St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-20

tered in lingerie de luxe has been the
total impoSSibility of bringing out
rich, soft silk in any other color except
ecru or delicate tones of cream. Many
ladies have distinct objection to wear
ing next their skin anything which is
not of the purest white. But this spring
the counters are filled with silk cloth in
pure white, which looks lovely, feels
delicious, and will simply wash and
wear and wash again, like any ordinary
piece of linen or calico. This silk cloth
is marvelOusly soft in texture, while in
color it is a brilliant and beautiful white.
For exquisite lingerie it will be an ideal
fabric. NightdreSSeS Ornamented with
row upon row of tiny tuckS look lovely
in this silk fabrics. ornamented with
cascades of fine white ValencienneS lace,
A novel design in nightdresseS, also car
ried out in this silk cloth, is made with
front like mans shirt, innumera-,
BILE tucks on either side. and cuffs
and collar formed entirely of tiny tucks.,
Then there are chemiSeS and cOmbina-.
lions in the same lovely material, to-,
gether with Slip-bodiceS and dressing
jackets, matinees and tea gowns, with
every possible variety of petticoat, either
made plainly or with profuse trimmings
of lace for smarter occasions. A sum-
full with a full front of white point
d'esprit net and long sleeves bordered
with ValencienneS lace. 1t will also be
largely used for small SmOck frockS and
smart little dresses for babies and little
girls, as we'll as for summer sun hats,
The fact that this silk cloth will wash
like cotton makes it especially suitable
for children's wear. And it is made by
many factories, so that l am not BOOM
ing an exclusive production.
Let us turn from beautifully I'M
| obtrusive underclOtheS to the
ARTICLE MOST CONSPICUOUS
| on Well-dreSSed wOman-her bonnet.
| NeapOlitan braid boonets are among the
summer novelties, and are both pretty
and light in appearance. They are gen
orally made in two shades, gray and
white chiefly, though suede and white
| also promise to be largely used. The
| shapes are very much as the fancy of
| the milliner dictates, as they can be faS-
| tened with ornamental pins into any
| form. White crepe, very much employed
this season for millinery purposes,
| is generally used to fill the space in the
front, and either very wide or very mar
row strings are added. l have seen,
| too, some dainty bOnnetS composed en-
tirely of tinsel form of lace, so frail in
themselves that they seem scarcely
substantial enough to bear the masses
of blooms and many loops of ribbons
wherewith they are covered. Trans
| parency of foundation appears to be the
characteristic of all headgear, while a
| profuSion of trimming cOunteractS the
! otherwise simple appearance. Artifi-
cial flowers would seem to become more
and more popular as the spring season
advances, and are used in profuSiOn
on everything, the latest idea for
their use being floral epaulettes on even
! ing dresses. BuncheS of. single flowers
are no longer the rule, several kinds be-
ing now massed together, very often
with daring results as to color. Labur-
mum and lilac, and even lilac and wall
flowers, are occasionally to be seen
| blended, while mixtures of three OF four
other shades, such as those of peoples,
| daffodilS and clover, are not infreQuent.
| do not dislike to see bunch of field
flowers, like dandelions, daisies, pop
pies and buttercupS, grouped together,
but think it is somewhat incongruouS
to intermingle these with snch blooms
as laburnumS, wisteria and garden
flowers. Transparent bonnetS and
| transparent hats are in the list of head
| dresses for the dainty toilets of late
visiting and park-driving in the cities,
and for driving and piazza toilets at the
| fashionable summer resorts. AlluSion
has already been made to the revival of