St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-13

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The wonderful Irish crochet lace is
now being manufactured In this coun-
try. Mrs. M. X. Van Rensselaer, was the
first to introduce it here, where it is
greatly in demand, beng used for the
decoration of scarfS, curtains and bed
spreads, and for the O1namentatiOn of
dresses when carried out in black silk.
The various designs for this lace show
butterflies, roses, fern leaves, ETC., all
of which may be made by any adept in
fancy work.
'.Esmeralda" is the name of new
Skirting material that has lately ap-
peared in the shop windows. 1t is worn
in broad, well-colored stripes that har-
moniZe with almost any of the dull solid
shades. Two and a halt yards of this
material are sufficient for an under
skirt made with the stripes running
horizontally, provided the upper portion
concealed by the oyerdress is made Of
cambric.
The ordinary young woman III society
who regards ball as place for amuSe-
ment, and not as a gown show, trims
her pretty petticoatS close to the tops OF
her low dancing shoes, and so preserves
herself from the annoyance of dragging
skirts that sooner or later will become
torn and bedraggled.
One young person just entering on
her second season orders ball gown of
rigid simplicity yet wholly charming.
Both skirt and waist, of delicate hello
trope failie Franchise, were gathered
full into band. from which the skirt
fell to the floor in straight, simple folds.
The waist cut after the fashion of forty
wears ago, exposed the soft. round
shoulders in its prim circle, and was
finished by full lace bertha reaching
almost to the waist line. Small putfs of
the silk edged with lace were the only
sleeves.
Full pink, white and yellow roses are
carried in loose cluster or pinned to
the front of the bodice for ball costumes.
When the hair is arranged high a stiff
Ioup OF two of ribbons and few leaves
or buds are quite admissible.
The following dress, worn by young
girl of fifteen, could be made to suit a
woman of almost any age: The skirt
was of the softest faWn-colOred silk,
made to int about the hips smoothly and
fall straight to the floor. Turned up
from the bottom was border of soft
mauve-cOlOred lace nearly five inches
deep and worked in q pattern of squares,
finished in points. The overdreSS, OF
soft cashmere of the same shade as the
lace, opened on the left side from the
waist down, and was drawn up on the
right hip to form long point. Both
sides of this point were edged with silk
embroidery in long. arrowhead designs.
The back draperies fell in long, simple
folds to the skirt hem, while the close
fitting waist had touches of silk and en-
broidery at throat and wrists.
The great drawback to having faded
or soiled dresses, gloves, etc. dyed is
the necessity of pulling them to pieces,
to be made over afterwards. which Occa-
sons such expense and worry that it is
usually preferable to purchase new
frock. Now this is no longer the case.
for velveteens, silks and Woolen ma
terials alike are dipped in the dye and
come out fresh as ever, needing only a
few touches to be ready for wearing.
Light delicately tinted ball dresses are
cleaned by chemical process, while
soiled kid and satin boots, fans, laces,
shawls and tarnished trimmings can be
entirely renovated.