St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-27

partners would wonder what she meant by
it, but as all the bellies are beginning to
practice it, the act Is conventional and pO-
lite,
THE FALL STYLES
in clothes are as yet only in embryo. Time
was when whatever was worn at the fash
ionable summer resorts in the latter part OF
August and September could be depended
upon as an expression of the probable form
in which the incoming styles would be
worn, but all that is past and gone nova
days. Whether bustles will be worn or not
cannot be predicted upon the battered crinO-
line of the expiring season. Whether hats
and bonnets will have higher or lower
crowns cannot be guessed from the dilapi-
dated millinery that is coming back to town.
Whether skirts will be fuller or more scant
draperies more or less looped and vOlumi-
Gus is not fOreShadOwed by the damaged
frocks and gowns that are soon to be cast
aside for the incoming ones. AS yet moth
ing definite is announced regarding what is
to be worn either in the way OF fabrics or
the styles in which they are made up. A
few important dresses are shown at some Of
the leading houses, but only to the favored
few among fashion writers or customers.
THESE NEW FROCKs
are generally combinations Of wooden stuffs
and velvets, plain or striped, or there are
two kinds of wool stuff, in the same dress.
No broche or damasse goods are seen in
these first importations. The WOolenS are
either plain, serge woven, barred, checked
or stitched The velvetS follow the same
rule. Tailor-made gowns repea these com
binations, and the only novelty consists in
small details not in the general outlines
There are basqueS, with waistcOats and
revers; coat sleeves, with turnover cuffs,
and there are high collars but the cut
around the bottom of the basque is little
shorter, the postillion little narrower.
The sleeves have more amplitude above the
elbow, and are, perhaps, little tighter
below. Skirts are plain or plated, and
more ample. but the effect of the arrange
ment of the fulness is not to perceptibly
increase the apparent size around the hips
OF the bottom of the frock. Draperies are
longer and less Topped. massed in deep
plaits in the back, and so arranged as to
fall in straight lines over the hustle with no
looping, but so confined by elasticS and
held up by steel loops as to form narrow
bouffant straight drapery at the back.
Long, wing-like reyers, sometimes richly
braided or embroidered, are frequently seen
on each side of the back draperieS, forming
not exactly panels but taking the place OF
panels No absolutely new front draperles
have as yet made their appearance. The
indications are that low cOrSageS Will again
be worn for full dress. Let the mOrallzers
get ready.
THAT WAS A CUTE IDEA
of Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, in her
discussion of the loW-neck question. about
drawing an imaginary line somewhere above
which all was proper. and below which all
was wrong Goody gracious! what an i'm
portant part this imangnary line plays IN
| life! Did you ever set your mind to
thinking of it? There's an imaginary line
i'm the behavior allowable on the beach at a
| seaside resort for instance. Ii young
| fellow and his Iadylove sit side by side I'M
der an umbrella, it's perfectly proper, but
the moment you alter the angle OF their
backs and they sprawl, dinner side down.
or ON one hip and elbow, or on their backs,
! the thing becomes too aWfuliy free Tor a
nice girl TO do. Its just the same on a
| buggy seat or on park bench: again the
! Imaginary line comes in. Ii the young mi IS
leans upon her companion. or lie puts his
arms around her. the line asserts Itself
1t is pity it isn't real hard line that
people can see and feel. If it was it would
! take the place of conscience Springing up
and reminding folks of their p'S and as
/ whenever they forget them. Between oul-
selves | think conSclenceS sometimes are
more imaginary even than Miss Cleyeland'S
| line. Even in kissing that line comes into
effect, for a kiss which Ii but a brushing or
| fairy pressure of the lips. Is ali innocent
| and may be even a sacred act. whereas II
| you pass the line and give 1t even the slight
/ est degree of fervOr or passion lG becomes
! something out of the ken OF proper persons.
| During the summer. particularly toward
! the latter part of the month. there was
runor that black hosiery, so long popular,
would be supplanted by white, ecru. tan
and pale tinted stockings. 1t looked at
one time as if black stockings were mor'-
! bund. for the fair faShonableS VINO / a /
the world at Newport Saratoga, Lens =
and other notable seaside and inland rest. t.
declared they would wear
BLACK STOCKINGS NO LONGER.
The parlors and pazzas were duly be-
sprinkled with twinklng feet incased in
delicate tinted mauve. water blue. canary
! flesh pink, tan blown and pearl-gray hose
and black OF bronze slippers, pointed at the
toes. with moderately high heels and straps
| of kid tied over the instep, with bows OF
black or brown satin ribbon. or ribbon of
the prevailing color of the gown. The fall
| importations of hosiery show that black
hosiery is expected to be in as great, if not
greater, demand than ever. but brown, tan,
dark blue and dark gray will be seen, or at
least worn, as we'll But it is evident
that the freak of the fashionabes
during the waning days of the
heated term has had its effect upon The
| movements of importers of hosiery T. g
announcement in some of the leading fash
ion journals that black hosiery was mort
bund has led to the importation of many
OF those pale-tinted and bright colored *
novelties in stockings that are brought out