St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-18

lately that were remarkably picturesque.
flower is selected for the 'motif'' and
the rest of the dress is then carried out
ScrupulOuSly en- suite. A poppy gown
worn at a recent ball is good illustra-
ton of this idea. The skirt was covered
with the crinkled. fringed. family out
lined scarlet petals of the flower. They
were made of delicate silk. About the
foot ran garland of the blossoms, with
sleepy, half-shut buds hanging down
and dull, gray-green foliage. The drap-
cries of the back of the skirt were of
scarlet tulle garlanded with the flowers /;
a little vivid red satin bodice was yelled
with tulle and wreathed with small
peoples and leaves. Long black suede
gloves were worn with this costume
and also huge fan of poppy-green
plumes.
a water-lily gown appeared on the
SAM occasion, and dancing once in the
same set these flower robes were admir-
able foils, each to each. The same no
ton followed out in yiolets, snowdrops,
and any dainty spring blossoms, would
be most appropriate for young girls
gowns.
A BRIDAL ROBE
ordered for Eastertide is of rOse-white
Grape de Chine, draped over slip of
MORE the same tint, which is exactly
the warm Wilderness of the heart of a
snowy rose. This MORE robe is lined
with white velvet, which is invisible, of
course, but has the purpose of drawing
the sweeping train into long, graceful,
clinging folds. This gown savors OF
the Directory style in its general out
lines the ShOrtneSS of the waist and the
high, flaring collar. The veil worn will
be of tulle, and a pair of the daintiest
white satin shoes are being embroid-
cred with seed pearls.
A pretty Paris gown sent over for this
same bride-elect is of gobelin-blue
ladies' cloth, with tablier of chamois.
The waistcoat, high collar and bands
upon the sleeves, are also of chamoiS,
the edges of which are ''pinked'' out
wherever there is an opportunity.
Where they are joined to the blue cloth,
delicate lines of gold and black braid
mark the division of the textures and
colorS. A Directory bonnet Zone of
those extremely self-asserting pokes
With0rt even the Subduing effect of
strings belongs with this costume. 1t
is of the cloth and chamOis, gold
braided, and Ornamented with bows of
ribbon in the colOrS of the gown.
Low shoes, or bottines, as they are
called, are deliberately decorated with
stitching, embroidery and beads. These,
of course, are for indoor wear. Those
for street service are plain, and CATERS
of cloth, either black or of the cloth of
the costume, are made to button smoothly
over them.
In some of the new bengalines a re-
markedly striking design appears of a
globe of color about four inches in diam
eter. This shades from the darkest
tone on one edge to almost the white of
the groundwork on the opposite rim of
the sphere. Covering the disk is
b ack tracery, which resembles the
sharp, clear silhouettes of interlacing
branches, which are cast on smooth
surface by an electric light. A small
woman could get behind one of these
disks and De effectually concealed.
All the figures and patterns of new
dress goods are nOticeably large this
season, many of them looking for all the
world like huge wall paper designs.
Green in its many shades and tints
continues very popular, and for summer
wear and in summer fabrics is certainly
very suitable, but only pale blonde
can boast of its becomingneSS. Com
bined with a deep shade of country
tam or brilliant hue of seashore
"sunburn" it cannot be productive of
pleasing color effects