Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 253, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1913 — COAT MODELS LOVELY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COAT MODELS LOVELY

MOST ATTRACTIVE, PERHAPS, OF } .SEASON’S GARMENTS. -' I 1 . Ail Sorts of Designs Are Offered, and All Are Worth Attention —Velvet One of the Most Popular of Materials. No fashion theme is more interesting this season than that of coats. At every turn one is confronted with new and attractive models. There are luxurious evening coats, artistically simple, or gorgeous, rich and elaborate designs, and each day brings to view new models. But whether fashioned from velvet, satin or cloth, the really successful coats are exceedingly lovely. Much velvet 1b used for evening coats, and for afternoon and visiting wear as well, and for practical purpose monotones are preferred. Sometimes fur supplies a contrasting note —the soft brown of sable, mink, skunk or martin; the white of ermine or fox; the silver gray of chinchilla fur. And a few evening wraps show touches of gleaming gold, silver or copper hued lace. A dark copper color velvet coat trimmed with a broad band of heavy metallic lace in copper tones and with dark brown fur that is almost black was one of the best French models seen this season. There is an exquisite shade of rose with a silvery tone, which is a favorite with the Parisian coAtmakers and is lovely in velvet, satin, crepe or cloth. Black relieves this rose shade with excellent effect, and it 1b good 1 too, with gray. It has been successfully

combined also with embroideries in shaded violet and purples. Such a scheme, however, demands unerring color sense.

Attractive coat models of the plain er class are made up of striped velveteen with collar and cuffs of plain velvet and there are also good looking practical coats fashioned from wool velours in plain colors. An example, shown In one oi the small sketches is in red brown wool velour and has satin collar and cuffs. It is trimmed down the 'front . with passementerie motifs. The sleeves are on the raglan lines and have a draped fullness at the lower part. Top coats of dark blue rough serge are extremely modish and are best when relieved only by black revers and cuffs. The vivid colors introduced upon some models cheapen their appearance, save when they are intended for very youthful wearers. A good looking coat in seven-eighths length, of rough dark blue diagonal weave, has a shawl collar, cuffs and buttons of black ottoman silk. Another coat, on Russian smock lines, without belt, is braided around the edge. Instead of buttons it Is fastened with tied cords of* flat loose woven braid run through big embroidered eyelets. For rough wear, traveling, motoring, etc., cheviots are first choice, and herringbone effects in monotone, or two-tone effects are considered smarter than more aggressive patterns, although plenty of the latter are shown among the ready made models. The motor coats this season are more shapely and less bizarre than those of earlier years. MARY DEAN.

Tweed, With French Rat Collar and Cuffs.