Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-29


nsse I'll - The Iong effect Of ~
frons In contrast - tAe shors effsct ~
tbe bssk Il = . peeuiiarity q most
If the 1eN espes- A beauty Ia black
s.lsst has two short. fall rzseizs thai
a. not reach even 20 the Naist hre.
and thai are gathered on pain yoke.
A hizh collar. slantinx ca iato long
Fsofnta that ran 9o~n the frunt. covers
the yoke eoznpleEeiy. befeeea me
eollar ana he cape . long Fes-r Of
white eDbroilery rans eompieteiy
aroand. meeting IN = point IN tront
There white knet eatrhes il. then the
euabroidered hand i carried down over
o. the right SIDE and fastened Thenes
two widening stresmers 81 blaek vel
vet fall almost - tins fest strsamers,
eapes and oollar are all edged with fur
Another Il ma.a Of three cloth eapes,
very short. jast saved froEn fatness b
= siight nadnlstion. each edged with
doaole row u plain gallDon- fhese
do nos reach sd far a. the elbow. and
are caught away entirely past Ia front.
fastened AZ the shoulder. 20 brsad
velvet stole in black. Estrachan edged.
that falls neariy 20 the feet II i very
striking.
Then there's a beautiful three-quar-
Ter length wrap la heavy faille. with
delicate passeEnenterie bands running
down the front. which broaden cut al
the bottom into large corner p.eces
Fur eslges the bottom OF the wrap.
AZ the neck there i. first. a velvet col
lar that slopes or into plain shoulder
cape. without a wrinkle: secondly. =
cape beneath that falls In p-ctty CO.
quilles. ending IN sharp points that
hang at each side OF the embroidered
bands
Az exquisite little garment Of black
plush has one eape falling % the waist
AZ back and aides. gradually widening
az the 'front.' and falling IN soft cas-
cades Over the plush cape a very
abort one In heavy white silk falls. EN-
broidered beautifully at the edge.
Then a great double rnche OF velvet
forms the collar.
A cape Ia rich golden brown cloth
has biz sleeve rufies Of black velvet.
bortiered with the brown; has beau
tifnl pointed plastron Of falling Jet
headed with broad Jet baud touched
here and there with astraehan. aud j.
alternated with astrachan tails. An
astraehan boa forms the collar.
A beautiful opera cloak of old rose
silk Is lined with a slightly duller
shade Of satin. A cape OF terra Gotta
velvet falls over. edged with old rose
silk. At the back the cape Is caught
down by passementerie of the same
color. with fine bead fringe falling
from H.
One coat that saw seemed 10 meet
the exigeneies Of this year OF grace'
for the sleeves Appeared very large,
even 10 eyes long accustomed To am
plitude. A Fat, sloping eoliarcttc fell
over the shoulders, hordered with two
rows OF tiny braid. which took a down
ward course at the front. and then ran
back over the hips A ruiile was added.
at the bottom OF the coat A big as
traehan collar sighted pointed was at
the front.
But Les me lead you gently out of the
wilderness of style In which we have
been wandering Let me point You to
these sign posts that lie along the way,
and perhaps they viii guide you into
straighter paths For they state that
the 1890 slope OF the shoulders will be
accentuated by every new rever and
every new collarette: that velvet and
satin will vie with each other for as
cendancv in trimming this winters that