For Elderly Women

1901

In the mixed Oxford suitings in dark gray and black are a number of different qualities that make up well in coat and skirt, and it is just as necessary for an older woman to have a coat and skirt costume as for a young girl.

The skirt is best that has a flaring flounce at the side and a front breadth narrower at the top than at the bottom and with skirt of medium length. The jacket should always be three-quarter length and with straight fronts with pointed revers and fronts faced with some dull silk so that the coat can be worn open if desired.

If a woman is stout, she should have her coat made rather shapeless and with box back, or a seam in the middle, and at the sides curved in somewhat to the figure, this being more becoming than a tight fitting jacket. In black wool a light weight material made in this way, with the flounce trimmed with bands or folds of satin, makes a smart gown. — Harper's Bazar.