of red and blue were
| present, but in an unexpected manner
that was all the more effective.
| 7 HAVE talked with a number Of diff
ferent couturiers about the coats
they are making for Autumn and Win
| ter wear, and while they do not want
to give out too much or too precise
| advance information, they have all gone
so far as to assure me the stitched
| trimming will remain in vogue for
some months. Their view is that
women cannot afford really expensive
| furs, but nevertheless do not want imi-
tations. Practical smartneSs Is a note
they are all striving to weave into
their collections as the distinguishing
characteristic, in keeping with the re-
| quirementS of the times; and this
stitching of the same fabric as is used
for the body Of the coat is the most
appropriate way of introducing trim
ming that Is smart, comparatively new,
practical and economical, since it acts
as a substitute for fur. Stitched coats
are seen, and stitched dresses. Gloves
bags, shoes and scarfs are some of the
accessories which also exploit the
vogue for coarse stitching. The stitches
may be in harmony or contrast, but
l more often the latter.
The hats are more and more In
contrast to the dress. Right now the
solid white hat is worn with blue and
white print, as well as solid blue
dresses, not to mention the many
other summery colors with which the
white hat is effectively combined. The
coat in colored canvas Is featured in
all the fashionable colors, but I have
not yet seen many in white. These
are long and worn over all types OF
Summer dress, cut straight along
rather masculine lines. with wide re-
vers and usually double breasted, with
two big hip pockets.
|
IEOR afternoon coats are more femi.
nine, and from tea time on yor
will see black and dark blue coats In
crepe marocain trimmed In silver fox
the fur usually in unexpected places
in a light cape, midway across the fore.