Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1919 — STYLES SHOW LITTLE CHANGE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

STYLES SHOW LITTLE CHANGE

Fall Coats and Wraps Very Like Those Worn During the Summer Months. DOLMAN SHAPE IS RETAINED Predictions That It Would Lose Its Popularity Have Been Proved Un—founded—Capes of English Tweed for Those Who Motor. If one has been denied a fur coat for many years and has secretly cherished a longing thereafter, this is the year, doubtless, when this longing can b,' gratified, for so expensive Tire tire lovely cloth things That If possession is based on the matter of cost then a decision in favor of the fur can be made, as there will be no very great difference in the price, remarks a fashlon writer in the "New York Sun. Of -course I am referring to the elaborate and dressy models which, all women adififreTinll not everyoim can possess? of course the sumptuous' things of ermine, mink, sable and seal are regal and lovely in capelike and dolman effects which swathe the wearer from tip to toe in a luxury indescribable. Just as in the fall dresses there is nothing radically dI ffering from styles

of recent months, so in coats and wraps there is no departure from accepted models. In Army Style. A favored style is seen in the fine warm coats of camel’s hair "following the design of an officer’s trench coat belted and close fitted for warmth and comfort. These lovely camel’s-hair coats are often mounted with deep fur collars of softest texture,, such as brown fox or lynx. The huge patch deep fur cuffs which were so in evidence a season ago are no longer featured so emphatically, either on this sort of coat or on one of the velvetlike duvetyns or wool velours. The dolman shape persists .in spite of the'persistent rumors to the contrary, and many of the most exclusive houses are showing the dolman, npt only in tfieTess expensive materials, but in.-the splendid furs and brocades and velvets as well. Much embroidery in self colors done in heavy silken threads is observed —perhaps for the reason that the great cost of fur will place it beyond the average pocketbook. A curious notion is seen in the use of monkey fur placed fringelike along the bottom of short jackets, and used also to trim fur toques. - Monkey .Fur Not Popular. The use of monkey fur on an evening wrap of heaviest black satin is not unpleasing, as it has been cleverly done, but monkey fur will not be greatly admired, however smart, it may be considered. On the particular wrap which it embellishes the back has been caught up in a sort of overdrapery suggesting the drooping blouse the French makers exploit continuously. The fur is used as a banding underneath this drapery and extends around to the front and down the sides of the coat. The very long hair has all the effect of fringe and is soft and

Short coat of tan Jersey, exceedingly smart, with angora finish. —The gcaH and pocket fiapsare ofthe-cloth with albover embroldery in yellow and black; or. the whole exceedingly effective. For the later, cooler evenings of summer, and the beautiful fall days—an elegant coat. It is made of taupe duvetyn with bands of braid, s'auce color. It is extremely full at the bottom. The collar and cuffs are of beaver, with a panel of rich beaver trimming the front

silky. The sleeves in this wrap are really mere slits in the .front sides, and they too are edged with the monkey fur and form the collar, which is so made that it buttons up around the ears or falls away in a little cape effect. The lining of this handsome wrap is of white satin pailletted with huge black velvet dots. This fashion of material adds as much to the eost as 4t does to-the- beauty of agarment and the fall cloak is apt to. •be as radiant inside—perhaps even more so than the outside. -Less pretentious than this silken wrap nnd very lovely is a handsome straight-hanging coat of tan camel’s hair with perfectly unbroken lines down the*hack except for a tight plain yoke across the shoulders. At the sides a pointed pocket effect is introduced in brown seal, and the high rolling collar which rumples around the throat is also made of the rich brown seal. The sleeves are long and tight and finished at the wrist with a narrow cuff of the brown seal, t'his is an excellent example of a conservative and beautiful coat suitable for every day-TOtie-itrca-sron.""\ Velvet Wraps for Evening. So many women have invested in handsome fur pieces for wear with the one-piece dress that the for the untrimmed coat is met by the manufacturers in velvet wraps for evening wear which have no fur whatever

about them. These are for the most part made up in rather simple designs with long, loose lines, plain, rather tight sleeves, and resembling elongated jackets. They are very graceful, and with the addftion of one’s own furs are quite as sumptuous as the averagq woman need demand. For motoring some very smart capes of fine English tweed are made with lamb’s wool linings, which unbutton and can be quickly removed. These traveling capes are a delight for steamer and motorcar, and are copied from trench coats much used by officers during the war. The tweed is so treated that it is impervious to rain. It is fougd that the heather mixtures and intermingled colored surfaces are much better for a wrap for general use than the solid colors, and for this reason smart coats in twilled cords and invisible stripes and mixtures are much in demand for bad weather wraps and general service. Of course many women find it practical to use the coat suit through the winter season, and for this reason have the coat heavily interlined with lamb’s wool or flannel. Years ago we often saw the lining of jackets of this sort made of white and gray rabbit skin, also much .used for the long and a 11enveloping evening capes, but rabbit skim is costly these days, and one rarely finds it so employed except for motor and ocean travel. It is quite possible to Insert an interllning of one of the fleecy warm woolen fabrics without adding clumsiness to the coat. No combination is lovelier than one of the soft blue heather mixtures with a soft gray fur. One such coat suit has the plain skirt which is demanded on all the newest models and a rather short Jacket in a* box coat effect, except that it is not distinctly a box coat, for a belt placed across the back prevents this.