Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-10
Fashion Tete-a- Tete.

Fashion Tete-a- Tete.
According to the London World, fem
mime religion, as it is now understood, is
not settled state of mind so much as an
accidental exhibition Of feeling.
The blouse waists which some women
insist on wearing at the mountains are
hideously ugly. The prettiest figure is
spoiled by them, and an ugly form is
made simply uncomfortable.
There seems to he one sensible woman
left in Tendon, for somebody spoke of
Sara Bernhardt the other day, and said
II for one do not in the least admire her.
could never care about a woman whose
eyes are only an inch from the top of he
head, and who has an ironed out lip
The sweet artlessness with which Glenn
entlna Jane comes up from some seaside
resort in all the glory of her prettiest
and showiest gown, quite innocent of the
fact that it ism exactly what every body
in the city is wearing. is beautiful, and so
is the way in which she will stand before
you, put her little head on one side, and
say, "Dcar me, I never thought! Do
look very badg'
The walters at Long Branch are said to
lie SO handsome, quiet, and graceful, at
tentive and altogether lovely, that guests
regard them az their hosts.
Young persons who wear garden hats
in the streets are supposed to have sent
their walking hats to the bleachery.
Pointed overskirts have trimmings
that hang below their outline, but those
| which are rounded or scarf-shaped are
bordered with embroidery or striped
bands.
Miss Economical wants to know if she
can not fit the openwork tops of heI Lisle
thread gloves to a new pair of short ones.
Fans for bridal gifts are silk or satin
decorated with painting by some cele-
brated artist.
"Sk-sk -sk-sk sk-sk- sk-sk-wak'' is the
way in which correspondent of the
Times depicts an aspirant for the oper-
attic stage as singing the scale of manager.
The checked grenadines unite Holbein
green with blue and straw color, and
claret with cardinal and cream.
There is no law against woman s
wearing elbow sleeves and gloves of
different colors, and carrying her arm at
her side, extending it at an angle of thir-
ty-five degrees, but there should be,
Nothing but an old-fashioned jo1nted
doll ever looked so funny as the women
who indulge in this habit.
The French milliners give all their
new hats a decidedly autumnal aspect
on account of the cool weather.
The chief commissioner of works in
London, who has charge of the adorn-
ment OF the public parks, has just had a
pleasant exemplifcatlon of the power of
woman. For several years the fashion
able meeting place Sunday afternoons
was near the lodge in Kensington Gardens,
and he had that neighborhood beautifed
as much as possible, but last year one of
the beauties preferred to walk in Hyde
Park, and everybody followed her thith-
er, and this year the mania continues, and
tue strip of ground facing the roadway,
which lies between Hyde Park Corner
and Stanhope Gate, is impossible bet. cen
five and seven o'clock Sunday afternoons.
Meanwhile Kensington is deserted
attend the Imperial funeral at Chiselhu1st
were dressed IN mourning, some wearing
short costumes of black cloth with fan-
mel finish, and others suits of Grape cloth.
Some lndigo-blue percales have sewage
borders that look like the edge of old
fashioned pie-plates.
An apron overskirt with plated train
is considered most suitable for mourning
dresses to be worn in the house. The
vest of these gowns should be of Grape.
The polonaise reappears this season
under the name of a matinee, and is wei
coined by ladies with great satisfaction
1t is short and bunchy IN shape.
A Frenchy combination is trimming
of black and white striped satin on a
light blue French bunting, which is fine
as the incest camel s-hair.
White kid shoes embroidered with a
cross-stich pattern of blue silk, and boun-
ded with blue ribbon, are shown for ba-
bies wear. The top OF the shoe is scallop-
ed and finished IN button-hole stitch.
Short sacques are trimmed with gimp
balls ending in tassels, each ball pendant
at the end of strand that seems drawn
into the edge of the sacque separately.
/ Buttoned boots are worn only on the
street, or for the promenade. Fancy-col-
ored kid ippers and sandals are worn
with elegant Interchangeable drawing
room toilets.
A favorite way of wearing the broad
sash so popular at present IS to. place it
around the waist to form belt, and to
tie it carelessly on the left side in large.
loose knot.
Hamburg edging of rich pattern, with
all the ground or muslin cut away, is us
for st ipplng the tabliers of pongee dresses
| and dresses OF OF er monochrome material.
Black grenadine dresses are relieved by
transparent sleeves of blac. Spanish lace,
and there are beaded sleeves with vest to
match worn with heavy black silk trained
dresses.
Dark olive, gendarme blue, myrtle
green, and very deep wine color are the
best selections for the contrast with Pom
padour silks, and are worn indiscriminate.
ly by blondes and brunettes.
The brilliant irldescent beads are used
by young ladies, while their chapcrons
have finely cut jet beads sewed in length
wise stripes on black Brussels net; Of
this the entire sleeves are formed.
Furniture coverings are of thick ere.
tonne: the colors are oil We with yellow.
slate color and blue, tan with rose and
dar blue with white. Only two colors
are shown in the new combinations
Lace sleeves are seen on all dressy
silks used for dinner and evening. When
these are white, they are usually of Val
enciennes, but if the scarf or sash ia