Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-13
Fashion Notes.
Short suits are growing shorter.

snort suits are growing shorter
The Scotch plaid short suits are all the
rage at the moment.
Old gold satin piping is used en- many
OF the new costumes.
The Queen Catharaine is stately nov
city bonnet for matrons.
MORE and satin striped in edeing and
trimming bonnets and hats.
The leading round hats of the season
are the Henry H. toque and the Made
leine.
Garnet and jet-bead edgings are seen
On hats and Donnets of velvet, felt and
plush.
Corduroy velvet is very fashionable for
both millinery and dress-making pur-
poses.
Imitation lace is eschewed by the fash
lonable void, except perhaps for garni-
ture or plisses.
PEASANTS are folded bands passing
along the outlines of some parts of a
Dress and under other parts
Lustreless black legwood ornaments
and logwood besd edgings are used on
fuil morning Grape bonnets.
A coarse, heavy straw bonnet in the
close cottage shape is the demi toilet
demi-saison bonnet of the moment.
The latest Paris dresses broueh, over
nave the round Josephine front and the
s"allow-tall basque back in various
forms.
Passant trimming is the pronounced
feature in the seasons costumes. So called
beca Sc it passes below or under some
part of the dress.
White felt hats and bonnets are very
effective ornamented with delicate csold
cords and braids and gold-tipped mara
bous and plumes.
The rage at the moment in Paris for
figures OF a new French terra Gotta rare
lately brought out by an enterpriS:ne Ger
amlc artist for a noted manufacturer Of
faience.
The names of some of the new corssees
are very significant of their styles; such
for instance, as the French Guard r,din-
cote, the peasant casaquin, and the cor
sage basquine.
The bridal dress Of Lucia di Hammer
moor, worn by Miss Abbott in tina, opera.
IS white satin Pompadour princess robe
with square corsage. The trimmings are
orange blossoms and loops of satin and
more ribbon on the wrinkled tablier, fray
ea ruchings, and fly fringes falling over
SATIN tiounces shaded with pearl-b AIDED
lace, and the same kind of garnitures
placed among the elaborate drap. RES of
the train.
Gu-pures and all thread laces, such as
the towns OF Roy and Mirecourt furnish
US with, find ready sale; add to these
RUSSIAN gulpure and English net and
you have the qualities Of lace most suit
able for trimming linen costumes. and
all light materials
The princess robe has fallen more or
less into dlsuse tor some time past; one
now hears principally of pleated or gath
cred corsages, OF casaquines, of habits,
directoire, with the essential waistcsat.
etc. Polonaises are, however, still to be
seen in considerable numbers. and are
much favored by stout ladies, as their
style TENDS to give an appearance of
sllghtness and height to the figure.
For winter, Venetire, Geuoesc. and
Hungarian point ale the laces considered
the most suitable; the heavy style of
beauty which characterizes these. har-
monies particularly we'll with velvet and
thick materials. Lie Point dAlencon and
light Mallines lace, though for summer
wear are, nevertheless, only allied with
very handsome textures. Burgess End
Vaienciennes lace are as much used by
lingeres as by dressmakers; the value Of
these latter laces, though not to be UNI
| derrated, is not to be compared with that
or the kim IS first mentioned.
In the matter of lingerie, which for 80
long made rapid strides toward perfec-
ton, there is just now cessation of
progress. All shapes of collar, cuff, ETC..
are worn, but no novelty calls for notice.
Laruche plisse claims large amount of
attention; it is much utilized as frilling
tor dresses, possessing the attraction Of
cheapness. There are also the cambria
| pllsse and turned-down collar, USUALLY
WON with morning costumes We must
not omit to mention the fashion favored
by the Parlsians, of the fchu, either of
tulle or cambria, or else of black lace.
The most popular shape is that of lit
tie shawl, with rounded point at back,
and pointed ends tied in front. Net tichus
are frequently to be seen, they are both
black and white, finished off with hand
some fringe.
A happy thought is about to be put in
to execution. 1t had been suggested a
few weeks ago that ga dressed doll. of a
nature to convey to the provinces and
other countries correct idea of the fash
ions, might very well be brought into be-
ing" A Partisan office has con sented to
try this plan, and is to forward with the
monthly journal to all who wish to sub
scribe for this novelty, little colored
cardboard figure, so manufactured as to be
capable OF being placed upright, thereby
showing off the toilette to the utmost adj
vantage. This doll will be of sufficiently
large dimentions for every detail to be
clearly appreciated. We think there ia
but little reason to doubt the success to
be obtained by this editors novel enter
prise.
The mode of wearing tabliers. made
with fiounces or fringe superposed, is in
vogue in the most fashionable circles A
very tasteful costume is composed Of
black grenadine, with open work and
pompadour stripes; the tablier has black
| and uhifo looa Ao,n.a.