The Washington times., 1894-12-16
THE OUTER GARMENT.
By Isaac GAxs.

I The change Of styles in ladies' garments Is
/ somewhat peculiar this year on account of
/ the very large sleeves that now seem 70 have
/ grown into popular favor.
The most convenient garment is the cane.
I There are two styles in these eapes-the sin
gle and the double. The Golf cape. with
hood of plaid silk. seems to be the fayorite
seal eapes, and their limitations, such as
electric seal and seal plush. which none but
an experienced eve could detect the differ
enee in, are already much worn While eaoes
seem to have the fright OF way" short
jackets come in for their share and are a close
second. These nobby garments come in
variety of cloths. but mostly plain, with
scarcely any trimmings but the large but
tons. The three-quarter length garment with
the large sleeves has many admirers also.
Now, which to seIect-shaH it be the eape.
shall it be The long coat or the short one?
Shall it be the seal cape. the velvet cape. the
eooney cape, or one of the many STYLES of
coats? Seems perplexing- doesL't it? But il
need not be-the saleslady's advice is worth
seek ing. She has practieed and experienced
eye; she could suggest which would be the
most becoming-whieh looks best on you
which is most graceful. At a glance she
knows which wrap is most suited to YOUR
build. She Knows which to select for the
slender woman, or whien wrap would tend to
make the stout look less portly. She can tell
whether you ought to wear q cape or a coat
and If a coat, what style OF coat. She can
tell what color would look best, whether tho
gray or the brown or the plain black would
Ook drncs arv hat, Al il
striped cloth garment might not look too ex-
treme.
So hereafter when selecting your garment
ask the judgment OF your saIeslady. Yoa need
not accept it, but you would generally act
wise il yon did. She cannot tell yo1 how
much you ought to expend for a garment.
/ for she does not know the state Of your
| purse, but she does know which is lest suited
to you.
Have you noticed how neatly the sales
ladies in cloak departments look nowadays2
| They dress in black costumes. made plain.
not severely So and it certainly does add 10
\ the Gentility OF the department. It IS etter
tnan il the twenty or more sales people WHO
/ are now employed in a cloak-I arlor would
\ dress i'll the fashions OF old-One in plain. ono
in plaid, one in one color. and the remainder
/ in so many Differentiated dresses This is q
/ good feature-indeed, noticeable 'eature.
/ This was arranged for your consideration, so
/ when you are selecting wrap, should one OF
/ the ladies be-asked to try on. the garment.
I you would see It as it SHOULD be seen. Tho
/ color of the-dress worn by the sales person
/ might otherwise detract from its proper ap-
| pearanee.
ANY alterations that may be necessary arc
attended to by the firm. Everything is row.
/ adays done to make satisfied purchasers.
/ All tastes and whims are catered to. so il
your inciinGtions lie in another direction than
4 the prevailing styles the merchant OF the
| present dag will see that you are provided
with the style you DESIRE even if it has to be
made to your order. Styles change from
year to year, and often styles OF years ago are
revived. 1t is hard to imagine where all the
ideas are conceived. but as that rests with tho
manufacturer, it Is unnecessary for the re-
taller or wearer to worry over that The
only qualification that Washington merchants
have is that whatever is new is to be found
right on their counters at all times.