Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1917 — Coats for Coldest Weather [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Coats for Coldest Weather

Sure of the allegiance of sensible women who are looking for warmth and durability, as well as gqptUstyle,, in winter coats, these two models for the coldest weather present them-! selves. They are of fur-fabric, finished with fur about the neck in each case, and are long and ample, completely covering the figure from head to foot. In the best qualities of seal plush, or broadtail or caracul plushes, they are not less rich looking than the furs themselves and hold only second place in the matter of warmth, to natural skins. But by proper lining and interlining they may be made to tie the race with furs for this supremacy. The Coat at the left is cut on long, almost straight lines and might flare from the shoulders downward but for the wide belt of the material that girdles the waist loosely. This is slipped through a buckle at each side of the back and fastened under a similar buckle at the front The sleeves are unlike the usual coat sleeve in that they flare at the wrist, fitting less close tq. the arm than those that are finlshedwith a turned-back cuff. Very large and very practical pockets add style to the model. The buttons are of composition and they serve for fastening the coat at the front and to

make a finish for the sleeves. The collar is of skunk fur in this particular case, and may be fastened close up about the throat Furs are and liable to become more so, but this fact doesn’t seem to deter lovely women from usingi them as trimmings on coats or dresses in places where they do not add anything to the warmth of these garments. But they are riot so great an extravagance after all, because they last many seasons —with the right kind of care—and are always: fashionable. In the coat at the right, a wide border of skunk (also called martin) adds to the richness of the model and helps to proclaim it warm. This coat is another straight line model made just like coats of fur, with a wide collar of skunk and fur-covered buttons. It is belted across the front, and Is so much like seal skin in appearance that it takes more than a glance, even from practiced eyes, to determine that it is the product of the looms. Falsehood is like a nettle, because it usually stings those who venture to meddle with it. ' .