Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1911 — TRIFLES OF THE WARDROBE [ARTICLE]

TRIFLES OF THE WARDROBE

LITTLE COATS ARRIVE

PARISIAN FAD HA# “CAUGHT ON* IN AMERICA. Coatees, Cassqulns and Caracos Are Characteristic Features of Present Fashions—Give Air of Dlstinc- J tion to Costume. Frenchwomen have accepted the little coatees, casaqulns and caracos, which were one of the most characteristic features of the empire day dresses. v ' They made their first appearance a short time ago and, since Dame Fashion has declared her preference for empire and direetoire styles, they bounded at once into popularity. In tact, Paris has gone quite mad over them —a way the inhabitants of that fitful city have of doing when any new fad in dress is introuduced. That being the case, It is only a* question of time when the style will become quite general here; in fact, a few of them are already seen on women who have recently returned from a trip abroad. They are quaintly picturesque and simple In. line, but possess a peculiar quality that adds just the right note of distinction to the costume. Imagine, if you can, the attractiveness of a perfectly plain skirt of pale blue and white taffeta, cut over a sixgore model, with a panel back and front and having a raised waist line, with the bodice taking the shape of a little coatee of pale blue voile, finished at the high waist with a small rounded basque mounted on a thick cord covered with plain blue taffeta. The coatee finishes in the back with two. long coat-tails of irregular length, cut Square at the bottom and finished with a narrow ball fringe which also bordered the basque. The front of the coatee crosses in front and is fastened at the waist with a small flat rosette of tiny pink rosebuds, the V-shaped opening being bordered with a collar of finely pleated lawn edged with blue; a little guimpe of transparent tulle fills in the V. Although seemingly perishable, they really, last a remarkably long time. They give a softness to the throat that is unobtainable in any other way. Many of them are made of flesh-col-, ored tulle, which when worn with afternoon frocks gives them the appearance of being ttecidedly decollete. With evening gotraFfor semi-dress occasions they are wonderfully effective. To return to the coatee, these little garments are made of figured silk or satin combined with plain skirts, or vice versa. Others are of cloth, velvet, marquisette, chiffon or even net lined with a delicate shade of satin. The cut can be varied to suit the wearer, but they all are made with the short empire waist and elbow sleeves.