Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1913 — Coat and Hat Suitable for Wear on "Semi-Smart” Occasions [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Coat and Hat Suitable for Wear on "Semi-Smart” Occasions

SUITED to the matinee and to more or less formal occasions where something in the way of dress is expected, the coat and hat pictures here will prove useful during a great part of the year. The coat of black charmeuse, lined with emerald green, is draped a little at the front and has a large shawl collar and draped sleeves, finished with tiny covered buttons. For cold weather a muff and scarf of broad tail make just the right accessory to be worn with it for warmth. The hat of maline, bordered with velvet, is an unusual achievement of the milliner’s art. Many layers of maline in various colors make an opalescent covering for the frame. Embedded in the maline are small roses and fOrget-me-nots, and fine moss, creeping about the brim. There is a twist of Velvet at the base of the crown and long ties of velvet,’ which, of course, are never tied. Across the underbrim at the back Is a half wreath of* most beautiful full-blown crush roses and clusters of deep blue forget-me-nots. It is A hat which may actually be relied upon to look well with a gown of any color. It will tax the skill of the millirsr who attempts it, but will repay her patient endeavor. Such millinery is necessarily expensive because of the amount and quality of the materials used and the difficult work involved. At the same time it is usually durable and a superb accomplishment, quite as useful

as the black satin wrap.

JULIA BOTTOMLEY.