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Show j Coats Appropriate to Youth l w Hi j hi m 3 IN v ri n YCva l i f i ' 11 I I I i GIRLS ot twelve to sixteen years and their little sisters, spend many of their waking hours In utility wraps made of sturdy materials that will stand any exigencies of the weather weath-er and strenuous wear. Lightweight coatings in familiar weaves are chosen chos-en to make these garments for spring and summer wear and designs for them are simple and practical, colors quiet. Tans, grays, browns and blues, shepherd's checks and tan or gray mixtures find themselves always acceptable. ac-ceptable. If one Is occupied with the choice of utility coats for children, these facts are guides that it is safe to follow. The model pictured on a little girl of five or so, at the right of the picture, is a type that one finds repeatedwith re-peatedwith little variations In coats for all children, and made of various materials. When coats are selected for occasional occa-sional wear and not with an eye to utility alone, the choice of materials nd colors lwiuediutely widens. For very little girls it is extended to taffeta, taf-feta, faille and rep silks and Includes smooth-faced cloths. Tan Is the favored fa-vored color, but beginning with white, the color range Includes blue in many shades, pink, rose, coral, soft shades of green, gray and brown. On some of these coats, collars and cuffs of fine embroidered batiste, in deep cream color, bespeak the dressy character char-acter of the garment. For the girl In her early teens there are such fiisteful garments as that one pictured on the fortunate flapper at the left of the picture. It will he safe to Imagine It in tan or gray gabardine of a firm quality, with a contracting color brightening the embroidered bands at each side of the back, which are mainly worked In the same color as the coat. 7 i |