River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-22
New Modes in Winter Wraps

ders, except when they are accentuate0
to such an exteEt that they become
ludicrous. The clever tailor manages
when necessary to square the shout
ders of his clients before sloping them.
A very pretty pelerine of fichu effect
is obtained in nantes by an insertion
round the shoulders of heavy guipure
lace, edged on either side with a mar
row fur trimming and very often ac-
companying this there is high Medici
collar.
Many beautiful fur nantes are made
with a draped capuchin Of contrasting
fur, folds of lace and chiffon. A lovely
Papal shade of violet is being great
deal used for evening wraps, lined, as
a rule, with ermine, and showing a
big pelerine collar of the same fur.
Electric blue velvet is also worn with
mink. A beautiful model of three
quarter length was gagged in shawl
like fashion, edged with a 15-inch
fringe of knotted silk of the same
shade, and finished with collar of
link, which fell in stoles down the
front. This was lined with a thick
creamy white satin.
Then many of the cloth models, gen.
orally white or cream, are trimmed
with a mixture of silk and chenille
fringe in the same shade and ruchings
of a slightly deeper tone of velvet
These ruchings are the true sign of
the return to the early Victorian pc
Rod. They have smartness all their
own, but / think, somehow, they look
better on dresses than on nantes.
Flounces, too, are much in vogue.
A pretty, putty-colored specimen Of
sartorial art showed three deep
founces with little piped ruches of taf-
feta in between. This had deep pei
crime collar edged with the same ruch-
ing and finished with a suede belt Of
deeper tone. With this was worn
a very wide toque of plated chenille
and straw in three shades of brown,
with feathers to match, accompanied
by deep stole Of mink
Light cloth dresses trimmed with
dark furs are ideal for early winter,
and this combination will be much in
evidence, during the next few months,
as it was in the early part Of last
spring.
There is a distinct fancy for the old
corduroy velvets, and in brown and
deep ivory shades they are really love-
ly. Although light, they are warm
and can be worn without coat.
Very smart is fawn-colored cordu-
roy skirt with suede coat of the same
shade. Suede, by the way, as I have
often before told you, will be prom
inent note of autumn fashions 1t Of
fers unique opportunities to the tailor,
and is extremely becoming in black,
brown and soft gray shades.
Leather and kid strappings are again
| used with tweed coats and skirts. They
are necessity where the shooting cos
tune is concerned, across the shoul-
, ders of the Norfolk jacket Leather
round the skirt, except in very narrow
binding, is a mistake, as it adds great
ly to the weight. And, believe me,
weight should always be avoided.
Tucks are tremendously in vogue,
both on coats and on skirts. The all
round trotteuse skirt is admirable
when arranged with fine tucks of grad
uated widths, with a short blouse bod
ice treated in the same way. / think
it is always essential to have some
thing at the hem of these short skirts
to give certain amount of solidity.
ELLEN OSMONDE.