Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-05

and winter promises to see a .reyiyi
OF capes or OF wide cloaks. half cap
half cloak, with enormous sleeves
for wear with the gowns who's
sleeves are large above the elbow
and wide about the shoulders; II
other wraps are appropriate for sue
frocks, and when high sleeves wer
worn some years ago capes OF a.
sorts were fashionable. These loos
wraps come In length as far, at leas
as the knees. The new shoulder ei
fects in coats aud wraps Is the broa'
and square, but not too square
Those who are what Is termed high
shoulders should avoid these effects
The perfect shoulder slopes downwar,
from the neck and can stand III,
square effect at the shoulder edges
but the shoulders not so sloping ar,
made TO look deformed by the squared
finish.
A smart walking costume just from
Paris is a dark blue serge skirt and
coat. The skirt hes a group Of plaits
down the front, another at the back,
and Two on each side that extend
from TOP 10 bottom. and between
these the skin n cut TO flare around
the feet. The coat ID almost tight
fitting, and has long skirts almost to
the knees; these are pain. AT the
waistline there Is a row OF seven
large. blue crochet buttons. one being
below the waistAne. Six inches from
the waistline the cut is cut out to
show q guimpe Of ecru linon, with its
stock edged with embroidery In blues
and tans. The edges Of the opening
In the coat over the guimpe are plain.
but underneath the edges, out OF
sight. are a series Of silk covered
rings. through which blue silk braid
= bali lpch wids IL laced from top to
bottom, maklag five Ks across the
guimpe, Where tho braid tops at
me as!sids and lower part Of , The
ppehinF the 4nA~ ara concealed by
loops and drops OF blue silk passe-
menterie. The sleeves droop IN voiu-
minous folds from shoulders TO 81
bows. and are plated into cuffs els.h'
inches deep at the outside b. six in
side Of the sefke These cuffs have
blue crochet buttons at the outside
and blue silk braid is caught TO form
tiny crosses Or Xs at the inside. the
ends being fastened at the tops Of the
cuffs under buttons.
Another smart street costume Ii
strongly suggestive Of military modes
In it's cut and Its braid decorations
II Is q golden brown chiffon broad
cloth, and starts In a tightfitting
coat ttaf extends almost to the knees
The coat Is perfectly plain, save cha
in the front there Is a row OF brais
loops on each side, These sid
,EuueA which are tidht over the
hips, open owe a waist-coat Of Great
cnlored CLOTH with a stock and gid
eravat. with scarf ends of ysllo'
colored lace. There are gold button
on the waist-coat. which comes a Ii
tie below the waistline. The coa
fronts are fastened securely 10 th
WAIST coat and flare but only a trifl'
On each side a row of N'aid ornament
extend from the neck 10 the bottol
Of the coat. Each la six inches Ion
1.-The length running. Of course, acros
the coat. Each Is formed Of doubl
loops of silk braid an inch wide an
somewhat darker than the coat. an
these terminate at the edge OF III
coat fronts under large bown velvs
buttons having raised crochet centre
About the neck Of the coat, which
only slightly rounded out. is a yer
narrow turned down collar Of dar
brown velvet embroidered In gol
thread. The sleeves are wide COZ
sleeves. and end half way from elbow
To wrists. and are finished with wild
flaring cuffs of brown velvet. eac
having a row OF the large buttons 9
the top. and each having a small no
low square outlined on the lower edg
and centre with a strip OF brown We
vet embroidered In gold thread. Fror
these sleeves fall full flounces
heavy yellow lace, matching the era
at. The skirt just crears the groun'
and has a double skirt effect. Aroun
the bottom a plain. circular section {
the cloth is set IN the silk foundation
This flounce section has a half doze
strips of brown braid a quarter o
an inch wide and a quarter of an Inc
apart around the bottom and cut tn
left side Of thefront two OF the hug
crochet and velvet buttons are 81