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Show i v f 1 f 1 ; ' . . t " x f' I ( : 'r - -s - ! f, ' f -It--. f 3 i if " - p t ? LL.X l." - . .. . -- ..-.."--. :'-x, yyjujM , aj- &:' It used to he that, to call a garment gar-ment "practical" was about equivalent to calling it "commonplace," but that day has gone by. More and more (ho intangible element of style is demanded de-manded and commands a very tangible tangi-ble and substantial return in money. The two coats shown in the picture above will first catch the eye because of their smart style and then will bear study as thoroughly practical. The suppleness of the season's coatings coat-ings makes it easy for designers to do unusual things, as in the coat shown at the left of the picture, where odd capelike extensions are sot in at the sides , and the body of the coat is joined to a deep yoke with many rows of machine stitching. Everything in the model is on a generous scale, even the handsome buttons are extra large. The very wide mufiler collar wraps about the throat in the coziest manner man-ner possible. In a less llcxlhle material ma-terial these ideas could not be curried out. At the right of the picture there if a very smart Moused model, cut with kimono body and sleeves joined to a full skirt under a wide, crushed belt. The wide collar is gathered in at tin neck and turns over. The cuffs, coflai and bottom of the skirt are embel lished with large disks, about the siz( of a silver dollar, which appear to he made of French knots in silk floss, set thickly together. The body blouses considerably and the entire design is novel and chic. Any of the soft coatings will serve for coats like those shown here, the velours, bolivias, silver-tones, silver-tones, and similar weaves tha- have distinguished this season's wraps make garments that are both practical and stylish. |