San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-11
VISITING TOILETTES.
They Are Made This Season to Look Wen
without Wraps.

without Wraps.
Toilets for calling are being built
with special reference to outdoor wear
without a wrap, or, at best, for loose
cloak or mantle of fur, to be left in the
carriage or the hail. Bodtces 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 its edge by a frill of thickly
plated black ribbon which stands out
from the figure almost like ruche
above a very tight and high ceinturc
of MORE. The bodice beneath is plain
to the point of severity, with a military
choker, about which is tied black rib
bon, with short, square bow under the
chin. In the tortoise-blue broadclOth.
with black velvet bolero, overlaid with
motifs of cream HOniton and caracule
fur, black moire ribbon ruffles, and
ceinture, the effect is stunning. Motifs
of fur and lace are used 10 trim the
skirt in deep, square scal.ops, knee
deep, with plaitings of black ribbon
beneath. Whole blouses OF glaCe-prlnt
ed velvet are very Frenchy. with thick
ruches of fur about the throat, and
perhaps fur sleeves and yoke of fur
on the broadcloth skirt. Ruches of
fur seem bit improbable, but de-
Eigners are capable of making a 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. Ruf1ies of this fur are also
stylish. They are, rather, circular
fiounces in different widths, sometimes
as an edge to a very short bolero, some
times encircling skirt about hem and
knees and still higher about the back
breadths only, giving that smart, bout
FAINT effect to the tournure. ChOiN OF
sable, of seal, of Persian lamb are worn,
as we'll as of caracule. They are
formed by two loops of four and two
sharply pointed ends thrust through
buckle under the chin, to fasten 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-fitting
basque and plain skirt of coarse can
vas-so close that it seems woven of
cords. with fully an eighth of an inch
of bright lining cleaning through its
meshes. Black braiding put on by hand
about the basque and the hips, a small
capote of coral velvet and black wings,
with the tiniest of wells, the biggest of
caracnle and black feather rucheS, and
a ruffly muff to match, with n coral
lining. make a smart ensemble for call
ing.
Another costume for this weather,
when lovely woman goes out lin her
figure" is also of coarse canvas, with
a large tuft dotting it all over, the
color being a rich purple. 1t has
black MORE Elton, the short edge slashed
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 choker having caracule
wings flaring out beneath each ear.
A very rough and coarse serge Is hand
some, braided in black in a broad band.
that encircles the skirt obliquely in a
spiral, a bow of caracule and a steel
buckle fastened on one knee, where the
braiding commences. \ ceinture of
black MORE, with fat positions behind,
reaching almost to the knees, and a
big directoire cravat ct black MORE,
finish a peculiarly novel gown, the
sleeves quite covered with the braiding.
st. Louis Republic.