The Jersey City news., 1903-12-03
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THEATRE and
OPERA WRAPS
Beauty and Extravaganza
Evident in Those of
3 This Season.
SILK, cLoTH AND FuRs
Rsal Lacss and Chiffon Much
Used Ruches and
Plaits.

Every woman and every girl who car
possibly afford it has made up her mind
that she will have an evening wrap-ol
if she has not already SO decided it will
not take long to make her do so once she
has seen the beautiful garments which
have an evening wrap-or if she has not
already so decided it viii not take long to
make her do so once she has seen the
beautiful CARR 3nts which have been pre-
pared for tt snter seasons use.
And realF ith the styles of dress in
vogue this y an evening wrap is an
economy, a necessity, rather than lux
ury. With the puffy, fluffy sleeves that
decorate all of the dressier. frocks, the
coat sleeves which prevail in the street
wraps will prove entirely too tight to ac-
commodate the dress sleeves, and an eve
ming wrap cut upon approved lines-that
IL, with u very Sc SlCc0C dud al III
ly large armsize--wil not only add great
ly to the appearance of its fair wearer
but will prove a protection to the flmy
evening dress as well.
And the wraps. themselves are made of
such charming sheer and shimmering
cloths and velvets and chiffons and laces
that they seem rather to be the work of
fairy fingers than of mortal hands. The
velvet wraps are in all of the lighter tints
ecru, champa gne, framboise. turquoise,
maroon-a kind of chestnut brown, not
our old friend. maroon-the new gerani-
um shade in pink, and all of the violet,
the fuchsia and the dahlia tints And
to add to the impression of luxury these
are embroidered in silk, in lace in beads
or in spangles, and even the most e1pens-
i've furs are cut up into little bits to set
off the design. Real laees are used to the
exclusion of almost all others, and the
favored ones are those of rather large
mesh and bold, outstanding design.
The newest among these is the hand
made 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 a heavy
twisted thread. 1t is lace which may
be rapidly made-that is, when COM
pared with the time necessary to pro-
duce the finer kinds such as Honitcn.
Maltese ct al.-and by reason of the
large pattern and bold design 1T is pc,
culiarly we'll adapted to the long, loose,
flowing style of garment now in vogue for
evening wraps. One magnificent wrap
was shown the other day the body OF
which was in a snlphury shade of white
cloth weave as soft and supple as silk.
This was elaborately decorated with ma
crane which had been made to fit the
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lace went all around the end of the gar
meat, which reached to the feet, and pas
sed UP both sides of the front, narrowing
as it neared the neck. The design was
repeated in petto for the shallow shoulde
cape, and showed to exquisite advantage
on the long loose sleeve, the founce which
decorated the coat being reproduced here.
All of the lacework was backed with
double chiffon in geranium pink which.
CLEANED through the twine-like meshes
and harmonized beautifully the colorine
of the lace with the cloth.
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 an.
wraps, and very costly and elegant look
Ing wraps do they make. Posed over
chiffon in any preferred tint and deco
rated with plentitude Of chiffon ruffles
and rdchings most effective garment
can be constructed at comparatively
tlittle cost. And the best of it is that ev.
! cry girl, tail, short, dark or fair, each
looks well in these lace coats, and the
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