Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
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Latest Fashion Chit-Chat.

Contrasts in trimmings and pinings Of
costumes are given preference over shades
of the prevailing colors Of the dresses.
White and colored Canton Grape bon.
nets, trimmed with flowers, feathers and
lace, appear at the openings among other
millinery novelties.
Broad brimmed hats are more suitable
for our bright, warm American summers
than English round hats, and are mnch
more becoming.
Gypsy bonnets have large flowing
b1ims raised IN front, tied down at the
sides, and falling on the neck, after be-
ing partially raised in the back.
Satteens and mummy cloth novelties
show dainty little flower and leaf bouquet
and vine patterns in jardiniere colors on
pure white grounds.
Quantities of cheap pinhead- checked
and hair-lined striped summer silks are
selling at the moment for parts of suits
and also for entire costumes.
American women who are sensible as
we'll as tasteful avoid English styles of
half masculine Derby hats, manish,
listers, and jackets for street wear.
Spring wraps are of various kinds of
mantillas, nantes and dolman visites,
all having long ends in front, square or
pointed, but light Chuddah and India
shawls will probably be much worn.
The favorite flowers for lacking on
bonnet crowns are asters, marguerites,
pansies, and eglantine Blooms, with the
yellow anthers showing plainly on the
delicate pink ground Of the petals.
Pompadour gauzes with alternate lace
and satin stripes, with flower and vine
patterns over the same, made up in com
bination with plain silk and satin, make
very stylish summer evening dresses.
Two small red clay pipes, decorated
with flowers and notices, with the stems
tied in cross with blue ribbon, is the
newest chandelier pendant in fashionable
houses. They call them "peace pipes"
A gay morning robe always looks vul-
gar at a watering place OF hotel breakfast,
and corduroy velvet as we'll as satin, is
seen in combination with camels hair,
French bunting and other light wool
fabrics in spring costumes.
Dressy parasols for the country or sea-
shore are of ecru pongees, with spots,
rings, or diamond patterns of brown, red
or blue, or they are of plain ecru pongees
with bandana or Scotch plaid Innings, OF
gay colored Innings with white polka dots.
The newest and most elegant umbrel-
las for all occasions are in very dark
wine colors, or gcndarme blue, black or
invisible green, and Of the rich, soft, SER
viceable, twilied umbrella silk that is
both sun and shower proof.
The quaintest mixtures of color appear
in mummy cloth, as stripes of yellow
green, pink, and white, all mingled to.
gether, and patterns resembling Satsuma
ware, with creamy grounds and small
flower designs in shades Of brown, Sevres
blue and scarlet.
The fashion for flower bouquets is to
have garden posies with several d-fash-
Toned flowers in them; punches of thou
sand-ieaf roses, spray of migonette,
pansy or two, a marigold or a buttercup,
and few ferns are tied together and
used in bonnets or for waist bouquets.
Diamond ribbon collar necklaces are
the fashion of the passing moment, set IN
pace style, ard with clasps that make
them available either for pair of brace
lets or for necklace.
A new fancy that will probably stake"
is to face the skirts of dressy costumes
with red silk, under which the lace
balayeuse is basted, making very rretty
and striking dress effect.
The newest white lawn and cambria
/ waists have the fronts III fchu style, made
: with separate piece in six plaits on
each side, sewed in the shoulder seams,
) and tapering to the waist.
) Evening stockings in the shades to
? match the new fabrics are embroidered
between squares or lace figures set in
over the ins.eps and sometimes up the
. sides.
New opera fans are made in various
forms, but do not close. They are COM
:. posed entirely of flowers and leaves, after
4 the favorite blossoms of the fair holder,
) and are perfamed after natural models
The Dudley promenade costume has a
! special feature, which will prove very
convenient. The skirt clears the ground,
and the train, which is separated from
the skirt just above the revers with
which it is trimmed is to be carried on
+ the arm, leaving both hands at liberty,
: so if our ladies will insist upon trained
: street costumes, nothing 80 convenient
+ as this style can be suggested for their
- benefit.
+ In hat ornaments there are found great
;. changes this sprin g. On hats and bon
q nets without flowers there are braids of
. either gold or silver, broader and of q
finer kind than those used for the pur.
# pose last year. Golden buttercups, sill
q yer straw, gold. centered white silk pop
; pies, butterflies of mother, of: pearl, bee
Il ties with va1iegated backs and crysta
). lizards will be worn as ornaments or
h light coifures. A new moir ribbon
~ called smother Of pearl ribbon" resem.
!. bles that substance in its hu IS, its sur
,e face being satiny.
=. A mourning dress for indoor wear i
~ made with plain skirt of wooden good
plated in one large plat in the middl,
of the back, and trimmed with two
d hands of Grape. The basque waist il
II bordered with craze band. The sleeve
,e are tight-ftting and finished at the wris
Ie with deep cuff. A dress for half mourn
N ing may be of facy armure dclaine
to trimmed with pekin or ''armure de Sole
,e The skirt is trim ned with two narrow.
Is plated founces. The overskirt is drape6
/: in large plaits and the back is puffet
re and trimmed with band of pekin whic1
If extends up the sides; the waist has
Ne long basque, opening in the neck in
er point: showing vest, it then close
d down to the middle of the basque, wher
0. it turns back, forming revers lined will
,e pekin. The neck trimming consists O
j. deep, turned down collar and revers, o
~ the same material.