The times., 1899-09-03

gowns or hats that are already casting their
shadows before them. None of the fashion,
able newcomers at the furrisrs or cloak
makers are braided. The whole creed of
decoration is cloth stitched on cloth and
fur on cloth. Not one of the new coats or
capes make the slightest preterce of fitting
the figure. What the English call box and
what the French volante shape wraps are
being pushed for popularity most vigorously
by the manufacturers and the chances are
just even whether this style, so frequently
and emphatically rejected and despised by
women. will now be accepted.
Clumsily large capes of the same type
as were worn last winter are eligible for
use in the coming season and the hand
soonest are made of thick sleek surfaced
dark cloth with broad borders of
by tall Kaiser collars. Another mode
shove a cape with long Kersey skirts to
the hem of the dress and then over this
to the hip falls another cape of fur and it
is perfectly patent that the long haired
pelts are to be first in the hearts of our
country women this year.
Silver fox is the most costly and sump-
tuous skin. far, far. more fashionable than
seal or sable, and now, by some secret
means. the furriers are bringing out long
haired black furs mottled in tiny white
specks. This is called Labrador fox and
the fur boas are minus heads and tails
and are shaped exactly like those of feath-
ers and silk muslin ruches that we have
worn all summer That is, from great
girth at the back of the head cub bear
or Canadian sable boar tapers to slender
points at the waist line and few run long
er than this. and all are meant to be held
togetner with ornamental pins at throat
and belt
Every handsome fur trimmed cape is fas-
tened at the collar in front by an orna-
mental clasp, and the jewelers. select bril-
liant agates. full of red and white fire. and
polish them highly and sink them in broad
rims of gold or silver. The whole pin is
about the sfze1of, a dessert spoons bowl,
is called tigers eye and catches the cape
together under the chin
Long cloth coats that might easily be
called ulsters and made of broadcloth, vi
euna, or Venetian cloth, are out on the
Chesterfield or Raglan pattern, as those
for men are modelled. Their pockets are
ample, and the one feminine suggestion is
the tall. up-rolled collar, often lined with
moie's fur that gives the tenderest most
grateful touch to the face possible, and the
smoked. peari-grey color, Of which forms
soft. becoming background for the face
The majority of these long coats are made
to fasten with the buttons out of sight, or
one or two very choice cut steel disks hold
the fronts together and twinkle in the soft
deep hair
There is a pretty fashion coming in of
using bullet-shaped buttons of brass as
trimmings on sleeves and yokes and the
fronts of cloth suits. These are copies of
the buttons that small boys in livery wear
and they are not the first brass ornaments
that have crept into women's wardrobes.
Some of the handsomest of the new UNI
brellas have initials in brass sunk in the
wood OF their handls, monograms on leath-
er purses are made of tall, skeleton brass
letters and brass-beund travelling bags.
Shopping bags and brass headed hatpins