Show the coat that resembles a dress by CHERIE NICHOLAS ri Z W aa 1 1 F ERE you liu e it dear followers H hekim 0 of t fashion ft nho ho tire are ever seeking the hie latest it its just out the coat which takes anh ca on a dual personality it looks like ilice a dress but in reality Is e P bona 11 fide de coat who c cares are s it if appearances are deceitful if f a coat which looks like a dress can make good as a spring wrap which Is just the very thing to we wear r over ones gay print anic frock or w which does duty on weekend trips as an admirable traveling costume its because they are unlined and have the dressmaker touch that they are of the coveted wearable type will which ch looks well and appropriate wl where I 1 ere a coa coat would seem too heavy for a balmy spring da day Y its no secret on the part ot of the designer that the deliberate aim Is to simulate a dress in every detail so far as ts Is possible of 0 f th these ese new and mysterious coats which la Is to say that hat the material ma terla in the first place must have a dressy look and be lightweight this coat must be soft sleeved unlined button trimmed most likely and it Is almost sure to tak take e on the new wraparound wrap around lines vor that matter the smart looking wraparound dresses which are the rage at the present moment and the coat which Is a coat but looks like a dress are that much alike in appearances appear ancs they might easily be token taken tor for twins it Is also part of the plan that these coats continue their camouflage camou nage in that they maintain hat flat dres silke neel necklines lines klines many of them are collarless while others adopt a scarf drape such ns as might grace any of the new springtime frocks the conti pl pictured einred yes they are really and truly coats anil and not coat dresses as one might surmise choose the soft draped necklines klines rather than to go collarless if however you have your heart set on a collarless coll arlesa wrap the beauty about the model show a to the right in the picture la Is that its flat fl at fur capelet scarf Is detachable ta and it can be adjusted to suit the caprice of its wearer the skirt of this dres coat buttons butt 0 ns all a 1 the way up the side front tile the diagonal ding onal slant of its blo blouse use top Is also a style feature of note the coat Is made of thin woolen crepe and the capt cap scarf Is black As to the other coat pictured tit its bracelet sleeve may be adjusted in length to tune to the occasion wide bands of black enhance the sleeves while the capelet which serves as a collar li Is of self belt fabric the metal slide and buttons on the bet answer to fashions call the adjustable or bracelet sleeve as above mentioned Is a very interesting innovation which has come into play this season many a frock Is made to do double duty because of its sleeves which having a rubber drawstring in its hemline can be pushed up or down to a short puff type or cr elbow length or to the wrist thus tuning it to more or less formal or informal wear speaking of the coat which aspires to look filhe a dress in some instances it neither Is belted or buttoned but fastens with a soft tied bow of self fabric just now it la Is the con coat ma made de of lightweight woolen preferably a crepe crep e which Is holding the cent center er of or the stage but with milder days coming co m the prospect Is that modes of this genre will he fashioned of handsome coating silks bilks preferably black navy or belge beige 0 1833 1032 western newspaper union |