The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-04-11

balls, fringe or lace, ana Watered
silk plating borders the garment.
Mantelets are seen in abundance, and
many of these have the graceful dol
man seams in the back, with an arm
piece cut quite short, or else forming q
small sleeve, and the front extending
very low. There can be nothing new
in the way of putting trimming on
wraps of this shape. as it is necessarily
confined to two or three rows down the
middle of the back and a border on the
edge. 1t is more than ever necessary
that these garments be cut very close
to the figure and in slender proportions,
instead of the long, bulky nantes worn
year ago. The illuminated beaded
trimmings showing every color of the
rainbow are much used on these black
mantles, making them very rich and
expensive; jet trimmings in new designs
are also shown. The most elegant
Sicilienne wraps are lined throughout
with old gold colored silk. or else with
twilled silk of soft beige shades. Rich
galloons and passementeries of open
patterns are also heavily beaded. The
fringes are largely used, and are espe-
cially handsome. WhalebOne and grass
fringes of tiattencd silk threads are very
fashionable, and the beaded fringes of
intricate patterns are used on elaborate
wraps. Small square bows of narrow
black satin ribbon are set in a row
amid plaitings of lace on the border of
nantes. Watcred ribbon is used in
the same way. Two strings of ribbon,
each yard long and about three inches
wide, are placed at the throat of tie
mantle, and the wearer ties it in long
Topped bow. Sometimes this ribbon is
watercd on one side and satin on the
other; in other cases it is dOuble-faccd
satin ribbon, one side black and the
other beige, old gold, olive, or car
dinal.
Very few dressy wraps are mads in
sacque shape. There are, however,
some of heavily repped silk, or of Steel
ienne made in tho simplest French
sacque-shape, single-breastcd, medium
long, and smooth over the tcurnurc.
These are elaborate with rainbow beads,
lace, passementcrie, and fringe. For
jaunty undress wraps, English jackets.
sacques with Carrick capes, and other
masculine-sleeved garments are pre-
ferred The English coat is precisely
like Il gentleman's morning coat in the
back. but is buttoned from the revers
collar to the waist in front. and thus
does away with the necessity for vest.
These are made up in light masti, gray
and beige-colorcd cloths of English and
Scotch manufacture. not in set diago-
nails or in basket pattern, but ir irreg.
ular indefinite weaving that produces
the mixed effects now SO popular.
These are simply stitched on the edges.
or else they are bound. Those Of gray
broken plaids will be much worn for
morning by young ladies. The pretti-
est sacques with Carrick capes omit
the middle seam in the back, and none
of these English garments have long
seams from the shoulders.
Wooden buttons, large, thick and
with eyes in the middle, are used on
cloth wraps for spring. Thick braid
in rows of three to five is favorite
trimming for light cloths; on some
wraps light trimmings of gilt or of sill
yer are mixed with the braids. Car
riage wraps are made of cloth in bou-
rette mixtures of many colors The
shape is partly circular and partly dol
man. adhering closely to the outlines
the figure, yet being very easily put on
or taken of, as all extra wraps must
bc.-Harper's Bazaar.