'The coat dress has returned to favour this Spring, and well it'may, or it kills two birds with one stone, Yom now under a topcoat, it apears later in the season as the martest of street tailleurs, with its complementary fur scarf.' A successful adaption of a Paton coat ress is done in navy covert, with elt of the fabric buttoned in double ops in the front, box pleated skirt, ud blouse with mannish collar and abels. A vestee, narrow cuffs and outonnidxe of white pique make his frock as becoming as it is mart, Chanel makes a more feminine version of the coat dress of wool rope, on princess lines, unbroken by belt. Diagonal seaming is used mold the figure and indicate the waistline, and the fullness of the Kirt is released in unpre he frock ties to one side, whi nables it, to be adjusted to' the individual figure. In this dress, too, appears a simple turnover collar and ong notched lapels, with a white! austin carnation for a boutonniere. The dress is shown in wool crepe in soft aquamarine tint for Sumner year, but is effective in black avy' for early Spring.
Vionnet, was among the first recognize the possibilities of the coat ress as adapted to her highly indi-ideal conception of cut and design, nil presents several smart " Spring versions, including one of finely patened tweed in navy and gray mix-ure, This model features Vionof's favourite diagonal seaming, ud its only trimming is a narrow elt of dark blue lenther, and a row dark blue bone buttons which nark the slanting closing of the odice, The straight coat. sleeves re fastened with a single link, and here is a simple roll collar of the fabric of the frock, Another striking example of the aris. coat frock features a triple rectoire cape. This frock is done polka dot silk and wool mixture ige and brown, with standing.
Fnstch the small dots spated at and flared cuffs in dark brown intervals on a beige ground, own leather belt, close fitting hat n brown felt and belting ribbon, pumps of brown kid make an ensemble of exceptional chic. frocks which are offered for early Spring wear. Additional interest has been sivan to this type of frock because of the fascinating variety in lightweight woolens which. the great French {abe houses have created for Spring and Summer, The lacy tweeds,. some of almost gossamer texture, continue popular. One cape frock of rose coloured lacs tweed for Simmer wear looks 3 though it had been hand-knit. New Jerseys, of the type used by Chanel, fare so finely knit as to tailor like woolen cloth, and have lost all that "'slimpsy" effect which used to make the jersey frock look so bedraggled after a few wearings. Wool crepe has attained a new importance and is featured for Spring in black, navy, red and a whole range green tones, as well us in the Pastels for wear later on in warm weather.
Covert is excellent for the frock that depends upon perfect tailoring. fand smart lines for its chic. Rocher has presented several new—abrics for the Spring frock, including one that is a cross between a challis and 4 Shantung, and which is especially effective in the terra cotta and siege colourings, which are favourites of this house.
Some of the lacy tweeds are Woven in zigzag patterns in combinations of blue and beige, brown and belge, ivory and tomato red—usually with the colour effect soft and blurred rather. than glaring. Black and white continues to hold {ts own, and is very smart ina fine mannish mixture, much used for Spring coats, suits and frocks, which gives almost the effect of an oxford ray. A fine wool georgette, flecked all over with a stitch of white excellent for a more" feminine type of frock. One imported model of this fabric has a graceful cut in many narrow gores, ending in unpressed pleats which give a soft flare. A narrow black' leather belt marks the waistline, and the gilet—in shirt-bosom effect—is of White flat erdpe to match the under cuffs of the loose three-quarters sleeve.
A black and white loosely woven tweed, with zigzag stripes running horizontally, is used by Worth for one of hi But the coat dress is only one of great variety of one-piece woollen great chic when worn by the woman tot slender figure.
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