St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-25

and more to lead. My friend Guy de
Freeze was only wondering the other
day how Kitty du Bots could scramble
over stone wall as she did and not
make the least expose of herself B.
Divided skirt" was my reply. E
"Horrors!" said Guy; ''if these dress
reformers keep on they'll rob the sum-
mer landscape of its last trace OF plct-s
uresqueness. It's shame"
The divided skirt will enable the Wo-'
man inclined to embonpoint to get along
with less drapery than formerly, giving
the figure Simmer look, which is the
ambition of Womankind. To obtain this
slimneSs the skirts are simply piped at
the waist, and not set on band at all.
The fullneSS is drawn to the back by
means of two runners carried across the
entire width, one six and the other thir-
teen inches from the waist. But care
must be taken to prevent the skirts
from sticking" to the figure. They
must cling, but not bind; and to Obviate
this hens to the depth of eleven or
twelve inches are lined with stiffening;
OF, if you choose, plated silk or plated
muslin is placed inside the hem as
balayeuSe.
THE THIRD PICTURE.
A very stylish costume of plated
pale mauve batiste, cleverly com blned
with dark Parma violet velvet, produc-
ing an altogether charming effect, and
making up costume which would be
welcomed on the veranda of club
house OF rowing association, or upon the
grand stand at any outdoor gathering.
Say. old fellow" said Mr.. Prudish-
man to the president of the Nereid Row.
ing association, "that Mrs. de la VIC
lette should not be allowed toeattend
our entertainments. Her reputation is
very maladorous."
BLOW her reputationw cried the
president. "She doesn't show that
when she comes to our receptions. She
is the best dressed woman on the stand,
and we can't afford to shut her out. Far
from being maiodorous, she smells like
10000 crushed roses rolled up in bun
die, with several hundred sprigs of
white lilac, heliOtrope and honey
suckle."
The hat worn with this velvet and
batiste costume is likewise in exquisite
taste, being fine Tuscan straw trimmed
with white silk gauZe and maize Surah,
and is also delightfully."- set off by an az
rangement of white pigeon wings. The
sunshade is also maize-cOlored, making
up an ensemble which, as the adver-
tisements say, must be seen to be ap-
preciated. The shape of the hat is
bateau form. and extremely piquant,
ending in a point which seems to say:
Mustn't touch!" 1t is a wonderful
thing how quick women are to cry out
that warning. Men are so stupid that
they often take woman seriously when
she is only fooling. In fact, l begin to
think that men
DON'T UNDERSTAND US AFTER ALL.
They are such unimaginative crea-
lures. They believe we are born with
wasp waists and full chests, and lose
interest in US when they discover their
mistake.
This dress business cuts both ways.
1t attracts man at first and repels him
when he learns how the thing is done.
But what are we to do? We can't go
about clothed in humility. One Mag
daIene is enough for century, and
she looks better i'll pictures than she
would in real life. True. dress may be
a dissipation, but so are theater going.
novel reading. dining and dancing.
They are not absolutely necessary, from
an artistic standpoint, and yet they are
very pleasant.
ViVe la mode