St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-29

made of rubber cloth, faced with wool
and, on their heads, wore millinery
which dampness can not hurt. In such
guise they stood the spatter of rain
drops and the slop of slush. But this
spring they treat
THE RAIN QUESTION DIFFERENTLY.
Neat umbrellas are in vogue, and
they are considered ornamental whether
shut or open.
The curiosities of the promenade af-
ford nothing more striking than the
habit which I referred to in recent
letter, of carrying a quizzing-glass in
the street. [ have made picture of an
actual couple as they passed through
carried quiZzing-glasS on carved
shell stick, and now and then lifted it to
her eyes for a calm, cool scrutiny of
something or other. She wore what we
loosely term ''baby grand' hat. AS
you will see, it is
AN EXAGGERATIoN
of the cap formerly fashionable for in
fants. In this instance it was made
conspicuously of white and was Of huge
dimensions, so that the Wearer ran no
risk whatever of failing to command at
tention as she sauntered along. Her
whole get-up of white jersey waist, very
high collar and striped skirt and wrap
ping of lace around her neck, was in the
very latest development of Fifth ave-
nue. style. Striped wool jerseys, with
sailor blouse fronts, fitted back and
deep sailor collars are pretty neglige
cOrsages for wearing out partly worn
skirts. They come in half-inch stripes
Nf roH Or,t r0x
white, with the deep square collar OF
plain wool the color of the stripe. Other
Jerseys have stripes closely fitted in a
point down the back and front to the
waist-line, with plain-colored jersey.
and gathered On the shoulders and
carried down the sides of the striped
points. The simple tucked jerseys of
plain blue-gray, terra Gotta or reSida
wool are stylish and neat, with clusters
of tucks below the collar forming
yoke in front and shaping the back.
These are worn with a ribbOn-belt and
buckle. Most of the spring jerseys have
the sleeves slightly full at the wrist
band, and some are tucked at top and
bottom, while others are Shirred around
to match the shirred yoke of the bodice.
Full-belted jerseys are shown in great
variety, and plain black wool Jerseys
mbrOidery of tfnsel threads. Silk
jerseys are less popular than formerly,
but are shown with bead embroidery in
stripes and in all-Over designs. Jetted
net jerseys are again imported, and
others with pasSementerie vines woven
in shapes, or it may be the whole bodice
is of passementerie.
Speaking of the niceties of de-
pertinent, l met Mrs. A. M. B. Ellis.of
Boston-an exponent of Hub culture at
its best-and | asked what she had heard
here that grated on her ears. cpl tell
YOU" she replied. sit is unfortunate
If American phraseology must continue
to be afflicted by such dubious express
ions as lady friend and the madame
Frequent use will, fear, hail them
English, and we shall be unable to rid
ourselves of them without heroic meas
ures. Lady friend or gentleman friend
is a vulgar phrase that instantly stamps
the user as unpublished and not convers-
ant with the best breeding, however
well educated he or she may be. Bring
your lady friends said one man to an
other who wished to see some special
pieces of art work he had been doing.
THANK you,' was the retOrt. Il have
none. Your janitor may 1t would
seem hypOcritical to the many to cavil at
this conjunction of lady and friend, land
it might be still more difficult to explain
to them why it was Objectionable to
cultivated ears. l will not attempt it,
any one who can spell words of two
syllables, and write their own name,
ought to be ashamed to say the mad
ame.' There can be no such thing.
1t is
NEITHER FLESH FISH NOR FOWL
English nor French, nOr-well, yes, it
is American. Borrowing the title mad
anne is well enough; it is assuredly bet
ter than being addressed as lady, but
to transform it into an appellation, and
to speak of Mrs. Jones Robinson as
the madame,' instantly changes it's re-
spectability. Never was there more
damaging part of speech than that in
nocent article the when it precedes
the Gallo title signifying my lady, or
Mrs. Let us drop it, do"
The nantes of spring deserve par
ticular consideration. Short ones are
imported for wearing over dresses of
light weight. Braided cloth mantleS
have an alEover design of braiding that
almost conceals the red or suede
colored material of which they are
made. Pinking in wavy runs is also
a fashionable trimming for these small
capes. The novelty is the Tosca man.
tie, made very short in the back but
very long in front, and almost covered
with lace and jet; this is worn with the
Tosca hat, with its long projecting
front of brim, short, close back and
nodding ostrich plumes. French lace is
on most of the new nantes, and an
other attempt will be made to popular
IL
the old guipures. Jet and colored beads
are worn again, and will be fashion
able for the summer, suede. iridescent
and bronze beads being made up in en-
tire mantles and in shoulder capes.
Handmade nee nantes, heavily jetted,