CLOAKS AND MANTLES.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9014, 29 January 1895, Page 6

CLOAKS AND MANTLES.

The favourite cloak is a -*»?««**>•» cloth, lined with silk or striped horsecloth and strapped around .the tjiis reaches just to the want. The goll cape, which la worn on all occasions and is named by courtesy, is longer than.theforegoing, perhaps extending six or seven inches below the waist, and is made of cloths and rough tweeds. A wonderful three-quarter length cloak was of blacksraoire antique, shot wita plum colour, and trimmed with a yokepiece of cream lace edged with a frill of chiffon. The edge of the cloak was also ornamented with a fall flounce of chiffon. There were other trimmings—a frill of pink chiffon round the neck for one thing —bufc'l abouM de«pair of making myself intelligible if I mentioned all the ornaments. A- cloak of black net, patterned with black velvet discs, through which could be seen the lines of the figure, was vert attractive. It fas bordered .with black velvet,, and had a crossover waistcoat of accordion-pleated black chiffon. There was coarse cream, lace on it, too. What is there smart that i* not trimmed with lace just now? A splendid coat—probably tbe most splendid of the lot—was a black moire antique, with picturesque large sleeves embroidered all over with small jet, steel, and silver sequins. Ie also had lapels worked In a like manner, and a short cape of black guipure. The tall woman certainly has the best of i,t just now.

The new styles are somewhat over whelming, both as regards shape and material, and as to sleeves—well, they are larger if anything* Among the cloaks here was a lovely one of biscuit-faced cloth, lined with white damask silk, trimmed with a cape of butter-coloured lace, and having long white moire ribbons trailing down the front. You see there literallvis not a thing one can mention in which moire does not appear in one form or other.