St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
FASHION CHlT-CHA7.
Arehed -eye.brows are in favor.


dresses.
Our old gold silk stockings are worn with
bronze slippers.
Black open-work stockings are extremely
fashionable.
White collars cutsin squares are worn with
travelling dresses.
! Whipped egg'' aud sassafras brown are
among the new colors.
Bunehes of pale blue satin ribbon are be-
ing used with white dresses.
White linen cuffs are now worn with all
walking and travelling dresses.
Black velvet bands are worn over bare
arms: just above the elbow.
Powered sateens garnished with velvet
bands and cuffs are seen at the seaside.
The edge of the skirts of evening dresses
are now finished by a ruching of white lace.
few pink, crimson or white roses, pinned
to satin fan adds much to its beauty.
White lace parasols, with horseshoe or
fancy handles, are fashionable at watering
places.
Old gold capote bonnets, trimmed with
/ brown velvet ribbon, are very pretty and SER
viceable.
Very dark. bronze alligator skin slippers
are worn in the morning at Newport and
Saratoga.
Cuffs, collars and vests of black and dark
blue velvet are worn with white dresses for
the morning.
Little circular capes. heavily trimmed with
jet, and finished by jet fringe, are worn
driving and walking.
In parasos the coaching is still the favor
lite. dark blue, crimson and lowered sateen
being the colors.
Black lace dresses, made princess and worn
over black silk pelisscs, are very elegant and
/ fashionable.
Gauze wells now worn are of the slightest
shades and fine and plain. They end at the
top of the nose
Pale plue surah silk, with trimmings of
Oriental lace, makes very desirable even
ing dress for young lady.
Garnet aud pale blue is a favorlte combi-
nation, and also red and dark blue, the latter
especially for flannel mountain dresses.
White embroidered nainsook is used for af-
ternoon costumes. White satin ribbon bows
add to the effect of these dresses.
Large fiat hats trimmed with a profusion
of null and a wreath of wild flowers, are the
most fashionable garden hats for young la
dies.
Low-necked and short-sleeved dresses are
popular for ballroom wear. The sleeves are
generally caught in a clasp of satin ribbon.
Dark summer silks, in all the shades of
brown are very fashionable. They are
trimmed with Irish point, in ecru tints, and
also with velvet bows.
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sewed on the forepart of dancing slippers,
cross the instep, like sandals, and tie in a
bow-kuot about the ankle.
Amber necklaces are worn in the evening
about the neck, underneath the fichu or col
larette of lace. The effect of the amber
through the meshes of the lace is very pretty.
Among the newest Partisan fashions is
that of arranging a lace scarf across the front
of dress so as to form an apron, and tie in
a bow knot in the back, or low down at one
side.
Handkerchiefs with colored embroidered
borders, are tucked in the bodice, and form
sort Of rosette. They are not used, howev-
er; an extra one being carried in the pocket
A pretty fashion is to knot white Spanish
lace scarf over the hair when out little way
in the evening. The point of the scarf is
| brought over the cente of the head, and the
ends are loosely lnotted under the chin.
White cashmere dresses, with fronts en-
broidered in colored silk floss, are very fash
ionable for young ladies'. The design of en-
broidery generally consists of roses and vio-
lets with vine intertwined, or some similar
design.
The most fashionable shawls for evening
wear are made of fine cashmere of white or a
delicate shade of blue or pink They are two
and half yards long, and a width wide.
Some of them are fringed and others prettily
embroidered.
One of the daintiest of evering dresses for
young lady is made of white striped grena-
dine, worn over white silk. The skirt has a
pouf OF the grenadine, with a fall of Oriental
lace. The overdress.is long and pointed,
shawl shape in 'front.' with full drapery in the
back The bodice is pointed back and 'front.'
and cut in a square about the neck, the
square being filled in with soft Oriental lace
The sleeves are tight fitting and end Just
above the elbow, where they are turned back
to show little lace ruiile, and fastened by
bow of satin ribbon.
A pretty model for n sateen dress was re-
Gently shown in an uptown store. The color
was dark brown, sprinkled with a modest
little pink flower. The skirt was ornamented
with two side pleatings, each one edged with
a row of brown ribbon velvet. The over
dress was square in front, and caught up
high on one side, falling in full drapery in
the back. Two rows of the velvet. and big
bow on one side formed the trimming. The
bodice which ended at the waist, was tight
fitting, and had two pleated folds that crossed
in front, aui fastened at the belt The folds
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and the sleeves and little turn-down collar
wore also edged with the velvet; while belt
and bow were of the same material. The
whole effect of this toilet was French and yet
simple and girlish.
Tailor-made gowns are well worn the whole
year round, and the the new STYLES are neat
and becoming. Skirts, which were all kits
and plaits, are now made in straight hang
| ing folds, so much more convenient for
walking, and far less weighty than of yore
Some of the uptown stores are showing
many such gowns Of a new make OF fine
Rhampoor cloth, a material soft, warm, yet
/ light, and most useful for cool weather wear.
/ The cloth has a diamond pattern, which, how
/ ever is well nigh invisible, and is made in a
/ wide range of dull milky colors, emhrac-
| ing all fashionable shades. \ walking dress
! OF this material, the color of warm blue
/ gray. had the plain skirt ornameDted with
horizontal tucks in front, and the back
/ breadths made full at tn waist. The habit
bodice wss open in front down its entire
! length, showing a waist coat of killed red
/ silk, strapped across with plainly stitched
! bands of gray cloth. a pointed piece of red
silk was inserted Ill the center of the coat
/ tail back of the bodice, and the wide cuffs
were finished to match. At the edge of the
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which gave the only touch of color to the
lntrnr mart of This striish and nrettr crnrrncnt