The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27

the size of a tea plate made of beads and fancy materials of all kinds. These are sewed d upon VT %heeS 91 of TeITee +ha bs4 siia'
 The very broad, long breasts of any kind of a bird which has thick, soft guinea hens breast is highly desired; so also is the breast of the Australian bird which is now gayly singing in this c3un- tI priced, and-told as secret-so IS thas of the duck also. These thick, soft breasts are finished with P, Plgmes which S,h are mery and the most brilliant bird in the world is thus combined with the prosaic wad-
 The very newest capes have fur com bined with silk, but in purchasing them it is well to be a little careful. In a few days this fashion may go out and you will be archaic in appearance.
 For example, there was exhibited in a very elegant shop window in New York a few days ago sealskin cape which consisted of bands of sealskin with puffs of purple satin set In between, as a satin puff and a band of sealskin, then a puff cape reached to the hips. It was nov city quite pretty and immensely eXpen- sive; but the question asked by the pru- dent buyer was, How long will it remain in fashion,"
 On the other hand, a cape which is merely edged with silk ruffles, or which has silk trimmings around the neck and yoke and set in the front, will always be fashionable, for it can be very easily re-
 
 In buying a fur garment, or any kind into the question of remodeling to be sure that it will make over" for 1t is a bur den to wear the same garment year after year world without end with positively no hope of resurrection.
 Hats are not quite bizarre, although they are pearly so; they are becoming, and that Saves them from being gro- tesque. Yet 1t is hard to describe them One of the most beautiful hats seen at Of pTl' he in York, where hats were very handsome, was the tiniest green velvet toque worn very far back on the head. At one side were eight or ten feathery plumes, which waved very gracefully over the back of
 Mrs. William Tod HeIuth, the president. wore toque so small that it could not be seen from the audience except for its way ing plumage.
 musical composer, society woman and wife of a millionaire, wore a picture hat well on one side caught with beautiful breast. The whole was of velvet except the breast. which might have been, that of bird of paradise. Several of the women wore whole birds, head. feet, tail feathers and all upon one side of the hat Incident ally there was velvet crown and the piece of a brim tipped over the ear. These odd little hats are soft and becoming and you cannot wonder that they remain popular.
 In the midst sat the Audubon sisters, grave and sedate in velvet hats-feather-
 Winter coats are still hesitating between the tightfitting and the loose. The close fitting are very close indeed, suggesting the tailor-made. The loose ones are very loose and some of them have the Watteau plait, which falls from the back of the neck The plait In this case is lined with the brightest of silk and is intended to show.
 Kid yokes are the very latest things for those who have the money with which to buy them. and it may be said that they are not so very expensive after all; and if you treat them after the modern fashion they will last for years. The kid yokes are almost covered with tiny cut-steel or naments which are sewAd on sometimes in close design and sometimes in scattered pattern. These yokes are especially pretty upon Persian lamb capes.
 The hat to wear with the kid yoke Is also made of kid. It Is trimmed with fam