St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-03

except Tor the regular common sense"
shoe, when the toe is square. and the
heel is placed directly under the natural
heel. FIat-heeled babouches. OF Turk
Partisan shape, which is that nearest
approaching the genuine Turkish slip
per.
The growing taste for ornaments is
seen IN hosiery. Plain stockings of any
superior material are abundant, and the
petty labOrS or fashion are increased by
the new order of things, which makes
stockings of as much Importance as the
couture. Combinations which are prom
Inent III dress fabrics are repeated in
hosiery, and no little thought is given
as to whether contrast or conformity is
most desirable in full toilet.
The most costly stockings imported
this spring have hand-embroidered
stripes showing roses with buds and
foliage, or they are of a solid shade,
dotted with little bouquets of the gayest
colorS. Point lace fronts for stockings
are imported by the pair. and are to be
appllQued upon fine silk stockings i'll
white and pale colOrs.
Handsome stockings of dressed silk,
newly imported, are in all the reds, as
we'll as tan, olive, drab, mastic, greenish
sage, cream, flesh color, blue, pearl and
tawny drab or dull ecru. There are
sometimes stripes OF insertions of rich
lace upon the ankle or instep, inclosed
by border of clock-work resembling
defined as to shape with this
combination of inserted point and
clock work. Banana and docs
neck'' are the fanciful names
given to two new tints introduced this
spring in undecOrated silk stockings.
"Old red, )" 'amaranth, "''pOppy," wild
rose" burgundy" ''StOne blue, " ''sap-
phire,'' ''turquofs," Mexican blue"
and all the fashionable dull blue tints
are also seen in plain silk hosiery;
''chamOis," "copper"" ''lilac." ''saf-
from" ''daffodif' and straw color COM
prSlng other shades.
and ankle will be of black, and the up
per part will show pale or bright color,
but just as frequently the order will be
reversed, the foot showing the bright
color. Fine Irish or English balbrig
gans have lines of clockwork on the i'll
step and the ankle in new designs, al
though the finest qualities are fire.
quently plain. Lace work and ridges,
called Derby ribs, are seen in some of
the new Isle thread stockings.
Among cotton stockings of the Ordi-
nary soft twist thread there are many
fancy kinds. Stripes, spots and odd
figures, and checks alternating with
bands of color. are observed in such
hosiery. In these also are seen the de-
signs in which half of the stocking is
very dark and half correspondingly
light. Thus flesh color with black, red
with olive, brown with ivory white,
green with copper, blue with darker
blue, gray with prune, red or black-all
of those make snowy combinations in
grades and at prices which are eX-
tremely popular.
The complete wardrobe includes,
nowadays, several wraps, each of a diff
ferent material, trimming and degree
of elaboration. Those of wool fabrics,
the useful wraps, are made of cancels
hair cloth, cheviOt and English mix
lures which show many cOlOrS in little
dots and dashes, and of the blue-gray
and green-gray SuitingS SO fashionable
for gentlemen's clothing. These are
for travelling and stormy weather.
For black wraps, paSSementerieS with
or without jets, watered ribbon, Spanish
and Chantilly laces and pendants and
drop buttens are the leading trim
mingS, while those of the dark gray,
absinthe green, dahlia color, Havana
brown and tan color are trimmed with
applique bands and beaded paSSemen-
mentrie or fringe to match,
New mantelets for young ladies are
ciOse-fitting, with sleeve portions ex-
tending only to the elbow and made of
rich ''boblined" guipure or handmade
paSsamenteries, with the front and back
of velvet.
Other more snowy designs are made of
purl-edged corded ribbon and gold braid
nearly two inches wide, decorated with
jet bugles. These are joined together
in rows for the front and back, while
the sleeve portions are composed of the
braid alternating with bugle fringe.
For the watering place, young ladies
are ordering scarlet broadcloth coats,
trimmed with black and gold braid.
These will be worn Oh cool mornings
and evenings with white dresses. Jack
cts of white, almond, dark green, ecru
and pearl blue cloth, made with orna-
mental vests, are far more quiet fan
cies.