St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-09
ALL SORTS OF NOVELTIES.

With lace toilet lady is always well
dressed
The square crowned capote is the rage
among small bonnets.
The evening shoe for little girls is the FIVE
strap Patti tie or slipper.
Yokes are immensely fashionable both for
young ladies and little girls.
Crooked backs seem to be fashionable this
summer, but they are only crooked bustles.
Lace ruffies should trim light summer silks,
foulards, all India silken stuffs, snd surahs
High buttoned boots in French or Dongo-
Ia kid are the correct day wear for little
women.
Point d'esprit, or pin head dotted net, is the
rival of the new imitation Chantilly piece
lace.
Little girls carry parasols ornam ented
with one or more Kate Greenaway figures on
the cores.
Fedora front redingotes and garments
for little girls are as popular as for grown
up women.
The latest fancy in note paper is tinted
robins egg blue, and jet black ink to write
thereon.
Wreaths of grasses dotted over with all
sorts of gay insects are worn on country hats
by Parisans.
The coolest of summer street wraps are
shoulder capes made entirely of loops of che
nile and beads.
The largest number of wash goods dresses
made up in one particular style are those in
the form of what are incorrectly called Moth
er Hubbards.
Some jerseys cost hundred dollars, but
they are masses of beads and embroidery
with lace stripes, and are not any prettier after
all than some that only cost few dollars.
The lightest stuffs are the prcttiest for
summer window draperies and portieres in
country or town houses, but they should be
tinted and figured, not white nor in solid
colors.
The momentous question of the feminine
American mind at present is not whether to
vote or not to vote on the coming Presiden-
tial election, but how to keep the hustle in
place.
Very wide sashes are in vogue. They pass
around the waist and are tied in big bow
in the back. They are specially pretty with
full tucked skirts and full waists with or with
out Jokes.
The fancy Of wearing velvet basque with
awhile or light goods skirt is not 80 comfort
able for the heated term as that of the mus
lin or lace spencer with colored or black
silk or wool skirt.
The Circassian jacket quite short at the
waist, square cut in front, opening over a
Russian waistcoat and belt, and worn with q
full trim med or untrimmed skirt, comes TO US
among other Partisan novelties.
The latest costume of high ceremony
brought out from Paris by Denning consists
of pale blue Chantilly lace (cntire) dress,
worn over pale blue Surah slip. The blue
net, on which the white Gmitation) Chantil-
ly flowers IRE applique, is fine silk tullc.
The newest thing in the way of sofa
pillow is a huge egg of pale blue satin cut in
five cores, and on one side a hand painted
decoration appears In the form OF scene of
'sSindbad the Sailor.' To have the picture
done in outline stitch would be better.
Lace Lambrequin draperies of border lace.
placed around the bottom Of the bodice, lace
elbow sleeves, and a full lace yoke
strapped with ribbon matching the taifeta
glace or Surah Of the foundation of the cos
tune, are the features of some Of the dress
lest summer toilets.
When Chantilly is quoted as one Of the
fashionable laces the old black, real lace of
Chantilly is not meant, but an imitation of
the flowers of that old lace, only white not
black, and applique as a rule on coIored tulle
or colored net. These are wonderfully effect
i've and beautiful limitations.
Very odd is the notion of a seaside hat.
sthe Neptune.' The fancy Of paris MILL
ner. 1t is a large capote OF gray green rush
es, bordered around the rim with gray green
plush, and on one side an aquatic miniature
landscape composed of water plants and sea
weeds, pretty pink lined shell, and small
green frog dressed in green velvet and pale
yellow silk. with great melanchoiy eyes look
ing at you through the rushes.
A pretty fancy for the floors Of country cot
tages is to cover them with India mating.
showing stripes and squares Of sage green
and dull red ON an ecru ground, aud then
place in the centre of the room and at the
doors and wherever a rug is indicated one OF
those pretty and inexpens i've Brussels rugs.
shot with tinsel, that are n oy brought cut 81
the GIenbam mills. These should, OF course
harmonic or contrast harmonfousIy 9Th the
mating, the furniture, window draperies,
and portieres.