St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-06
FASHION NOTES,

A new and delicate shade of rose color
has been brought from England. This
is marvellous compromise between
vieuX rose and salmon pink. and is said
to be remarkably becoming to fresh
complexioned women with brown eyes
and hair.
During the past week the heavy rains
and cloudy days that hung in all their
gloom over city and country have set
the fall season in dress parades very
far back. My lady's outfit for Lenox
or Tuxedo droops Imply on the
closet hooks, and naught but the
house and evening gown has yet
seen the light; lamentable state
of affairs, for the Autumn trousseau is
made up largely of walking. riding and
driving costumes, which sports must of
necessity be foregone in the depressing
weather that prevails.
A good waterproof coat. a big UNI
brella and pair of high OverShOeS are
the uncomfortable and unbecoming
necessities in case one desires to
take walks abroad. In no other
dress does even the prettiest
of women look at a greater
disadvantage than in her goSSamer and
rubbers. She is so i'll at ease, with her
skirts to lift above the mud in one hand
and her purse, umbrella, etc., in the
other. A few women, who can brave
the exposure of ankles when compare
tive comfort is the reward, take a tuck
in their skirts and trot through the
rain almost as happy as ducks, for have
they not disposed of the haunting
question of skirts, the female nightmare
after her childhOOd's days are over.
Miss Elise DE Wolf, who possesses the
uncommon faculty of living at peace and
ease with her clothes, arrays herself for
in the misty afternoon arrayed in a
gown of smoke-gray serge. The
skirt is laid in broad box-plaits
the whole way round and the hem
Just escapes her ankles. A gray silk
shirt, gathered to yoke and tucked be-
meath the dress belt, takes the place of
the usual close-ftting basque. A wide
MORE sash of the same shade as the
shirt is drawn about the waist and tied
in long loops and ends at the back. The
shirt collar turns down over soft dark
red silk tie, and the serge coat,
with it's many buttons, is also
lined with the warm-colOred silk. and
the little round stiff felt hat is trimmed
up the back with red wings and ribbon.
High-buttoned, lOw-heeled walking
DOOtSare protected by the Ol0-faSnl0ned
rubber shoe: stout six-buttOned gray
suede gloves and plain black silk UNI
brella finish this country rain dress,
which possesses the grace and beauty Of
comfort.
A new fall fabric that is sure to
achieve much popularity is soft
Scotch camel's hair that comes in dull
shades of brown, green and grey, or a
handsome Scotch plaid that has of late
been adopted by the Duchess of Fife
and worn when walking or driving
about her husbands Highland es-
tates. The beautiful Miss Leighter, who
made her deput at Newport during the
summer season, has an autumn gown of
the plaid. Red aud brown liues OH a
clear green gown are her colors. The
skirt is heavily killed the whole way
around; the only relief in the draper
les is a long, fringed plaid scarf knotted
at the left hip, and round, short
coat is slipped over the loose cash
mere skirt. Broad, solid, low-heeled
walking shoes are worn with green
cloth CATERS, and a round-crowned felt
Highland bonnet with the two eagle
feathers crossed ON one side. These
plaids are also eminently suited for
walking dresses in all weatherS. for
their cOlOrs never run or lose their
strength from the offsets of sun or rain.