St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-03
DREAMS IN GOWNS.
The Francene Tea Dress---AI
Evening Poem by Felix.

Evening Poem by Felix.
The Francene tea gown can be made
with the following combination to be
very handsome: Pearl gray cashmere,
ruby velvet and pink surah. The back
is plain waist with skirt sewed OH in
gathers, the fronts long and straight,
fulled into velvet yoke, and these
hang loose and open over an inner
waist and petticoat of surah, the latter
in tueks about quarter of yard
deep around the bottom. The Surah
is crossed in kerchief style over the
plain waist lining, ana a broad belt
of velvet crosses the front and passes
through seams at each side, falling over
the skirt in sash style. The sleeves are
slightly full top, and at the wrist fin
ished by deep cuff of velvet, same as
the Alsace collar, yoke and sashes. The
A1Sace collar may be omitted and a
plain high collar substituted. The foot
of the cashmere skirt may have braid
embroidery, a trimming of basement
erie or band of fur. The design is suit
able for all materials appropriate
for house dresses and will make up
lovely in wash fabrics. For India or
China silk, with the velvet accessories,
the model is very handsome, although
effective. Such model would be lovely
in fine white null embroidered over a
front of delicately tinted null, or surah
with sash of the same. For medium
size, eight yards and a half of goods,
twenty-four inches wide, will be re-
quired for the gown, three yards for the
surplice front and front of skirt, and
two yards of velvet. The pattern comes
in sizes from "a to 40 bust measure.
A superb evening dress, imported by
leading firm and creation of Felix,
is in rich emerald green velvet en- train;
the low V-neck waist, with full fronts
and laced in the back, is trimmed eX-
quisitely with passementerie of en-
eralds, green pearls and crystals. The
arms and sides of the dress are draped
with black Brussels lace, covered with
drops of emeralds and crystal beads.
This effect over the bare arms and
sides of the skirt is elegant. A
number Of beautiful evening dresses
have been worn during the past week,
and lovely specimen was in white faille,
the front in pale blue mouSselaine de
sole, embroidered in the most exquisite
patterns in blue and white silk floss. A
Directoire back, with low bodice of the
faille, has the front of waist trimmed
with the embroidered mouSSelaine de
Sole anu IeStOOlleu vi cdcu SEOulQer
with garniture of flowers. A style of
empire gown that is very popular and
becoming to young ladies can be made
at home in short time of the most in
expensive materials and worn at an
evening entertainment, the wearer
appearing in the height of fash
ion. The simpler the goods the
more stylish the toilet. and no jewelry
is required with it. The skirt is made
of five straight breadths of goods, the
ordinary width, gathered at the top
and sewed to the waist with only full
ness enough in front to make it hang
well. A pink ruching, very full, is
placed around the foot of the skirt. The
waist lining is made to fit the figure,
cut low round the neck, the outside
fullest on back and front, and about
the neck is n fall of lace about
four inches wide. The short pulled
sleeves is finished wi 18th narrow band fit
ting the arm. A broad sash of China
silk or surah may be worn about the
waist, finished with bows and ends at
the back. The ruching On the skirt
may be placed across the front and sides
and omitted at the back. A fine white
null is lovely made in this way. with
ruching of silk in white or any delicate
color, with sash and gloves to match.
Fine Mechlin lace forms graceful fall
about the neck.