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of smart women are discovering the chic of being comfortable. The chilly draughts of a country house dining-room or of a theatre in town have too long been the cause of winter colds and discomfort. Even in the most southerly resorts, the sea breezes frequently blow chill when one is dining under the stars. But, no longer need one face these facts unprotected. The little evening jacket has arrived, and it is one of the smartest accessories of the evening mode, in addition to being very, very useful. These amusing jackets made their first important appearance on Long Island, just as the nights were growing colder and many country houses were found to be inadequately heated. One smart young woman wore one of cerise velvet over her purple satin dress and matched her coat with slim cerise satin slippers. The effect was utterly charming. And there are many other interesting combinations of materials and colours that may be inspired by evening gowns already in one's wardrobe. No one jacket can be worn with every kind of gown, of course, as the jacket is smartest when it is cut on lines similar to the gown beneath and when the gown itself is simple. The jacket illustrated above is of sheer metal cloth lined with chiffon and is particularly smart in cut. It may be made in a variety of materials in the French dressmaking salon at Saks-Fifth Avenue. Chez Ninon has a jacket of gold cloth that is fitted charmingly at the waist-line. Rose Clark makes little coats of chiffon to match her gowns and trims the jacket with brilliants or beads if the dress is so trimmed. Coats of this type must have sleeves in them, as warmth is their reason for existing. They are a little different in feeling from the paillette "smokings" that Chéruit made last season, for they are less a part of the gowns they accompany, although, of course, they must never look as though they did not belong. Vogue has heard older women sigh with pleasure over this jacket idea. It is a particular blessing to the smart grandmother who finds that she is often uncomfortably cool in a low-necked, sleeveless gown. Now, she can discard her shawls and be comfortable and also in the mode. But, whether one is a grandmother or a young lady of fashion, these jackets are equally serviceable and charming, giving renewed impetus to the mode of contrast. |
ANOTHER charming fashion that is surpassed
in comfort only by its chic is the tiny flat fur scarf that is worn inside of a tweed coat of the Chanel type. These tiny fur pieces are made of the softest of furs and are attached in one place in the inside of the back of the coat collar. They are really nothing more than a fur muffler, and they are indescribably comfortable on a cold day. Kurzman has a beige tweed coat with a scarf of this type of plucked golden sisliki. This fur is as soft and pliable as moleskin and is the type that should be used. Shaved caracal, beaver, and nutria are also becoming and appropriate for these scarfs. A coat loses none of its smart tweedish look by such an addition, and it gains greatly in warmth. The scarf may be worn tightly around the throat in choker fashion or folded in front, as illustrated in the sketch. EVERY season, the Paris
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which gives grace to the
drapery. The use of bright colours—red and blue on white—is another smart detail. This scarf was first found in the sports department at Wanamaker's, where it met with great success. It is also shown by Saks-Fifth Avenue and Bonwit Teller, attached to a sweater-coat in dark blue with red and white stripes. Another smart scarf, made by Reboux, is of sheer velvet printed with beige dots on a black ground. It, too, is cut on the bias, and it is about a yard long, with each end cut in a point below an applied band of turquoise-blue silk. The band on one side is in a deeper shade than that on the other. Saks-Fifth Avenue has imported this scarf and will reproduce it in dotted silks for Southern wear.
A VERY gay fashion that has found its
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