Soldierly Swing to Wraps

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17411, 8 November 1930, Page 10

Soldierly Swing to Wraps

the newest evening' wraps have at least a suggestion of a cape effect;at hack and shoulder, and are short or, at most, “three-quarter” length. There is it kind of military touch about these fashionable coats, but they are graceful and soft at the same time. And most becoming to bad—or good—backs. . The sloppy capo will never come back. These new ones do not show even a suspicion of the old clumsy, unpractical lines. Very artfully, the cape effect is often contrived solely from the shoulders, the material falling loosely therefrom, as far as the elbow in lengtn, and only a few inches across the back at each side in width.

Consequently there is a straight, undraped stretch of material, between the shoulder blade's, that avoids the heavy effect of the “all-round cloak,” and looks smart and feminine. Another innovation in the cape style is the pronounced way that sleeves are “featured.” From beneath the folds of the “side-cape” come tightfitting sleeves that; cover the wrists.

Their close-fitting line matches that of the waist and hip of the garment, and is accentuated by the fullness and drapery of these little capes that hang loosely above. Chiffon velvet —perhaps because of its inimitable draping qualities and effective shimmer —is still one of the most popular fabrics, together with lame and brocade, for evening wraps.