The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15

NoV Yofk. January l3.--sevcn chapters
WfltteS " seven wise women Of society
II nisht h pfontabiy penncd upon one topic.
\ lid tkat il tho very pretty little fur cape
which Ii worn around the neck--as capes
are ali wprn--and is known as the collar
y etc. Tho boa, the cape and the collettc. Yet
q II the oid-fashionad womnn they ar, all
\ ts:e spine, with slight difference
IN ;Thc rage for these little neck arrange
mems Is such this winter that 1t has led
!. 10 the general use Of the cloth jacket This
1.tfis jacket Is inexpensive and can ne
worn MI winter with the collarette. The
3aebnt comes In every color and in every
weight, and its cut Is short, tight hitting,
4 ana generally double breasted
When one buys little jacket for rs or
t1O suitable for winter wear. one feels Is
II one could be little extrayaeant and
purchase two or even three, and 50 have
variety.
MANY New York women, instead OF
spending $40 upon one great cloak, will
4 diyifa the $40 into four parts; and spend
each ten upon cloth coat, the favorite
colors being cadet blue, scotch brown.
graz and tan. with d preference fer the
cadct blue, which issextrcnely fashionable
now
Cadet blue rs a blue 20 blue that II lis I'M
pleasHnt 10 many eyes nntil you get usei
40 1t, and then you think t. extremely
pretty. Eccosc, or Scotch brown, reminds
you OF mouse brown, and the fayorte gray
is iron, which is darker than tho old iron
gray. The tan color ia very light shading
almost into faWn.
These little Jackets are lined with a
brilliant Fhade Of satin and very pretty
they are upon the winter woman, They
are warm. TOO, being Of haavy material aud
y nttcn interlined inside their own satin
lining.
with this the little fur neck piece can
be nicely worn. The most fashionable COZ
lafctte isthc one which has the most tails.
Thr very elegant Chriairaas cp,iurcttes
were made ~ tails alone, one OF them
boasting no legs than forty tails. These
we're twisted additionally aronnd the
neck aud allowed TO danglc wherever they
would. In the front they fell TO the belt
and were ciaaped at the neck with n big
buckle.
Another snrt OF collarette IS. or might
be. reversible. IL has collar MS long as its
cape. The collar stands eight Inches tall
and the cape is eight inches deep. II is OF
one kind OF fur lined srltil another and It
clasps under tho throat
There III another neck piece which vies
10 popularity with the two just mentioned,
being of coilarctte nature with very long
stole ends which reach far below tho waist.
These were very fashionable sixty years
ago and are worn now in much modified
shape. being shorter and NOT so deep upon
the shoulders. This, like all other fur gar
nicftts. IS lined with Silk or is fur~lincd,
which 10 quite o fashionable way to finish
q fur garment.
IL looks odd to see fur muif lined with
fur. yet such Is often The case A very
beautiful muf Of purest black sable lined
With white erInine was quite the most
Il elegant thing seen at a theater party tht
other evening. The muff was held upor
the lap and was playfnly carnssed by 4
rair OF immaculate white kid gloves which
we're stitched with black upon the back II
very heavy deaign as though Go copy tn,
peculiar marks of the white er,nne Man,
ni,.ffs nre simply edged as to the lirlu,
With the contrasting fur, the inside bclni
lined with satin. @
Fur yo1es are being greatly gnrn with
Silk waists. Perhaps AT tliis time OF thu
year. the faithful fashion writer shoult
not mention these because they so greatly
tempt women To imrrudenoe IN dress II
uijdwintcr, but at n vary elegant 1iarel
party given tho first week of the new yaaI