A Welcome Motor Coat.

Progress, Volume II, Issue 7, 1 May 1907, Page 252

A Welcome Motor Coat.

Who has not felt cold against the breeze ? Who is not sighing at the approach of winter ? To the people affected the best consolation

lies in a good coat. Here is one. The accompanying illustration serves very well to convey a notion of the manner in which this coat is made. The front is formed with a double flap lapping over fourteen inches at the top, and twenty one inches at the bottom, thus giving ample knee apron room for driving purposes. The coat itself is warmly lined with camel fleece, and an air resisting material is introduced between lining and cloth. In order that draughts may not penetrate beneath the flaps, the coat is made with three elastic bands, as shown in the left-hand picture, which are easily attached, and serve to keep the inner casing of the garment comfortably close to the body. The pockets in the outer portion

of the coat are gaped, so that the trouser and coat pockets are made accessible without unbuttoning the garment. The skirt of the coat is secured with an accessible tag, which precludes any possibility of gaping. The lower part of the flaps forming the inner skirt can, if required, be buttoned round the leg so as to form a loose kind of breeches. This arrangement makes for exceptional comfort when driving in cold and windy weather.