The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-04

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many feathers. Sins Of sum-
mer neglect. Dresses become stained in
summer time and the stains are not prop
erly removed. They fray along the seams
and are not repaired; they pull out at the
buttonholes and in the back. and they get
woefully shabby by the time fall comes,
although the skirt remains good. 1t is my
habit then" continued she, ito brush the
suit nicely and put it on with as much
care as though it were new gown. When
l am dressed l add a small cape TO my
toilette and l find myself dressed for fall.
Sometimes l am really elegant"
Wraps have always been divided into
two classes-those that cover the figure
and those that cover the shoulders only.
Few women are willing to disfigure
themselves by the long. enveloping cape,
and the order is generally given to have
e the cape cut off at the elbow This is
quite becoming to the figure and in no
way hides the grace of the waist and the
trimmings of the dress. For warmth,
however, the longer cape must be worn,
and the cape of about waist length is
correct for the fashion of the fall.
very pretty cape which 1 saw a few
days ago was made entirely of long,
green ostrich feathers. They were set
upon foundation of crinoline, one
touching the other, with the ends curling
under The entire cape was covered this
way with the feathers, and it produced
the beautiful effect of green plumage, not
marred by silk or velvet. Around the
throat there was another row of these
feathers, put on curling outward. The
neck was secured by a band of black silk
ribbon, which was fastened invisibly with
out a. buckle
The belt which the young woman
sponded with it nicely. 1t was made OF
black silk ribbon very wide. 1t was
buckled in the front in such way that
the ribbon wrinkled around the waist
making a sort of crushed belt The fas-
tening was a bunch of Princess of VALE $
plumes pulled through a silver buckle.
The plumeS curled outward, giving the
garniture something the effect of a cor
sage bouquet.
they will wear heads great deal this
winter. l saw one very beautiful bro
caded cape entirely edged with small
heads, which to me looked somewhat like
the heads of small kittens. They We're fox
heads, however, and right pretty they
looked, with their bright bead eyes
twinkling out from their foreheads and
cheeks Of fur. Heads are less expensive
than they used to be, and one IS led to
wonder if the number of head-bearing
animals has increased. Sometimes, at a
bargain, one can get a head for 80 cents,
but such chances are rare. To edge a
cape with heads takes twenty heads. not
counting those down the front and around
the neck; so it VIII be seen that a cape 50
trimmed is not cheap, even though the
heads may be purchased a t bargain.
little foxes heads this fan Many Of them
have eyes Of brilliant gems or mock gems.
The topaz is the faVorlte on account Of It's
curious yellow CLEAN, which looks singu-
larry natural in the head of yellow fur.
Fall coats are loose in front and tight In
the back. Many of them are made with
out fronts and are filed in with various
trimmings or are worn over a handsome
silk waist One Of these Jackets of striped
cloth had seams strapped with bands of
blue felt. The laDeIs were of blue silk
with a large white pearl button upon each
lapel The front was open, but was filled
in with very large blue chiffon fiChu,
which reached nearly TO the waist. The
sleeves were slashed so as to form an imi-
tation cuff and upon each cuff was row
of white pearl buttons.
A coat Ike this is very elegant upon a
slender figure and is similar to one re-
Gently worn by the Princess Of Wales on
her trip to Copenhagen. The Princess,