The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-10
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.


can content herself with. A seal cape
costs about SO a ripple" hence a wrap
Of twelve "ripples'' would cost sl20. The
seal cape that measured 80 inches around
the bottom was sold for as many dollars.
dollar an inch sounds like prices on
city real estate. and when one comes to
think about it, this twenty-foot cape is
as long as the average city house IS wide
II Is not necessary. however, to wear a
cape that is big enough for an awning One
with nine "ripples" or godets. makes a
very stylish wrap. This estimate allows
three godets In the back. two on each side,
and two in front A frugal maid can
make herself a wrap out OF a yard and
a half Of astrakhan cloth. Such a cape
with square collar trimmed with curly
Thibet makes a very pretty wrap which
need not cost more than So il one is a
little judicious In the choice of silk for
lining This is all supposing that the maid
knows how to sew and make the cape
herself.
The damsel with loftier tastes and longer
purse can make her ripples out Of Dres-
den silk If she prefers. and such wraps
are very beautiful, but they cannot be
made for less than So or $50 even If the
possessor be her own dressmaker
Some capes are made to match the
gowns with which they are worn. A
black rough goods dress has cape to
match that is draped up on the Shout
ders to look Ike flowing sleeves. Indeed
that is the tendency in wraps this sea-
son toward the dolman-like wrap that
is belted in at the back, and therefore
warmer. The greatest objection to the
fashionable cape is, that. notwithstand-
ing the fact that there is enough mate
a 90 mot
posed that IL does not protect much more
than the neck and shoulders of the
Woarer
A beautiful title wrap which has the
effect OF being as volumnous as a rip
pie cape is a combination of Persian
lambs wool and Thibet. There is "a yoke
OF the soft, glossy lambs wool, which
reaches to the shoulders, and beneath
this hangs ten-inch fringe of the
tie furs this winter.
The race for favor Is between chin
chilla and Thibet. When enc wants
very elegant fur, she calls IL llama, but
IL Is all the same whether it Is Thibet or
llama. White and black are both fash
ionaple, but white makes the prettiest
evening capes.
a brilliant brunette wore an opera
cloak at the opera the other evening
which excited the admiration of opera
glass holders all over the house. The
yoke and high Medlci collar was made
of ermine The lower part was wealth
of white Thibet which hung in lovely
rtpples over the long white gloves. The
collar was lined with Thibet which made
a soft pretty frame for the face above IL.
The pretuest combination Of fur IL
seal ana chlnchilla, ana II IS so much
in favor that everybody who owns an
old piece Of seal fur In almost any shape,
sets out Immediately to find some chin
chilla to combine with IL, either to form
collar, or revers or narrow edge.
A chinchilla double collar-one stand-
ing up, the other ripping over the shoul~
ders Is a pretty addition to any wrap.
As IL this were not SUFFICIENT bundling for
one small neck, fashionable girl
smothered herself still more by adding
an ecru and brown ostrich boa.
A seal cape with a chinchilla collar Is
really the most desirable wrap for the well
dressed girl. The cape should stand out
at the proper angle Of course, but need
not be outrageously full. The collar must
be cut square, and II there are
better. This cape has four cut steel butt
tons for trimming on the front The dark
rich color of the seal with the steel butt
| tons and cloudy, grey chinchilla, make
| beautiful combination.
In selecting chinchilla fur, here is
| point worth remembering. There are two
distinct varieties Of this fashionable fur.
one Is the Bolivian. which looks like cat
fur when placed beside the silvery Peru
Wan fur which Is worth twice as much.
Mink, though not so popular as 1t was
last year, still holds It's place among the
best furs. Those who buy It should ba
careful to select the darkest that can be
had as It Is sure to fade a little.
Another fur, which will be worn great
deal this winter, ~ stone marten. This
is a creamy grey tint which looks a little
fully with tans and browns In all shades,
and Il Is not so very expensive.
Wraps with long tabs In front are con-
| sidererd very elegant. They are also
warmer than mere capes as they afford
better protection to the chest.
Boas are longer than they were last
year. 1t Is not necessary that they have
| any heads, but they must have innumer-
able tails IN order to be aq fat. The head
| Is too easily Initiated, and has, therefore,
become common. But the bushy tail OF
| the little Arctic animal deties reproduce
ton by artificial means, and Is, therefore,
sufficiently expensive to be fashionable.
chnchilla boa that is a yard long
has a clump of tails at each end, which
lap in front and form sort Of fur fringe.
boa like this goes prettily with one
Of those charming, .wavy brimmed Louis
XVI hats all covered with noddng ostrich
| feathers, which are so emnently femi-
nine, and such contrast to the dis
tressingly English walking hats that the
new woman is supposed to promenade in.
The transition from Arctic wraps to
boudoir gowns Is perhaps rather sud-
den leap, but II Is not more rapid than
the average girls actual metamorphosis
from a dashing promenader on the boule-
vaTd to a Delsartran lounger in her own
little room.
The luxury of a lounging gown can
only be appreciated by those who have
had the experience Of travelling through
| shops and up and down in crowded ele-
vators selecting their new clothes; or per-
| maps by the business woman VINO sits
up stiff ana straight all day in her man
nish garb, and returns to femninty at
night with a sigh of relief. For, how
ever new" the woman may be by day
on the street or in the office, she is always
emphatically old and feminine in her
own boudoir.
Some of the prettiest house gowns fas-
tens at the side. A dainty grey gown made
| princess fashion fastens over the left hip
| with a large steel buckle a collar or
/ guipure renaissance forms a square neck
/ and finishes the front where the gown
1 fastens. tiny black gimp braid finishes
/ the bottom.
| A beautiful gown of black velours has
/ a Maria Antoinette fichu of blue NOUS
seline de sole, and large sleeves of blue
/ surah.
A light blue gown has trimming OF
wide, gold colored gimp and ermine fur,
/ but ] cannot be reconciled to the use OF
/ fur of any kind upon indoor gowns. We
4 have reached the season when ii is neces-
| sary to provide ourselves with fur wraps.
which, let US hope, we shall not have to
wear until December, but where is the
| use of wasting the coats of poor hunted
| little Arctic beasts to make a collar or
| rever for a gown that Is to be worn in a
| temperature Of at least seventy de-
| grees?
Alice Amory.