Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-12-29
VISITING roILeTres.
They Arc Made This Season to Look wcll
Without Wrapa.

without Wraps.
Toilets for calling are being built
with special reference to outdoor wear
without wrap, or, at best, for loose
cloak or mantle of fur, to be left in The
carriage or the hall. Bodices of heavy,
warmly lined broadcloth are popular,
with boleros or small Etons of fur or
velvet. a tiny black velvet bolero is
trimmed down the fronts and most odd
ly about it's edge by u frill of thickly
plated black ribbon which stands out
from the figure almost like ruchc
above Il very tight and high ceinturc
of moirc. The bodice beneath is plain
to the point of severity, with a military
chokcr, about which is tied Il black rib.
bon. with short, square bow under the
chin. In the tortoise-blue broadcloth,
with black velvet bolcro, ovcrlaid with
motifs of cream Uoniton and caraculo
fur. black moire ribbon ruillcs. and
ccinturc. the effect is stunning. Motifs
of fur ard lace are used 10 trim the
skirt in deep. square scalors. knee
deep. with plaitings of black ribbon
6cneath Whole blouses Of glacc-prInt-
ed velvet are very Frcnchl, with thick
ruches Of fur about the throat, and
perhaps fur sleeves and a yoke of fur
or the bro.dcloth skirt. Ruches of
fur seem Il bit improbable, but de-
signers are capable of making fab
ric serve every purpose. however for
eign to its popular use. They are usually
made of caracule. that thin, expensive
and very fashionable fur, that is so
adaptable. Ruffles of this fur are also
stylish. They are, rather, circular
fiounces in different widths, sometimes
as an edge to a very short bolcro, some
times encrcling skirt about hem and
knees and still higher about the back
brcadths only. giving that smart, bout
fant effect to the tournure. CholN of
sable, of seal, of Persian lamb are worn,
as well as of caracule. They are
formed by two loops of four and two
sharply pointed ends thrust through n
buckle under the chin, to tastcn a boa
or collar reaching far below the waist
and edged with sable tails
Northing is so trig and appropriate
for these autumn days as tight-iitting
basque ard plain skirt of coarse can
yas-so close that it seems woven of
cords. with fully an eighth of an inch
of bright lining cleaning through its
mcshcs. Black brading put on by hand
about the basque and the hips. Il small
capotc of coral velvet and black wings,
with the tiniest of wells, the biggest of
caracrle and blacl, feather ruches, and
n ruiily muif to match, with coral
lining. make q smart ensemble for call
ing.
Another costume for this weather.
when lovely woman goes out "in her
figure" is also Of coarse canvas, with
a large tuft dotting it all over, the
color being a rich purple. 1t has
Llacl; moirc Eton, the short edge sashed
into square tabs. wired to stand out
from the figure above the folded vel
vet ceinture, the front rolling away
from the waistcoat in stiff tabled rev
crs. The blouse beneath is of black
caracule. of which the sleeves are also
built, a velvet chOlier having caracule
wings naring out beneath each ear.
a very rough and coarse serge is hand
some, braided in black in broad band.
that cncirces the skirt obliqucly in a.
spiral, a bow of caracule and a steel
buckle fastened on one knee, where the
broiding commences. y ceinture of
black MORE, with fiat positions behind,
reaching almost to the knees, and a
big directoire cravat cf black moirc,
finish a peculiarly novel gown, the
sleeves cutie covered with the braiding.
st. Louis Republic.