Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-20
CUT OF THE CAPES.
~ - Easier to Make a Homemade
Wrap Now Than Ever
Before.


capes are all cut with rounding fronts
and sometimes sweeping around 10 the
hack in point reaching nearly TO the
bottom Of the dress. Many different
materials are employed. Amona.them
one sees broldclotll 1ac3fes' cloth, failIe
and the pretty new eidertlown, which
has very close and crinkled cut. For
the dowager's velvet capes in steel gray
mauve or stylish old rose, all heavily
embroidered in jet, arc becoming.
Black or white lace app!iqued, and
aequins laid in fanCiful designs, with
sometimes 4 handsome silk fringe, form
the trimming; and furs or chiffon ruch-
ing edge these elaborate wraps.
An odds hapsd wrap wis of ivory
fnille. tho fronts rounding to an eX-
treme point only Il few inches from the
ground in tho Lack. I::TCta Of deli
cate shade Of IOSc liGcd lie cape. the
nigh flaring collar IsrC::i;r =: tEc wear
"rs face Glcst I;.,1"Iii:g glow.
round tx entire cay" VS. a BIO
ruc:Ee Of Whisc chiffon. aru i r:a; he
"f-pcarl buckle, ct il si;rr". J. :" i;
tcge Llrcr. y yea: ;;ii:.:y affair w;.S
cape Of Parn.: y;oict c.oih ;pi1':Gn'l
.
knots dnwn cGrir sit:c - d :.:3,:I =. j..
back. \ hand Of ic:vsr r"i.:..::' he
cape and high McGici coliGr. and the
ape was lined with w:i;c :f:II&.ta.
Another. that suggested frosty.
rights was made of white ErcaGcICt;,
.th silver sCquins, and lined with
primrose satin.
The carc was fashioned with Gcr,
-"nnG yoke. from which depended two
circular rutfles, the under enc Ecir2
much deeper aid both graduated to tie
collar, making Tic rounded frCnt effect.
ihe Top ruflie was powdered with
sequins, and dainty design in the same
silver sequins bordcred the. lower ruff
tir.
Around the high, square collar and
;utlining tho yoke was n band of white
'~trakhan about two inches wide. This
cape could be Pre- ttil' made in the new
:iderCown, using white. lined with Il
rose Ecranium or poppy rcd taffeta.
1t could be fashioned easily and mex
irnsiycly at home. AS the eidcrdown
- yard wide. only three or four yards
would be needed according to the
length desired; the cost is 65 cents Il
lard. ard the five yards of silk lining
"an be purchased in the grade and price
i"st suiting your pocketbook.
1t is said TO be the desire of every
|oman to make cape, though she die
~ the attempts; this season there need
&c no such FerishiTg thought, for the
carcs are really quite easy to fashion.
There was something exasperating
about making the square-cornercd
cape, for, somehow, the points had n
lick Of coming out Uneven, though the
"are was measured ever so carefully
!Itlt with the round point it is different.
hcu double the cloth, and, getting Il
graceful sweep. you cut around the cor
'crs and up TO the neck in one long
beautiful curve. The collar is more
:itlicult, if it be in one piece, but the
..ovicc can make the collar and sew it on
"iterward, conccaling the junction with
; ribbon or Il band of fur
Those who have trouble holding the
iall collars erect can keep them up by
attaching long bow Of satin ribbor
~ the middle Of the back. Ends of.
non are then brought around arh
Rocked under the chin. With this strap
t" support it, collar will stand up
right III the stiffest breeze.
For evening wear fine tlannelettc
takes very good cape, and ii can be-
elected in sober colors, so that it looks
very much like broadcloth. I saw orc
hich ! am positive was fannclctic
in beautiful dull green hue that
rivaled the palms which were so Ill.
rally distributed in the lobby Of Tic
iheater. AS the wearcr unlocked the
are I noticed that it was lined with
black silk, which seemed to me rather u
"eturn toward the old dark Innings. The
ape was trimmed with ribbon all
"hirred and put on In the form Of low
RS knots. These, by the way, are the
,asiest design one can make. The rib
hon is shirred and laid around in almost
any careless way so as to form two
loops and two ends; the result is bound
10 be q "lovers' knot"
The most expensive trimming Of the