St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-15
MEMS FASHION NOTES.

Seal rings, the seal being small, are
growing in favor.
1t is evident now that the Ascot scarf
has come to stay.
Fashionable handkerchiefs run largely
towards embroidered designs.
Night robes with flowers woven into
the boSomS are in great demand.
One of the newest fancies in rings is
made of gold OF silver chain, knotted
on top.
A new shade in spring Derbys is
smoke color. It is an exceedingly soft
and delicate tint.
The fad of putting up collars and
cuffs in half-doZen lots in fancy boxes
is on the increase among Outfitters.
In vests, the notched collar is still the
favorite. although extreme dressers are
affecting other styles i'll order to differ
from the multitude.
The fancy summer vest brought out
last season continues in good form and
| promises to attain the zenith of its pop
uiarity during the coming summer.
The dead, or unpublished, finish on col
| lars, cuffs and shirt fronts, is now con-
| Sidered the proper caper. Highly
| CLOSED linen is looked upon as vulgar.
Some startling effects are to be seen
| among the recent importations of hos
| iery. A pronounced design Is in bottle
green grounds, lecked with golden but
| terflieS.
AS an accompaniment to flannel
shirts, which will be the craze next
| summer, four-in-hand flannel Scarfs are
| being manufactured. Scarf and shirt
should be cut from the same cloth.
| Silk hats for spring wear will dis
| play a trifle more curvature in the
crown than those worn during the
winter. The imported London hat,
| however, is as straight as joint of
stove-pipe.
Shoe merchants are laying by large
supplies of tall-colored shoes, which
were so popular last summer. and
which, from present indications, will be
worn much more extensively next
| season.
The vest sash will be worn extens-
Sively next summer. Great quantities of
the trade, and several domestic manu-
facturers are busy making them.
A cross-rlb pique shirt bosom, with a
ruffle in the center, is novelty regard
ed with high favor. Another conceit
in this line is corded bosom, the cords
! being so arranged as to resemble irregu-
lar plaits.
Patent-leather shoes are affected by
prOmenaderS in Central park these
brisk February afternoons. There are
widely divergent opinions as to the
propriety of wearing patent feathers in
the daytime.
| Notwithstanding the fitness of the
practice, New Workers are slow to ac-
! quire the knack of tying lawn dress
bows. The ready-made bow, with a
back buckle or clasp, Is not unknown
even to many of the 400.
VIII the puff scarf hold its own next
summer? A prominent student of the
fashions informed the writer that the
| puff has had its day as a stylish fad.
The four-in-hand is more secure in the
affections of the gentlemen than ever.
A highly fashionable spring top-coat
is made semi-bOX fashion, with wide
strap seams and rows of stitching on
the collar and sleeves. The coat has
straight lapels. and is thirty-four inches
in length. 1t is made in meltons, ker-
seys and light-eolored wide-wale dag
onal cloths.
There will be no diminution in the
size of walking-stickS this season. Large
canes are the rule, although extreme
sizes are made of heavy wood. Buck
horn handles continue popular, those
partly concealed from view by thin
deposit of silver put on i'm patches be-
ing in the lead. Soft woods, with
enormous carved handles. are greatly
admired by experienced dudes.