St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-30
PARIS FASHIONS
approach of De Gay Season. What tie
Fair Women triH Wear.

approach of he Gay Seas0n-Uhat the
Fair Women IrH Wear.
A Pans fashion writer. under date Of De-
cember, gives some fashion hints quite no
table:
By the younger of FASHIONS votaries tulle
Will this year be as much worn as It was
last. Lace, whether black, white or tinted,
viii be in high favor among all, the elder AS
the younger. Silk aud satin, it is needless
to say. will retain their wonted places;
while velvet, plush, chenille, Grape cloth and
yelling will also be extensively used. White
and pink bid fair at present 10 be the reign
ing colors among the youthful, and 1t is al
ready plain that their reign will be tolerably
uudisputed.
Young Ladies for whom the wedding bells
have not yet sounded viii wear no trains.
Their dresses viii vary considerably In fash
ion from those worn last season. The gath
cred skirts, which were so taken In at the
waist as to suggest the putting Of a ballet
dancers dress, have returned to a more
usual form. The breadths are 10 be caught
up somewhat tightly at the back, and
the front will consist OF q close-ftting
tablier, without folds and finished of with
lace or net, or whatever may be selected.
These skirts will be largely worn with tueks,
say OF an inch wide, occurring at intervals
OF double that width. Where the material Is
plain and Of wooden or silk fabric these may
be relieved, If preferred, by alternate bands
Of embroidery or lace. For the tunie the old
bouillonne fashion has been revived aud this
part of the dress is now made very ample
aud full. For its better ''sit" the lower edge
Of the tunic may be doubled and tackled down
TO the skirt. Around the waist a sash ribbon
must be worn or a wide Surah scarf
caught up in a knot. The ribbon for the
sash is either no more than three inches in
width or else very broad indeed-eight or
nine inches. Whichever width be used the
same length is required. The loops Of the
bow must be drawn out quite foot on either
side aud the ends must reach TO the end Of
the tunie.
With the bouillonne tunic the broader nib
bon will probably be found too heavy and
cumbrous. Bodices Of ball dresses are not
necessarily of the same material nor Of the
same color of the skirts, but persons who are
Of short stature should be careful
Of the contrasts they choose
as the effect Of any striking con-
trast is to take from the seeming height Of
the wearer. They NAV be cut to various
patterns, pointed at back and front, or even,
| full or drawn In, square or fastened at the
neck and opening 10 reveal a portion Of the
chest Those who follow the prevailion
fashion in their choice Of colors NAV impart
little dash TO their costumes By judicious
decoration OF the tablier referred to. II is
not necessary To use plain lace or net. Net
may be used embroidered with silk or with
gold and silver thread or even strewn with
flowers worked in silk or beads;
but tulle NAV be used,s scat
tered with seed pearls. beads, spangles
anything. Those, however. who decided
adopt the colored bodice, viii find their
eeper tones of velvet aud plush most fash
enable, trimmed, II worn plain, with che
mile, lace, gimp or beads, but such vest
need not be worn plain. II is becoming a
growing custom to combine them with some
lighter material.
In the window Of a fashionable modiste
the other day, noticed a dress which was
attracting very favorable comment. The
bodice was OF watercress green velvet, Dor
dered with pearls. over a white India muslin
chemisette, which was lined with Surah OF a
very pale pink, of the same tint as the satin of
the skirt The same combination OF velvet
! and lighter fabric is used where the latter
forms the foundation aud the velvet is used
as trimming. An exquisite dress was worn
at reception given by leader OF fashion
earlier this week, consisting of white satin
set of By moss colored velvet. The skirt
was edged with iounce OF the latter nearly
two inches in width. The tunlc was Of EN-
broidery and lace, the bodice of satin, Dor
dered with embroidery into which pieces Of
the velvet had been skilfully inserted, and
the train was a reyers Of the same moss
colored velvet.
Evening wraps offer every variety of
length, shape and fabric, but all are trimmed
more or less abundantly with fur. Some,
more particularly the longer ones, are also
| fur-lined. The darker furs are more natur-
ally sought after, because they harmonize
| better with the general run OF unts and
materials. Sable can be worn only with the
gold-tinted shades of velvet. satin or plush.
With these It has a certain affinity, which con-
stitutes ii an effective trimming. but with
darker colors It forms a very inappro-
pirate border. Gloves seem To gain in
length. If that be possible. II the present
tendency prevail much longer II will Only be
natural 10 inquire why sleeves are worn
short. II the whole arm Is 10 be cramped
in tight fitting encasement Of Kid that
rsaches almost 10 the shoulder aud must
prove quite labor both to put on and 20
take of, why not 90 back at
once to long sleevesi Stock
ings, also, are taking a new de
parture and one of some significance. II
the latest novelty came to be universally
adopted the origin of that famous order Of
knighthood wnich is said to owe its institu-
ton 10 the loosening of a royal garter viii
pass altogether into the shades OF obscurity
and become quite puzzle 10 posterity. The
newest designs for this article OF ladies' at
tire dispense with the customary ligsture,
aud by lacing up the back, just below the
knee, maintain themselves in position.