The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-20

inere IS no season when capes are not
necessary for certain occasions. There
ars always cogent reasons for their ex-
istence, and does not want a tailor
suit everlastingly; so these few words
anent capes.
A summer cape does not owe its exist
ence to h need of warmth. so they are
usually Of rather light stuffs. Coarse
mt with fancy designs done in silk
soutache makes an ideal cape. Natural
~ net alone would sbe scarcely enough,
so it is lined with a light quality of tat
feta glace, and this is finished off with
all the way from one to>Hix narrow
plated rufies. some of silk and others
of lisse.
One had a deep ruffie of tafeta pinked
at the bottom, with a deep one of plait-
ed lisse edged with fine black lace and
ribbon. The collar was made of frills
of lace n ribbon bows, wired to keep
in place.
A small shoulder cape to wear with
light dresses has the upper part of it of
black lisse bouillonne. At intervals
there are palm leaves of shirred black
ribbon, with a dozen or so %spangles in
the turn and a line of them down the
stems. Around the bottom is a draping
of lace and below that a deep ruffie of
black chantilly, with a narrow ruffie OF
crepe lisse set directly on the.edge. The
collar was very high in the back of the
neck. In front there was a cascade of
the lace reaching a little below the
waist. This is really elegant.
Most of the capes are shaped to the
shoulder and are not so very large
around. One very handsome though
not very snowy one was made of heavy
black faille. 1t had two serpentine ruff
hes set at the bottom. In a neat all
over design were sewed fine u jet
beads. The collar was trimmed in q
similar manner, and the inside of it was
covered with a close stirring of crepe
lisse. which was also used TO make a
double tie edged with a shirring of chif-s
fon.
No one knows until a trial is made
what pretty effects one can obtain by
uniting chiffon, silk null n crepe
lisse In fancy neckwear or as trimming.
A dressy little cape to throw over the
shoulders Is made of light gray era
vanette, unlined. The cape Itself reach
es to the bend of the elbow and is there
edged with a shaped flounce, also I'M
lined and edged with a narrow ruffie OF
white waterproofed Grape. There are
four shaped founces Of the cr~avanette,
all edged with the ruffies. The collar Is
also trimmed with a triple row OF them.
There was another cape of cashme
most elegant. It was gathered at the
neck and shtrred in four rows to a
round yoke. The cashmere vas van
dyked Is inches deep and doubled black
silk net stretched between. All over
this and on the points was a superb
pattern of raised black silk embroid-
cry with an exceptionally heavy edge.
At the neck was q medium high collar
of embroidery to match and an immense
double bow of black MORE ribbon at
the throat. There are also many light
weight cloth capes, some pinked and
some perforated with satin of some
contrasting color under the perfora-
tions. This always shows through with
excellent effect. others are braided,
and 1 remember one of n black broad
cloth, unlined.
This had a very elaborate design
wrought upon it in shirred black gauze
ribbon. Around the edge was a rufle
of crepe lisse, with another of black
chantilly over that This was very
handsome and likewise expensive.
Black goods perforated over white
satin make ONE of the most striking
of the finest wraps Of the season. Near
1y all of these have large perforatiens
and these outlined with very fine jet
beads. Black and white effects continue
to be the choice of our very best dress
ers.
There is a novelty in the making of
some very swell capes. They cut u a
.oundish space as large as a rose with