The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-02
PREVAILING STYLES.
EVENING GOWNS AND A VARIETY or
WRAPS AND CLOAkS.

Novelties In Jcwelry-Mock Pearl Neck
laoes and Russian Styles of Bracelets.
Get Out Grantiinother's Gold Chain.
Mercury oIeta,norphoscd Into Viking.
copyright. 1888, by American Press Associa-
toni
Two important questions now vex
the feminine mind. One is regarding
evening gowns for the many social func-
ions. and tho other is about the wraps
and cloaks. 1t is supposed that nearly
every woman now has her winter dress
es decided upon if not already made.
and many winter gowns have coats to
match, either figaro regent or plain
coat with full skirt which falls into
frumpetlike Fittings. BY the way, if
there is an amateur dressmaker who
wishes to mako one of these fanlike
skirts let me tell her little secret.
She must not lay open the seams to
press them fiat, but simply stitch them,
as that throws the surface up in
round, rolling shape. The seams to the
waist and those under the arms should
be pressed open or stitched down close
ly on each side of the seam, but this
must be done no farther than the lower
waist line. The seams, when pressed,
make the skirt of the coat set out like
sprung" collar. 1 think have de-
scribed nearly all the latest styles of
Jackets and coats recently, but every
day sees some new and elegant design
in long cloaks and superb evening
wraps, as we'll as many varieties of vel
vet capes. Ono Of the latest of these
had a snug jacket with the skirt per-
haps IL inches below the waist line and
was sleeveless. There were a triple
cape above that, simply gathered, and a
pointed butterfly collar with medici
collar above. Every edge was border
ed with two inch band of silver fox
headed by Il fine line of jet trimming
At the end of the pointed collar were "a
bow and ends of black grosgrain rib
Don. Three rows of fur bordered the
skirt of the gray cheviot gown worn
With this. and ell PEASANT l may say
fur borders everything except hand
kerchlefs this season. This wrap has
already been reproduced in wool, the
shaggy effect being preferred. Then
when the fur is of the Same tone the
one blends into the other in an exquisite
manner. But in many and indeed most
cases, the fur forms quito sharp con
trast to the material which it trims.
Elm1ne is very popular, and swan s down
is seen on many evening dresses around
the necks and around the long WRAPS for
evening wear.
saw one evening wrap today that
was very handsome. 1t was of mat
white corded vclutina lined with will
low green satin, duchess striped with
salmon pink. There was n deep capu-
chin hood, and both hood and long wrap
were bordered with u three inch band
OF white swans down. No other trim
ming has the same delicate lightncss.
It's we'll that all the designers evolve
things a little different which gives
each woman just what she wants. No
two coats or cloaks or wraps are ex-
actly alike, and fancy that for this win
ter they are more diversified than usual
One long coat wrap for Il lady was of
invisible green velvet, cut princess back
and with the front draped across and
upto tho left shoulder in rich folds and
closed all the way down tho left side
under fur band, which also extends
all around the bottom. The upper part
of the sleeves are in large velvet puffs,
and the forearm of thick ribbed black
silk. This makes n most superb garment
and graceful one as well.
Some of the long velvet mantles are
truly works of art and skill, and they
are embroidered in the most elaborate
and intricate manner and beaded in
fine beads set ON in such way as to
pick out and define the tracery of the en-