Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-22
Wraps and Nantes.

| The doubtful point of the season, up
| to the present hour, has been the ques-
ton as to what indoor wrap would pre-
dominate. Long coats, listers, dol
mans, fchus, large and small, rivaled
each other in public favor, until at last
fresh arrivals from England and Paris,
with good work from home shops, de-
termined upon the light, becoming and
reasonable mantelette or shoulder-cape,
which has been in vogue to certain
degree for the last year. It takes vari-
Gus forms and shapes; accommodating
itself to the humblest as easily as to the
heaviest purse. The regular mantillas
are little more than scarfs, with one
seam in the back; a charming effect
being secured by cutting the material on
the bias, and letting it descend over the
tournure at the back, where it is finished
with full bow of black MORE ribbon.
Black is the chosen color for the more
dressy mantles; great many, how
ever, for calling purposes or evening
wear, are composed of Persian cloth,
mixed silk and wool, and trimmed with
sewing-silk fringe in Harlequin colors.
There are also dainty and bewitching
China crepe wraps and Spanish lace
mantles for ssfull Dress" which in sum-
mer means not ballroom wrap, but
garment to be used in calling, driving,
at garden-parties, etc., with entire fit
ness. Very small shoulder capes
accompany every walking suit; if worn
with black hat, they may be black
otherwise they must form part of the
costume. The dressy black capes or
scarfs are made of all silken stuffs, from
glistening satin to superb brocades and
1imsy real Spanish net, with ruff1es OF
lace. The manterials most used are
satin duchesse, Spanish lace and the
new MORE brocades. These brocades
are great novelty, with ground of
satin strewn with roses. leaves or peo-
MES the pattern is watered in fat waved
threads sunk in the satin fabric.
For young people the special caprice
is Spanish lace laid as transparent
over plain satin. These make becom-
ing wraps, but must be carried well up
to the throat and heavily frilled with
lace to be quite correct. The lower edge
of the small shoulder-cape is also heav-
lily trimmed, and inclines toward
bunchiness rather than fairness. Satin
duchesse, satin merveilleux, Rhadames,
Surah and all twilled lustrous silks will
be used for such outdoor garments,
some of them bearing long tabs in front
extending to the knee, and all possessing
the excellent quality of coming within
range of the strictest domestic econo-
mist who is sagacious in her cutting and
fitting. Camel s-hair and Chudda are
wool goods employed in the same man
ner. Trimmings for these garments
will consist of Spanish lace in thick
everything frills, silk-cord garniture, gui-
pure laces, passementerie, moss trim
mings, MORE ribbons and steel beading.
For Iioht wool wraps Manila, tan, drab
Chudda and camel's-hair are designed
in the same shapes. Half-iong shapes
with square sleeves are noticed in the
Persian cloths, and knots of odd-hued
ribbons succeed each other up the front
and back. For travelling and ordinary
shack" wear, Cheviots, in sacques and
listers, still rage. On coats and jackets
large buttons are rapidly disappearing,
the long allegiance to the large fiat disc
having waned perceptibly this fall and
spring. Midsummer will find renewal
of the charming null fichus and white
t'crepe" mantles, fringed and embroid-
cred. The null and muslin fichus,
loosely knotted over a summer costume,
give the wearer picturesque air, which
is very much enhanced by the adoption
of the broad straw hat, with its waxing
plumes, now seen in all miIliner-stores
and on all the fashionable heads.-N
7. Examiner.