The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-19
SEALSKIS WRAPS.

Scalskin retains all its popularity,
and is shown this season in short man.
ties. closely fitting. both trimmed and
mtrimmed. The George is shaped to
the back, and ends in box pleats; the
sides are made also To form sleeves thar
are arranged TO unite with the front.
There is Il high standing collar and the
usual belt fastened inside to the back.
Untrimmcd, the price of this style is
$40. There are other shapes more in
regular mantilla style. with larger
sleeves. and others in the old visite
shape. The LIN Gretry of the last-named
style has wide. ample sleeves, and is
comfortably large, and is rather longer
in front. trimmed with beautiful silver
fox. There are besides trimming bands
of sea otter, sable tails, black fox, and
black marten. Long sealskin cloaks are
made this year adapted TO the figure
with abundantly wide skirts TO conform
to the present fashion in drapery. An.
other style opens ut the back: wide col
lars on these are abandoned for mar.
row, standing collar. La Gretry of this
style has large. wide sleeves. La Favo-
rita is not so long, but has the skirt
pleated in To admit of the present abund-
ant tournurc. The Ristori, this season
made of seal is trimmed with wide bands
of Russian sable. The familiar seal sack
maintains its prestige and is longer this
season. 1t measures from thirty-eight
to forty-two inches, and is also made &c
Weld a bouffant back for the tournure
this united to certain curve of the back
and sides gives more symmetry, although
the fronts are still straight and general.
ly double-breastcd.
Handsome cloaks are made after the
above models III plush, camel's hair,
frisc cloths and velvet, brocaded satin
and velvet, ottoman and finer corded
silk, and others are combined with Other
fabric. These are trimmed with various
furs and lined with rich colored satin OF
silk. Cloth cloaks are made costly with
handsome fur trimming.
Fur lined circulars are. proof against
all attempts to dispossess them of then
well-earned reputation for giving com.
fort and warmth. Mink Innings were
found so satisfactory Il few.years ago that
they appear again, although much heav.
Ter than squirrel. The gray backs OF
squirrels are extensively used, but tn,
gray and white are not abandoned. The
fashion introduced last season of shirred
shoulders reappears with a standing
collar, but the wide collar is also seen
of black martep, black fox, or the fra.
gile Russian hare. The fabrics preferred
are heavy camel's hair cloth, cloakine
silk, sural, satin amure, and ottoman
silks. For the less expensive reppeJ
silk cloaks, the pure American silk is
advised as a guarantee against the
fatal shiny gloss produced by IA seasons
wear in French silk. N. Y. Tribune.
VELVET, PLUSH, AND FUR TRIMMINGS
Plain and figured velvets and pushes
damasks of old patterns, watered Pekin
satin or ottoman, fur and wooden lace
but above all gimps and braids of differ
ent sizes are employed for trimmings
these are the Communications that we
never tire of. and which, like beads, are
always reappearing in one shape OF
other At present the latter are used
perfectly assorted 10 the shade OF the
tissue they are to decorate, and bead
cmbroiderios are executed in two OF
three shades OF glass with mixture Ol