St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-11-02
BY FLORENCE FAIRBANKS.

son of social functions has begun
and evening wraps and costumes
have attained the time of their
greatest Importance. Every ev-
ening entertainment gives an op-
portunity to study the styles of
the seasonEand itcannot be denied
that they are unusually attract
i've. At least half of the winter
evening wraps are of brocaded
material. Some of the velvets
with the raised brocaded patterns
are superb, and such a wrap,
bordered with sable, skunk or
ermine, is almost as expensive
as one made entirely of fur.
Quantities of material are also
used in these new wraps. The
straight, narrow garment is no
more, and a modern wrap, off
the figure, resembles nothing SO
much as a huge balloon-like bag
with slashes cut at the. sides for
the arms. When the wrap is on,
the yards and yards Of rich fab
rio fall in lines of elegance and
grace, but the cut of these wraps
is hopelessly beyond the ken of
the ordinary dressmaker, for
despite it's bagginess and its full
ness the wrap must take on Ger
tain prescribed lines, in combina-
ton with the voluminous folds,
require a skillful hand in cutting.
No matter how full it may be
at the front, the back of the
wrap must fall straight as a
plump line from neck to heels,
and the folds must sweep for
ward, giving a long, sloping,
effect from the bust to
the back Of the knees. Viewed
from any angle, also, the wrap
must appear narrow and taper
at the foot. SO that the edge
Of the gown and the little booted
foot are just visible.
There is a decided fancy for
Red Riding Hood evening wraps
just at the moment, and a good
proportion of the Paris models
are in geranium, fame or a new
deep-toned red called dahlia,
which is enormously fashionable.
These brilliant wraps are, of
course, exceedingly striking, but
one or two in an a~ssemblage of
fainter tints are very pleasing.
If one can afford it, fur is the
to be selected for the
evening wrap. Nothing is SO al
uringly becoming as a soft fur
,ollar against the bare neck and
shoulders, and fur lends a decid-
d suggestion of elegance even
o a simple wrap. Chiffon is,
loWever, a modern substitute
nd is extensively used in many
f the most charming models i'm
'orted from Paris.
There are very smart three
uarter wraps designed for af-
ernoon wear in taxi or limou-
inc, these wraps being built of
.ght-colored cloth or silken fab ,
ic with trimmings of braid, cord
shirred puffings. A cape of /,
his kind, made of god-colored |
with bands of box
chiffon over cording, was :
5orn last week over a smart {
ridge costume of tobacco brown, {
raped over a tunic of embroid- 7
red crepe de Chine, also in the 6
rown tone. Brown satin boots 3
18th bronze and Louis heels ac-
the costume, which e
as made complete by a hat of s
bengaline trimmed with t
plumes. c
The high collar and the Direc- a
ire collar are particularly no. t
ceable in connection with the
wv costume coats and seperate t
'ats, many of the smartest mod y
$ showing this type of collar 2
the more familiar fat collar y
ID revers, shawl collar, etc.
ne new coat is very likely to
sten snugly across the chest, 9
ough it may be so cut that 9
hen open the front rolls grace T
llu hack Often Il not only