Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-09
NEW YORK FASHIONS.

Special Correspondence of the Daily GLOBE.
New YORK, May Z, 1883.
So vastly puzzling; so puzzlingly vast,
stretches before me, the domain of fash
ion, that with one little pen, I feel incom-
petent to give you even sketch and IN
this dilemma, my best resource is to ask
you to send for Lord & Taylor's Spring
Book, in which from the combined forces
of many pens and pencils too, are pro-
duced a succession of pictures and descrlp-
tions so graphic and complete, that L IN
gloriously retreat and content myself with
telling you
ABOUT SPIDERS.
They rank high Big, with stretched
out legs and of metal. A single spider
stands solitary as a finish to the aWtully
severe and awfulIy unbecoming linen col
lar, catches with abandon the kerchief or
the lace scarf, nor is it misplaced when
spreading itself on lady's shoulder with
no other use than that of self display.
Silver spiders genuine or counterfeit) are
greatly liked but there are spiders in
bronze shades. Again, there are spiders
thai look like bugs and bugs resembling
spiders while on a stylish hat 1 recently
noticed formal row of jet wasps, natural
size; on another, a sprinkling of very
small lady bugs. These latter ideas how
ever, are exceptional and am safe in say
ing that spiders are by all odds in suprem-
acy. Lace pins instead of going out as by
this time they ought to do, are shown and
bought in endless numbers; ladies more
over,are beginning to utilize the medallions
by making them do duty as lace pins.
Narrow bracelets still jingle over wrinkled
gloves or serve as a defense to bony wrists
left bare by obdurate dress makers for it is
a mighty offense in Fashion eyes to have
ones dress sleeve OF the right length and
those who catch cold through their wrists
or have ugly ones, continue in the same
quagmire Of doubt where for a long time
they have foundered uncomfortably. A
fall of lace comes on as a relief; white
Spanish being now more used than black.
The mention of kerchiefs just now, leads
me to say that we shall have a kerchief
summer while the dressy jabot family still
come TO the front.
HIGH OR Low.
The Elizabethan ruff, occasionally seen,
gives rise to both high and low styles in
hair dressing. For manifestly the low
coil is impossible when the ruff is high, so
in this case the hair is taken over to the
top of the head and disposed in coils.
Most people, however, cling to the low COL
dc I,oF
so in every way desirable, and for either,
high or low, the transfxing style in the
way of ornaments, remains in vogue. Huge
hair pins of shell or metal, balls on spikes,
swinging rings and the like, run through
and apparently keeping the whole thing
together. Long curls still lie in the neither
most pit of oblivion, far down in the bot
tom Of trunks put away under other trunks
or are slowed far back on topmost shelves,
but short curls remain at hand in bureau
drawers when not arranged where they can
be reVerently adored by ones Adolphus.
This respected individual sees two or three
hanging negligently from a coil; giving an
easy, poetical look to everything in gener-
al, yet, despite such pretty picture even
short curls are a somewhat unusual sight.
Over the forehead, frizzes, waves; not now
'.ften bound with invisible net, but covered
over loosely with spangled or dotted net,
or flying without semblance of a veil with
the Spring breezes.
MAY BLOSSOMS.
May blooms out in orange color and
the clerical dignitaries who gather to an
niversaries must not be startled by the
sight of orange colored anythings. Orange
colored kid gloves hang suspended in our
most refined stores and by the time my
letter gets into print, will be worn on the
streets. Almost equally conspicuous are
orange colored gloves of silk, while among
other orange colored sights, are kerchiefs,
ribbons by the mile and flowers by the
bushel, which in nature never dreamed of
being orange colored, to say nothing of
pompons by the dozen dozen. What then?
Two schools of thought. A turning up al
ready of fastidious noses and contemptu-
Gus whispers of loud" On the other
hand, L positively know of heavy orders
sent out against next winter by dealer
who deals with refined classes. Orange
color is conspicuous, who shall prophecy
Alright? The same prophet who may tell
which will come off victor in the grand
battle between operate managers next
season, Abbey on one side with Vanderbilt
in the rear; Mapleson on the other with
his former enemy Gye and the Academy
millionaires ready to put down thousands.
New York cannot support two troupes
and we shall be interested watchers. Mean
time will watch this orange colored COM
bat and chronicle what wins.
SARATOGA COSTUMES.
wish there were turning up of fastid-
ious noses regarding the g hustle" but there
is not. They-I was just going to write
are $ coming to the 'front.'" but manifestly
that will not do. They must surely be at
the back of handsome costumes for moth
ing else could prove a substitute and fear
our fate is sealed. The topic is live one
and we shall be compelled to consider the
subject. Schoenhoff's indestructible pan
Ter is undoubtedly the best shown. 1t is
the only panier skirt which follows every
position: collapses when the wearer sits
down, springs out instantly and perfectly
when she rises and is moreover extremely
durable and gracefully shaped Dresses