St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-30
A Few Pertinent Remarks on
the New Style "Box" and
Other CapeS.
They Are More Durable and
Useful in Fur, and Will
SuperSede Cloth.
Butterfly" and Other Shapes
Of Fur Collapettes to Suit
Our Climate.
Words OF Advice to the Ladies
on Purchase and Care
Of FupS.

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 caDes of all
kinds are worn, but their very common
ness bids fair to make them short-lived.
The stores are full Of them from $2.98
up, and while handsome velvet cape in
some shade Of green and trimmed with
elegant lace, jet or sable tails may con-
tinue in style,it is questionable whether
the very prOfuSeneSs and cheapneSS or
cloth capes in general hasn't sounded
their death-knell before they have been
fairly launched. Surely our
ladies ia the Northwest
will do far better to invest in fur cape
that they can wear in the fall, and in
this climate one either needs quite
wrap or none at all. A climate of June,
July and winter (as is said of us) has but
little use for lightweight clothes of any
kind.
Through many evolutiODs the cape
has come now to be made as wrap 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 to stay. The
cape such as this is protection. covers
the arms. and is of 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 i'll place of gar
mentS
A Lady Isn't Safe
to try it here: here she must have a
sleeve garment of some kind also, and
the cape is au extra wrap. Jackets for
the fall will be made in shorter lengths,
26, % to 80 inches long, and necessarily
with very large sleeves and collars.
They take an immense amount of ma
terial, but when the styles change 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
is quite doubtful. At any rate. no lady
in this section need bother about it tor
next winter. There is strong under
current of feeling against it's 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. If
you wish merely light shoulder pro-
lection, the
ssButterfyo and Other Shapes
of fluted collarettes you'll find very nice
now, and they can be worn this fall on
your old cloth jacket and give it tone,
make a new cloak of it and cover up
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 it
will be warm enough so you can part
with your heavy furs-it's high time.
We make a speciality of storing furs. and
they are properly cared for-hung in
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.