St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
THE SUMMER FASHIONS
Fabrics Of the Season and the Newest
Styles in Dresses, Trimmings
and Jewslry.
Nature and Fashion I'm HARMONY
Tight Lacfng Again I'm Vogue
New Costumes
Variety OF Notes From the Latest
Modes--Gossip OF Interest To
the Dear Girls.

Dame Nature and Dame Fashion seemed
TO have stepped out simultaneously this
summer into vivid green's. pinks and yellow
says an Eastern fashion journal: Country
roads. piaZzaS and tennis courts are alive
with the gay eoloring of Nature and Worth.
and it is difficult TO tell where one begins
and the other ends. The secret of Worth
is just this, that he never separates his taste
from Natures. No wonder their effects
then seem all of a piece-the beautifully
dressed late conner from Paris belongs to the
landscape By very right of harmony Of color
and combination. The bright umbrella. with
its gentian fringe of imitation grasses.
blooms as naturally into the air from out
the tender. pink pot of Arabella's little hand.
as the yellow daisies grow ont of the ground
at her feet-which. by the by, have on the
latest style of low cut shoes, pointed toes,
with two black bows of gros grain ribbon.
A TENNIS SUIT.
Speaking of daisies, fancy q yellow and
white tennis suit. The skirt of cream white
fiannelette hangs from the waist in box
plaits all around. Just above the hem.
which is some five inches wide, is a success
sion of rows of small yellow cOrdings. the
only trimmings. The cord is covered with
yellow flannel and is stitched in the ma
terial before it is plated. The OverdreSs
exists only in front and is made in a long
apron, turned up to hold the tennis balls.
and is stitched into small compartments for
this purpose. These sections are defined
by perpendicular of yellow cords. The
waist is a half blouse. with sailor collar and
cuffs trimmed with the cordings.
TIGHT LACISG AGAIN IN VOGUE.
That tight lacing has come in vogue there
is little cause to doubt. Gradually the out
line of the figure has changed from the
short, large waisted effect of two years ago.
and the style now prevalent is a very long.
small waist. ANY style of trimming or cut
which produces this effect is fashionable.
Pointed waists. peasant waists, bodices.
girdleS, braids running down TO form points.
hat laceS graduating down the front of the
dress.
For stout ladies. polonaises will be found
to be the most desirable form of waist and
overSklrt One Of the newest styles in this
form is TO have the waist folded into small
knife plaitingS. graduating in width at the
waist line. and below il falling into fulIness.
TO be drawn back into hip draperies and
overskirt in the front. Cut pointed waists
are very short over the hips.
To make an old silk waist do further ser
vice when the skirt remains good. and when
40 new silk can be obtained. make a little
Elton jacket Of yak lace, inserting the color
desired. Freshen the sleeves by making
alternate rows of lace and silk.
FASHIONABLE SKIRTS.
A convenient article of dress with which
10 vary toilet is 10 have a silk and lace
eli lii -. L
already made. They can be made of black
silk, rutiled Ia the waist with lace or pulled
with black netting edged with lace. These
black lace skirts are pretty with surah sill,
apron fronts and full looped sash backs of
the same; black lace vest with EtOn surah
jacket; red or black surah. blue or any col
Ors preferred. White lace skirts are made
IN the same way, either with two deep
imitation Valenciennes lace flOunces or the
Breton lace in rows.
Plain velvet skirts of dull blue or garnet
velvet are worn with pale blue chuddah
draHeries, round waist, velvet collar and
cuffs.
Other styles of lower skirts have accord
ion plaits of surah or gros grain with cash
mere drapery.
Pink is in high favor for house dresses.
and is favOrite color for stirring.
Yoke waists for children and young ladies
are preferred for cotton goods and can be
Shirred. tucked or made with tucks alterna-
ting with insertion. Broad enbroideries
are easily washed sewed on i'm panels. al
though laundresSeS affirm embroidery does
M with better and fresher effect placed in
flomceS or kits. Both high and rolling col
lars can be worn.
MELTED MESHES.
Stuffs with netted meShes promise TO be
much worn. The French mode of trim
ming them is return to the old STYLE of
IlInllIIaL NnlNnt l.ill,,., hal,.n.I,