Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-12-02
WINTER WRAPS.
Jackets. cIoaks and Mantelet vrsltes

Jackets, Cloaks and Manteiet VisiteS In
Furs, Cloth and Plush.
The round cloak lined with fur, or
F., flannel and silk, will be the mantle par
excellence, this winter as last, for cold
raw icy days, and one may sally forth
to shop, pay visits, ETC., even on foot
with the greatest comfort and ease, if
wrapped up in this cosy rotonde. The
! most fashionable shapes have, however.
pleated band at the neck, and the Or
thodox trimming now is band of fur
from two and three-quarters to four
; inches wide, bias band of plush and
clasps above of passementerie or fine
metal.
The demi-long visite of long-haired
plush or fancy cloth, lined with silk of
a corresponding color and flannel, will
rank among the handsome vetements
for winter: black and dark materials
are most admired, and thick torsade
of silk the same color is the favorite
trimming. There are still more elegant
visites made of ottoman and Sicilienne,
lined with flannel and ornamented with
natural colorei beaver or assorted mar
about, and rich passementerie forming
border. as also epaulettes; the neck and
sleeve parements be NC of marabOut or
fur.
The mantelet visite of sea!skin, made
short at the back and with long ends in
front is also a charming mantle for
slight, girlish figures. This is clasped
at the neck with an agraffe; and a rib
bon, corresponding with the sealskin
and forming band at the waist, IS ted
~, ha anI, t:nichal wifi
tassels or with bow of handsome + b.
bons.
Girls who have not entered their teens
, and young ladies of seventeen Or eight
enn will wear jackets or visites tight-fit-
ting at the back. and with close, Japan
csc or pelerine sleeves. which always al
low the waist to be seen. Redingotes of
rough cloth, crossed in front, are also
suitable, but may be considered wraps
for real winterly weather. The great
variety in these CONNECTIONS seen at
present appears in the manner of cut
ting and closing the fronts. Some are
! buttoned the whole length down the
middle, others closed across and with
one single button at the neck. or the
front is opened to show a waistcoat,
and many models are ornamented with
one or two wide revers, the stuff at the
left shoulder forming plastron on the
same side. Among other shapes for
our young friends we may mention the
Breton Jacket, the Visite MacF arlane,
etc, etc.
Very large metal buttons with ra sed
chased mortifs, or bordered with fur,
as also passenterie and, indeed, en-
broidery, are taken to trim many of the
new cloak models. Our readers must
bear in mind that mantles and cloaks
are not tr mined profusely this winter,
but the ;uf1s and tissues employed are
therefore richer and handsomer.
Sorties de bal and cloaks for the the
alter are long and wide, and the stuffs
preferred seem to he snort or long
haired, self-colored plush in white
cream or pale hues, lined with flannel
and silk; visite shapes, some with hoods,
are composed of various mater ais and
trimmed with bands of marabout ex-
actly the same color, ermine, minnever
or white fox, put on to look like bor-
ders A handsome clasp closes such
wrap at the neck, or white ribbon t ed
in a large bow. Sorties de bal, COM
posed of colored gauze embroidered with
shining metal patterns of the same .int,
and lined to answer, produce wonder
full effect by wax-l ght, and are particu-
larly suitable for young ladies. They
are ornamental with rich fringe of
beads. assorted TO the toilet, or double
ruches of colored, richly bordered silk.
Young ladies wear for the theater
large shawls or long scarfs of wool or
silk and gold, woren with bayadere
stripes. also jersey. fine silk or wooden
crochet materials, bordcred with a very
deep bead fringe or handsome lace sewn
on as a border; such fringes of steel,
gold and black beads are also extremely
fashionable trimmings for evening toll
cts of silk and other elegant tissues,
and are used more than embroidery
The Season.