The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03

bring forth the new shapes in capes,
which are making their appearance in
the showrooms of the most exclusive
houses. Their variety is bewildering
and every woman will look well in
them IL she selects the cut adapted to
her figure. Once upon a time, and only
a short time & 1t was. capes were
possible only for slender woman with
sloping shoulders. Now the Paris art
list has devised a cut that gives ele-
gance to the square shoulders and
height to the dumpy figure. Don't ask
me how. / don't know, / can only as
sure you that it has been done. A study
OF the wraps worn by the fair maids
we have drawn for you this week will
convince you of the truth of my state
ment. The first wears a cape of black
satin covered with jet %spangles and
caught in at the waist by a wide ban
OF velvet passed through openings in
the sides. The sleeve portions are fin
ished with three fiounces of black
mousseline de sole.
The second wrap is a cream cloth
with embroidery. upper parts and
LOUNGES edged with ruchings of silk.
The third wear a cape of brown fancy
wool trimmed with satin ribbon of the
same shade gathered and put on in a
pattern. 1t curves away from a front
of beige cloth trimmed with bands and
appliques of the brown. The high col
ldl lS llntu Will tan. Inc IOuTtn ape
d. or" IF TIE new shawl shapes selected
by the ultra fashionable women VINO
~.ii not wear anything adopted by the
many. 1t is of cream faced cloth en-
broidercd In arabesques. Pufings of the
same cover the revers and the high
collar. Black mousseline de sole is
used by the putting and knife pleating
on the edges.
The mantelet with long ends hang
ing in front worn by the principal fig
IRE i'm the Easter parade is an exam
pie of a style which, like the last two
described. will remain the property of
the exclusive; for this year at least.
Pretty Petticoats.
Petticoats. The word has ever a fas-
cinating sound, has it not? Her feet
beneath her ~petticoat, like little mice
steal In n out" sings Sir John Suck
ling, in that ~hackneyed yet eve new
m beautiful ballad of a bride; and
from time immemorial romance has
chung to this portion of attire. To be-
gin with, it Is an essentially feminine
garment, and knickers-be they of
tweed or satin of never UGH excellent
quality-though they may find favor
in the eyes of the new embers of
the sex, will never obtain the same hold
upon our affections, than the fluffy,
fussy and ever womanly petticoat has
always a They, the Knockers. may
be more hygienic, more economical,
more unitarian, more everything in
one comprehensive word than the friv-
olous skirts of feebler minded women.
And / am quite aware also that when
the disciples of the knicker urg that
IT Is healthier and safer for cycling
than n skirt ever yet invented or
likely to be-" we adherents to the pet
ticoat have not a word to say for our
selves, and are perforce dumb. Never
theless. in spite of all ~this-perhaps
because OF tive hug the flmy fra
gility all the closer, reckless alike of
the fact that IL is more expensive and
not half as enduring.
A batch of model jupons from a big
Paris house which / was privileged to
view the other day were in themselves
sufficient to mak ever the strongest
minded daughter of Eve forswear her
bloomeresque cult and return to skirts.
so ideally lovely were they. Many of
them had, as is the fashion In Paris
corsets and matinees, or, as we call
them here, dressing jackets to match.
The first that caught my eye was COM
posed of white glace silk. sprayed over
with the tiniest imaginable green ap-
pies and leaves. This model had three
f%ounces, set at equal distances from
each other; these were edged with deep
lace. and stuck out with a fuffiness
of effect absolutely charming and inde-
cribable. Upon examination i found
that three fiounces were set into one
heading, a piped n of pale green silk
so that in reality there were nine
fiounces altogether. not counting an
underfili of lace. or rather a ruching of
the latter. for which a fine entredeux.
box-pleated in the middle. had been
used. This petticoat was cut exactly
like a dress skirt would be, only, of
course. some four inches shorter. 1t
was gored to such perfection that there
was not the faintest symptom of full
ness anywhere save, of course, the
amount necessary for easing in the
back breadths.
As Pretty rs a Picture.
The matinee accompanying the for
mer was a dream of beauty. The mate
rial used was the same, but the jacket
a a deep collar, cut sailor shape. of
white silk, edged with a frill of lace:
the sleeves, reaching just to the bend
of the elbow. bore turned back cuffs