The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28
Autumn Coats and Capes.

New York Sun
There are many radical changes in the
autumn capes and coats. The cape comes in
for first consideration, since it Is the style
Of wrap pre-eminently suited to the first
crisp days. Women who are stout and short
of stature will undoubtedly feel pang
when they learn that the short, chic cape
is thing of the past. Even the dressy little
wraps designed for immediate use are either
long in the back or long in front. buyer
who has just returned from Paris and Lon
don with consignment of wraps said,
when questioned about the styles:
"Tell all womankind 10 get rid of the
short coat and cape. The new capes have
rounded fronts sloping gradually off to some
depth at the back according, of course, to
the wearer's height. A short woman will
find comparatively short cape more be-
coming while tall, graceful figures affect
the style that sweeps down almost to the
hem of the skirt behind.
Goats are to be worn very long also, and
are cut away in front after the fashion Of
the new capes. Fine cloth is the favorite
material for wraps this year, and in point
of color, tan and all of the mode shades
are fashioned with attached founce of
the goods, and many of the former have as
many as three fiounceS. Plain satin and
plain and figured silk in all of the beautiful
bright new shades are used as Innings, and
some of the very dressy capes are lined
from top to bottom with tiny frills of silk.
The attached fiounces on the capes look
very smart lined with silk, but this is a
matter of choice, as thick, firm cloth Is bet
ter without the lining. They are not infre-
quently set on with handsome applique lace
or other trimming, but the coats, which
vary in length from just above the knee to
of stitching or some fancy design in stitch
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ways are, but also for general wear. When
of fine material and well made the long
coat is stunning garment. several years
ago when it was the wrap of the season
many women complained of it's great weight
when the thermometer was elsewhere than
at zero, but this season finds the long coat
light and comfortable in every particular.
They are by long odds more graceful than
any we have seen in years."
A few very smart models in capeS are
with turquoise blue taffeta shot with white
and with a frill round it set with passe-
menterie in which the cabachan turquoise
is feature. A lovely cloak is shown in the
second picture. The material is very pale
fawn cloth lined with shot glace silk in
fawn and rose pink and trimmed with PAS
sementerie in tones of golden brown, gold
and rose. The frill is cut on the bias and
is unlined.
Many of the SWEETEST designs for dressy
wear are finished with plaitings of silk and
chiffon, and both coarse and fine laces of
good quality are employed. The little wrap
so suited for general wear with any and
every gown is trimmed with little pleated
frlls of the silk. A feature of this cape
is the leaf trimming Of fawn and golden
brown velvet sewed on a scroll design. AL
ternate motifs of ecru and black lace are
much used in the same way.
Shirred yokes are noted on some very
magnificent capes which are also draped on
the shoulders and finished with two fiounces,
one an attached fiounce of the material and
the other full frill of lace or chiffon. A
cape or coat without a very high collar is
the exception. and seems to lack that chic
which the high collar gives to the wrap.
The cape is more useful and adaptable
for general wear than the coat. but. like
everything else, for every advantage it has
a disadvantage. The cape is a cold gar
ment inasmuch as the wind has chance
to get in it's inning, Dressmalxers and cloak
makers are obviating this by means of arm
sings, which are cut in curve to fit the
edge of he caDe and are of the lining, inter-
lined with canvas. These sings or straps
are sewn quite close 10 the edge Of the cape
and in a line with the Bonded arm.