Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 189, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1916 — NEW MILITARY CAPE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEW MILITARY CAPE

Seeking something unusual in wraps, a designer evolved the military cape shown in the sketch, employing in the original design natural color pongee with facing and collar of French blue faille silk. A simple embroidery is worked In blue, yellow and green thread. Obviously a cape of this type is not for conservative street wear, but it offers an excellent suggestion for a summer evening wrap, while It is practical for wear over a bathing suit to protect the wearer’s arms and shoulders from the sun’s nays while lounging on the beach. The cape is circular, 42 inches long, and at the center back Is slashed to a depth of 18 inches. The collar is adjustable, and may be worn as shown or drawn high about the throat. If desired a hood may be attached also and the garment made practical for motoring wear.

To make this cape four yards of material 36 Inches wide are required, together with two yards of contrasting color for facing and collar. Many owners of quaint old shawls are this season converting them into capes, using the fringe or border as a trimming. A handsome shawl so converted may still be retained as an heirloom, wraps of the cape type having if .not a continuous at least a frequently recurring vogue. I."*. ‘ Great variety is in evidence In the array of dressy silk wraps developed for afternoon and evening wear this season. Some have flowing dolman sleeves, and an equal number have no

sleeves whatever. Occasionally a wide circular cape without even armholes is shown, made of pastel or high-col-ored silk. Again, slits framed in self ruchings serve as armholes. Selffringed ruches, wide puffs or narrow quillings of silk are favorite trimmings for wraps of the type described. A wide flare and the absence of any suggestion of a waistline are features of the summer evening wraps developed. The afternoon wrap of satin or silk, semifitted, and trimmed with bands of ostrich or marabou, is popular. The selection of satin at this time is wise, as it is to be the leader in silks for fall wear ,and textile houses are now showing many brocaded, checked and striped satins in self color, with faille, gros de londres or taffeta bars or stripes.

Military Cape of Faille Silk and Pongee.