The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-09

wardrobe and complexion. such designs
may be made to do duty for several oc.
casions. The short-waisted body, the
long and flowing skirts. the sleeves manip-
ulated after a thousand and one differ
ent effects. all Of those items afford a
| field for the trimmer that the latter Is
| not slow to take advantage Of.
Some wraps OF Empire persuasion have
the characteristic short body part done
In fur and the balance of the coat In
some pale tinted cloth or satin that best
accords with the furry pelt. For ex-
ample, charming one seen the other
day at an exclusive importers has the
body part In chinchilla, the stripes that
come on the back of the little animal
deftly handled to form a bias pattern.
Hanging loose after a bolero fashion. the
coat skirts start below this at the bust
line. one OF the new satin cloths--they are
a regular satin weave on the face and
broadcloth of high luster on the back-in
a cold tint of pale blue being used. The
sleeve was cape top of the chinchilla,
matching the bolero in shape and size,
and topped loose cape affair of the
cloth that came but a tride below the
elbow. Over all Of the fur part was
laid most elaborate embroidery in old
silver bullion braid, the design of a
very open character, so that the charms
of the fur were fully seen, and this same
old embroidery-it had decidedly
clesiastical air-formed a deep border all
around the hem Of the coat and covered
the cloth cape sleeve as well.
And, by the way, quite sometime ago
this column called attention to the fact
that ecclesiastical furnishings would
prove source OF Inspiration to many
q frIIv
have seen how the chasuble. the stole. the
altar vestments of the incense boys and
others have found reproduction in many
guises, and there is not shadow of
doubt but that this same ecclesiastical
suggestion will find itself much further
developed as the season rolls around.
A judicious touch of tinsel is quite
a fascinating feature of the trimming
scheme of many a smart design. One of
Its most bewftching expressions Is in old
iaces. where the pattern of the lace Is
worked over with fine silver threads. Do
not expect to attain Just the correct eff
rect with the cheap silver tinsel threads
that are offered: they all of them tarnish
quickly. and not only blacken themselves,
but everything they come ia contact with.
The career of the garment so adorned IN
Is brief. but an emiuently unsatlsfac-
tory, one.
The working of laces with those bullion
threads--for that were the better name
something cheap and OF imitation quail
twill prove one of the most attractive.
ana at the same time one of tne most
economical. pieces OF pickup" work for
the woman of fashion. On such wraps as
tnis where lace appears the price is well
up In the hundreds OF dollars: and the
weli-versed saleswoman will explain that
the handwork upon the lace alone is
worth almost the price asked for the en-
tire garment.
Another smart feature Is the working
OF some of the less expensive faces
with heavy stra nds Of soft SILK Here
the rope silk will not answer. and ex-
pert workers prefer to take six eight.
or even dozen, strands CT loosely
twisted flo silk with which to follow
the design of the lace. Well padded |
all of those embroideries must be. so |
that the pattern stands out in bold re-
lief against background that Is merely |
a suggestion of q foundation for the rich |
But to return to the wraps. There are |
decided "reminiscences OF the dolman !