Mantles.

Otago Witness, Issue 1602, 5 August 1882, Page 27

Mantles.

The new mantles are much shorter than last year, and are in inexhaustible variety* A fringe of crushed chenille falling over jet is much used for mantles. If arranged perpen* dicularly, the jet forms a centre, tho fringe falling downwards on both sidea. Large sleeves, entirely of jetted lace, are fashionable in mantles made of either broche" Sicilienne, velvet, grenadine, or satin Rhademus. Othera have a most graceful cape of soft brochd grena* dine, a style suitable for young ladies. Laca is profusely used on all, many mantles having fichus of Spanish lace tying in front. The sleeves of all are put in extremely high and full, some standing up like epauletes. Gold passementerie is arranged down the back and front of some mantles in two rows, also at the sleeves, with the black chenille balls falling over. Gold will be used much on mantles, partially veiled with lace. A large portion of the new mantles are made in the ' visite ! shape, silk, satin, jet beading, and a profusion of lace being the materials of which they are constructed. None are long, and the capes so general last year bid fair to appear once again, with improvements, however, on the old styles. i One pretty model i 8 a cape reaching to the waist, formed of wide black Spanish lace ruffles set upon a foundation of black merveilleux. This beautiful lace was of a superb design, and so unusually wide as to require but two ruffles to cover the entire cape. A full ruche of lace was plated upright, and at the throat was a bouquet of cardinal roses. A parasol of black Spanish lace in close proximity, crowned with similar flowers, and an oval fan of black lace, likewise brightened, attached to the handle of the sunshade,,,mutely suggested a connection between the three articles described.