St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-20

" has been settled long
TN~ in ago. OF course every
y " woman OWNS the pref
p test evening gowns
CO.. that her allowance can
buy. but, alas! how few of the society
leaders are the proud possessors of hand
some party wraps. The liveried serv-
ants who stand at curbStones. where
they employ the evening hours in open
ing and shutting carriage doors, could
tell some amusing storieS-that is, if
servants were supposed to notice the
little makeShiftS and odd caperS of their
superors. About half of ali the women
who step out of carriages and shake out
their draperies beneath striped awnings
are not beautiful or prepossessing OBJ
Jects in their wraps.
ShaWlS-not India Shawls, but ugly
plaid thingS-are more or less used by
elderly ladies, who always enyelOp their
heads in heavy gray wells. These ell
DERBY ladies persist i'll holding up their
trains and thereby exposing vast eX
panse of starched petticoat and winter
overshoe. Many women wear shabby
silk circulars or discarded plush VisiteS.
while zephyr faScinators protect their
coiffures. If it were not for the pretty
girls with the beautiful outer gar
ments and dainty head-goverings,
the street urchins who gather
around the awnings would lose all
interest III parties, and the life of
the liveried servant would be a dreary
waste of shawls, nubiaS and starched
petticOats. Among the numerous wom-
en- who do not own party cloaks there
are some who are proud and foolish
enough to leave their wraps in their
carriages. Upon such the liveried
servants have the privilege of looking
with contempt. and two years ago, when
several thousand people turned out in
evening dress to greet the first lady of
the land, there was gOOdlY number of
foolish, Shiyering women to be seen
waiting upon the sidewalk. Aud among
those who were cloaked there were
enough incOngruOuS wraps to afford an
amusing study.
The party wrap need not be costly
thing. Inexpensive and becoming cir
cuIars for young girls may be made of
eiderdown flannel. Gray and tan are
the prettieSt and most durable shades,
and when lined with antique rose and
old blue surah the effect is satisfactory.
Ladies' cloth in terra Gotta, light brown,
or Gobelin blue, makes a wrap that can
be utilized for the theater and all other
occasions where it is desirable to cover
a light dress. The girl who was short
sighted enough to invest in peasant
wrap may alter it slightly and wear it
when the shades Of night have fallen.
Dainty wraps may be made from cash
mere, and the girl who can use her
needle may be independent of a dress
maker. Old party dresses of crepe or
silk. when quilted, make good Innings,
and a ruching of pink silk set on be
meath the edge and around the neck of
a cloak is great addition to its beauty.
Feather bands are again in fashion, and
they make warm and becoming finish
to party wraps.
Plush has had its day. Since it may
be bought for 80 and IS cents yard no
girl wants plush party wrap, but no
material makes a richer or more effect
we garment. Several elegant circulars
nave, however, been made recently Of
thiS much-abused fabric. One was
aeliotrope plush. The shade was a
-1appy medium between dark and light
and the lining was pink crepe, shading
Sn the heliotrope. Another of moss
green was dainty and appropriate for a
blonde,