St. Landry democrat., 1886-11-13
WINTER WRAPS.
Soma OF the Handsome Shapes and Shades
of the Present Season.

of the Present Season.
Plain and brocaded velvets will be
combined and fashioned into the most
artistic SHAPES in wraps and costumes,
and never Before in the history OF
Americas dry g1oas business has there
been such a magnificent system in dress
making carried on as at the present
time. Artists in cutting, in combining
of colors and materials, those who have
studied the art of draping, with its odd
little turns and twists and constant
changes which convey so much and yet
seem so little; all such people have been
imported from leading European houses
and set their feet upon American soil
for the first time this fall, according to
contract m AIDE with our leading mer-
chants, to establish dressmaking parhrs
in our midst equal to any in the world.
Among the handsome wraps is one in
rich olive sciliennc covered with an
embroidery of fine silk braid, gold and
steel beads. The narrow center backs
and tabs are of plush almost covered
with passamenterie ornaments of the
beads, the ends Of the tabs finished with
rich fringe, while the sleeves and sides
of the tabs are trimmed with band of
natural lynx. The lining is yellow
quilted satin.
Another lovely garment is in black
plush and s;cilienne, the latter covered
with jet and cashmere beads in Oriental
designs. 1t is cut in the back, with
long tabs in front, and muff, Or barrel,
sleeves, as they are sometimes called;
the whole bordered with silver fox fur.
Judging from the number of plush
sacques that have been manufactured
during the summer for the winter one
might easily imagine that every woman
in the land would be clothed in one of
these garments. A very excellent gar
ment, seal-skin finished, can be had for
twenty-five dollars, and in nothing else
can that amount Of money be placed
more judic:ouslv. The sacques are
genteel-looking and dressy upon all
occasions and warm enough for the
coolest weather.
A rich, black velvet mantel is almost
covered with frise embroidery, the
leaves outlined with and all the VEIN
ings of very fine cut Jet The shape
IS short at the back, but the fronts are
long and broad, covering the entire
front of the dress until they begin to
taper, as they are finished at the ends
In points. The whole is bordered with
black silk lace, beaded with large
beads and jet ornaments. II is
lined with plain black satin.
The new listers are very pretty. Some
of them show variety of colors or mix
ture plaids, and those with the iaunty
coachman's cape are very stylish for
young ladies. The cloth garments arc
principally in what are known as tailor
styles. The Newmarket and pelisse
shapes remain popular for ladies who
prefer long garments. and many of
these are made precisely like gentle-
mans light overcoat, being lined and
finished with satin and brad or stitched
with raw edges, ON fine goods. The
fancy for manish fashions has reached
such height that there is demand for
garments made to order by men tailors,
who are now employed at tirst-class
dry goods houses for the purpose. The
coats are trimmed with braid, serge
buttons of mems ovcrcoat size and the
same finish of pockets, lapels and col
Eagle.