The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-26

Paris November ls-Nohody waited for
November's cold to don fur wraps. Even In
the latter days OF September, when the
first froetiness In the air was detected,
there were already few fur collets to be
seen on the streets Nobody remarked on
the unsritableness of the white straw hats
which were worn there with small fur
wraps. because the snartest women one
saw set the fashion.
AS winter comes pushing to the front
the fur wraps become more numerous and
the varied styles are positively bewllder-
ing.
Just few years ago the idea of cutting
valuable sealskin wrap in the style OF Il
prevailing blouse fashion would have been
condemned SIS extrayagant. All the fur
cspes and oil the fur Jackets were built
along the same lines in days net long gone
by, and from season to season the style
hardly varied
NEW WRAPS.
Now fur wrap must be cut on the very
latest lines to suit the woman OF fash
lon. Last year the box coat style was In
vogue. This year it is either the Russian
blouse or IL close fitting jacket with rather
snore basques. that are often slaahed to
show plaitings OF bright coiorod silk. All
OF the newest capes arc short over the
shoulders and either have points nj tho
'front.' or long stole ends reaching below the
waist line.
Cut steel belts and steel bands around
me high Medicis collars are quite new
features OF the fur Jackets So often the
steel is linked with great round turquoise
mat give pretty color note to black as
trkhan or stalskin jackets
The combination OF brigh. co ored plush
Win inr Ia another new feature OF this
winters wraps Nearly all the Jackets and
cepes have bow OF accordion plated push
the neck. and some OF the Jackets even
display narrow vest OF the plush.
jacket that was exceedingly rich wa
naue OF the FUR OF the unborn Persian
lamb II fitted close into the curves q
the hgure and had short slnsbed hascn,s
between the slashes showed a FUN nlnitin'
o. turquoise blue rep silk the snne as IN,
ining OF the Jacket Tho collar was
nigh Mcdicis, filled in with full, rnch
OF accordion plated turquoise plush Ina
ended at the front OF the collar in a iaboi
ORNAMENTS.
Around the waist there was n hell =
cut steel linked with great roslnd ,ur
quoise stones. Al the base Of the hlg
collar there was repetition OF the on
steel and turquoise band. The sleeve
had only suggestion OF fullness Mt III
top. They we're slashed into square ecal
np~ at the hand TO show frllls Of the tur
Quoiso blue sllk -
ONE Of the n1ott beautiful Of the earl
wlnter's brides chose to be married.
velvet and fure rather, than In the req,
lation white satin gown She was All,
F1theau, we'll known In the Amersv,
colony, whose marriage To Count Arth,
Dc Cabriac took place thu week II,
gown Of rich dahlia yelveh with i,
coming ccliet Of chinchilia, was very muc
4 adtrfred.
The fur dealers have made tremendo,
s6ort to revive the popularity Of sealski,
and II looks a. though their efforts WEI
not going to be 10 vain.
One or the best dressed women at II
8 CT show the other day wore 4 Russia
blouse Of sealskin trimmed with ernin
Where II fastened over to the left I'll
theru vas Z broad revere Of the ermi,
{ extending from the shoulder 10 the bel
Lang n1rrow cuffs Of the ermine trim
ma the c1ose-fitting sleeves. The 81
Was 81 cut atlver with coral clasp. u
pnlne caosd tie extrtvasantiy high Medic
Collar, Tue Jacket Yves lined througho
Ut&4 v1fte brocaAed silk.
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