Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-12-15


in front in jabot folds. With it is worn
a black velvet hat, trimmed with hello
trope, velvet and plumes. The collar is
| high and bordered with fur. Another
wrap is being made in the same style,
but with the body of the cloak Of dark
green velvet and the jabot collar Of
cream white broadcloth, braided with
black and gold, and this bids fair to be
| handsomer than the other The black
cloak costs $500.
There are many other elegant long
cloaks for grand occasions. One was
cut princess shape, the skirt opening in
front ever panel of richly embroidered
| blue cloth. The colors were blue, red
and gold, and the pattern covered the
entire front, only showing the cloth be-
tween the flowers. The cloak was OF
corduroy, dark blue in color, the whole
| bordered with band of beaver. There
was triple cape of velvet of the
same color, also bordered with fur.
There were deep cuffs of fur. With this
costume there was tiny muf Of the
same kind of fur scarcely large enough
for both hands.
One long wrap was plated on round
yoke. and the front was Of emerald vel
vet, with deep fringe and netted bead
ings of jet and a fringe of the same across
the bust. The back was of havana brown
cloth, bordered with a handsome passe-
menterie. There was a short cape, edged
with natural beaver and with velvet
umbrella collar. A six inch band Of
beaver went around the back Of the skirt
at the bottom, and there was collar Of
the same. There were no sleeves.
Another superb wrap had the back
laid in plaits, with one wide box plat
In the middle. The material Of this was
heavy black damasse. 1t hung straight
down from the yoke in front Just as it
did in the back. There was IL inch
band Of beaver around the bottom. The
gigot sleeves and double ripple cape and
worth collar are all of black velvet
With this also is carried tiny muff
Some thought the muffs for this winter
would be very large, but they so far are
shown only with suits or wraps to match
the fur and are very small indeed-much
smaller than have ever seen them.
One splendid mantle for a young wom-
an was made of corinth armure silk.
trimmed with fat lace insertions and
deep silk fringe. This is cut TO hang
from the shoulders and has another cape
coming part way down, with square cor
ners, bordered with the black lace. This
second mantle has three rows OF deep
fringe hung on in festoon over each
arm. There were three stiff sprung ruff
fles all around the shoulders, but not
across the bust. There We're bands of
fine jet passementerie on each of these
and down the front of the shoulders.
There was "A mite of a muff Of black
astrakhan with this, trimmed with a
corinth red satin bow. This was to be
worn over a shot silk, green and red,
made with plain skirt edged by two
narrow flounces.
notice marked desire to drape skirts
again, but this draping is produced by
festooning one skirt over another or lift
ing mp one side TO show an apparent I'M
derskirt of other material. Some are
looped that way to the knees on the right
side or left, as may be, and the folds are
left To fall loosely. ] saw one that was
really handsome and a rest to the eyes
wearied with roundabout trimming. 1t
was a chocolate colored cloth, with a
wide band of steel gray reps around the
bottom, headed by a narrow band OF
krimmer. This was lifted quite 20 inches,
showing an underskirt - steel gray,
with five upright maize rioOons an inch
wide and two inches apart, and these
were set with small silk buttons of white.
There were three ribbons set on the
breast in point and covered with but.
tons. The waist and sleeves were of
gray, with wide spring bertha Of the
cloth. The sleeves were balloon puffs.
Indeed the most of the sleeves at pres
ent are either gigot or balloon puffs.
Some skirts are cut out with deep seal
lops, and these buttonholed with small
scallops, and under all an accordion
plated skirt of contrasting color, such
as drab or tan over pink, with the other
accessories of garnet velvet.
Fur trimming, narrow and wide, is
seen ON almost everything, even on some
evening dresses. Ermine is worn quite
largely by those who can obtain that ex-
pensive fur. Ermine collars and stoles
are seen on velvet short cloaks, and there
is something truly regal about that fur.
Beaver is an expensive fur, but owing
TO its smooth, even surface it is the best
for putting bands on any garment. Seal
skin this year is worth 81 an inch, and
she who has a sealskin may be doubly
happy, since it is doubly valuable. Box
capes and military capes are much liked
In sealskin, and also those that are fitted
on to circular collar. Some have rip
pie collars of the fur, and these are bound
with beaver or sable If possible. The
military cape is the most often seen, but
there is little real warmth in it, as the