St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-30

not transformable in that way-distinctly
out-of-door get-ups, composed of boldly
spotted or striped goods that are highly be-
coming to girls who are slender and quiet
in their individuality. 4 woman of pro-
nounced build, or the slightest show of
audacity in her face. makes mistake when
she goes to the races i'll anything striking.
but the demure angel-faced raScalS can put
on the gayeSt apparel and still look neat
and sweet. | saw two such ones on the
grand stand, and they stood up in front of
two tough Old turtles during rattlin g
race. And what Go you suppose those vet
eran chaps did? Arose too, or moved
aside, so as to see the running? Not a bit OF
it. The symmetry and grace of the girls,
displayed entrancingly i'll front of them.
teat the horses all to pieces in interest. and
the men sat still where they were. II
they had been asked about it they would
probably have averred that the slim waists
OF the girls were no serious hindrance TO the
outlook, but know better.
THE SEASONS MILLINERY
is now settled and fixed, and | think 1
ought to tell you definitely all about it.
Among the most attractive novelties in the
way of bonnets for May are small capotes
OF rough, dark strawS, blue, black. brown
and maroon. with flower fronts. The front
and edge Of the brim is completely covered
with rose petals. in some cases maSSed to-
gether and yelled with tulle. while the rest
of the bonnet is trimmed with roses of the
same hue as the petals, a pOmpon or al
grette, and high bow Of ribbon placed on
the apex of the crown. When violets. pan
sizes or fOrget-me-notS are used on the brims
the crowns are of white or cream straw,
and the trimmings thereon correspond
strawberries and other small fruit are
used, and sometimes the fruit and
the blossom are seen on the same bonnet
Cherries are tied with white ribbon and
placed on a black crown. Partridge ber-
ries look pretty On dark blue bonnets with
red ribbons. Some of the ribbons are
striped, and frequently striped and plain
ribbon are used in combination on the same
hat or bonnet. Flower bonnetS jet bon
nets mounted On fine wire, lace bonnets and
bonnets of silk velvet and satin, over which
are drawn bead and gold cord nets, small
pokes and Fanchons are all seen, new and
novel; but the novelty and the newness are
more difficult to describe than might be
supposed, so gradual is the transition from
one seasons styles to those of another. By
the way, my
ORIGINAL RESEARCHES
in the science of fashion are habtually ap.
propriated by newspapers without credit
This is not general, | ain bound to say, ant
excerpts from these letters rare usually as
cribed to me in the kindliest manner, but
the New York Graphic has oft sinned by
omission. and the other day, to cap the
climax Of its wickedness, it brazenly ac-
cused me of quoting thievishly from it:
columns. 1t is almost funny enough tt
laugh at. Much more seriously do l re,
gard some letters by type-writerS to the
World, charging that l libeled them indis.
criminately by describing them as vicious
didn't do any such thing, and it would
be furtheSt from my thoughts. Girls who
work for living are every mite as good, as
far as that fact is concerned, as we
who don't. And type-writers, should sup
pose, would have to be intelligent and fairly
educated in order to accomplish much at it.
What | did write was that very numerous
adventuresses had gone into type-writing
fer the purpose of getting among well-to.
do men, SO that they might blackmail and
involve them. And | told the Lords sol
emn truth, too.
TO return to millinery. Transparent
bonnets are among the dainty creations III
spring millinery. Airy and beautiful ones
are of plain and speckled tulle and crepe
lisse, shirred on fine wire, narrow self.
ruffie Or full bouilIon or triple puff edg.
ing the brim. The trimming is a cluster Of
roses without leaves field peoples, or some
suitable blossom posed on the top, veile6
with plain OF dotted tulle and finished with
scarf braids of tulle.
THE TYPICAL NEW BONNET
has decided Mikado kink to its topliftica
outlines. Twelve yards of ribbon may have
been known to produce it, though it can BIZ
done with less. Among the most notice