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Show Woman's World If You Want Short Length Coat, Cut Down Last Year's Model S "VT'OU may be one of the many I women who have decided that this year's "new look" is much too expensive to achieve, inasmuch as last year you bought new clothing that you expected would be stylish this year too. When skirts are so much longer and that means In the full length coats as well as suits and dresses it Just somehow seems impossible to make last year's coat do the job. If you are interested at all in looking look-ing at all stylized, then you probably prob-ably have decided that something 1 must be done about the coat sit-nation. sit-nation. Those of you with old boxy styled coats will have already thought of the obvious answer. These coats which are too short for the current full length fashion may be cut down Just enough for the short length ffishion. The shorter coats are very practical practi-cal for casual wear and they even can be made to do for the more sedate occasions if the proper trimming trim-ming is added. Decide first what you want to do with the coat, and then carry out the alterations carefully care-fully so that you will have a garment gar-ment of which to be proud. There are other features, too, which will make your clothes appear ap-pear newer, and the small expense which they involve will be more than repaid in a sense of well-being. Detachable Hoods Are New, Practical Hoods are being seen on as many coats as dresses and they are something some-thing very much in the fashion news. Some of the hoods are of same fabric as the coat, while others are made of fur. Although I have not seen any yet, I have no Remodel eld costs by cutting . . . doubt that you will be able to buy them separately to attach to your coats. Or, if you are one of those fortunate fortu-nate people who have a fur jacket or cape no longer in use, with good fur, you might consider the possibility possi-bility of having a hood made from that. Smaller pieces of fur from otner garments might be used for collar and cuff trimming. On many of the good broadcloth coats which we have seen recently the fur trimming trim-ming is not very lavish, but it is used very discriminately to give a touch of richness to the fabric. Hoods on coats are a practical feature as well as a decorative one. still will be a protection against wind, but their primary use will be decorative. Naturally, they can be detachable so your coat does not need to carry the hood at all times. A last year's coat shortened properly prop-erly with a hood attached to it will give the proper style note with very little other adjustment necessary in the coat If you have casual coats to remake re-make for the teen-aged girl, your problem is easily solved, because these can be cut down from your coats. Make them roomy and large because this is the trend. Add bright touches with a wide wale corduroy hood and cuffs. Here again the hood can be detachable. Interlining Coats is Important for Cold There is one type of coat popular in seasons before this one which might easily be converted for use now providing you have the required re-quired length. Perhaps you even have a lightweight coat in this style. The coat of which I speak is a princess style held together at the waist with a single button; or, if there is a large overlap on the coat, there may be two buttons, side by side, to hold the coat together. Now if this is a lightweight coat, I would suggest that you line it warmly as it probably will give you a lot of wear immediately. Another coat which you cannot alter to suit the trend might be used for interlining, inter-lining, especially if it is of lightweight light-weight wool, for this will not make the coat too bulky. Another possibility for the lining it to use one from a discarded reversible re-versible coat. If you have to buy extra material for lining, even this would be worth the cost, because you will get good wear from the coat. Sewing on Heavy Fabrics Not Considered Difficult Contrary to the opinion of manj women who have done sewing, it is not difficult to sew on heavy coating fabrics. You simply have to loosen your machine stitch and the sewing will run along as neatly as on the lighter weight dress fabrics. There is one point to bear in mind when selecting a pattern for the coat, and that is to avoid the very casually tailored types. These look deceptively simple to make, but pointed lapels and fit require the precision kind of tailoring that only a professional can do. Be sure to press every seam that is finished as soon as it comes off the machine, as they must be very Bat in order to proceed with the work. Use a damp cloth and a warm iron; go over the seam several times until the cloth and woolen fabric fab-ric are dry, and then the seam will stay pressed and neat. Never iron woolens without the aid of a damp cloth; and be sure the iron is never hot, as wool scorches very easily. Select a thread that is in keeping with the weight of the material, for this, too, will help make the sewing easier. To new three-quarter length. In colder climates they will take the place of a hat and actually give more protection against the elements. ele-ments. In not-so-cool climates, they |