St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-03
THE LADY RAMBLER
Was FOrcibIy struck by the sight of
Hoop Skirt.

''Oh. the dear little half-blown roSebuds!
Amt they perfectly SWEET" That's what
was said of US girls by every one who looked
down upon the ballroom at the Delta
Lawn Tennis club party the other night,
and indeed we deserved all the encomiums
that were lavished upon us, for, appropri-
ately attIred in blush pink, pale yellow and
tender green, we were too altogether lovely
and presented a picture that no sensible
rose garden would dream of attempting to
rival. Sweet simplicity was our forte, and
we left for our elders, in most cases, trains,
jewelry and decOllete corsageS. LII is need
less TO say that we went in for good time,
and that French exercises, Latin grammars
and stern preceptresses were completely
driven from our thoughts by the delicious
strains of the orchestra and the honeyed
words Of enraptured escorts.
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We are assured by our dear papas that
our dear mammas made the most charming
debutantes imaginable. and that no cos
tunes are ever so pretty or so becoming as
were their regulation. frocks of white null
garnitured with blue ribbons But while
We do not presume to question their taste,
we remember that our estimable parents
viewed those simple gowns through the
rOseate glasses of youth; we suspect that If
the dresses had been of plain sackcloth they
would have found the fair wearers lust
as irresistible, and we thank our lucky stars
that the era of white null and blue ribbons
is past. Our comIng-out gowns are of
suTah. They may be white or they may be
in any delicate tint, pink being Just now the
favorite shade, but whatever the color the
silk foundations must be yelled with mist
like draperies of silk gauze, and exquisite
as are these dresses, they are not, after all,
so dreadfully expensive, for the draperies,
when sOiled. can be removed and the silk
slips thus made TO do good service for sew
eral seasons. Who says the girls of this
generation are not thrifty?
E=%
We are told Of the introduction of
crush hat for ladies, but as we have not yet
seen it in active operation our ideas con-
corning it are rather vague. But even if
its effect is as good as he claims, L wonder
If the inventor really suppOses that we will
ever adopt such a machine? If he does,
Pm afraid he will be sadly disappointed.
for if we have one right that we are bound
to maintain, it's that of shutting off with
our head-gear all view of the stage from
the men behind us. Ii makes no difference
whether we wear GainsborOugh hats or
small b0nnets. for what is lacking in height
is made up in breadth. and vice versa. Even
when in full dress, you know, we heighten
our coiffure with bundles Of plumes.
So
We received this year just the same as
usual. OF course it would have been more
proper TO have retired to our country houses
for the holidays, but our country houses
being for the most part represented by
White Bear cottages of rather ephemeral
construction, we decided that town. if more
common, would be more comfortable. We
no longer pride ourselves upon the number
of our callers. though, preferTing to exhibit
a few cards with unexceptionable names
rather than basketful of pasteboards be-
longing to nobody in particular.
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Paterfamilias has ere this received the
bills for the Christmas presents bestowed
upon him by his wife and daughters, and
as he proceeds to liquidate he softly huns,
Christmas comes but once year"
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Gray and green is combination season.
able and pretty for street costumes.
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saw a real. genuine hoop-skirt the other
day. 1t wasn't in a shop either, but on
young lady. Oh. I'm certain it was hoop,
and she looked like an hour glass. / had
just been studying the Mikado costumes so
L Was more lOrclDiI Slruck Dy II tnan
would otherwise have been. We girls are
getting awfully japanese in the lightness OF
our petticoats. but the closer we draw the
strings the bigger we make our bustles.
lovely nondescHpts resulting from our
experiments.
Our bustles afford an unfailing source of
interest TO our male relatives and friends, at
any rate. But suppose that were we all
to don the costume of Yum Yum they would
not be any more pleased with us, but would
Immediately proceed TO criticise the width
Of our sleeves, and the style of our Golf
fures, and to condemn the shape of our
shoes and the embroidery upon our robes
And when young woman does 90 in for
dress reform and leaves off her crinoIine
her gentlemen friends are the first to dis
cover that something is amiss with her get
up. and to ask their sisters why Miss Blank
looks so different from the other girls.
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The most distingue figure abroad now-a-
days is my lady's coachman as he sits erect
upon the box in coat of bottle green and
cape of glossy bear. But don't fall in love
with him, girls, till you have seen him upon
the same plane with other men; remember
that the coat cannot always be worn, and
that the fur cape will sometime be out of
season.
And for goodness sake, young ladies,
don,t trim vour eoate of Paru;on larnhfs