Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-02
Interesting Fashion Notes.

Boas are worn mostly ny young girls.
Cheviot patterns appear in the new
calicoes.
Opera cloaks of plush are handsome.
and stylish.
Bal!-dresses are now made very short
in front.
Cherry red is a favorite color for even
ing costumes.
Velvet striped materials are popular
fabrics for dresses.
Black monkey muffs and collarettes are
fancy of the Jeason.
The French twist of the back hair is
among the fashions of the past.
Small Swiss-wood easels, for photo
graphs, are preferred to frames.
Breakfast caps of Breton lace are all
the rage, and are very pretty.
Undressed kids are worn for fi1ll-dress
occasions by many OF our fashionable
ladies.
It is rare at present to find bonnet
made of one material only Or Of one single
shade.
For full dress the more the hair is tor
tured out of place the more stylish is the
couture.
Floral graniture is in the ascendency
for evening dresses, and nothing can be
more effective.
Belt-bows of lace and ribbon are taking
the place of the belt bouquets worn for
so long time.
Novelty pins are bouquet-holders to
fasten On the corsage, with ring at the
back in which the flowers are held.
Bouquet brooches are in all sorts of
fantastic forms, such as these Of lizards.
serpents, bees, beetles and other insects.
Some Of the new evening dresses are so
elaborate, both in color and design, that
they are fifty termed rainbow costumes
Kid gloves for full dress have zine
buttons, and reach to the elbow; the TOP
OF the glove is finished with frill of
lace
Scotch plaids have found favor with
gentlemen as well as ladies, and are worn
by them in neckties and handkerchiefs.
Imitation feather trimmings, made Of
white, blue or pink muslin. are used to
trim inexpensive organdy ball dresses.
Many young ladies continue to wear
the thick clustering Monsague locks of
crescent shape en- the forehead and tenn
pies.
New and becoming opera-scarfs for
winding around the head and throat are
made OF Spanish lace and are three wards
long.
Pale drab or beige-colored cloth suits
are worn by young ladies as late as the
present season, and with fur trimmings
will be used all winter.
Brocades for bridal robes are of satin
ground, in elegant patterns of holly
leaves, passion-howers, lilies, roses, and
other distinctive horiations.
Parlor tables are covered entirely in
garnet s1lk-plush, not a particle of wood
being visible, and are trimmed with
brass holdings and silk fringe.
Mother of pearl buttons intints of rose.
green, blue, smoke, and opaline effects
are much Used on dressy street-suits Of
| silk and camel's hair, or cashmere,
Much attention is paid to the ssbououet
de corsage' this winter, and the little
breast knot of violets or pansies is posi-
tive requirement of fashion.
The handsomest bcnnets for midwin-
ter are made entirely of feathers, for a
maroon costume a bonnet composed of
maroon ostrich-tips is the most elegant.
The fashionable muh is finished with
out tassels or bows at the ends. New
clasps for cloaks are of silver, with
number Of small chains with coins at
tached.
Skating suits are made of dark blue
cloth, trimmed with bands Of fur. A fur
hat turned up at ane side and held by a
bright feather, completes the costume.
! Ladies with high foreheads are advised
to continue the short Josephine curls, or
! the frizette over the forehead, with the
bandoline rings peeping out from under
meath.
Guipure lace is again coming in favor.
This will interest many ladies who have
had this lace on hand since the time it
was very fashionable; 1t bids fair to be-
come so again.
Exquisite little breakfast and opera
caps, or turbans, are made of damasse
silk handkerchief, garnished with a bit
Of fine lace, rosebud or other blossom
and a jeweied ornament.
| Black lace is Worn but little, while
white lace is used prodigiously in all
widths for flOunces and revers, that is to
say. set on plain and prcduc1ngthe effects
Of embroidery on the material.
| Tortoise shell, ivory, silver, and gold
combs are all worn, and are the finish of
every elegant coifuces-the style of comb
decided by the hour of the day, and the
nature and occasion of the toilet
For the evening couture loops, assisted
when needed by finger pufs, with two or
three moderately long curls at the buck,
are still worn. The Arrangement is i'm
mediately on the crown of the head.
At present bail shoes are always made
of the same color as the dress. They are
trimmed with buckles or buttons of Rhine
quartz (Strass), or else with snail
| bunch of flowers TO match those of the
toilet.
Spun silk hose are very much WORE on
account of their warmth and the periec-
! ton of their fit. The favorite colors are