St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-16
FASHIONS LATEST,
Some of the Novelties Invented fol
the Present Season.

some of the Novelties Invented for
tine Present Season.
AS the season advances the variety Of
materials increase and shows that this is.
without doubt, going to be silk and lace
season. Entire dresses and wraps of col
ored and black lace are going to be very
popular as the warm weather increases.
These are made over an old silk skirt or
else lined throughout with an ordinary
quality of surah silk. Shot Surahs are
shown in the most gorgeous and enticing
colors, initiating the superb reflection of
rtain insects wings-shaded, Colds. en-
eralds and puppies. They are to be had in
many different qualities. Striped, printed
and checkered pongees vie with foulards in
popularity. and they have not attained
their full success. They will be in immense
request later in the season for country
house and seaside toilets. These are worn
by ladies of all ages, because they are now
to be had in every variety of colors. Ladies
past their first youth show marked prefer
ence for the slate colors-slate blue, slate
gray or slate green. Plain and figured or
striped material is made up in the same
costume.
Pekin and checkered materials carry all
before them. Even if fabric is not regu-
larry striped it is darned with coarse wool
or silk lines or stripes III some way or other
Even the washing materials are PekinS
Shaded velvets and Siciliennes are decided
novelties, employed principally for visiting
and evening tolettes. Fable chinoise, a
material partaking equally of the character
iStcs of Sicilienne. foulard and crepe de
chine, is. with printed foulard, the most
fashionable silk this summer. These two
Silken fabrics and the new canvas goods put
all other materials in the shade for dressy
purposes.
THE CUT OF BODICES.
A total change has taken place in the cut
of bodiceS, change prompted doubtless by
the jersey bodices so much worn lately.
Jerseys, it is we'll known. have no breast
seams and lined bodices have followed the
same plan. The necessary sharp curves are
given in the lines in front and Of the side
pieces. 1t must be confessed that this style
is only suitable for bodiceS with plaStrons,
when the curve can be given where bodice
and plastron meet. With plastron, how
ever, it is the only correct cut, darts being
disfguring in that case. For striped fabrics
darts are also ugly.
Black lace dresses continue popular for
dinner and evening wear, worn over black
and colored underskirts. They are always
elegant, if the lace is good. Black gauZe
and barege-both plain and striped-are,
however now frequently worn instead of
lace. They cost less than good lace,
though more than imitation, to which they
are superior and last longer
In parasols the newest thing out is TO
cover the whole parasol, both inside and out
side, with skirt or bag of tulle, gathered
at the top as full as ballet skirt The top
gathering is then concealed by a gigantic
pyramid of flowers and ribbon towering
far above the upper point of the stick. The
frame of the paraSol inside is also coiled
round and round with tulle and a bouquet
of flowers is placed Oh the slide ring of the
frame, to which is joined bow and double
loops of ribbon, which continue to the
handle, where they are fixed by third
bunch of flowers. This is made in al! col
ors. The flowers must agree with the
color of the parasol, which looks more like
ball skirt than sunshade.
Lace parasols are known as the star and
the octagon, the former being often ar.
ranged with two large silken handkerchief
OF squares of lace, with the corners form
ing the eight points The striped ones are
again fashionable, with the stripes in plush
corresponding with the costume and run.
ming round the paraSol. Handles are ever
varying and the latest novelties are per-
haps those in the form of fruit, such as a
green apple, ripe plum, large cherry
and so on. Others with mischievous look
ing dogs heads have bows tied round the
neck like oravats. A few parasols have a
bow high up on the handle and another
lower down, connected by loose-hanging
strap of the ribbon. Umbrellas also have
bow tied near the handle, instead of the
usual tassel. These are now required alike
for sun and rain. Several have the handles
covered in plain silk, matching the UNI.
brella which looks particularly neat, deep
red. blue and brown being the most fash
iOnable-
ANTIQUE JEwELRY.
The latest craze is for antique jewelry.
Relics from Pompeii have been copied: to