St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-09

toms danes and demoiselles. Three
outer tulle skirts form scores Of narrow.
fringed petals, longer below, shorter
above, the very likeness of sOciety'S pet
autumnal flower. There is a CLEAN of
gold at the flowers heart about the
rounded waist. Chrysanthemum pins
in white enamel faSten the shoulder
knots and are thrust into the hair. The
same idea carried out in yellow tulle
mimics the witch hazel blossom for
small and sprightly New York bru-
nette.
The debutante, if she goes out much,
will not start with less than two or
shree, and is quite likely to want six or
seven white evening gowns. AS to ma
terial, she is not by any means confined
to tulle. A brOwn-eyed damSel who ex-
poets a partner for every dance this
winter, in which hope may she not be
disappointed, will make her first APP
pearance in white silk, draped with
white gauze, run with gold threads and
fastened here and there with sprays Of
gold leaves. Another gown ordered for
the same confident young woman is of
white satin, over which is draped white
net ornamented with long stalks of
lilies in applique embroidery of silver.
The bottom of the net drapery is cut in
squares falling over a ruff1e OF white
lace, finished with silver embroidery
and shining with silver spongles.
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White silk brocaded with flocks of
chipping sparrows makes pretty
gown, partially yelled with snow-fiaked
gauZe, the snow being represented by
tufts OF ostrich feathers.
Lose conventional drpccnc ara soma
times dared by young and pretty candi-
dates for favor. Art gowns are now
and then maids first love in point of
costume. A girls gown that goes pack
to the days Of Queen Blanche is made of
exquisitely fine crepe loosely defining
the form, fastened behind, and confined
just at the hip with girdle of pearls.
The quaint sleeves are pulled i'll Wrlnk-
ling folds at the shoulder, and the
bodice opens in Y, bordered by pearls
and filled in with lace. A gown of the
first empire is of cream colored silk,
with loose, short waist gathered by
jeweled belt. 1t has flowing angel
sleeves falling back from the round
arms and fastened on the shoulders by
Jewels. When the debutante had sup
piled herself from such variety, it
may be that couple of afternoon
dresses have cost her $3.50, and that her
six evening gowns have averaged 1925
each, making s1.950 already spent,
and no provision begun for theater
wear, for dinners and receptions,
for walking suits, for morning gowns,
for skating, for underwear, for clOaks,
hats, or the multitudinous trifies Of a
young Woman'S dainty toilet. She will
want visiting dress with petticoat of
faille franchise striped in blue and dull
gold or pink. Over this should be
draped soft blue cancels hair. She will
want a promenade gown OF gray or
brown camel's hair heavily braided in
black. She will want something in
warm Russia blue for the ice, some
thing else in wild rose silk for the
opera, and yet again in antique rose
cOlored. ribbed velvet, with draped
overdress of ivory poplin for an after
noon dance. She will want pretty
things in nuns yelling and cashmere
for the house, and when her dress bags
and closets are full it will be strange if
she has not used up the best part of an
other 81 1000, to say nothing of the 5000
that will 90 with no difficulty at all into
millinery and wraps, and silk chemises
and satin corsets, and embroidered
stockings and gloves. Three thousand
six hundred dollars have melted. and
knicknacks still remain. Society is an
expensive luxury, and the society girl
has a use for every penny she can lind.
There is an immense amount OF money
floating about nowadays. and no small
share of it goes into the pretty belong
ings of pretty girls.