The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-26

cape collar which falls well below the
shoulder line forming Che upper tier.
These capes are ut their best In
l'olret twin or gabardine, hut 1t is
only fair 70 say that the useful navy
blue serge cape has been relegated TO
the background which useful old
friends are so frequently required to
grace
In dealing with the summer cape
there is not much TO be said of wooden
fabrics except as they are used in
combination with sillzen stuns or In
their unehallenged field. the sport out
fit
For Sport Wear.
For summer sports the strictly serv-
iceable tailored capes Of English
worsteds and tweeds may be passed
over as year round standbys, but capes
of homespun, dyed In soft fruity col
ors, have by reason of their light
open weave a distinctly summary
place In the sport outfit
Wool jersey still has a claim on the
summer sportswoman and capes OF
this fabric are frequently seen. the
most popular development of this gar
ment being the detachable cape to be
buttoned beneath the collar of a
sleeveless sport suit white wool
Jersey sleeveless sport suit has cape
Of navy blue wool jersey, with white
facings buttoned back with pearl but
tons. This forms very useful as
well as an undeniably attractive cos
tune.
sport cape which is comparative
ly new and which will interest many
women is fashioned of channeIlette.
This wool fabric. apparently knit by
hand, but in reality product Of the
knitting machine, can be purchased by
the yard in variety of gay and lovely
colors. 1t is SO inches wide and sufii-
GENTLY expensive. but as capes of this
type are cut very scant and straight "a
large quantity of the fabric is not re-
quired.
Narrow bands of Angora knitted
wool may also be bought with which
capes and sport coats of channellette
are bordered, collared and cuffed, A
cape has been designed for country
wear of heavy, soft linen crash, lined
with bright gingham, which has a GER
tain bizarre charm of its own but
comes dangerously near being an &C.
centricity.
Silk, Satin and Wool
Capes of silken weaves for daytime
wear spell summer in every lustrous
| length of tricolette or satin and in the
crisp and sprightly folds, of MORE or
I taffeta. Satin is often used in COM
binations with WOOL either duveteen
gabardins or wool jersey. The upper
/ part of the cape Is usually of satin
with a broad band of the wooden fab
ric at the lower edge. Often the col
lar is of wool. but frequently of fur.
A delectable cape of this type has
the lower half of beige wool jersey.
the upper half of brown satin and the
collar of summer ermine.
Satin as well as taffeta is some
times reduced to the severe cut of the
three-tiered cape, but IL Is at its best
in the more suave and gracious lines
of the draped models. One very love
ly cape of double-faced satin has a
long scarf front and is gathered al
the shoulders with a small outstanding
frill. The soft, dull blue of the under
side is turned back in wide fold al
the neck and down the front over the
navy blue of the exterior.
Attractive satin capes in henna,
black or blue show the plainness OF
their surface broken by roundabout
gathered inserts of georgette.
Capes of tricolette often gathered
into wide bands of duveteen or gabar-
dine of the same shade, have a great
deal of distinction. Both the plain
and fancy weaves are employed, and
In the latter case the trimming Of wool
fabric is frequently omitted. while a