St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-04

draperies tossed like the plumage of storm
assailed birds. They were not aware of
him, it is true, but he was proudly aware
of himself, and so had good time. He
was like the man who. being asked why
he was smacking his lips as he stood in his
doorway, replied: DO you see that pretty
girl walking away up the road? Well. Pm
kissing her." l suppose that mashes of
the imagination are as enjoyable to such a
mind as the reality.
THE COUNTRY SEASON
is at an end, and the time has come for the
rocks and piazza chairs to seek winter quar-
tiers. Even now what pleasure there is in
rocking" when girls nose gets so very
cold it feels like little clam on ice? But,
perhaps, you never came in contact with a
wee feminine nose that had been rocking.
All the better, then, for shocks of this
nature are unpleasant under the most favor
able circumstances. The town has warmer
joys, including that of shopping. The
stores show goods worth looking at. l
examined some loves of hats and bonnets
yesterday, including the new capOteS, with
their flattened sides, peaked brims, cleft in
Y, and trimmed in high cOnical form in
front. The new turbanS, which are not at
all like the turbanS of the past. but are as
high in front as the cap of mutt; the new
English walking hats, and any number Of
other hats and bonnets, were dis
PLAYED to the admiring. bewildered
visitors to the store The new colors,
the dusky new puppies, which are now
called gycine or liquorice color; the new
terra cottas the new fancy feathers trim
ming the same. the jet and other metallic
novelties, and the ribbons, all are as novel
and pretty as the most eXacting devOtee of
dress and fashion could demand. The new
shades of greens, blues, bricks, browns and
terra Gotta, now called mermaid's pink, but
why no one knows, were cOnspicuously and
tastefully used in the trimmings and COM
position of the new headgear. Fancy
feathers and birds were seen in abundance.
but few ostrich tips or piumes. There has
been slaughter OF Impeyan pheasants and
South American parOQuets and merieS dur
ing the last six months, Judging from the
feathers seen on Mays fall hats. In suit
and wrap department my attention was ar
rested by the lovely gown of lace. faille
Fraucaise. and satin, veritable symphony
in white and canary yellow. The train is
long, of white silk with yellow satin pare
ments. and perfectly plain. without tiounces,
lace or loOpings.
THE FRONT OF YELLOW SATIN
is shaded with long tabelier of white Mar
uuise lace The corSage, V-shape in the
neck. front and back, is white. with the VS.
of yellow satin shaded with folds of lace
The three-quarter long sleeves are finished
with tight straps of yellow tin just below
the elbow, over which turned back a
quilting of lace. The cor I and coi age
shapes in hats, turbans anu sailor hats w re
the favorites in forms, and som, tim .
that two of the same technical name were
allied seemed strange. so widely diff nj
did they look because of the never dupli-
Gated style of trimming. Tortoise shell
combs with skillfully carved and delicately
Ornamented backs and the narrow feather
edged ribbon. were among the novelties in
trimmings. The greatest novelty in mater
ia was what is called ''monkey-skin," a
long haired plush of nutrla brown. sprnging
from an old gold colored base. AS the body
of the hat, with brown and condor yellow
trimmings. one shown was greatly admired.
Fain vorte conf ationsof colors with black
and cream-colored, browns and condor yell
low, myrtle or Reseda greens, and the new
yellow, and crushed strawberry and Reseda
green. Aigrettes, tips heron plumes, and
jet ornaments help to make perfect these
eonceits of skilled women. who so deftlY
combine velvet and plush and ribbon in
devious and marvellous ways. the product
always being beautiful. Long fancy pins
are worn in the hair of young girls. have
been told. Yes, so they are, and when the
hair-pin and girl are sitting in crowded
horse-car. it requires considerable dexterity
on the part of those sitting beside her 10
escape being speared in the ju gular vein.