Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-30
GREEN SATIN TIANTLE

] tions, shapes, materials and col
ors are included in the fashion
liable wardrobe for this summer, and as
almost without exception every gar
ment of this sort is attractive the diff
ficulty of choosing what is possible
merely from the expense side of the
question is exceedingly difficult.
There never was a season when there
were so many models for coat and skirt
to match, so many different materials
considered suitable for this design. On
the other hand, there are many more
gowns made with waist and skirt to
match over which some wrap must be
worn. Automobiling and the craze
that exists for all outdoor sports make
1t absolutely essential that there shall
be an infinite variety of wraps of loose
outer garments which can be donned
at will, in accordance with whatever
state of the weather may prevail. For
the light wraps to be worn over the
filmy, transparent gowns of lingerie
are CONNECTIONS in lace and silk while
for the evenings are the most fascinat-
ing wraps, which, while apparently so
light and thin as to be no possible
protection, have in reality quite suf-
ficient warmth and substance.
OId-Fashioned MantiIIa
Nantes and mantillas sound like
old-time fashions, and SO indeed they
are, but this is an age when old-time
fashions are in great demand, when
the picturesque and graceful are popu
lar and when Dame Fashion lays down
her laws that the practical and the pic
turesque shall be combined with an up
to-date smartness that is most at
tractive and alluring. The mantles,
known more often by the name of loose
cloak or wrap, must hang quite loose
from the shoulders, and, although fit
ting close around the shoulders, must
hang in full, loose folds. The circular
cloak, made with a shoulder cape or
without, just as desired, is a charming
ly graceful design and is made up in
light cloth or silk in all light shades.
Bands of velvet ribbon are a favorite
lining, or bands of Persian embroidery
put down the front or only on the cape.
The big hood with tassels is occasion
ally seen, but the cloak without hood,
cape or collar and with straight bands
of Persian trimming or braid down the
front and around the neck is very
smart garment if it is we'll cut and
fitted. To the unnitiated the question
of fit when it is loose garment seems
absurd. In reality there is quite as
much reason for taking a lot of trouble
to have it fitted as though it were a
tight waist, for If there is too much
fulness or too little then Immediately
is the smart look lost and all dress
must he smart in these days.
The Empire style of evening wraps
so fashionable this last winter, has
been somewhat altered and modified
for the spring and summer, although
the model continues to be popular. The
short Jacket fitting to perfection around
the shoulders and with the fullness be-
low, either in feathers or pleats, is an
especially effective and practical de-
sign in lace, for the Jacket part can
he lined and then the hem left trans
parent, or there can be a light silk
lining throughout.
Nelling wraps and mantleS are just
a trifie eccentric, or so they seem at
first. the material being so thin ana
light that of necessary a lining is re-
quired. Chiffon comes under the same
category, as does also chiffon cloth,
and yet there is positively no end to
the mantles and wraps made up in all
thin fabrics and in all colors. The ac-
Gordon pleated designs still find favor
in them, and with the quantities of ma
terial now demanded in all dress the
accordion pleated effects are most sat
isfactory. Gathered effects are harder
10 manage, for the material somehow
seems more chunky when it is gathered
Extremely smart are both the short
and long half fitting coats The lines
are without exception long and grace
ful. the sleeves wide and flowing and
the material light in weight and light
IN color combines TO make most at
trz<tiye garment. In serge are also
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