The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30

turesque. They are made up aver
in chiffon of the heavy sort. with satin
or taffeta or velvet-or even fur-,n
give substance and character. and A
more charming summer evening
wrap than some Of these chiffon capes
II would be hard to imagine. Soma.
times they are unlined. somet.me,
lined with chiffon Of another color or
with net.
One model was built up in alter.
nate horizontal bands OF pink chiffon,
and pink satin-very wide bands a.
the bottom of the cape. but narrowing
a little toward the top. The topmo,,
band OF chiffon was fulled around the
base Of the throat, with a little fall.
ing frill, and above It rose an ab.
surdly high collar OF c%hinchilla, omen
n little in front, out ri consideration
for the wearer on torrid nights.
Now why. in the name of all tina. II
most perverted and inconcruou,
should such a connection for m,dsun.
mer use appeal to The eternal feminine
as chic? 1t did, it most unquestionably
did. Not one in the group " women
around It voted it anything !oss salts.
factory than good looking ard ,hore
was a scattering vote for perfectly
darling"
Another wrap much admired was .hs
Paquin model of ciel blue SIX AMI
velvet and flesh colored chiffon which
THE SCS artist sketched for tins ra-p
a more comfortable wrap for + miner
this than the ono with towering collar
OF fur. and a very sumptuous carmen,
indeed with its wide taring. standing
collar of blue velvet stuUnin.y ON.
~broidered and its under robe or Ne.h
chiffon embroidered jewe,H.se IN
beads.
These cllnging. inset. side sections o.
flesh color showing fgom collar line To
a point a little above the knees. where
the front and back sections Of silk
crossed. gave somewhat curious
effect in profile. q m%omentary fleeing
impression of a % p thrown IN
hastily in lieu of other rment and
not quite fulfilling its mission. but a
second glance revealed the bead en-
%broldery and the texture of the flesh
toned material, and az has been said
before, the cloak is eumptuo1s aGl In
some respects beautiful. "Ioni SOFT
&c.
A wonderful cape OF lace IS shown hy
n avenue house, long. c~racotu.
/ draped cape Of ivory toned old lace
and satin Of the same shade, with a
lining of flesh color There are also
many beautiful models in lack lace
and black tulie, usualir with a ..'ts
satin or taffeta in comO.nat.,G.
The short Capes, separate or In ore
with the costume, are less becoming
as a rule. than the very long ones.
though occasionally a cloth su.t shows
a very becoming cape swung from the
shoulders. and sorne OF the tafots su!.
coats have pretty capos Of heavy INF
fon bCrdered deeply with tatfcra.
But the French designers cy.der:iv
like the shoulder cape idea and models
from them and from American dcs IN.
ers continue 20 exploit a cood,v NUN
Der OF quaint shoulder capes and cape
collars. So far as periods e, hey
rhyme well enough, of course, Win
certain types of frocks now worn. eI.
experience has proved that so-c1'ed
"cuaintness" of street attire = a de-
gree more dangerous even than
"qua.ntnoss' Of house and evening
frocks. and i is doubtful whether We
shall see much of the capped Afternoon
costumes when summer settles tho its
swing.
a purple and black striped 'a~e'a
whose stripes We're Wei handled IS one
OF the recent cape costumes and
though Il strikes a dashinC note tla'
Will not appeal TO conservative women,
{. &c Of It's kind "A SuCcpCs The s.l
high ruChe just a. the back Of ne
neck IN this model is a feature tha: :
often seen not only in separate neck
pieces. but or bodies. low cut in troE.,
and Is an easily arranged and bo. aT-
ing device FOR carrying the bodice ts'H
becom'ngly high IN ne back We
.eav.ng I, comfortably low in frol:.