Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 242, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1920 — Two Aristocrats Among Coats [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Two Aristocrats Among Coats

V»rHEN the creator of wraps Is inVV structed to put tils ability to we test aqd make a garment that will reveal his genius and reflect the styles; then we may look for triumphs. This happens in advance of the seasons, and the first designs presented are usually the best In their making their designers are unhampered by any consideration except that of taking the means at hand and converting them into the most beautiful exponents of the styles that they can conceive. Under such conditions the handsome coat at the right of the two shown here came to pass, and it is a masterpiece of tailoring—an artlstocrat among wraps. Beige-colored velours and sealskin gave Its maker a good start and embroidery—used with discretion —sped him on his successful way. Like so many wraps that have followed this one —it is as much like a cape as it to like the regulation coat—the off-

spring of both. A wide plain panel at the back ends In a deep border of sealskin at the bottom, and there to a> very wide collar of sealskin. Where the sealskin border leaves off one of embroidery begins, extending about the sides and front It to continued In narrow bands that run to the shoulders at the front and back and outline the center panels. The full draped 1 sleeves are finished with bands of fur' in close cuffs. It takes more money to indulge in fur as a trimming than many people care to spend for it, but designers are equal to the requirement of turning out handsome coats without it The coat at the left of the Illustration, which is untrimmed except for narrow tucks in the material on collar and cuffs, to a fine example of elegance in a plain model. It baa a narrow girdle that emerges at the sides through slashes and to tied loosely across the front