St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-26
SEEN AT A MATINEE.
Costumes of Quiet Elegance Notice
at II Leading New York Theater.

Costumes of Quiet Elegance Noticed
at IA Leading New York Theater.
A short robe of black faille, with tiny
foot ruf1e, formed the border of the skirt.
Across the front were several large flounces
of genuine old Chantilly of a pattern long
since lost; panels of the lace fell in cascades
at either side and formed veil over the bout
FAINT back drapery of faille. The high cor
sage of faille was finished with double cas-
cade of Lace falling from the throat to the
point of the bodice; an incricate shell border
of the lace formed full fraise about the neck
and the sleeves, which reached to the mid
arm below the elbow; a few fine jete sparkled
amid the meShes and relieved the severity of
the elegant capote or close bonnet, which
was also of lace with haf-coronet Of
crushed flowers. A short black robe of
satin-faced, fine gros-grain under an elabo-
rately draped polonaise of Maltese lace of
rare pattern, each figure of the design de-
fined by hand-applied tracery of fine
faceted flat jet. A deep founce of Maltese
edging adorned the front edges of the pol
onaise. which opened in pompadour form
over a lace-draped tunic. A close under
bodice of gros-grain formed the foundation
of the corsage. The sleeves were simply
Of the lace. which fitted the arm from
shoulder to elbow, where they opened in
wide, graceful curve, pleptifully garnished
with Maltese edging. The hat was golden
Dunstable with moderately high half-square
crown, around which was twisted crepe
DECLINE scarf of snowy white, which ter
minated in long cable loops reaching the top
of the hat at the left side; the brim was
straight at the right side and rolled at the
left, where it disclosed a facing of black
velvet. A corsage bouquet Of mauvs lilacs
and mauve gray gloves completed this dis
tinguished toilet. An exquisite coustume
of creamy white canvas, SO simple in every
detsil that it proclaimed the expectant de-
butante. The short tunic of canvas was
devoid of plaits: over the deep hem was
shadewy tracery of creamy white jets Of
Graco-Roman pattern of special design.
The long overdress, laid in with kits at the
waist was finished at the bottom with
similar design. A sabre-tache of canvas
encircled the waist and was tied low at the
left, the overdress being caught up in the
knob so as to elevate it sufficiently to drape
gracefully; the ends of the sabre tacha
were finished with heavy passemen-
terie tassels Of creamy white wool,
amid which sparkled a few
jets. The back drapery was a
CONTINUATION VI Ine UTOau DoX plaIJS OF the
blouse bodice or coat, which were looped
over the tournure and depended in long
ends finished like the sabre-tache. The
high close band about the throat bore a
miniature tracing of the design displayed
on the tunic. The front of the blouse
was simply finished with broad plat at
either side, and was closed with hooks
and eyes hidden under the hem. A belt
of the material, broad as the plaits, was
fastened in the same manner, and a strap
of the fabric served instead of a buckle to
confine the outer end of the belt. The hat
was of the new turban form with brim of
amethyst velvet; the crown was of creamy
illusion, so many times overlaid that it
looked like more solid fabric; the outer
layer was chastely dotted with amethystine
crystals the size of small currant. -Phila-
delnhia News