Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-13

ment ITS descendant has often over its sober
cplofed shoulders a perfect riot of color in
tn" shape of a hood Of liberty velvet Of the
brightest shades, and while Priscil!a's cloak
fastened at the throat with never Il ribbon
to mark the place its descendant has a bow
OF black velvet with long ends. which pre-
Il nj to be useful, but really are Very orna-
mental.
In Excellent Taste.
\ few nights ago a woman came in with
one OF these capes over black velvet
gown The cape was of castor and had no
hood, so its only relief was the black vel
vet ribbon at the throat. The toque worn
with it was of black tulle with a chouX of
pale blue velvet miroir on the left side
When the cloak was given to the maid to
be checked and the waist came into view
the same pale blue velvet was seen on the
collar The whole costume was in most
excellent taste, and good taste. alas is not
always part of the elaborate gowns Of
III" present. for rage for trimming is moi
good guide, he who runs may read
WY long coats and cloaks should appear
when skirts sweep the ground is not quite
clear 1t Is very graceful, indeed, this
length Of aterial. but il demands cabs
For a woman walking on the street wear
ing a l"Eg skirt and over it long coat is
a sight to strike dismay to poet who has
sung or the daintiness of woman, and to
brihS JOY to n young physician who is stin
struggling to gain practice. Under a long
coat there is nothing to do but to let the
skirt drag, The skirt cannot even be
reached without st6oping to it, and to keep
IL clear OF the ground with all the weight
OF IN" heavy coat, would take an Amazon
to say nothing of the grntesqueness of the
pose.
Capes Arc Convenient
With a long cape or sleeveless cloak it
is. of course different. The skirt can be
reached with great ease and lifted far
above
century, the ever-present microbe Then
| when place of safety is reached, and the
graceful trailing skirt is dropped the long
CLOAK looks as If it Were part of the pa
geant.
Most of our amusements require some ex-
posufe to sharp air and some hours of sit
ting IN overh@ated halls. rooms or theaters
IN the latter he cloak rooms are impos-
sibfe: In the dressing rooms set aside in
private houses the crushing effect of tons
wrap worn must be soft. warm and NOT
easily nussed. And last but not least, in
the necessity for cloaks instead of coats
comes the fact that our theater waists and
evening waists are far too pretty to be
squeezed into a coat
therefore, wherever one goes this winter
one meets hundreds of sensible women in
long cloaks or caDes usually made with
very high collars, while over the head Is
worn a scarf or hood, more often the
former Sometimes when the cape has a
very nigh collar and the hair is quite thick
there is no sign of scarf or hood, even in
the erstwhile conservative New York street
car. where woman's one aim in life has
heretofore seemed to be to look SO much
IKE othef women that she would not merit
mat dreaded term conspicuous"
Hints for Making Over.
II the cloak resembling that of Priscilla
Is very late revival of a very old style
garment it does not follow that capes of a
few years ago which in nowise remind us
of the ali-pervading Mayfiower contingent
may not be used. All Of the military capes