St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-20
HOW SOME LADIES DRESS.
Toilets of Portion Of the Ladies OF the
Cabinet.
VARIOUS TASTES FOR COLOR.
A Few Dissenting Opinions as to Decol-
lete DresseS---Mrs. Cleveland'S
Costumes.

rS.Cleveland has many new dresses,
says the Detroit Free Press. At the
diplomatic dinner she wore poem in
heliotrope, velvet and gold. The front
has side panels, embroidered iii pam
sizes and gold paSsementerie in stripes
adorned and ran around the neck of the
bodice. The dress is cut to show the
neck and Il fringe of gold beads running
across the shoulders takes the place of
a sleeve. Her olive-green plush is gor-
geOuS dress, having a plain flowing
train, with gold paSSamenterie in bands
over the front. The corsage is cut
square, front and back, and is edged
with gold lace. \ heavy gold girdle is
sewn TO the lace in such a manner as to
look as if carelesSly tied, its
gold taSSelS kissing the hem of
which she sometimes wears to court
dinners iS OF pale blue brocade, the
waist cut slightly TO point back and
front and edged with gold lace, the front
draped with blue tulle and bordered
With blue satin ribbons. Mrs. CleVe-
land often wears in the blue room
ruby plush with sleeveless bodice cut
square in the neck, the train square and
resting on the floor in folds; strips OF
gold pdSSementerie run over the should
erS and down to the belt, back and
front. She wore this dress at the
diplomatic reception with her hair in
Greek knot and with a diamond rose, Il
diamond butterfly and diamond
crescent.
Mrs. Whitney is one of the best
dressed women in Washington. One of
her prettieSt dresses is OF white satin,
brocaded in silver. Its corSage Is of sill
Yer brocade, and it Is finished III Silyered
tulle lis cut is decollete, aud it is
sleeveless and the demi-train is OF white
silk null, laid iii broad plaitS at the
waist. Another of her dresses is prln-
cess robe of heavy white mOire striped
with satin, through which runs tiny
vein of pale flowers. At the New
Years reception she wore pale
blue brocade, cut low, with long
sleeves and filled in with lace. She
has beautiful ball toilet of panSy-
purple tulle, the front gliStening with
gold pendants. the waist cut low and
having elaborate gilt ornaments. Mrs.
Whitney has also Il white brOcaded vel
vet. which is cut decollete, and its dra-
perry. i'm the form of an apron,iS made of
alternate strips of point lace and white
satin. 1t has a diamond bar at the cor
sage. and 10 this is added large rose
colOred diamond. Mrs. Whitney wears
elegant diamonds, one necklace being
made of three strands of solitaire dia-
momdS with an elegant diamond and
ruby pendant.
AT Count HOyaS' reception to Presi-
dent CarnOJ i'll Paris some of the nOta
bile dresses were: Countess HOyaS,
white. with a beautiful tiara of dia-
mOndS in her hair; Countess Zichy,
white silk cut in empire style, with
heavy trimmings of silver lace and dia-
mondS: Countess LyttOn, white satin
and brOcade, with abundant diamonds
and pearls: Spanish AmbaSSadreSS
Mime. Leon Castillo, black lace: the
MarquiSc de Val Dora, violet; Nine
Carnot. chantilly lace over skirt of
black tulle. the lace completely cover
ing the whole of the train, the cOrSage
cut low of black tulle, richly jeWeled.
In her hair Nine. CarnOt wore bunch
of red geraniumS, in which glittered a
diamond crescent.
Mrs. FaIrchild. wife of the secretary,
is a pretty woman with fresh complex
. ion. blonde hair and motherly air.
She has a handsome white silk. with a
long train-itS cOrsage cut V-shape and
edged with old lace. She has also a
black silk. and edged at the foot with
plating of white satin. The low bodice
of this dress is enriched with steel
paSSementerie. with long trimmings,
and her white brocaded dress is
caught up by bows and ends of white
satin.
Among the dresses of Miss Endicott,
daughter of the secretary. is Nile
green costume of striped and dotted
gauze. The bodice has puffed sleeves
over satin tied midway and at the ell
bows and scarf folds across at the v
shaped neck. At the back there is
broad. long. looped satin sash at the
waist. and there are broad satin bows at
the belt.
Mrs. Endicott wears high-necked
dresses. often filled high with lace. At
the cabinet dinner she wore white
satin, brOcaded in crescentS, the front
covered with deep flowers of old point
sace in rare patterns. held up with gold
Beads. the bodice high and filled in with
sace at the partly open front.
One of Mrs. Gen. Phil Sheridan'S
dresses is brOcade of pearl-cOIOred silk.
cut low and draped in front with net
work of pearl embroidery. The bodice
Is edged with net, and Mrs. Sheridan
wears with this dress 4 strand of beau
tiful coral which rivals the rose in her
cheek.
Miss Ethel ingalls, has in her ward
robe Il petticOat of white Surah. which
she wears with an OverdreSS of crepe de
Chine. This is trimmed with gauZe ruff
fles. and the corSage is cut high at the
throat. for Miss Ingalls, does not believe
iii GeCollete dresses.
Miss Florence Bayard has striking
costume of white satin, with a square
meek bodice of satin, with which she
wears long black undreSSed kid gloves.
At the diplomatic dinner she wore pink
crepe and satin.
Countess de KisSler, at recent Paris
reception, wore lOw-necked dress of
lilac silk with thick garland of lilac
blooms extending from the right shoul-
der across the cOrSage to the waist. the
skirt trimmed with lace and steel orna-
mentS.
Miss Mamie Bayard, who is in half
mourning, made her debut as cabinet
lady in black: others of her dresses are
of white satin, which she drapes with
white tulle. with shoulder-knots of
white SATIN ribbon.
DOGS ENDURANCE AND SEIEL