New York Fashions

The front and back of winter jackets are not always similar; as for exainple the "Watteau" plait appears with a tight front, or a plain loóse back may have a olosely fitting front, or doublé breasted frouts fastened with from one to six large buttons, are appropriate to any style of back. Jacket skirts are of medium length, and sleeves are a larger edition of dres.sed sleeves - close belovv the elbow with a puff at the top. Braiding is much in favor, or fur collars with handsome clotli are always desirable. Slaehed jacket collars are new and another collar, very broad at the front, is called the ''imperial," and for outdoor garmeuts overshadows all others at present. Black vel vet jackets are shaped almost exactly like cloth jackets, but the lavish use of fur jet triunmings materially enhanced their cost. Velvet capes are fitted at the back or have tl. e "Watteau" plait, and fur collarettes sometimes with lace below, or jet passé menterie bands placed over the should ers and reaching to the lower edge are a favorite style. PURS are now an all-absorbing topic, and styles originated or introduced by C. C Shayne, are subject of special interes to the elite of the city, or connoisseur. in such matters. Russian sable, seal Hudson Bay otter, mink or Persian lamb hold a foremost position, and selection becomes simply an exercise of individ ual taste. A eeal coat with imperia collar, with or without sable toils, vary ing from twenty-four to thirty inches in length, filis so many requirements tha the demand for it remains standard, and the same shape is repeated in Hudsoi Bay otter or Persian lamb. A tight-fit ting Persian lamb coat with imperia collar of Grebe, Hudson Bay otter o Russian sable, is well adapted to th display of a slender figure, and is add: tionally handsome in seal or Hudso Bay otter. THE NEWEST MATERIAL for Winter capes is Grebe, the skin of a bird, showing beautiful natural gray stripes, and a cape havinga yoke of seal or otter, with animal beads around it, with the lower part and collar of Grebe, is the leading cape of the season. A Persian lamb yoke cape with chinchilla collar, brings out the beautiea of both furs to great advautage, or if desired, a Grebe or sable collar may be substituted. Collars or collarettes as they are often called, supply the place of the genuine cape, costing much less, yet very jaunty and handsorne. AS AN ILLUSTRATION comes the "Vienna" collar of Persian lamb, made very full, with imperial collar, and trimmed with Fisher tails and heads. The "Reveré" collar is pointed at the front, slashed on tbe shoulders and ornamented with six tails at the front. The "Star" collar is pointed on the shoulder, having a cluster of lails and an animal head on the poiuts, and the "Reed" collar has eighteen tails at the front, divided into three rows. Black or colored cloth capes, with imperial collar and front trimmed with Alaska sable and lined with Siberian squirrel, are the best possible substitutes for a fur cape, a twenty inch length being $25.00 and longer ones atVi proportionate price. Neck boas, flnished with tails are as fashionable as ever, and of course, price depends upon the number of tails. The "Marie Antoinette" muff is the leading style- very large, with flaring ends showing gay brocaded silk linings, and a pocket-book may be firmly attached to the inner side if desired ; a wonderful convenience in shopping. Chinchilla, ermine or mandarin are favorites for evening, the firstnamed however cannot be out of place. Inch wide trimmiugs of mink tail, ordinary mink, Persian lamb, stone-marten or chinchilla are in enormous demand, as fur is employed with almost every material this season ; even as cross-bands on a white chiflón front. TRIMMED SKIRTS are now a certainty, and braid, ribbon velvet, applique borders, fur bands either headed by passementerie or plain, divided popular favor. A wine embossed velvet band may be placed near the waist, a second about half way up, and a third at the lower edge of the skirt. Where the material has a large figure, a ïoot ruffie only is useil, and on eveuing dresses, chiflón frilla bound with satin, or accordion-plaited, are soft and pretty. Ball dresses range from plain velvet to chiflón or gauze over satin ; necks round and low, and slee ves very short. Artificial flowers are used in profusión, wreaths around the neck and sleeves, with large clusters of roses auywhere that fancy may dictate. Verona Clarke.