April 1, 1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



381 



New Rubber Goods in the Market. 



RUBBER COATS. 



THE work oi the clothing designers is now being shown in 

 tin new models on the market for the Spring and Sum- 

 mer. Of the number displayed the most novel is the oni 



from which the accompanying illustration was mad< ["his is 



,ui .ill white coat, made of 



rubberized silk crepe de 



chine. It has loose raglan 



sleeves, one of the new deep 



collars which can be but 



toned up close to the neck 



or left open, as desired, 



and is finished with deep 



pi ii kets and large white 



pearl buttons. It is ex- 

 treme!) light in weight and 



is suitable for wear over the 



most delicate costume, on 



damp days, at the beaches, 



etc. 



The same manufacturers 



have also introduced a 



smart rain or traveling coat 



of rubberized silk crepe de 



chine in putty, gray, navy 



and black. This coat is also 



loo, I-, an inverted scam in 



the center of the back giv- 

 ing additional fullness. It 



has a detachable belt, patch 



pockets, set-in sleeves and 



a coat collar which buttons 



dose to the neck. [N. Y 

 Mamaroneck, New York.] 



In men's coats the military feature of presenr 

 style tendencies has been brought out, and no 

 matter how much a man maj disapprove of 

 warfare generally, or what his personal dis- 

 taste or unfitness for 

 that the military 

 cape adds to the 

 raincoat is not 

 to he overlooked 

 1 he cut s h o w • 

 'in of these new 

 effects in water- 

 proof coats, 

 illustration shows a 



new rubber lirecoat. Heretofore 



lirecoats have been made entirely 



with black rubber both inside and 



out, with the exception of officers' 



or chiefs' coats, which have been 



made with a white coating. This 



new coat, brought out by a firm 



specializing in rainproof clothing, 



is made with a red rubber coat- 

 ing both inside and out and is 



being sold under the registered 



trade mark "Red Back." It is 



not a brilliant red but a deep ma- 

 roon shade, and the stock has a fine smooth finish 



Rubber Co., 232 Summer street. Boston.] 



Mackintosh Co., 



BATHING ACCESSORIES. 



'Ocean Millinery" i the aptlj descriptive classification under 



which one manufacturer offers this line of rubber - I 



tin coming i tson \ few styles were selected for photographic 



reproducl from tins line, which includes everything in the 



waj of rubber bathing accessories 

 — caps, girdlej, collars, rubber 

 handkerchief bags, garters, flowers, 

 fruit, berries, eti all hand made, 

 exclusive iii design and entirely 

 of rubber. < )f the three styles il 

 lustrated. The firsl i ul show s 

 the "Tommy Atkins" cap. This 

 is made of red and blue rubber, 

 the blue band and streamers con- 

 ti .i sting i flfei tivelj with the red 

 cap. The second figure shows , 

 military cap with sash to match. 

 The cap illustrated is made of 



gray rubber, with an orange hand. 



a blue insert in the front, across 



which are lacings of black, and a 



gray and orange militarj pompon. 



The sash is of the orange rubber, 



with tassels of orange and gray. 



Both cap and girdle are made, however o hct CO nl rt'oi 



of colors. The third cut shows a cap and girdle with rhine ni 



decorations. This set, which also includes rhinestone studded 



garters, is in an attractive shade of gray, but the sum style is 



[ Stoughton 



made in various colors and shades. [1-. C. Studio,. 2? West 

 Forty-fifth street. New York.] 



Another concern which manufactures art rubber novelties has 

 several handsome new designs on the market, of which two are 

 shown. The first is a rubberized beach cap of college type. I hi 

 crown is tied in kerchief effect, with upstanding ends trimmed 

 with black pussy willow silk. It is made in black and white, 

 also in deep red and black and in turquoise blue and black 

 The other is a rubberized bathing cap. The crown, whi 

 made of sateen, in red, green, navy or King's blue, is trimmed 



