St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
SUMMER FUR FASHION
The New Style "Box," or Full
Sweep Cape, as Made
in FupS.
1t Will Supersede the Cloth
Cape, Being More Orna-
mental and Useful.
Butterfly" and Other Shapes
of Fur Collarettes to Suit
Our Climate.
Words Of Advice to the Ladies'
on Purchase and Care
OF FurS.

Never were so many truly fancy
articles shown for ladies' summer wraps
as this year. The streets of New York
afford show which is varied enough to
suit most any one. Cloth capes of all
kinds are worn. but their very common
ness bids fair to make them short-lived.
The stores are full of them from S2.99
up, and while a handsome velvet cape
in some shade of green and trimmed
with elegant lace, jet or sable tails may
continue In style, it is questionable
whether the very profuSeneSS and
cheapneSs of cloth capes in gene raj
hasn't sounded their death-knell before
they have been fairly launched. Surely
our
Ladies In the North west
will do far better to invest in fur cape
that they can wear in the fall, and in
this climate one either needs quite a
wrap or none at all. A Innate of June,
July and winter (as is said of us) has but
little use for lightweight clothes of any
kind.
Through many evolutions the cape
has come now to be made as wraD that
is almost indispensable in any lady's
wardrobe, being both ornamental and
useful. The tendency to extreme
lengths has ceased, and capes 20 to 26
inches long, made with loose sweep,and
either without any puffs at all or with
moderate ones, have come toistay. The
cape such as this is protection, covers
the arms and is CT use here about eight
months of the year. While in the East
capes of varying styles with lengths
from "A to 80 inches will doubtless be
worn all next winter in place of gar
ments,
A Lady Isn't Safe
to try it here; here she must have
sleeve garment of some kind also, and
the cape IS an extra wrap. Jackets for
the fail will be made in shorter lengths,
26, % to 50 inches long, and necessarily
with very large sleeves and collars.
They take an immense amount of ma
terial, but when the styles chan ge again
one can figure on cutting away material
instead of paying to have it added.
While it is possible that crinoline in a
very moderate degree may be worn, it
In this section need bother about it for
next winter. There is a strong under
current of feeling against its use all
over the country, and we doubt if skirts
will be made much fuller next fall than
now. Ladies who want sensible sum-
mer and early fall wrap that will pro-
tect them and come. in play at all times
can't do better than to get one of the
new style "bOX" or full-Sweep capes. Ii
you wish merely light shoulder pro-
lection, the
"Batterhy" and Other. Shapes
of fluted collarettes you'll find very nice
now, and they can be worn this fall on
you old cloth jacket and give it tom e,
make new cloak of it and cover I'D
and hide any faults of style. Ransom Il
Horton have an elegant line of novelties
in capes and collarettes. and nothing
left from last season, having closed out
the entire line. Everything in the stock
is new. and the prices are very low.
Perhaps by the time you see this IL
will be warm enough so you can pa TT
with your heavy furs Sits high time.
We make speciality of storing furs, and
they are properly cared for-hung n
closets instead of packed away. And
this season, as so many are to travel,
etc., away from home, we expect un-
usual quantities of storage, and have
made extra provisions to take good care
of it. You know we insure against
burglars, as we'll as moths and fire.
Your furs should be repaired or altered
during the summer, and we advise you
to attend to all this now. Very truly
yours, RANSOM u HORTON.