The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-03-31
IMPORTED WRAPS.
French Jackets and CIoaks for tho Mid
winter Season.

French Jackets and CIoaks for tho Mid
winter Season.
Worth and Pingat are making cloth
jackets Of far more drrsSy character
than those nude by London tailors.
They use great deal Of pa'scmon-
teric for their trimming in open lace
like designs that is made doubly cf-
fcctivo by having lighter cloth than
that Of the jacket placed under it, a..
for instance. dark green cloth has
black passcmenteric in leaf dosigus
laid over the palest Nile green cloth.
and the garment is then edged with
black Persian fur These stylish
coats are short, single c-breastcd and
very close-fitting, being smooth even
over the small tournure that is now
SO well worn. The passementcrie not
only borders the lower edge, but con-
tinues all around the garment up
above the waist line almost 10
the top of the darts, giving
Swiss bodice effect that is very
pretty on slight figures. The high
collar, the pointed epaulettcs and
pointed cuffs are also of this trimming.
and there is pointed plaslron of tho
fur edged with tHe passementerie.
Such jackets fit so smoothly and are so
elaborately trimmed that buttons are
dispensed with. hooks and eyes being
used instead
Short cloaks of cloth are given
new effect by having wide ichu coll
lars of plush that cover the shoulders
and arc pointed in front. These
cloaks have short back forms extend
ing only to the waist, and instead Of
being trimmed from the top in
point, there are three lines of braid
ing coming up from the tournurc TO
the shoulder-blades. again suggesting
a bodice. rs in the jackets just noted;
n roll or puff of the plush then crosses
the end of the back. Such n wrap If
dark blue cloth is trimmed with seal
brown plush collar thatlaps to the left
side of the waist and is edged with
gold braid in a vine pattern, and three
bands of this braiding trim the back.
Short black cloaks have the front and
back of velvet richly trimmed with
steel passementeric. while the sid =
and sleeves are of heavily repped black
silk. Three rows OF the steel bead
trimming extend down the back, and
velvet roll across tho tonrnurc has
two falls of Spanish lace above it.
Long cloaks are made in loose
shape that follows the outline of the
figure in graceful fashion, and is also
more comfortable than the closely
fitted garments There arc but four
forms in these cloaks. two in front
and two behind, making q sacque-liko
garment. and the sleeves arc cut with
long points. New cloths that have
border woven in one selvage are used
for such cloaks, the border extending
in two rows down the fronts and back
Some of these cloths have n stiff nap
like that of fur. yet are soft and plia-
bic. and the border is IN contrasting
colors some timos in cashmere de-
signs. Peasant cloaks made If dark
broadcloth braided with gold are
plated to the collar. whore those #
lighter fabrics are gathered. There are
TWO OIeaulns OF WHO ClOtn forming
this full wrap, the TOY plated down
from the neck 20 the shoulders, and
the fronts open over fitted under
front the whole length of the cloak.
and attached TO It ut bottom; the arms
come out over the ed front and tho
back is plated at the waist line to a
cloth belt beneath 10 that crosses out
side the under front This large wrap
is made Of blue-black cloth braided
with gold in wide bands and in curlcd
soutache. and is lined with chcrry-col-
orcd silk.
Young ladies wcarfor carriage wraps
round cloaks similar 10 the last one
described. but Of half-length. falling
just below the hips. aud somewhat
like the Talma capcs worn long ago.
With these are low-crowncd hats. with
the brim projecting far in 'front.' or
else soft toque of black velvet. with
n single quill pointing forward Oh The
left side. -LGrper's Basar