The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21

~ VERY woman and every girl who
III can possibly afford II has made up
her mind that she will have an
AA evening wrap-or If she has not
already so decided tt will not take
her long to make her do SO once she has
seen the beautiful garments which have
been prepared for the winter seasons use.
And really, with the styles OF dress In
vogue this year, an evening wraps an
economy, a necessity, rather than a. lux
nry. With the puffy. fluffy sleeves that
decorate all of the dressierf frocks, the
coat sleeves which prevail In the street
wraps will prove entireey too. tight to ac-
comm odate the dress sleeves, and an eye-4
ming wrap cut upon approved lines-7that
is. with a Very large sleeve and an equally
large armsize--Will not only add greatly
to the appearance Of Its fair wearer, but
will prove a protection to the hiIny eve
ming dress as well.
The velvet wraps are In all OF the light
ser tints, ecru, champagne, framboise, tur-
quoise, maron-a 81 kind of a. chestnut
brown: not our old friend, maroon-the
new geranium shade in pink, and all OF
the violet, the fuchsia and the dahila
tints Real laces for trimming are used
to the exclusion Of almost all Others and
the favored ones are those of rather large
mesh and bod, outstanding design. The
newest among these is the handmade
macrame. This Is fashioned of round
twisted cord, which forms the main part
of the pattern, and the detail of the design
is worked in with heavy twisted linen
thread. It Is lace which may be rapid
ly made-that is, when compared with
the time necessary to produce the finer
kinds, such as Honiton, Brussels, Maltese,
ct al.-and by reason Of the large pattern
and bold design 1t is peculiarly well
adapted to the long, loose flowing style
Of garment now in vogue for evening
wraps.
Many Of the girls who possessed robes
Of renaissance lace in the days when these
were fashionable are now having them
made over into evening coats and wraps.
and elegant looking wraps do they make.
Posed over chiffon In any preferred tint
and decorated with plentitude Of chiffon
ruffles and ruchings a most effective gar
ment can be constructed at compare
lively little cost. And the best OF 1T Is
that every girl, TALL short. dark or fair.
each looks well In these lace coats, and
the chiffon and lining can be selected
from the gamut of colors which suits her
!. best.
!. OF course, those who can AFFORD to spend
fortune for a single wrap are having
coats made of rare furs, and the category
of pelts for this purpose seems 10 increase
every day. There are whole coats-and
they are not short ones. either-of ermlne
and sable and chinchilla, and these are
trimmed up with lace and embro1deries IN
a way which renders their beauty doibly
captivating. A beautiful chinch1lla model
has an embroidery Of ytolets and foliage
in the natural. tints worked upon The fur
in baby velvet ribbons and heavy chen1lie
threads The soft tones of the violets
blended in we'll with the changing gray
background, and the touch OF green lent q
bright relief to the somewhat monotonous
effect of the gray and violet. The muff
which accompanied It had the design
worked out upon an Italian Met lace, ruff
f1es Of this lace also appearing IN the
sleeves of the coat. 1855
One of the most favored materials for
the society girls evening wrap Will be
cloth woven to initiate the popular white
Russian caracul. This gives the rich cur
~ effect Of the fur very well, and lends
itself beautifully to embroide cries, Indeed,
embroideries upon this furry cloth, in
black as well as waiteare frequently used
upon furs Of high grade and quite large
cost When the coat or wrap Is fashioned
of this caracul cloth, and 1t Is equally
/! fashionable In both long and the Jaunty
short garments, then bands OF various
trimmings, such as bra1ds, passementer1es
cordelieres, embroideries. etc, are used
and frequently quilted silk ruchings will
be used to outline these bands as we'll
And the girl who uses ruched and plated
chiffon In almost any. width Will be sure
to have struck one Of the leading notes In
the harmony Of this seasons most ap.
proved styles. The riiched chiffon is uset
In flounce fashion, to make ruffles fol
sleeves and collar, to edge the fronts. ane
& is often applied in conventional patterns
just as braid or fringe Is.
A truly regal garment was worn thu
other evening to a theater box party blythe
4 wife OF one of the new n1illionatres. Thu
4 was a shawl-shape wrap of ermine and
was draped about the figure lust In thu