The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26
STRIKING incongrusty IN fash
ions Ii motel b. Anita de Cam
of In the Chicago Timss-Hsr-
aid. While the general RUE
nraxaIis that clothes shall %


made an exception and ara allowed to
hang hideousIy loose about the fgnre-
They are not supposed 10 be full On the
contrary. they are 30 acanf that 70 sioop
over In one Of the new long coats II ac-
tuaiiy difficult. To SAY that they are mar
row and shapeiess defines thsm fairy.
Not In many years have winter wraps
been no thoroughly tnarusfic IN shape
and, as though to atone for the ugly out
line, they are being made up In all kinds
OF expensive fabrics
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Capes ia particular are unusually elao-
orata. EsgeraI velvet ones that nave ]uss
bean imported have been raved over BY
ali who have seen them One In black vel
vet is completely covered with black SILK
appiiuued to the velvet In very open
worked design II has little black satin
cord whipped 10 the edges OF the SILK
The cape il narrow and fits smoothly over
the shoulders. Al the bust line II IL en-
circled with a row Of black silk fringe
applied In q waving line. and toward the
bottom Of the CAPE another row OF SILK
fringe In applied In the same waving iine-
The garment In cut In one circular piece.
and fitted to the shoulders b. means OF
two darts The high faring collar u ap-
plioued like the body Of the CAPE. and II
is edged with narrow feather trimming.
the trimming continuing from the collar
down the front edges Ut the cape. II -
lined throughout with white satin.
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Another in castor~eoiored velvet Is DOT
ted with Jet cabochons. II reaches nai
way down TO the knees and Ia further
trimmed with four rows OF chenille eua-
broidery, applied with scailoped outline.
II II finished with a storm collar faced
with violet satin and tied under the chin
with a large bow OF violet mousseline de
sole The ends OF the bow are plated and
shirred into ruehfngs ut Intervals, ana
are SO long that they fall almost 10 the
ground The lining throughout ss OF vio-
let satin A third cape was shorter ana
prettier than the other two. II was In
black velvet In one piece, with a high,
square collar. The collar and yoke were
heavily embroidered with jet and the col
lar was faced with white satin. The
three circular rufiies of black velvet were
cut In points like bats wings. a wide
bias fold was draped around the should
ers In capuchon drapery and caught TO-
Rether In from. with butterfly Dow OF
lace and vsivsf. rhe lining was OF DELFT
blue and white. brocade. and the todue
accompanying the cape was OF blue vel
vet TO match the yoke.
A perfect rage has manifested itself this
wear for velvet II II used for coats jack
cts. short basques. long redingotes, cifcu-
lars and princess affairs. that. according
to the finish. are either gowns or cioaks-
very elegant loose coat OF black yeiFet'
heavily quilted and interiined with felt so
that II h proof against the coolest wealth
or. reaches quite to the knees Around
the top II Is incrusted with motifs OF black
elk applirued to the velvet after having
tlrst been carefully embroidered with black
chenille The collar and cuffs are trimmed
IN the same way. with incrusiatons OF
embroidered silk. A double plating OF
black monsseline de sole finger wide
placed down the opening OF the coat, fails
in a full cascade and continues around the
bottom Of the coat. Shoulder capes are
made OF the same plated mousseline. A
double ruching OF mousselirie and chenille
heads and edges of the plaitings and Dor
ders the collar Piaitings Of black taneta
would undoubtedly be far more practicable
than the mousseline de sole. and would
prahahiy Jock equally we'll. Tho back and
the fronts OF the coat are perfectly straight
and the under arm pieces are sioped In
Just the least bit at the waist. The quilted
lining is made OF mauve satin.
One of the very few graceful wraps OF
the year is counterpart Of the ciaaks that
were worn In 1855. II fs tight-fitting prin-
cess of dull violet velvet. fastened down
mating with silk ornaments shaped like the
brandehonrgs, The coat IS SO long that II
touches the ground all the way around
trailing we'll behind. where II Ia split open
20 Let the skirt show at the back. Toward
the bottom wide bias band Of velvet Il
arranged In rigzag points In two rows. one
crossing the other like the petals Of a flow
err. The sleeves are tish; fitting, Turning
either up down at the neck is a wide
sable collar shaped into potn, behind and
slipping into nuaotched revsrs In front. a
large picturesque mum matches the coilas,
aud the hat. a dircctolrs shape. IL covered
with dun violet velvet 1t h trimmed with
wide garter ~ violet silk and several
clusters Of nauve ostrich tips.
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anp'iqolng. which Is NJ much :, fsvor
~ present. forms az important f@attlre ~
sfe most expensive COATS that ~ ,,e,,-
made 10 order. One thar have sen s,T.
lately IN process Of construction i@ = ,nnv
re'iingote made tlg1t-atting all oyer ana
nneamfoFtahly ~ about the limbs II IL
open down the front over long narrow
stole ef gray cloth. supsfhiv appliauetr with
gray cloth Of a lighter sha,le. The e,sa, T.
In dark gray cloth. oruanentest around tha
hctiem with anpIiqpeS scrolls ns ngt{sa,.
gray stitched nn with row after ras, a.
white silk thresa Two cellars frts~, the
neck. One IS a high standing Collar. carr.
mounted by circular fare and Fastened
under The ohtn with Stoeky velvet AaS
ard the other = large marine ros,ns he
hind ara terminating I'm square revers
In trent. where Il ss cpen ovev iha stole
Both collars are appliquei with stitched
scrolls, The sieeverS are long end tight
ana ornansented lust above the rlhows s.th
seroilng design THE whole rattra.a,e
r. lined with eetise satin ani is designed
to he worn WITH sooue ~ eertss ve.seI.
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Sack coats are very chic err certain ey-
ures. bat ore rsnst ta % the saek e,at
born to hook we'll ~ y. K makes sha wf,-
man wssc is stout trek positively mo- astrcus
and II wrinkles tn uncanny folds ca tNa
woman who Ia thsn. no that she seems =,
he fairly shrsveied I'd. II ~ aa,slv FAR the
being Of perfect proportions. '"ahove ever
are height. ana plump" Yes .a~ those
who regard fashion above suitability. les
n ho saia that the sack coat Is by All .,ssss
tire most fashionable clctA coat {. fse
year.
What funny ella fashions ara being re-