The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-02
CUT OF The CAPES.
1t Is Easier to Make Homemade
Wrap Now Than Ever
before.

capes are all cut with rounding fronts
and sometimes sweeping around to the
back in point reaching nearly TO the
bottom of the dress. Many different
materials are employed. Among them
one sees broadcloth, ladies' cloth, faille
and the pretty new eiderdown, 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, are becoming.
|, Black or white lace appliqued, and
Sequins laid in fanciful designs, with
Sometimes handsome silk fringe, form
the trimming; and furs or chiffon ruch-
ing edge these elaborate wraps.
An odd-shaped wrap was of ivory
faille, the fronts rounding to an eN-
IRENE point only few inches from the
ground in the back. Ta1feta of a deli
cate shade of rose lined the cape, the
high faring collar lending to the wear
cr's face NEST becoming glow.
Around the entire cape was a broad
ruche of white chiffon, and a mother
of-pearl buckle, set in silver, held it
together. A very dainty affair was a
-ca1ss of Parma violet cloth, appliqued
with Milanaise lace, forming large bow
knots down each side and around the
back. band of beaver outlined the
cape and high Medici collar, and the
cape was lined with white taffeta.
Another, that suggested frosty
nights, was made of white broadcloth
with silver sequins, and lined with
primrose satin.
The cape was fashioned with deep,
round yoke, from which depended two
circular ruffles, the under one being
much deeper and both graduated to the
collar, making the rounded front effect.
The top ruffie was powdered with
sequins, and a dainty design in the same
silver sequins bordered the lower ruff
fe
Around the high, square collar and
outlining the yoke was band of white
astrakhan about two inches wide. This
cape could be prettily made in the new
eiderdown, using white, lined with a
rose geranium or poppy red taffeta.
1t could be fashioned easily and mex
pensively at home. AS the eiderdown
is yard wide, only three or four yards
would be needed, according to the
length desired; the cost is 65 cents a
yard, and the five yards of silk lining
can be purchased in the grade and price
best suiting your pCcketbook.
1t is said to be the desire of every
woman to make a cape, though she die
in the attempt; this season there need
he no such perishing thought, for the
capes are really quite easy to fashion.
There was something eXasperating
about making the square-cornered
cape, for, somehow, the points had a
trick of coming out uneven, though the
cape was measured ever SO carefully.
But with the round point it is different.
You double the cloth, and, getting a
graceful sweep, you cut around the cor
pers and up tC the neck in one long,
beautiful curve. The collar is more
difficult, if it be in one piece. but the
novice can make the collar and sew it on
afterward, concealing the junction with
TlDDOn OF Ddnu OF 1uT.
Those who have trouble holding the
tall collars erect can keep them up by
attaching Il long bow of satin ribbon
to the middle of the back. Ends of ri b.
bon are then brought around and
hooked under the chin. With this strap
to support it, a collar will stand up
right in the stiffest breeze.
For evening wear fine fiannelette
makes very good cape, and ii can be
selected in sober colors, so that it looks
very much like broadcloth. l saw one
which l AM positive was a fiannelette
in beautiful dull green hue that
rivaled the palms which were so lib
orally distributed in the lobby of the
theater. AS the wearer unlocked the
cape | noticed that it was lined with
black silk, which seemed to me rather a
return toward the old dark Innings. The
cape was trimmed with ribbon all
shirred and put on in the form of low
ers' knots. These, BY the way, are the
easiest design one cen make. The rib
bon is shirred and laid around III almost
any careless way so as to form two
loops and two ends; The result is bound
to be lovers kpot.''
The most expensive trimming of the
cape was great quantity of fur tails,
which were put on overlapping each
ether very close togsther.
These tails, l am told, can be pur-
chased as low as one dollar dozen, but
as this is an exceptional price, it is bet
ter to quote little more. Tails at this
price are scarcely more than a finger in
length, as many are required
Capes for calling and shopping are
made exactly like evening capes, only
they are little more staid in color.
You see them very fancy, though. and
noticed a gray melton cloth cape, lined
with pink satin, out calling recently.
True, the wearer was in her coupe, for
the lightness of the garment would
have prevented one from walking in it.
The cape was bordered with two very
deep ruffies of figured silk, one falling
below the other; and was trimmed
around the edge with the frilled ribbon.
1t was fancy little affair, pretty and
warm enough for this weather.
Though they made an effort to re-
vive the very long circular cape this
year, it was unsuccessful, for young
women do not like to hide their dainty