The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-25

days, turn perSiStently to wraps. The
last word in this department Of the
feminine wardrobe recommends the use
OF corduroy, and already a generation
of sloped-tailed walking coats, snug
pelisses and shawl-shaped capes of cor
duroy are in evidence. With custo-
mary discretion, the women do not
adopt any but the very soft tones in
this goods, seeking variety and gaiety
of effect in the use Of cut steel but
tons and handsome lace jabots under
the throat. Smoke-gray, olive-brOwn
and the green OF dried hay are the
colors most sought after in these wraps
that are one and all set off with deep
fur cuffs and collars. In passing, it
may be safely said that a corduroy
wrap lined with satin, is as warm a
garment as moist weather necessitates,
and these novelty wraps, that are said
to hail from England, have cuff ar
rangement which does quite away with
the need Of a muff.
The Countess of Stafford went off
after her wedding, in a very covetable
coat Of dried hay-green corduroy that
had a long, round tail, edged with Rus
sian sables. falling over the hips, with
sable-edged revers turning back from
a full iabot of gray Russian lace-a
collar Of sable turning up close about
l.
Folding away from her delicately
gloved hands, however, were huge
cavalier cuffs of sable, and by the sim
pie device Of turning down the cuffs over
her fingers and clasping her hands to-
gether, the edge of one cuff slipped in
side the other and a perfect shield
against the cold was formed. 1t is
needless to say that the cuffs were
faced on both sides with fur.
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Cold weather gossip recalls another
benefcent device of the furriers. This
is a boa made of four mink, or sable, or
fox bodies, linked together, the teeth
and claws at either end o { the soft
scarf fastening in pretty jeweled
rings that depend from the outside
edges of a roll of fur that constitutes
the muff. Not to be outdone by the
furriers and milliners, the tailors are
up to time with really luxurious head
warmers Of cloth, richly braided. TO be
slung about the neck by suede straps,
fastened with handsome buckles, else a
band of plated silk cord is used with
ieweled slip catches at the end that
snap into small gold or silver rings
sewed in the ends Of the muffs.
Fashion has her uses, even at Christ
mas time for an abundance of smart
presents are to be exchanged this year
between feminine friends in the form
of gorgeous waistcoat fronts for fur
coats. elaborate ruches and boas for
wear at balls and the opera, splendid
ly brocaded revers and collars with
which to differentiate evening gowns
and velvet cloaks, while some of the
neck bows, scarfs and collarettes given
and received are easily valued at $50
apiece, and even more.
Some of these bows, made in the
form Of full fans to spread over the
chess, and surmounted by twisted skel-
eton knots of Louis Quinze shape, of
colored velvet, gave visible excuse for
their costliness when one came to eX-
anime the fan OF exquisite Venetian
lace and the heart of the bow showing
a gold framework holding a beautiful
~ cut bit of jade.
Another costly smart coIlarette Of
Tangerine velvet viii have it's wide
bow and neck stock inserted with
bands Of Brussels lace that is mellow
from age. Somewhat lower down in
the scale of prices is a ruff1e neck
piece with front tabs, made all of a
pretty grayish applique lace, having
every inch of its figuring outlined in
peach-colored velvet bebe ribbon. Be-
side these doubly dear trifies are chif-
fon sailor knots, or those of Liberty
silk, accordion pleated and drawn
through a narrow clasp of jeweled or
bullion lace.
Down low in the scale Of prices for
pecklets are crisp, becoming ones for