St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-29
HOW TO SELECT A WRAP.


The Cape In High Favor Among Sleek
'One Of the vexed and vexing duties
of life," said . woman of experience -
she came from . customers establish
ment, lis the selection Of q suitable and
becoming wrap. 1t is not enough to
choose . pretty one, for that may bc
unbecoming to actual grotesquencsS
Neither is quality nor the makers
name . safe guide. The judicious
woman selects her wrap rs she does her
head-gear. with due regard for effect
Hand-glass in position, she poses and
studies, notes the length, width, collar.
slope Of shoulders, the style and quality
of the fabric, the garniture and the lin
ing-indced, every item is carefully con-
sidered II she has artistic taste, she Is
. comfort just to look at when she ap-
pears in that garment"
''Yes. and II she hasn't. and buys just
because the garment strikes her fancy.
or because some one else has one like it.
what then?" laughingly inquired her
companion. '4
'Why, VIC must Just forget that she
exists" was the philosophical reply.
1.-The cape wrap is the fancy of the
moment, and is becoming to young and
slender figures Middlc-agcd or stout
women should not n rule wear them.
There is, however, an occasional plrmp
woman who can wear q cape with good
effect; but these are exceptional cases,
and are almost always marked by modi-
fications in the shape or general design
of fthe.garment: very long pointed yokes,
a slight upward curve of the sides of the
cape. or . drcss-skirt with side or front
panels of similar color to avoid the cnt-
of appearance which SO often charac-
terizes such garments Capes are made
OF almost every fabric. many OF them
matching the dress with which they are
worn They are growing longer. the
newest ones covering about half Of the
length of the drcss-skirt, with iEdica-
tions of still greater length as the sea-
son advances The long three-quarters
circle of q score Of years ago is one OF
the predictions for another season.
'Capes of fine cloth arc almost cover.
ed with small ornaments, placed singly
or In groups. The cloth itself may bc
spotted with woven or embroidered
figurea A very stylish cape is of cloth
Of q light shade of tan-color spotted
with mcdallions of black passcmcntcrie
about the size of silver quarter OF a
dollar. From these medallions hang
tassels of fringe in cord. silk and jet
beads. A long pointed yoke of jettcd
embroidery, with high collar edged
with feather trimming. make this a
most becoming garment for a young
matron, who wears it with q dress OF
the same material with panels trimmed
to match the cape.
''Othcr capes are made Of cashmere,
Henrietta cloth, vailing or of thinner
materials, for warmer days or more
dressy wear. Some handsome models
have yokes of embroidery or passemen-
terie. with the full portions made Of ac'
cordion-plaited India silk, crepe de
Chine or lace.
"A cape of the latter material is ex'
ceptionally handsome and stylish. The
lace is very full plated, and is lined
with thin silk in black. The silk and
lace arc plated together into yoke OF
passementeric.
The short shoulder-capc, which is q
thing of the past with all fsshionables,
10 being utilized by adding flounce oi
lace or India silk, which is plated in at
the lower edge and falls over the dress
skirt II the style is more becoming,
the short cape is cut away on the shoul.
dcrs and the flouncc is plated or puffcd
on."-N Y. Ledger.