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Pretty Coat Frocks Smart Costumes Charming Dresses We have told of our • Millinery—we have outlined oor Blouse models—now let us place before you details of' our. newly-arrived Coat Frocks, Costumes and Dresses. In each instance you will find embodied the very latest novelties and style changes, and you can rest-assured that in any one of these g-arments you will be attired ■ correctly. Representative items follow, and we invite your inspection of these and many others/ THE COAT FROCKS COAT FROCK IN NIGGER BROWN GABARDINE— Cut -on 'long graceful lines, slightly gathered at waist with new pockets; small cellar--on. shoulders, with a small roll rever collar'faced with nierv. same colour and edged with dull gold Russian braid; waistband, cuffs and pockets finished with floss stitching4; lined to waist with white Jap. silk . . Price £12/12/COAT FROCK IN LIGHT CLERICAL GREY THIN SUITING— Very smart and distinctly new*in style; semi-fitting: to waist; on either side of back and front are deep pleats hanging from waist to foot in straight lines; over these pleats a point of the bodice on sides of'back and front is brought down and braided with fine black Russian braiti; wide square collar that rolls away from the throat has a band or black satin and Russian braid'across the back edge of it; cuffs trimmed with braid; lined to waist with white silk Price £12/12/COAT FROCK IN TUSSORE—FuII skirt pleated into the waist; softly gathered, bodice. Avith S^art short basque in" box pleats ; large square collar; shaped .cuffs; mitre-shaped liauging", pockets;. waistband,'collar, cuffs and_ pockets finished with several rows of floss stitching; lined to waist •" with white" Jap. silk, and fastens with two large/buttons at. throat :and:Waist •"" Price £6/16/6 THE COSTUMES CHARMING COSTUMES IN A TINY BLACK AND WHITE CHECH: THIN SUMMER SUITING-Full skirt, pleated into the back -.'i the .waist; and new shaped wide square pockets; loose, band. ?wnd.,waist; .medium length' coat, 'gathered in " centre, of back and trimmed with shaped, ;pieces of .the tweed from waist to bottom of coat both sides of back and front; finished with closely set own buttons; a short strap across waist buttons in front; long roll rever cojlar; coat,lined to waist with striped silk . . . . Price £3/18/6 VERY STYLISH COSTUMES IN LIGHT NAVY AND BLACK. SILK POPLIN—The skirts, are made in closely: arranged'., knife pleats; the medium length, coats hang, in soft .knife . pleats, all -.-. round- from a deep straight- yoke across shoulders; roll rever collar, small cuffs and loose narrowband; trimmed with'own buttons; ". lined throughout with white Jap, silk '... '.. . Price £1.4/I*/-. SMART AND MOST USEFUL COSTUMES IN. HEAVY TUSSORE—With a narrow blue-grey line; wide circular skirts; medium length:coats, Cut in a loose sporting..style, with breast pocket; large square pockets and square, rever. collars; loose,, narrow waistband; edges of coat, collar, pockets and cuffs are stitched several times with floss silk';-"coats' are"unlined,.-which-. : adds to the charm of these costumes , . . Price .£6/6/-., „ - .""■' THE DRESSES ' ; ■ ■ ■ :'• PALEST PINK CHIFFON TAFFETA DRESS—Softly, gathered, into waist, and has a deep hem sewn with floss silk; dainty bodice of Georgette, with long-new shaped'sleeves having- the point at the elbow and tight fitting, deep Cuffs; the new straight cut.across the shoulders will charm'many-young .ladies ;;all edges are sewn with the blanket stitch -in-floss-silk-; over the'dress is a square pinafore bodice ,of the taffeta,.and the waist both back, and front is finished .with .a, narrow, .fold ..and long ends of-taffeta drawn through rings at the sides - ■ ■ • Prico £9/9/CHARMING FROCK IN SILVER GREY, CREPE-DE-GHINE— The skirt is very full with a.-deep hemstitched hem at foot and two deep tucks close together nsid way of the skirt; the waist is finely gauged several times and finished with loops of silver cord; bodice has a square opening both back and front with a double - hemstitched, fold- from which the crepe;de-cliine is "arranged in' pleats on either side into the waist, and trimmed with: silver cord loops; long sleeves gathered into a deep hemstitched cuff - . -■ ; ■ Price £7/17/6 CHIC FROCK IN IVORY WHITE CREPE-DE-CHINE — The ' full skirt is softly gathered into the waist, - and has a deep hemstitched hem; the pretty bodice with square opening in front is embroidered at the waist witli fine black silk cord; square collar embroidered to ma'ch; from the narrow waistband in front are three deep points of crepe-de-chine embroidered with the black cord; long sleeves also trimmed with cord authe wrist Price, £8/18/6 FAMOUS FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS FOR QUALITY, STYLE AND VALUfe "" :

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Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 49, 27 August 1917, Page 9

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Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 49, 27 August 1917, Page 9

Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 49, 27 August 1917, Page 9

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