The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-04-03
BEAUTIFUL CAPES
WILL BE SEEN ON
EASTER MORNING

NEW YORK, Marcn zJ-Nopecidi SorIe-
spondence to The Herald) Easter Will
bling forth the new shapes in capes which
are making their appearance in the show
rooms of the most exclusive houses. Their
variety is bewldering and every woman
will look well in them'f she selects the
cut adapted to her figure. Once upon a
time, and only very short time ago it
was capes were possible only for the slen-
der woman with slopng shoulders. Now
the Paris artist has devised a cut that
gives elegance to the square shoulders and
height to the dumpy figure Don't ask how;
don't know; can only assure you that
II has been done. study Of the wraps
worn by the fair maids we have drawn for
you this week will convince you OF the
truth of my statement. The first wears a
cape of black satin covered with jet SPAN
giles and caught in at the waist with wide
band of velvet passed through openings in
b the sides. The sleeve portions are finished
with three founces of black mousselne de
sole.
The second wrap Is cream cloth with
embroidery, upper parts and fiounces edged
with ruchngs of silk. The third wears a
cape Of brown fancy wool &immed with
satin ribbon of the same shade gathered
and put on in pattern. 1t curves away
from front of beige cloth trimmed with
bands and appliques OF the brown Tie
high collar is lined with tan. The fourth
'Jcape Is one of the new shawl shapes Sc
Elected by the ultra fashionable women who
xviii not wear anything adopted by the
ymany. 1t is of cream cloth embroidered in
sjarabesques. The fifth is a satin crossed
with ruching of white mousseline de soie
}Puffings of the same cover the revers and
bttrh 1tor anly ali do n.f
us used for the putting and knife pleating on
th,e edges.
1.-THE mantelet with long ends hanging in
froIsnt, worn by the principal figure in the
Eaister parade, is an example of the style
which, like the last two described, will re-
maIin the property of the exclusive; for
this year at least.
PRETTY PETTICOATS
1'etticoats! The word has ever a fasci-
mating sound, has it not? Her feet be-
neal tn her petticoats, like little mice, steai
in }and out" sings Sir John Sucking in
tbat hackneyed yet ever new and beautiful
bal llad of a bride; and from time immemo-
riaIl romance has chung to this portion of
ATTIRE. To begin with. it is an essentially
feminine garment, and knickers-be they
OF Tweed or satin of never such excellent
Qu9lity-though they may find favor in
the eyes of the new" members of the SEX
VIII never obtain the same hold upon our
AFFECTIONS that the fluffy, fussy and ever
Womanly petticoat has always had. They
1.-The knickers-may be more hygenic
)more economical more utilitarian more
everything in one comprehensive word
tran the frivolous skirts of feebler minded
women. And 1 am quite aware also that
when the disciples of the knicker u.gt
that 1t is healthier and safer for cyclinr
than any skirt ever yet invented or likely
to be-" we adherents TO the petticoat hav.
not a word to say for ourselves and ar
perforce dumb. Nevertheless, in spite CT
all this-perhaps because OF tive hug the
f1my fragility all the closer. reckless nike
of the fact that 1t is more expensive anu
not half as enduring.
A batch of model jupons from big Paris
house which l was privileged to view the
other day were in themselves sufficient TO
make even 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 compost
OF white glace silk, sprayed over with n,
tiniost imaginable green apples and leaves
This model had three flounces set at euua,
distances from each other; these were
edged with deep lace and stuck out with
hufnness of effect absolutely charming
and indescrbable. Upon examination /
found that three fiounces were set into one
heading, piped one of pale green silk so
that in reality there were nine flounces
altogether, not counting an underfill of
lace, or rather ruching of the latter, for
which fine entredeux. box-peated in the
middle. had been used. This petticoat was
cut exactly like a dress skirt would be. |
obly, OF course, some four inches shorter
1t was gored to such perfection that there
was not the faintest symptom of fullness
anywhere, save, of course, the amount |
necessary for easing In the back bread, his.
The matinee accompanying the former
was dream of beauty. The material
used was the same but the jacket had |
deep collar, cut sailor-shap, q white silk. |
edged with a fril of lace; the sleeves.
reaching justfto the bend of the elbow bore
turn-back cuffs to match. and frills
OF the same filmy lace. deep frill of
the white lace went all around the matt
nee, and was further ornamented by big
choux OF pale green ribbon, the narrowest
width ribbon 1 have ever seen. The cor |
sets matched, and were of the new French
shape, viz: very short lined with the thin
nest white silk, and profusely trimmed. |
but In front only, with lace. No more
charming set than the above could we'll be |
round Tor trousseau. recommend this |
idea to those of my readers who are pros |