COATEES FOR HOME WEAR.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 32, 22 May 1924, Page 1

COATEES FOR HOME WEAR.

Some of the most attractive fashions are the little jackets and coatees for all occasions that have sprung up in various materials—woollens, silks, and velvets, suiting outdoor and indoor wear equally well. No two jackets seem to be made alike, and the character of originality that marks thoso novel little garments adds, of course, considerably to their charm. Very useful for wearing out of doors over odd skirts are the coatees made of fancy woollen, with crossed fronts and a deep band into which the end of the jacket is gathered. The band is quite loose-fitting ami does not exceed the hip-line. The same sort of jacket, but made if silk material, is worn over house-skirts. Velveteen and satin, too, are pressed into the service of the house-coateo, and a delightful model in black satin is sketched. Here we have something quite new and unusually attractive. Tlio little jacket is cut with fronts that fall below the waist-line and are rounded at the ends, but the sides are shorn off at waist-level, but this level is continued acoss the back, which is finished with a twist of satin-ribbon. Similar ribbon is stitched to the fronts, and the ribbons are tied together in bows over the right and left hips, the ends falling on to the skirt. Sleeves that are wide at the ends give dignity to this sweet little house-jacket, the fronts of which are fastened together at the neck and just below the waist. A collar of biscuit coloured organdie relieves the neck, and the ends meet a smartly-arranged cluster-bow of satin ribbon, matching the ribbon at the waist.

Altogether, the jacket strikes a delightfully original note in house-fash-ions, and according to the material in which it is copied is useful alike for morning and afternoon wear.