The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
EVENING WRAPS AND
OTHER COATS
BY EDITH RAYMOND.

New York. Feb. 16.--With the winter
opera season we may be said TO have
entered on a new phase as regards
evening wraps. For the most part,
everything shows she Japanese infiu-
ence up to a certain point, and for this
reason ivory crepe de chine coats with
raised embossed flowers in gold and
silver and enormously wide sleeves
temnled with Liberty satin are high in
favor, the coats being padded and lined
with white satin to give them warmth
and stability. The comn1ingllng of gold
and silver embroideries is. in fact. one
Of the features OF the moment. in some
cases q charming effect being gained
by means of gold roses with silver
leaves and nterspersed with silver
maidenhair fern.
White moire is mot her favorite ma
terial for these Japonais garments. and
r. cloak Of this description was embrOi-
dered with a lovely design of silver
popptes bordercd with white panne and
trimmed with tsilless eTTnine. Another
species of coat which has come to the
fore of late is that which reaches only
& short way below the waist and is
composed of brick red or ultramarine
satin OF the softest consistency and
worked over with padded gold flowers,
the border OF fur being the only point
which detracts from its kimono cut.
One of the jealousy guarded secrets
which has found its way through the
closed doors of the Paris ateliers Is
that the most popular combination, both
for the remaining winter months and
for spring wear and il the realm Of day
and evening wraps alike. will be that
OF the finest ivory cloth and ecru lace
many OF these cioaks being finished
szith large full sleeves of ecru net or
flet. which prevent the delicate sleeves
of the gown being crushed. and which
are made up on a. basis of mousseline
OF chiffon. AS a matter of fact. even
ing wraps are nearly always worn with
GOWNS designed OF the same materials
The extravaganza of this vogue being
apparent when one takes into consider
alton that Il necessitates quite a large
supply OF wraps to accompany the va
rioEs gowns. Sable Is more than ever
employed as a trimming and quanti-
ties of heavy cords and tassels are in
sarfably to be seen on the newest coats.
AS regards the evening wraps. which
are cut I'm the fashionable quasi-Cre-
clan style. new and by no means
nrartica Bile idea IS that of fashiOning
them with trains as long and xolum-
nous as those of a gown. Whether
this somewhat bizarre style viii OBJ
tain favor to any great extent is
more than doubtful, the double train
tGQlnk ~ tOiSiQcidDis u the weight
If the costume as TO discredit ii in the
eyes OF most women.
one can hardly touch an opera
wrap without mentioning the lace
coat, which has become such feat
tstre of the fashions of the day. The
present is essentially a season of lace.
For Riviera wear the conturieres are
busy evolving wonderful schemes IN
the real of lace opera cloaks. coates.
OF redingotes TO accompany the light
costumes. while even as regards even
ing dress the same story IL repeated.
DYED lace might almost be called an
sbsession at present. and the ruthless
manner I'm which the most valuable
specimens are sacrificed to the dye
pot is quite sufficient 10 render the
genuine Iace-lover inconsolao BILE. Even
The most cherished hefrlooms are taken
rom their lavender-scented wrap
pings and exposed TO this dissertation,
md II is a regretfable fact that this
rogue is prcpfesiesi to survive the
Epring and early summer. Another