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Show WOMAN'S WORLD Coat Selection Dependson Your Costume By Ertta Haley SHALL I GET A short, fur-lined coat? Would a wiser coat be a long cloth casual? Should the coat be fitted or loose? These are but a few of the questions ques-tions women must ask themselves when they consider buying a coat for winter. Having seen so many styles In both cloth and fur coats, the question naturally rises as to whether she should have two coats in her wardrobe to be well dressed. In choosing the all-around coat, which is what most clothes budgets demand, the basic consideration to bear in mind is the type of clothes you prefer to wear. If you like bulky, sport suits and are an outdoor type, you certainly can't be caught with a tight dress coat to wear for everything. Should your taste run to casual dresses and a few dressed-up things, you have little use for the sports-minded greatcoat, even though it can be changed in some detail to fit any occasion. Decide, then, on what your activities activ-ities nrp hpfnrp vnil trv nn rtnate be somewhat more roomy than those whose clothes are mainly dresses and feminine suits. Most suits, even those which are sports-minded, sports-minded, have less shoulder padding, pad-ding, so coat problems need not be too much of a challenge this year. How to Choose Color or Fur Color choice will not be as difficult diffi-cult this year as in many others because all cloth coats are made up in what are called basic colors. This means simply that though a coat is blue, it may have a cast which makes it practical to wear with brown, black or beige. Red coats, even, may take to navy, dark brown or black, as well as other basic shades. It would be foolish, however, to select a definitely brown coat simply sim-ply because it's attractive though you have a wardrobe composed primarily of blacks and blues. Let good taste be your guide in the color selection as well as the combinations com-binations which you combine and assemble with the coat. Your next decision revolves around what you can properly afford to epend for a coat. If your dream has been to own a fur coat, and budget has limited the expense of outlay, as well as the year to year upkeep, then it's best not to invest in such a coat because it might necessarily be a cheaper variety that would not give enough wear. You might, however. Investigate the possibilities of a In fact, a great deal of style change is possible with the long coat, especially es-pecially when it's made of cloth. It may be worn belted or loose, even though it is not too full. Pieces of fur may be added at the neckline, to be used if you want a more dressed-up coat. Your other accessories, hat, shoes, gloves and 1l i lioP Fur-lined coats are practical .... short, fur-lined coat since these are usually tax-free. Whatever style coat Is chosen, the coat must do these things: it must keep you warm; it must be both casual and elegant, as occasion occa-sion demands: and it must be keyed to the color of your other wardrobe items. Select AU-Around Coat With These Tips If you are buying just one coat . to wear for any occasion, it should not be too extreme in style, air though it may definitely be fashionable. fashion-able. The semi-full coat, with lines running straight up and down, is an excellent choice. This coat may be of the short variety, or it may be long. Short coats are very practical for many women, provided they feel they can keep warm enough in them, without the extra length to give protection to the legs. However, if you want a long coat, these, too, may still observe the rules set up for the all around coat. casual cloth coats are smart. handbag may dress the coat up or down, as occasion demands. The loose coat in the tuxedo manner may be a very good choice from the standpoint of figure and usefullness in many instances. Here, too, the coat may be worn with or without belt, as suitability demands. For those whose wardrobe consists con-sists largely of suits, the coat must |