The morning call., 1892-02-21
FOR OUTER WEAR.
The Spring Styles in N6WmTk8tS, CaD6S and
Driving Coats

Among STYLES for the coming season new
markets are naturally first on the list New
markets will be worn in wo0lens at the
commencement Of the season, and in era
venettes and lightweight materials later
on-say in May and June. So far as variety
Of shape is concerned, there seems at first
to be no possibility of inventing anything
new the garment has been so exhaust yely
exploited that it is not an easy task TO create
one different in style and shape from what
has been used before 1t is not so long since
We had a very big newmarket season.
listers have always been bought more or
less. and the newmarket was quite a popu-
lar garment last fan But the pliablity of
tie soft, lightweight materials at disposal
has been If assistance to the designer this
spring The newmarket Of the season Will
be a plain, loose-fttinE garment, aud what
| ever ingenuity is TO be displayed Will be re-
stricted to the cape But q clever designer
viii find this quite sufficient
Handsome cape neWmarkets VIII be
shown everywhere. The long, wide m ILL
! taTy cape viii be called for 10 a great eX-
/ tent besides more fancy garments. Hoods
for ueWmarketS have been tried again, but
it is % be a-ed that they Will meet the
same tate as heretofore. 4 hood is pretty
enough as an ornament 10 an otherwise
plain garment, but when ItCetS large enough
TO be used as a real head-c0veTing ii gem
orally loses all signs OF beauty and becomes
| a shapelass piece of cloth, or cloth and silk.
| 1t is appropriate enough for a monk or
practicable for a French officer. but ii does
not add TO the beauty Of a WOman's gar
meut.
Long jackets have undoubtedly come to
/ stay. IL seems 20 be uaQueSuuLaOle that
people who are buying or making shorter
p
long Jacket is a garment for the season. aud
| for seasons TO come. The theory that only
/ women with tail and graceful figures can
wear long jackets is "a Iallacy; the TACT IS
! that a very snort person even can wear
/ them if the styIe and shape Of the garment
/ be correct II proper attention is pal q 10
all tile different lines o. the cut, long
Jacket can even be made 20 make short
! woman look taller
Capes will be as good as ever. The cape
| is essentially spring garment. There are
new shades Of material, new effects in en-
brOidCrieS, new trimmjngS-all OF which
/ make the garment attractive. CapeS are no
! longer than they were last season. Accord
! ing tC present indications this viii be one
/ Of the largest lace seasons We have had Tor
/ a long tIme and there Is no trimming more
! elegant or 10 more perfect taste, or better
! adapted for spring wear than those Old
! Irish point aceS and point genes.
Some very exaggerated novelties have
/ sprung up Of late. The Chinese driving
/ coat is a o5e-hanRing affair with a saucer
haDed collar, buttOuing very wide, double
breasted, with. Large cutfs and no pockets.
The watteauGco is a lUost-ftting long
jacket, with -. IL vatican plat down the
entire length Of the back. and long, loose
drapeTes hanging from the sb0ulders-su
/ as Paris delights ID at present, but which We
in this country, have only encouraged thus
far IN morning and tea gowns There are
% Ia % from
and handsome garments is greatly facili-
lated. Bedford cords are no longer novel
ties and will be used more in cheaper
grades a very handsome plain material is
UudTessed WOT5ted. For neWmarkets ligh I,
fancy effects are being used. Pearl buttons
seem 10 be general manifestations Jour