Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-22
Partisan Shapes and Colors.

Ane masculine style OF dress IS becoTa-
Ing more and more IN vogue for ladies'
wear. The fs.ir sex, not content with
wearing paietots, redingotes. habits, vest
ons, jackets and vests, with the addition
OF heavy boots and cavaliers hats, have
now IN use designs In cloth exactly like
the small checks and stripes on gentle-
mems trousers This cloth will be in
very general use for Autumn and Winter
wear. as 1t is soft, light, and mar ufactur-
ed IN dark shades. The weston. the
habit, and the jacket are very often mis-
taken 10: each other. The following de-
scription will show the difference between
the three garments: The weston is
small paietot, halt tighs fitting, which is
sometime crossed IN front, and sometimes
closed by means of single row of buttons.
1t Is trimmed with a turned down collar,
reeves, pockets, and cuffs on the sleeves.
The habit is now cut IN the Direceorie
style, that is to .ay,wl,h deep collar and
reyers,b By means of only two or three but
| tons. 1t then opens wide showing the vest.
! The ends Of the habit are not sener-
| ally any longer than arather long BASQUE.
| Some habits have The ends replaced nv a
simple position. The Jacket, which IS
newer fashion than the two above-named
garments, is tight-tisting paletot, with
collar and revers, and pockets on the
side and over the breast. On the lower
part of the back are small tongues
trimmed with battons. A vest is worn
under the jacket. either of the same goods
or of some white material A suit made
IN this style is of a handsome quality of
vigogne. The skirt, which has no train,
is Trimmed by the draperins of the tunioue.
The latter is cut in three pieces, the
centre piece putting slightly in the back
and being draped on the sides. with the
plaits fastened down by fancy steel
buttons. The side pieces in front are
draped III the same way, leaving about a
space OF eight inches down the centre.
the borders of the unique are trimmed
with bias band OF "pekin de velours."
| with black stripes and stripes in the color
OF the vlgogne. The jacket which re-
places the waist is Of vIeogne, with a
false pekin vest closing down the front
with gllded steel buttens. The collar,
revers, pockets, sleeves, md tongues in
the back are of pekin. This dress has
three dozen buttons ornamenting its DIFF
ferent parts.
one or the newest caprices Of the fash
ion Is represented by the velvet basQuine.
called "commissionnajre;' it is of a green
lsh shade. This basauine is trimmed with
handsome! cut steel beads A fable
vest III the same shade. or white, is worn
with this garment. White vests are very
fashionable.
The colors to be used during the COM
ing Winter are garnet caroubier, violet
de scabieuse," Van Dyck blue, peach
blossom, Prussia green, old gold and diff
terent shades of slivree" In spite of
caroubler being rather SNOWY, it will be
used Tor walking suits. For instance,
an underskirt will be of medium shade of
earoubier, draped in front in four regular
plaits. Below the lower plat is a deep
satin fold, which looks as though il be-
longed to the skirt The lower part of
the skirt is also trimmed on either side
with cssncmire fiounce with three rows
OF narrow satin ribbon in the same shape
placed on fiat. These founces are plated
in close plaits. The back forms a false
satin skirt and the cashemire is raised in
puffings. This skirt shows very little, as
1t is short, and the pulfs fan low. the
vast consists of basqdine with collar
and reverse, opening over length wise
plated satin vest. The dress opens in
front where loops of ribbon fall.
Two new toilets with paniers have Just
been brought out by one Of the most
fashionable houses in Paris. One is Of
pink brocart with silver lntermixed. It
Is rather short in front, hangs fit on the
SIDE, and is draped in the back, where it
forms s fan train. The waist forms an
oval low neck, and the lower part long
point both in front ana in the buck. On
the SIDE Is trimming OF ''crepon de
Chine" which is plated and fuied, and
fastened on the lower part o. the hin by
pink silk passementerIe with silver in
termixed, and cord and tasseIg. In the
back, Terminating under the point, is q
drapery made IL the same manner. The
toilet is trimmed with pink silk and sill
yer fringe. The sleeves reach to the ell
bow, and have inserted putings of 'screp-
on de Chine On the elbow is a kiHd of
bracelet trimmed with narrow pink silk
and silver fringe, from which double
piece OF Brussels lace falls The aporn
is formed OF silk cordipgs with tassels on
the ends. The other toilet is red and old
gold. The old gold satin skirt is made
with very fine plaits alternating with
rows OF very close stirring Tie front
forms q vest. The lower part of the skirt
has full trimming formed of two dark
red bands an an old gold one in the
centre Above this ruching is
Valenciennes lace trimming. This lace
also trims the train down the back and
down the centre of the two side pieces.
The faille polonaise opeEs over the skirt,
which forms panier IL the back. The
end of the polonaise forms o rayers,
trimmed with lace. This is fastened
against the train of the skirt like q long
coat tail.