People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1897 — THE MAJOR’S PRESENT. [ARTICLE]

THE MAJOR’S PRESENT.

Mr. McKinley Gives His Wife a Magnificent Inaugural Wrap. There is at present being made in New York for Mrs. William McKinley a fur trimmed wrap that is intended for an inauguration present to her from her- husband. The tasteful garment, now being made is a creation of Mrs. McKinley herself, while modeled on the general plan of one she admired. She has selected for the material of the wrap a rich but quiet lavender brocade silk. The figuring of the brocade, while of the Persian order, is of a large and intricate design. The cloak will be lined throughout with a mellow cream brocade silk of much the same pattern as the lavender. The wrap is wadded throughout with the fleeciest of wadding, making it, while of light weight, a stire protection against drafts in reception halls and while passing to and from the carriage. The trimming of the cape is the finest of the natural white furs. A wc' band of the purest white Alaska fox J i. covers the outer edge of the entn Wrap. The high collar is of this fur, which, after extending down the front of the wrap, runs around the lower edge of both back and front. At least a dozen of these costly skins will be required for the trimming. Its length is such that it covers the entire gown . Without dragging on the floor. A furrier, to whom.the cloak was described, stated thaf he would not undertake to duplicate it for less than SBOO. —Cincinnati Enquirer. *