New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-15
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N TO snow and winter, turner's
have devised the new fur
fashions. and in so doing they have
taken the cape, which is rather ubi-
ouitous in its popularity, and trans
formed its cloth into fur. The cape
is to be the prevailing cut OF the
fashionable furs of the winter, If the
earlv models are a reliable forecast.
Fur Capes for the Winter.
Already certain of the Paris shops
are showing fur capes, which are
long and voluminous in the back, and
short and scant in front, as well as
tine little shoulder capes that were
ia vogue in the middle OF last
century.
Fur coats this year are to be OF
three-ouarter length, and, in marked
contrast to last years draped fulness
and tight banded bottom, are to tall
in folds from the shoulders and have
full RULED bottoms. Another novel
arrangement is the fur coat that is
belted a trifle below the waistline.
Muslrat the Prevailing Fur.
The fur prevailing in capes and
scarfs will be the muskrat, more
commonly known as Hudson Bay
seal. When dyed to its rich deep
black, it falls in heavy folds. The
natural musk, which is dark gray in
color and has fairly long nap, COM
bines excellently with the seal when
used as collars or cuffs.
The sleeveless cape Of seal with
the natural musk collar. at the lower
left, although long in back, affords
the further protection in front given
by the short cape effect of the black
seal.
The centre illustration shows an
other cape of great beauty which in
the back falls below the knees in full
rich folds of sable, and curving up
TO the waistline forms a little eton
in front, as shown in the figure at
the upper right. 1t is cut low and
falls back in a deep rolling hood OF
ermine.
Capes, Capes, and Yet More Capes.
A little less striking was a seal
cape which closed at the neck and
fell loosely, reaching several inches
below the waist in front, sloping
about twelve inches further down in
the rear. This cape had wide col
lar of skunk. The deep rolling
collar and the hood, when made OF
soft, short-haired fur, such as ermine
and chinchilla, will be very popular!
Many capes leave the arm entirely
uncovered to the elbow. Others,
when a little longer in front, have
openings, through which the hands
may be thrust, and in one cape OF
mink mysterious sleeves appeared,
giving it an air of grace and ease
that was very attractive.
Fur Wraps Will Fall in Straight Folds.
1t is in respect of ease that the
wraps of this season will be found to
differ most from those of last, for
everything will fall in natural folds
without any of the restrictive drap-
ings that made last years wraps 50
cumbersome. They will fall straight
from the shoulders, widening to a
fare at the bottom. This rule has
been observed in the designing OF
coats as we'll as of the capes. You
remember how coats in lel3-l4
were narrow at the top, pulled IN
tightly at the bottom by bands and
were voluminous at the middle?
Designers have succeeded in infus-
ing grace in the outlines Of their
wraps by reverting to a greater sim
plicity, to which fur is betted
adapted.
A splendid coat is one Of the BAL
macaan" type, which is very effec-
tive in seal. Arr odd little seal coat
has two backs, Doth fairly loose, and
one coming just bit below the
other. This, you see, has a sugges-
ton of the cape ABOUT it, but has the
greater warmth and comfort found
in a coat.
The Ruffle Omnipresent.
The rufle is omnipresent at the
bottom of the coats, some of them
being mere ripples which vary the
straight line of the garment, and
others so wide that they seem to
bark back to the skirt-coat period.
sign and the top is scalloped. The
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