Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-22
Short Fluffy Wraps Are Quite the
Thing Now.
IN ALL BLACK OR MADE over WHITE
A Dainty Toilet for a June Brides
Wearing.
HINTS IN RECONSTRUCTION
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

SdEtSSSS tdCt4IsLl NeliuC N4iSS A4stN --o-'N'
and yet no daughter of Eve can look at
them without an envious sigh The finish
ing touch to a princess gown is a little
cape which only covers the shoulders, and
in it's wide drOop carries out the scheme of
siruous grace which ends in the drop skirt
swirling about the wearer's ankles.
Black liberty silk with knife plated rrf-
hes of chiffon or lac, or even tuile, COM
prise these little capes. When You look at
them or even take them up in your Land it
is hard to tell exactly how they are made,
50 very full are they. The knife plated
rutfles with their double edges. seem TO be
Ike foam-they sway with every touch. TIE
collars are high and full, and wnere the
cape meets at the neck are two ends of
black liberty silk which have the honey
comb effect which is supers eding knife
plating for various purposes. Sometimes
these two ends hang TO the wais., and they
are never tied and really are only orEa-
mental, although they look as If they held
the cape together.
Takes Little skill in Making.
Making these capes is not very difficult,
ard yet there is no ornament. outside of a
paTasoi or Paris hat, for which one pays
so large an amount in proportion to the
amount of material secured. All that is
needed is a smart and new shoulder cape
pattern, and whatever amount of mat arial
said pattern calls for. And then so many
materials which one may have are avail
able for thess graceful little wraps. If CT
black the foundation silk may be anything
antique which is in the family scrap bag or
garnet chest. And then, if has SOM
old black lace to make the outer part If
the shoulder or falling piece, great wonders
may be effected All one led buy, then. is
liberty silk for the medici collar Cor a modi-
on Tn
the ends which hang SO Idly and decor
atlyely in front OF course, il takes a rath-
er long piece of lace, for it gathers up
good deal over the shoulders TO make the
proper effect And il has 10 he rather wide
lace, too So. like many garnitures which
oEe Is told can he mad. for 50 small a
sum, 1t Is only possible when one happens
TO have the proper material. But still lib
erty silk is not extremely expensive and
then Their is Brussels net. \ good quality
OF this net makes most fetching cape,
and as the styles in these shoulder capes
vary little from year to year, one has an
inv estment for the future.
smartest in Black and White.
The smartest capes this year are black
ard white But that can be made very
startling If one has always dressed in
rather sober colors. ] saw one designed for
wear with a magpie gown of black and
white cloth (really black cloth with mar
row white cord in it, of black and white
transparent material 1t looked like a fine
quality of net. 1t was white, and woven
through il a wide band of black net
With this was 10 be Worn u black hat with
white feathers and a parasol of white chif-
ION 1t was FL very dazzling, but j. was
going To summer by the SEA. And in the
bright sunlight with white sand and blue
water, gay cDiOTs are really necessary. Few
women seem to realize the full value Of a
note Of color in Il brilliant Sceue.
Bods Of lace, silk. net or ostr1ch feathers
are worn with the bright spring hats and
add very much 10 the general appearance
of wearer, hat and gown. Ostrich feather
b1aS are not a novelty by any means but
a handsome feather boa like bit o. good
lace. Is an investment for the future as
well as the present. and one need not worry
about its ncwueSs So long as il is handsome
arst becoming. Silk boas are usually Of lib
crty or some other thin silk and are. very
full. with ShiTred edges or with dots on the
Gigs y white Atrl,y silk boa With back
chenille dots on the edge, was recently rrIr-
chased from a well-kH"wn miIliner To wear
Win one "t htr creations of yellow straw
ana lace and pink roses. commonly kn,.wn
as hat. but in this case frelru.
Many niiiiHerS arr selling bOas Of lac. to
Dc worn with certain hats The price of the
Two combined l. usually pretty penny.
ara II : usually reCyS sary To make ,ne's
own lace boa 10 match a bonnet or nat if
one does not wish 10 b. extravag4lt.
TaTcta and Point d'Esprit.
A gown for a June wedding which has
been fashioned ahead Of time. as its y9earer
is leaving town, is of lilac taffe;a. trimmed
with coS%ehhy lace. Il is an imitation
lace. but II is not particularly inexpensive
at that. With this is worn a le-horn hat.
trimmed with white plumeS and oyer the
shoulders is thrown a cape Of point d.esurit
which has Two anticipated rufffes falling
over the shoulders. and a standin2; collar
OF the same material. All of these LITTLE
capcs have to have fouEda ion of silk
But 1t need not, Of course, De expensive
silk
This effect of either the whole hat ar some
ornament on the hat matching some tone in
the gown i one Of the favoritys Of the sea
son For instance. gown to be worn at a
morning wedding had on il a piping of red
velvet tthe gown itself was fawn coIorei
broa1clpthl- on the white tule hat with a
nOddtng white feather was a red velvet bow
which repeated the color on the gown
Another gown for this wedding was beauti-
ful and a made over" IL had originally
yellow bensaline silk. and il was very
simply made. To adapt it for afternoon
use a yoke and sleeves of white mousseline
de sole had been added. The yoke was
pulled and the sleeves were fulled into the
seam very slightly. giving a misty look to
the pink skin showing through A black
velvet collar and belt and black velvet
bow on the shoulder made a stunning COM
binatiOn of the three colors, yellow, white
and black. The hat topping this simple
dress was a big black straw, also with
plumes.
CIeyernesS Instead of Riches.
These two gowns were designed by sisters
belonging to a family where ability and
cleverness take the place of great fortune
Their various frocks are always beautiful
and never cost as much by half as their de-
sign and beauty would lead one to estimate
To use the old saw the capital used Is mixed
with brains and therefore requires only half
as much as when used unthipkingly.s
The chief idea this year is TO wear some
thing fluffy about the shoulders or at the
throat. That Is what these few descrip-
lions are intended to show forth. 1t does