The Washington times., 1906-03-06
EWRApS
Are to Be Used In the Evening During
the Summer.

Judging by the present popularity Of
lace evening wraps there is TO be no
other style Of cloak made up from now
on until the autumn. Many women de-
pended upon their furs-which cost truly
fabulous prices-as opera cloaks for the
winter, but the weather has been un-
comfortably mild this season and it
would be well nigh impossible to wear
fur cloak from now on until the great
fashion change inaugurated every East
er.
Model closks are selling for ridiculous
~ small prices this month and next
and among them are number Of hand
some and smart wraps The Interim
iugs can always be taken out II the
garment Is to be worn through the sum
n1er. and except I'm weight there is not
necessarily any material difference in
the style Of wrap worn In the different
seasons
The Empire Style Popular.
The empire style is peculiarly well
suited to a loose sort of costume as an
opera cloak or a tea gown, 1t Is. per-
haps. a pity that the fashion cannot be
confined TO these two departments. for
try as all modistes will. it seems impos-
sibie to make a becoming afternoon or
evening costume after an empire model.
In heavy lace, Irish-real or a good ma
tsrial-some of the handsomest evening
wraps are 10 be found. White and deep
cream are most popular. although all
light colors are to be seen, in some of
which only the silk or chiffon body is
colored. while in others the lace is of
the shade of the material
One modsl-an exceptionally attractive
one-was OF Irish lace made I'D over
! white panne velvet. The yoke was seal
loped TO coincide with the pattern OF the
iSces anc there was a high standing coll
| Tar OF satin. faced on both sides with
lace Inc fun puff sleeves were of the
velvet finished from below the elbow
with ruchtngs of lace and satin The
| lace. attached full below the woke. fell
! in soft. wide folds TO below the knees
IN front the wrap was fastened with
large rhinestone ornaments. and al the
ciennes. the ends OF which fell almost
| 10 the end of the cloak
Chiffon and Panne Velvet Worn.
Chiffon and panne velvet are both
worn just as much ia the spring and
summer as during the winter. but satin
| Of course. and the various silks and
| hrOcades are also favorite materials for
| the foundations of a light wrap.
Chiffon is a texture so pretty and so
/
go really out Of favor There are, how
ever, times when IL Is more fashionable
| than at other periods. At present chif-
| fon Is worn a great deal by young girls
and in the odd shades which are difficult
/ 10 find IN other textures IL stands first
! among the fashionable materials, This
| spring chiffon viii be used a great deal.
/ but always combined extensively with
/ lace and hand embroidery. Many of the
/ supposedly chiffon wraps are so much
| trimmed with embroidery and so Gov
! cred with lace ruchings and rufffes,
/ Capes and hounces that the original tex
/ ture is altogether lost sight OF. Side
| plated lavender chiffon. more OF less
/ deliberately trimmed with lace and laid
! over a lining OF pale blue silk or satin.
! makes an exquisite wrap
For the empire style the yoke may be
| all blue covered with lace. while below
| this the plated mauve chiffon is truly
! exquisite in its coloring. There should
/ be some Tuffiings OF lace at the hem 90
| soften and help blend the Colors where
| the two hens come together.