The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-25
ABOUT WRAPS.
Visites and Nantes Which Are To Be Worn
This Season. Miscellaneous Suggestions.

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Philadelphia Times.
Although extra wraps are not absolutely nee
essary, as most of the fashionable costumes are
accompanied by jackets or mantles, still ladies
who wish to be always well attired and have
silk; velvet or fancy wooden dresses, but no wrap
en- suite. can hardly manage without one or
more of those convenient little confections, 50
easy to slip on or off and 50 stylish to wear with
a handsome carriage or street dress Black is
preferred; however, some very odd and elegant
wraps are in solid ground with embroideries in
the favored plomb, drabs or browns and ficeile'
favorite shade, these tones being suitable to 60
with almost any of the leading coiors.
For travelling or for morning walks the long
cloak, in raglan. redingote or pelisse shape COM
mends itself particularly for married ladies', but
young girls look best in jackets, those fitting to
the form being generally approved. and the
palmer they are the greater the degree of style,
the only ornamentation consisting OF handsome
buttons, which are smaller than those used last
year. Matrons, if they wish, can have their
jackets ornamented with lace revers, bows and
designs In embroidery or passementerie.
From one reliable authority comes the lnfor-
nation that elegant short visites of black col
ored velvet or beaded fabrics are worn for call
ing, one of the prettiest shapes having no pleats
at the back, while the fronts, with pleated
waistcoat of silk, finished at the neck with
square yoke of velvet, open like large pelerlnss
with jetted galloon, fringe formed OF
jet bea6s and ornaments of cut jet
Another lately introduced idea is to
have the wrap with double sleeves SO that In
summer it can be worn with white or light
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wrap hiding or taking the place of the dress
sleeves. Again, is told that the newest
models OF summer mantels are the casaQue ana
the very short mantelet, tight fitting in the back
and one.half of the sleeves taken from the back
and the sleeves losing themselves in the pun,
while tight sleeve comes out from under the
wide open one Long lappels are often in front
and the garment is loaded with trimming OF all
kinds.
Some new visites have short backs, with fronts
extending nearly quite to the knees, the figure
of the weaver serving as guide to the shape OF
the fronts. those for short, stout person sloping
back from the front, coming nearly or quite to
point at the lower edge The seams IN the back
are not as straight as they were in the garments
of last season, but come nearer together at the
waist line
Light wraps of cloth are braided or embroid-
cred around the neck and sleeves and across the
ends of the fronts, with no other trimming ex-
cept the ribbon 10 tie OF the clasp to secure the
of cord or braid that are allowed to hang with
out knots or tassels. Thus investigation reveals
a number of styles of wraps, all, however, agree
ing in their special features with the already adj
vanced ideas of leaders in reliable fashions.
Two sides OF many of the new nantes are
trimmed quite differently; on one there will be a
band of broad, soft ribbon. carried to the back,
which ends in bow, while jetted vest dis
tinguishes the other. Tassels of jet attached to
coarse silk are carried all over some of them.
No. Is ra1 1fc of
nearly all, and simulated hoods of black lace,
with or without jet, are placed at the back OF
many and others are worked all over with jet IN
floral design.
In bead embroidered etamine and corded silk
is very jaunty wrap. The back and almost
fitting inside front waist are of the beaded goods,
while an outside jacket in zouave shape is of the
corded silk, and is bordered with rich jetted pas
sementerie. About all the edges of this garment
are ruffies of silk lace. over which fall tassels
or pendants of cut jet beads in various sizes.
Black grenRdine forms q mantle worthy OF no.
tice. The material shows one stripe in velvet
flowers on the canvas ground, alternating with
stripe Of lace figures, exquisitey embroidered
in jet beads. The odd front is rather loose and
is gathered in at the neck; 1t Is cut short at the
elbow and the edges are bordered with a fullness
of lace which is also cascaded up the fronts on
either side.
Rich ottoman is the foundation of a mantle
fitted gracefully and trimmed in the back with
rows Of rosary and jet beads, while the sleeves
outlined with lace put on in two rows and
decorated with pendants of beads. In -cape
shape ia a mantle of velvet brocaded grenadine,
the figures outlined with beads Thepretty gar
ment is decorated with lace jabot. bead fringe
and secured with ties OF satin ribbon.
Two of the new wraps are in a new kind OF
soft-fnished black silk, with wider cords than
the ottoman: In one the garment has jacket
back with deep tab fronts the sleeves cut from
the front piece, all edged with handsome silk
lace The other is full skirted in the back, cut
round over the hips and forming deep Vandyke
in the front, the tip Of the being finished with
large silken tassel The garment is trimmed
with bead ornaments and the sleeves are edged
with frills of lace.
A graceful wrap of black surah, to accompany
dress of the same material. has back fitted into
the form, and is tied at the waist line. The
seams in the back skirtare cut rounding, 50 as to
give the effect OF the under basque. The sleeves
are of surah covered with silk gauze net, upon
which are embroidered clover leaf designs in jet
The front OF the wrap is entirely covered with
trimming lace; put on easy and studded here and
there with pendants The edges of the entire
mantle are finished with lace put on rather full
and headed by Jet beaded braid an inch and u
half wide, and over the lace on edge and collar
fall six dozen short jet pendants, finishing very
stylish little mantle, which is lined with gold
colored satin,
Many ladies' who are fond of fancy work make
pleasant employment by creating ornaments for
their summer wraps Of the variously colored
beads, which come in all sizes and are largely
used for millinery purposes. A lovely trimming
for brocade wrap in cream and gold, with blue
flowers, is formed of cut crystal and amber
beads. Other stylish fnishings are formed Of
jet and plomb beads intermixed, the fringe COR
responding with the decorative ornaments
Hints of Styles.
Jet increases IN favor, both at home and
abroad.
The Spanish comb is favorite adornment for
lace bonnets.
Pongees have stripes composed of narrow lines
of soft colors