The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-05-09
NEW WRAPS AND COSTUMES.
For Spring and Summer Wear.

so long deferred fluids many people IN
prepared for the great change in the
thermometer, and renders the question
Of garments suitable to the season one
of absorbing interest to all women.
In view of this fact, the large and COM
pete assortment of suits and wraps
shown by Messrs. Cooper Il Conard, and
which embraces everything in that line
which can possibly be desired by any
woman, whatever her circumstances, is
deserving of special mention.
The Wrap Departments new spring
wrap being the crying need of the mo-
ment-holds constant reception all day
and every day. Here may be found every
thing known to fashion, from neat cloth
Jacket at SO Gan incredible price, which
nevertheless buys good garment) to
marvellous conceptions from Pingat, who
leads the world in this regard. In jack
cts alone there are score of different
styles, ranging from the price named
to $50. The materials are cloths, chew
lot, tricot, stockinette, corduroy-the last
the latest London faucy-and the shapes
the close-titting jacket, the jacket with
loose fronts-a novelty this season-and
the Norfolk Jacket, which is having a
great run for young ladies.
Newmarkets are as many. The i'm
ported garments range from $l2 to $25,
an almost unprecedented price for such a
grade of wraps, in shape that is sure to
remain in fashion for many years, and in
which, therefore, no risks are taken.
In these days, when harmony is so es-
sential to style, every woman needs a
multiplicity of wraps, and she who trav-
els ought to provide herself with a cloak
for travelling. The correct thing for such
purpose is the Raglan, which, as Sancho
Panza said of sleep, ''covers one all over"
and effectually protects any dress worn
under it. 1t is Just the thing" to wear
over handsome costume for short trip
spend the day or the afternoon with a
friend in the suburban towns or takes
run over to New York. Messrs. Cooper
Il Conard's stock of such wraps embraces
some most desirable styles, and is we'll
worthy of inspection.
Mantels are shown in infinite variety
and at wonderfully reasonable scale OF
prices. They are ever so pretty this sea
son; charming CONNECTIONS of lace and jet;
cute little mantles of cloth trimmed with
yak lace or chenille, and numberless ar
engagements of silk and grenadines, more
or less deliberately trimmed. The i'm
ported nantes include full line of
choice wraps from the great artists whose
names are familiar to the whole world.
One from Pingat is harmony in shaded
browns. The narrow back is of souris
velvet, with ornaments of bronze and
gold beads, and lace pleatings and che
mile tassels over the tournure.
The shoulder pieces form a deep round
cape extending to the front, and are of
yek lace, in brown and ecru, wrought
with gold. Long tabs of velvet are in
front, ruche of ostrich feathers encir-
Giles the neck, inside the standing collar,
and extends down tie 'front.' and long
ribbons tie at the throat. Price, $50.
Sara Meyer, rapidly rising French
artist sends a lovely mantle of dove-gra
cloth, trimmed with gallons of lead gray
beads on gold ground-a charming
fancy which must be seen to be app eel
ated, and for which the price asked is
only s125.
Very elegant is visite- mantle of the
new beaded grenadine for Sl00-the beads
in jet and lead color on black ground
with garniture of fine Chantilly lace in
full frills, and agraffes of passameuterie
a chef 'eu0re from celebrated Ger
man maker.
A little shoulder wrap from Pingat is
marked $75-a summer fancy in jet and
lace, suggesting a pointed dchu with
jabot front, and exquisitely becoming to
a fine figure.
From Muller & Co., the well known
Berlin merchants, are a dozen styles; one
at SIS, mantilla of beaded grenadine,
protusely trimmed with Escurial lace of
jet; another, small mantle of beaded
grenadine over lining of shot silk, with
epaulets and military collar of cut Jet,
long laps to tie in front, and rich fringe
of chenille, bargain at tilty-fve dollars;
and yet another at $32 in shape which
can never 60 out of fashion. The back
is deep shoulder cape, the fronts long
and straight; the material beaded grena-
dine with full frills of Spanish guipure
and jet passamenterie. There is a full
lace frill around the neck and double
jabot down the front. A smaller wrap
from the same maker of the same mater
ial and similar trimmings, very stylish,
is $50.
Very handsome is a large mantle OF
Ecurial Grenadine, tue back a deep cape,
with the new Beatrice fronts, with full
trimming of chenille and tape fringe tip
Peu Will JeIi price, So' o9.
From Muller, also, are some stylish
cloth wraps, vistes in figured brown and
tan color, with rich chenille fringe for
garniture and lined throughout with
shot surah.
From Manheimer Co., Berlin, TIE most
extensive cloak makers in the world
come several decided bargains. Among
them may be mentioned pretty little
mantle of the new dentelLe de- Laine. silk
lined, with frllls of guipurs lace headed
by jet Gordon and drops, at $40; fittec
shoulder cape at $3.50, with long man
tilla fronts in ottoman silk, elaborated,
embroidered in jet, and finished will
guipure lace and jet, the lace edging the
wrap and forming a thick ruche ant
jabot; another, a vislte of black scilienne
stylish, quiet and thoroughly lady-like
with guipure pleatings and jet passamen
q terie, $3.50, and charming little sicili
nne man1e. with long sash fronts caugh
\-2r Peats at the wa - 49,. 5z-et orna
ments, and handsomely trimmed will
lace and jet, at $40, all four of them won
derful values for the money, and tn,
styles selected in person by Mir kreame
on his recent trip to Europe with especia
reference to Philadelphia tastes.
Other and more dressy wraps from th,
same manufacturers range as high as 81;