The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-17

draped tunic Certainly the new models
for wraps boast no very radical changes.
Both in the capes and the long coats there
is the same tendency to favor the models
that are elongated at the back, while with
the jackets the long fronts are often seen.
The long coats that entirely envelope the
gown will be worn a great deal for carriage
and automobile toilettes, also for winter
travel For dressy visiting toilettes the
halfway lengths in coats and capes Will be
favored, and the short jackets Will hold
their own for morning wear.
SO many of the wraps boast scalloped
border: in fact, this elaborate scalloping Is
the most distinctive feature of this seasons
wraps A long automobile coat that was
very swell was built of masuc cloth. 1t
fitted close into the curves OF the hgure
like a modern princess robe, with the TUT
ness at the back commencing at point
fully eight inches below the waist line.
This coat Tapped over little to the lett
side where it was finished with small
rounding scallops that extended also
around the bottom. Large bone buttons, Il
shade darker than the coat, fastened 1t.
The high turnover collar was OF paslei
blue velvet.
The iaunty little triple Directoire capes
ornament great many of the long ana
medium length wraps. They are very short
extending Just a trifle over the shoulders
and are carried under the snort Drodi
revers of the coat.
One of the newest dressy wraps Is made
of pierced mouse-colored CLOTH heavily
braided in black soutache It is built rather
on the lines of a sack coat and fastens at
the left side with a single gold filigree
CLASP. From the point where it fastens.
the jacket begins to slope away so that it
describes rounded point at the back Two
shaped founces of the plain cloth COM
mence at the revers where they are only
an inch wide and increasing in width bor-
der the entire jacket.
Pierced cloth heavily braided is en-
rloyed for the sleeves. The revers and tall
Medicis collar are of deep shade of burnt
orange velvet. The lining which shines out
conspicuously through the pierced material
Is of dull orange satin. The effect of this
combina ton of pale gray, black and orange
is singularly rich and altogether novel for
a wrap.
Another elaborate long jacket to be worn
with visiting toilette is of the palest tan
cloth, just a shade darker than parchment.
1t is close fitting at the back and boasts a
broad box plat at the front that extends
unconfined to the bottom of the coat This
is covered with peirced white suede over
turquoise taffeta. over this the cloth forms
round scallops. four at each side which
almost touch at the middle of the box plaft
Each scallop is ornamental at the center
with a large enamel button. Black velvet
Is employed for the square revers and high
NIedicis collar. The sleeves of the cloth are
finished with broad cuff of pierced suede
over the blue taffeta.
One of the iauntiest of the short Jacket;
Is built of bright red cloth. 1t fits Close
into the curves of the figure at the bach
and extends Just to the waist-line. Tit
front which is a bit longer laps over tt
the left side. where 1t fastens with two
large. black. bone buttons. A broad straI
of the cloth stitched with several rows Of
black floss gives a finish to the bottom OF