Dress Magazine, December 1899
By Stacy / Spinebreakers Crew
Many young ladies have written in all bearing the same question: what shall I be wearing this Christmas season? This year it is very much about the velvet cape, with its sumptuous material and ornate collar it is the epitome of high class society. But ladies, you must be warned that to wear the cape without possessing the equal standards of reputation and class will certainly ensure that you will be looked down upon; thus the cape becoming a mere piece of unfashionable attire. To wear the cape you need confidence and demeanour to attract the most eligible of bachelors; once this criteria has been filled, and only then, can it be worn with grace and felicity.
Dress Magazine, December 1899