The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-06

fon and some jetted ospreys give a light
and graceful effect that is very pleasing
very original vsite is made of black
peau de sole and accordion plated chf-
fon. 1t Is cut short at the back, but has
long pointed ends in front, which are
trimmed with narrow black silk guipure.
The rounded collar and revers are faced
with accordion plated chiffon and edged
with full chiffon quilings. The deep, ac-
Gordon plated chiffon hounce which forms
the sleeves Is also quilted at its border.
There Is an inner wastcoat of plated
chiffon, which holds the garment closely
to the figure at the back and to complete
the toilet there is n large hat of drawn
chiffon trimmed with long black paradise
ospreys. Under the left side are folds of
hame-coored velvet, caught with two
paste and silver buckles.
Capes proper range from very short to
medium short. and while nine in ten are
covered with frils of the most diaphan-
ous fabrics, a few are as quantity prim
and old-time In cut and fin sh as II res
cued from an attic chest where they had
lain for half hundred years
One OF these new-old models Is shawl
shaped. pointed in the back. rounding ND
In front, and reminiscent of old school.
stately ladies', though designed to graz @
the younger and more frivolous of their
grandchildren The material is black sat
In and the decorations are three shallow
scalloping nounces of open ietwork over
puffings Of white chiffon. These are set
about the shoulders again at the level of
the elbows and just below the waist line
The cape has high collar fastened by
falling ends OF wide ribbon. which are
caught by an old-fashioned buckle OF
gold and silver fillgree.
Jaunty little capes that reach just to the
elbows are as numerous as ever, together
with longer ones that quite cover the
arms. A handsome cape in pastel blue
cloth Is closely Killed from top to bot
tom and is run at the edge with three or
four rows of black velvet ribbon. But the
chic OF the whole AFFAIR really rests on tho
broad black velvet that IS threaded about
the shoulders through a curious pointed
appication that is partly braid and part
ly thick inerustations of coarse linen pail
lettes, wholly original and effective.
Alternate rows OF black velvet and whit.
lace Insertion form another cape made on
"A white satin lining The velvet ia deli
Cately embroidered with turquoise steel
and jet. and the garment is edged by a
deep hounca OF white glace covered
by one OF black chiffon. There are stole
ends IN front which are Of black and white
chiffon.
very beautiful little evening cap. IA
made OF white satin yelled with a deep
nounce OF embroidered black chiffon II
has a high collar with full rufae Of
white lace which cascades down the 'front.'
fastening at the throat with a silver clasp
There are stole ends OF black chiffon and
large. outstanding revers. like bats wings.
OF black velvet
The newest golf capes come In nlaids
that are patterned as much like go- bang
board as ever They are remarkably light
aud brilliant In color but show few de.li-
I'd novelties IN design
Among smarty cat cloth coats for
economically minded women there are
numberless Ejons and Elton coats and
plain. short tlghI-ntting cut0ways. whose
small rcVers torn back iust enough tn
show the uccktie ard which fastea with
horn buttons The cutawHy never goes
oH any more than does the oorrcsp ,rfiuy
fashion fer men IL may vary a little n
length. in the style ef sleeve, OF in Toe slz.
aud shapc ot the revers. but 20 all in.
tents aud purposes q is the samo gar
mrut fyom season TO season. Many w3-
mcn prefer This garment SO gr,uEiy. as 30
c'luS Go 10 whatever the novelties some
81 che open coats have rather high col
lars which hsrc from thc neck. uut most
~ the collars turn down either square or
round. ELLEN DISCERN.