The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-04
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
Paris Latest Creations Described
for Our Fair Readers
Astrakhan Stfn Popular and the Forms
Which 1t Takes This Season-The Flow
err Fancfes-Over the Water-Col-
ors Still More Brilliant.
,copYRIGHT, 1921


Astrakhan is material that has
figured very prominently in our winter
apparel for some seasons past Is 1t.
therefore. old and laid away on the
shelf with other fads and fancies II
woman's dress? No, indeed; this sea-
son astrakhan takes high rank among
fashionable materials and is still adj
mired, respected, thought much OF.
Somehow we cant seem to dispense
with it. For one thing, it's so cheap
compared with fur. And if we don't
have fur in our winter wardrobe we
feel as if we must have astrakhan.
Then it has another advantage about
it. We can make collars or muffs or
hats of it ourselves if we're clever
and handy and know how to turn out a
pretty trife Some women love to sit
and fuss all day over something they
are going to wear, and when 1t Is fin
ished they feel such satisfaction in
wearing it, just because it has given
them so much trouble and worry, and.
perhaps, vexation- They know just
where every stitch is and how many
stitches it cost them, and just why that
plat is laid there and that fold there.
And no one else could possibly suit
them as they feel they have suited
themselves. There are other women
who couldn't, who wouldn't be both
cred with any such trifles. They must
buy what they want or else do with
out it.
But it is the first class of women
want to talk to now. l want to tell
them about the pretty things they can
make with this same beautiful, glossy,
soft astrakhan. First of all, collarette
of the new shape, with the deep point
at the back Below the deep point
must go two rutfies of velvet to match
the shade of your gown, and the coll
larette must be tied with velvet ribbon
likewise. Your muff may be made one
of two ways Either the old-fashioned,
ordinary round shape. slightly shorter
than usual, but with the addition OF
pretty velvet loops standing out all
around each side, or else the soft, fat
pocket style, slightly gathered at the
top and velvet ruff1e at the sides: then
a band of velvet running around the
muf through the center, tied in bow
at the top. Just below the bow tiny
black head should peep out. These
last are extremely pretty. OF hats in
astrakhan one sees more and more va
rieties daily. Fine cloth or velvet hats,
trimmed with tiny bands of astrakhan;
with astrakhan ornaments, cut in
quaint design and wired; with astrak-
han knots, from which arise pretty
aigrettes: with all sorts of odd fancies.
Every Fifth avenue milliner has her
own likes and dislikes on this broad
subject. and fixes the combination to
suit herself
But for wraps and cloaks and NANTES
in astrakhan we must turn our steps
! shopward These cannot be made at
home. ! saw yesterday most mag
nifcent mantle, made OF three low
capes, all of astrakhan skin. / couldn't
discover anything new about the cut of
the collar, and yet it seemed to make
the mantle most regal. l saw number
less other wraps and coats with big col
lars of astrakhan, almost all running
down into pointed yokes as well, in the
back, and some going all the way down
the front in narrowing bands.
VIII Paris ever stop sending US these
street gowns and cloaks that are so
gorgeous and so beautiful that we must
admire them, but before which we
stand so helpless? For many Of them
we should never dare to wear: tn IRE
| simply too startling. even fer reckless,
extrayacant America, who will buy and