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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1916
Page
8
A survey of spring coats and silk wraps highlights Paris designers and American copies. Notable pieces include a Lanvin gray duvetyn coat, Chanel cape, Premet evening wrap in turquoise and orchid, and Jenny satin and cloth coats with dramatic backs and oversized collars.
In a season of ultra feminine styles French shops favor cream tinted nets and hand embroidery for collars and jabots. Designers showcase organdie fichus elbow sleeves and various collar shapes from V necklines to cape collars, with lace, tulle ruffs, and upstanding organdie collars adding elegance to summer frocks and tailored coats.
Attractive serving trays for sandwiches or hot rolls in breakfast time come as shallow wicker baskets with a blue willow porcelain platter fitting in the bottom. Trays measure about twelve inches, available in green brown or ivory, and include the blue willow porcelain piece.
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