Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-15

-HE senarate wrap and the opera
cloak for the coming winter are
having expended upon their con-
struction unlimited time, thought and
expense An opera cloak always re-
ouires a certain amount of care that 1T
may be sufficiently elaborate as well
as more becoming than any other out
side wrap in the trousseau, but not
for many years has there been the
problem of q reception cloak to be
contended with. For some time past a
smart tailor-made costume worn with a
handsome waist of the same shade in
either cloth or silk has been consld-
cred appropriate for even the most
formal afternoon entertainment, put
now Dame Fashion has wearied of this
simple style of dress and demands for
the afternoon an elaborate gown, COM
plete throughout of velvet, silk chiffon
or finest embroidered cloth, over Whlch
is to be worn a three-quarter length
loose coat or cape, in itself smart ana
elaborate garment.
For the afternoon wrap all materials
from plush to perishable chiffon are
made UP, but in the fashioning of this
cloak it is we'll to take into considera-
ton the coloring and the texture of
the gown with which it is to be the
most frequently worn. For real SER
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proved so good as black coat or
brocade, satin or cloth, but If black
Is selected the garment must be most
elaborately embroidered and trimmed
with only the handsomest lace and rib
bon work to accord at all with fash
ions present dictates. The embro1d-
cred work so much in demand just now
is indeed very beautiful, so that against
a dark background 1t has an excellent
chance to show up to special advan-
taee. This, however, does not in any
way prevent there being as much hand
work on the most delicate hued
fabrics as the amount of material will
allow. An opera cloak differs from the
reception wrap in that it is of lighter
coloring, is longer and is of different
cut, but one is really no handsomer or
more elaborate than the other.
The Afternoon Cloak
In order to keep the cloak intended
solely for afternoon wear quite dis
tinct from the more effective evening
coat cloth is now generally relegated
to the daytime, while satin, velvet
and plush are used at night A fur
lined cloth coat is delciously warm and
comfortable, and now that the gown
will in all probability be of rather
light texture, as chiffon or thin silk
1t is doubly necessary that the carriage
be afforded that is the most desirable
fur for lining, but there are number
less less expensive skins, while mink
and even squirrel are as fashionable as
ever, and hence much in demand For
a squirrel lining it would be better to
get only the dark skins, not the white
stomach of the animal, which is thin,
and besides was so widely sold last
winter in the cheap ready-made coats.
A good fur-lined coat is an excellent
Investment and if properly taken care
of during the summer will last an in
definite length of time. One of the
newest fads, if one happens to possess
an old, rather shabby fur-lined coat,
is to take the old fur out and use it
as an interlining in the new garment
covering the fur with a silk or satin
lining. Needless to say, fur is only
used In this way when the expense of
repairing it or adding new skins would
be more than the old skins would war;
rant. Long fur cloaks in astrakhan,
sable, mink and baby lamb, fabulous In
price though they be, will be much in
evidence this winter, and, of course,
with such wrap no other wrap is
obligatory, although some lighter cloak
of silk, satin or cloth will receive it's
due share of wear if provided.
The Russian pony coats, which were