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re AR I 5 FASHIONS
L 9 jfJMILK and Satin Sammer Evening Wraps
Striped Voile de Sole Wrap
Mason DreceD
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TO be well provided with wraps of
all kind* and descriptions is es
sential In these days when motors
play such an important part in
life. Goin; to and from any
entertainment given in city or
country necessitates an all enveloping
wrap, for a motor is the customary form of
Blu* Linen Gowa.
conveyance in city or country, and it
stands to reason that the dainty gown must
be thoroughly protected. And the newest
fashions in all wraps are evidently designed
with this purpose in view, for they are ex
tremely practical while at the same time
they are becoming and often smart. Tin
fortunately It cannot be truthfully said
they are always smart, for it requires care
that the wraps shall have good lines and
be built with some regard to the figure of
the wearer. One of the greatest mistunes
that is made in regard to loose garments
la the idea that because they are loose
BY MRS. A. T. ASHMORE.
I they will look well on anybody regardless
of lire or shape. Even a slender, grace
ful figure will look bad in a too ahapt
less garment, while a stout figure is teen
at its worst in a wrap that is badly cut and •
with bad lines and that has been chosen
simply because of its large size.
Fashions More Practical.
The fashions of this season are more
practical than is supposed, for It is pos
sible to make one garment do duty for
two or three different purposes. A smart
wrap that is not too smart for a motor
wrap to be worn when going to an after
noon entertainment cun also be utilized
for an evening coat, and although this con-
I cession of fashion is not to be imposed
I upon and made too general, it saves many
। pennies for the woman who has to count
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’ every one that she spends on her dress.
1 The silk cloaks and wraps are very charm
jlng, with a certain old time picturcsque-
® Rose Pink Tussor Wrap
Mahon Dircull
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M by Reutlingrr
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-A hew Y or k Herald Compiay
ness that is indescribable. Changeable
taffeta silks of exquisite coloring, light or
dark, are in great demand for these gar
ments which are designed on most original I
lines.
Puffings, shirrings, tucks, fine pleated
ruffles of the same silk as the cloak J
trimmed sometimes with narrow black'
velvet ribbon, recall the mantles and
cloaks of many years ago. These were
then the fashionable trimmings, but in
THE RAN ANTONIO UGH?
Blue Liberty Satin Cloak with White Lace
Maison Drccull
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olden days there was not the same dis
tinction and smart appearance, even the
most devoted to old days must admit, for
without exception the smart wraps now
so popular really are smart. Smart Is
a small word that conveys so much
meaning to all lovers of dress that it has
been universally adopted to describe any
article of clothing that has marked in
dividuality, is up to date, noticeable but
not conspicuous, and also becoming to the .
Brown Cloth Cloak with Heavy Silk Embroidery
Mahon Drdcvll
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Copyright, 1911, Now York Herald Company
wearer, and the word implies a clear title
to instant success.
Light colored wraps arc extremely fash
ionable this season in the changeable
effects already alluded to, and also in
plain colors. White in its many different
shades and grades—-gray, yellow and pale
straw color—are most popular; blue,
mauve and green, the latter in apple
green or Nile green, are equally attract
ive. These wraps are not lined heavily;
Taffeta. Silk Cloak Trimmed withJHarrow Blade VelVtt >
Malsua DrAoli >'
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a thin silk or satin separate lining is
tacked in if extra warmth is required.
But it is protection from dust rather than
from cold that is demanded; furthermore,
the silk itself is heavy enough to give
some warmth. The loose coat and the
wide cloak are both in fashion. The
former is generally conceded to be the
more practical, but the latter, if cut wide
enough, can be made so that one aide
can be crowed over, giving warmth, and
at the same time it is so easy to slip off
a wrap of this description that for the
evening, at the theatre, for instance, it
is much the more comfortable.
The Easterp draped garments are
copied now with approval. The Arabian
; burnous has proved a most practical
’model for the soft satin cloaks and wraps
of all kinds, while there is an infinite
variety of style in the draping. A most
popular model of this order is made of
black satin lined with a deep rose color
crOpe de Chine and so fashioned that It
can be worn with either black or rose
color on the outside. Thore are long
kimono sleeves that are In reality part
of the drapery, and the points are so cut
that one can be crossed over the other,
■with the end thrown over the shoulder.
Both points are finished with gold tassels
and _tbere are also tassels on the points
of the sleeves. To the unobservant this
wrap would appear to be quite shapeless
snd impossible for any one to wear, but
Pink and White Marqutsotte snd Lawn Waist.
a closer inspection will show that it is
carefully cut and fitted over the shoulders
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and that the fulness below hangs in
graceful and becoming lines. i
Satin Evening Wraps. 1
Satin coats and cloaks and the* sat*
finished cloths are all excellent for eve 9
ing wraps, and the colors are to varie*
it is almost a crime for a woman to selecl
a shade that is not becoming. For aW
practical purposes black or white 11
selected, but deep cerise. Nattier blue’
I Empire green and a buff yellow are all]
1 practical and look somehow lighter andl
1 brighter nnd more in keejflng with this
; season of the year. The great charm of
I the new models is the graceful folds and
। drapings, of which there cannot be too
1 much said. If the style selected is the
severe eoat it is made becoming and smart
with its collar of white plain satin and
riu Flowered Pongee Gown.
its perfection of cut, while the more elab
orate style can have the puffings and shir
rings. tiny ruffles and pleats. And each
will be fashionable. Incidentally it may
be remarked that the department stores
this season have had and still have an
assortment of wraps at most moderate
price that are extremely smart and ef
fective. so that it is as well to look care
fully before attempting home dressmaking
।/or the evening cloak of this season.
This summer all thin transparent
fabrics are unusually fashionable nd
there are many styles of evening wraps
made of them. Extremely effective and
extremely expensive also are the beaded
embroidered and luce conts and cloaks,
and the lining may be chiffon, thin silk or
satin. Plain chiffon coats finished with sev
eral bands or one wide bnnd of velvet
or satin are made up in black, white or
colors nnd are practical and smart; the
material in plaits docs not make the
wearer look large, ns might be thought,
for the model gives long lines. Voile de
sole, marquisette and all over lace and
net of nil kinds enn be used for this
model, while it enn be d-born ted by the \
addition of wide bands of 6cru or cream
lace around the bottom of the coat, in a
panel at the bnck and down the front.
, Another rendering of the fashion has
a yoke nnd straight pieces down ths
1 front of tho lace and the rest of ths
i coat is plain. .