Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 279, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1918 — Criterions of Elegance in Suits [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Criterions of Elegance in Suits

If women ever wavered In their allegiance to the tailor-made suit for street wear they have repented—not In sackcloth and ashes, but by returning with-more devotlog than ever to the favorite garb of Americans. Now that fur capes and scarfs provide so much casual grace, along with extra warmth the women of our land are appareled according to their hearts’ desire and no one can study them on the streets without appreciating how well the combination suits them. The luxurious note introduced by. the.se fur pieces is just the addition needed by the plain, tailored suit. In the depth of winter we shall see muffs and hats to match these neckpieces. In such an outfit beauty will go beautifully dressed for some months. In suits as in tailored hats, the line’s the thing that is to be emphasized. Decorations are to be sparingly used and are best when they enhance the tailored finish which is the crowning gloryof suits. An illustration of this appears in the picture above. These suits are) made of wool velours or broadcloth with plain skirts. In one of them the skirt Is shoe top length and In the other it is two inches longer. Both coats are three-quarter length; one of them double-breasted with collar of gray squirrel. This coat has a narrow belt of the , material, that terminates at each side in a button. and plain coat sleeves with turned back cuffs of squirrel fur. But the finishing torches that will cause the tailor-made admirer to dote upon this, suit lie in the small slit pockets, joined to flap pockets by six pin tucks lartl in the material with perfect precision. There is a similar bit of clever fln-

ishing in the other suit where tabs, with parellel rows’of stitching, are extended above the large, flat pockets. The sleeves -have a small stitched panel set In. and rows of buttons with simulated buttonholes. t