RURAL NEW.YORKER 
1215 
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An Old Fashion Revived.— The Win¬ 
ter coat shown at the loft in the first pic¬ 
ture is an old-style revived. We used to 
see these fitting full-length coats 25 years 
ago, and now the wheel of time has 
brought them back again. The one new 
feature in this coat was the arrangement 
of pockets, which were in the seam at 
the wai.st line, defined at top and bottom 
by arrowheads of silk stitching. This 
coat was grayish taupe in color, in a 
heavy, smooth-faced cloth, with collar 
and cuffs of taupe fox, and was very 
oomfortable-look- 
ing. The hat was 
a narrow- 
brimmed s a i lor 
shape of black 
satin, trim m e d 
with stiff wings. 
New F u k s 
FROM Old. —The 
figure at the right 
in the same pic¬ 
ture shows the 
short broad scarf 
of fur that first 
gained popular¬ 
ity last Winter, 
and is very much 
in vogue this sea¬ 
son. It is a 
fashion appreci¬ 
ated by those 
with furs to 
renovate, for an 
old-f 'a s h i o n e d 
neckpiece, or even 
n large pillow 
muff, will give 
material enough 
for such a scarf. 
It is merely a 
piece of fur from 
10 to 15 inches 
wide, long enough 
to be brought 
around the shoul¬ 
ders and hooked 
together at the 
upper corners. 
The scarf noted, 
which was of 
k a r a k u 1 , was 
edged all around 
with a black satin 
to the width, and 
when the quantity of 
ed. Some of these 
Cold Weather Comfort in Coat and Furs 
pulling, which added 
is worth considering 
fur is a little limit- 
short scarfs are 
trimmed with tails, or loo])ed acro.ss with 
fur ornaments, but a great many of them 
are plain. Long scarfs of the same shape 
are also very popular, and a large boa 
of the old style may easily be made over 
into this shape, merely requiring to be 
opened out flat, and properly lined. An 
attractive lining is very necessary to a 
flat scarf, and colored brocades are of¬ 
ten used. A refinement of luxury is for 
such a lining to be hand-embroidered in 
an all-over design, fluffs are shown in 
all shapes and sizes, round or flat, pil¬ 
low or melon 
shape; only 
the open rug 
shape seems 
to be defin- 
itely .re- 
tired. One 
pretty finish 
no t e d for 
the 1 i ning 
of a mu If, 
instead of a 
little ruffle, 
was a cord 
as thick as 
one’s thumb, 
covered with 
the satin of 
the 1 i n i ng 
laid on 
smoothly in 
flat overlap¬ 
ping pleats. 
The dress 
shown with 
this scarf is 
one of the 
coat styles, 
h a V i n g a 
plain redin- 
gote over a 
f u r - e dged 
skirt. The 
sailor hat of ■ 
black velvet 
is bordered 
with a fringe 
of fancy 
feathers, with 
feathers 
feathers, 
graceful 
we note 
plumes. 
straight down the front with ball buttons 
and braid loops, has a high military col¬ 
lar and turn-back cuffs, both braided' with 
soutache. The hat is a close little feath¬ 
er toque. 
A Color Combination.- —The figure in 
the center shows a two-color combination, 
the materials being mahogany red satin 
and dark brown Georgette crepe. There 
was a close-fitting waist of th‘ satin, 
with a little .self-colored embroidery of 
beads and silk in front, and a yoke, 
deeper at the sides, heading the skirt. 
The skirt of 
Geor g e 11 e was 
gathered to this 
yoke. Loose 
sleeves of the 
transparent ma¬ 
terial had a deep 
tuck above the 
elbow, and a deep 
hem at the wrist. 
A scarf-like over¬ 
drapery of the 
cri'pe was brought 
over the shoul¬ 
ders at back and 
front, spreading 
to form a tunic at 
the sides. This 
passed under the 
girdle, and gave 
a graceful flow¬ 
ing effect. The 
round neck was 
absolutely plain 
and collarless, an 
effect noted in 
many new gowns. 
The combination 
of color, sugges¬ 
tive of an Au¬ 
tumn leaf, is fre¬ 
quently seen ; in¬ 
deed. there is a 
greater tendency 
to combine two 
col(>rs and fabrics 
in one gown than 
wo have noted 
for many seasons. 
Gray and Sil¬ 
ver. —’Fhe figure 
at the right shows 
of smoke gray 
silver lace. The 
below a straight 
The upper part 
of the lace, the 
Serge Coat Dress, and Two Models in Georgette Crepe 
a little trimming of curled 
at the sides. While such fancy 
especially those of airy and 
outline, are extremely popular, 
a gradual return of ostrich 
and expect a restoration of their 
a tasteful combination 
Georgette enqn* with 
plain waist is gathered 
yoke of the silver lace, 
of the sleeves is made 
loose flowing sleeve below bfdng gath¬ 
ered to the lace, and finished at the edge 
with a silk picot. The plain gathered 
skirt had a band of silver lace across the 
front breadth, simulating a panel. A 
scarf-like drapery came over the shoul¬ 
ders, and was tucked into the top of the 
girdle, coming over this and continuing 
to extend over the skirt, where it was 
caught in a puff at both the top and the 
lower edge of the silver panel. A loose 
sash of narrow brocaded ribbon, vivid 
Chinese blue 
in color, was 
looped over 
t h e girdle. 
'I'llis gown 
had a round 
colla r I e s s 
neck, but a 
big h - col - 
hired net 
yoke c o u Id 
be worn 
■with it if 
desired. This 
model, in 
black crepe 
de chine and 
jet, or black 
lace with a 
few threads 
of silver or 
gold, would 
b e entirely 
suitable for 
a m i d d 1 e- 
aged woman 
of conserva¬ 
tive tastes, 
while in 
smoke gray, 
V i 0 1 et or 
plum color, 
it w o u 1 d 
suggest a n 
attrac 11- v e 
model for 
the bride's 
mother at a 
suitable for 
old-time vogue. 
Serge and Soutache Br.vid. —In the 
second picture, the figure at the left 
shows a coat dress of the universal dark 
blue serge, trimmed with black soutache. 
It is extremely plain, but shows novelty 
in the skirt, Avhich foreshadows the ob¬ 
solete “hobble,” for at each side it is 
drawn in at the bottom with ball but¬ 
tons and bi'aid loops. Another new feature 
is the band of soutache braiding, which 
is put on straight at the bottom, without 
being sloped at the top to fit the cuiwe 
of the figure—hence stands out like an 
inverted tunic. The plain waist, buttoned 
home wedding, while quite 
future use. 
Fabrics and Colors. —All shades of 
sainl color are popular in dress goods and 
millinery, but there is one special shade 
called “democracy,” which goes well with 
any darker color, and is sure to be ex¬ 
tremely popular. It is sand with a wanu 
l)inkish tone, and is said to have been 
produced by mingling the dyes of all the 
Allied natioiiiil colors. It is extremely 
pretty in chiffon or Georgette crepe, and 
a ^vaist of this^ color goes with any color 
of jacket suit, if the trimming is selected 
in harmony. With a dark blue suit a 
little dark blue may be introduced in the 
waist, and it is much more dressy than 
a blouse of plain dark blue, though a 
stout matronly woman does well to select 
a blouse the same color as her skirt. 
(Continued on page 1218.) 
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Note the 100 lb. drum of UNION CARBIDE 
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