The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-08
PREVAILING STYLES.
EVENING GOWNS AND A VARIETY OF
WRAPS AND cLOAKS.

Novelties I'm JeweIry-Mock Pearl Neck
Iaces and Russian ~tyIes of Bracelets.
Get Out Grandmother's Gold Chain.
Mercury Hetamorph osed Into viking.
Copyright, 1890. by American Press Associa-
ton
Two important questions now yex
the feminine mind. One is regarding
evening gowns for the many social func-
tions, and the 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
trumpetlike fittings. By the way, if
there IS an amateur dressmaker who
wishes to make one of these fanlike
skirts let me tell her little secret.
She must not lay open the seams to
press them fat, but simply stitch them,
as that throws the surface up In a
round, rolling shape The seams to the
waist and those under the arms should
be pressed open or stitched down close
Iy 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 well as many varieties of vel
vet capes. One of the latest of these
had snug jacket with the skirt PEI
haps IL inch 3 below the waist line AID
was sleeveless. There We're a triple
cape above that, simply gathered, and
pointed butterfly collar with medici
collar above. Every edge was border
ed with 4 two inch band of silver fox.
headed by fine line of jet trimming.
At the end of the pointed collar We're
bow ard ends of black grosgrain lib
bor- Three rows of fur bordered the
skirt of the gray cheviot gown worn
with this. and en- PEASANT l may say
fur borders everything except hand
kerciiefs 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 quite sharp con
trast to the material which 1t trims.
Ermine is very popular, and swan down
Is seen on many evening dresses around
the necks and around the long wraps for
evening wear.
saw one evening wrap today that
Try handsome. 1t was of mat
v corded yelutina lined with will
low green satin, duchess striped with
salmon pink. There was a deep capu-
chin hood, and both hood ard long wrap
were bordered with a three inch band
of white swans down No other trim
ming has the same delicate lishtlless.
1t is 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 lady Was OF
invisible green velvet, cut princess back
and with the front draped across and
up to the left shoulder in rich folds and
closed all the way down the 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 most superb garment
and a graceful one as well.
Some of the long velvet Inantles are
truly works of art and skill. and they
are embroidered In the most elaborate
and intricate manner and beaded IL
fine beads set ON IN such a way as to
pick out and define the tracery Of the en-
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