The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-07-10
VARIETY is THE
WORD IN WRAPS

ored frock or gown with a huge,
bright-colored sash, the effect is very
beautiful, for the wrap serves to shad-
ow the frock. The sashes and other
bright colored garnitures are lovely,
showing through the nets. The great
dressmakers do NOT confine them.
selves to black for these wraps, but
use very bright colors. The bright
| cOlored ones appear often over black
| dresses.
There is much in the way of inspira-
ton to be had from very old-fash-
toned wraps. The charm of other days
is faithfully mirrored today in hip
length and shoulder capes composed
of tiers of ace-preferably Chantilly
Modern lace capes are made over
bright colored Innings to be in keep
| ing with the demand for cheerful
hues in clothes. Our great-grand-
mothers would have been very
much surprised-perhaps shocked
had they known that during the hot
midsummer days of 1920 replicas of
their lace capes, heavily trimmed with
fur, were to be worn. In olden times
women dressed according to the sea-
sons and would have thought it huge
joke to have a f1lmy midsummer cape
literally dripping fur.
Bright CoIors Shine Through Lace.
l have just seen a cape formed by
three full founces Of black Chantilly
posed on a foundation of French blue
satin. The cape ends at the waistline
in front, but is several inches longer
a IF
skin forms a collar which stands
straight up and we'll out from the
neck continuing down one side of the
front, which wraps around the wear
er in surplice fashion so that there Is
wide band of fur diagonally across
the front.
Placing lace and other transpar-
ent materials over bright colors ap-
pears, too, in dresses. For instance,
an afternoon dress shows a founda-
ton of fame colored chiffon with a
waistline blouse and tunic skirt of
brown chiffon. The tunic is open at
each side to reveal a cascade Of ecru
lace, and the bodice is overhung with
back and front. The frock has
broad brown ribbon sash fringed at
the ends and hanging several inches
below the skirt. which is very short.
Models Agree on Puffy Collars.
While most of the lacy things are
short, wraps may be OF any length. In
lines they are extremely full-this is
especially true Of those of taffetas-
or wrap closely about the figure and
are as tight as can be about the
ankles. These latter characteristics
apply more especially to sutin models.
One thing they agree upon, however.
that is the big, puffy collar.
Innings are very handsome. And as
the preference appears to be for wraps
Of brown and black, color is intro
duced in the lining, which is made to
show by some subtleness of cut or
mode of draping.
A long evening wrap of brown and,
gold brocade has an opening down the
entire length of the back, revealing a
bright blue lining. The back portions
are open to a depth of about three
inches at the neck. but overlap each
other at the hem. Each side Is edged
with brown fur and the wrap has a
big, puffy collar of the material en1
circled by three narrow rows of the
fur.
A perfectly enchanting full-length
wrap Of soft black satin is lined
throughout and collared with fame
colored marabou. When the dark
haired woman who wore this at q
fashionable restaurant threw it back
over her chair it had the appearance
of huge, feathery rug. The coloring
of the marabou was marvellous and
made a striking contrast to the black
satin. In design the cape was moth
ing more than a long straight cloak:
the interest lay in the lining.