St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-28

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else, for there are dozens and dozens of
them-the Stuart. the Macdonald, the
MacGregor, and host of others that
| no Scotchman ever dreamed of. There
are big plaids, little plaids and middle
sized plaids, iikc the bears in the old
fairy story. and they are wonderfully
tempting in the price and wonderfully
disappointing in the making-up. Buy
them, dear reader. if YOU must, and
make them on the bias. but pray use
the aggressive blocks only for skirts,
and have the basque of some pretty con-
trasting plain goods. 1t will be thou
sand times more satisfactory. as well as
more stylish.
Military capes made of the same ma
terial as the walking suit are lined with
some gay, contrasting flannel, and
jaunty girl will be pretty certain to
throw the right front backward over
her shoulder whenever its warmth is
not absolute necessary. 1t is said,
though, that plush will be the favored
lining for most winter cloaks.
For some years an entire black even
ing costume has been allowable for un-
married women. This innovation has
always been frOwned upon by the con-
Servative. And by their quiet opposi-
ton black is again considered bad foim
for young girls. To certain complications
it is wonderfully becoming; but these
fair maidenS Will have to cOnfine them
selves to light shades for their evening
gowns if they desire to be considered
fashionable. And who is the woman
who does not prefer to be stylishly
dressed to being becomingly dressed?
No words can adequately describe the
richness and artistic beauty and effect
of the new beaded garnitures. The
colorS are brilliant and striking, yet so
eXQuiSitely blended and arranged that
one gets the effect of splendor without
Consciousness of any predOminating
color: The silk and chenille appiques
are equally beautiful. gold and silver
embrOiderleS were never so fine and at
tractive, ana the ieweie basement cries
are of princely richness and OF novel
device. Although used on expensive
| fabrics of every description, rich unpat-
| termed textiles are far better suited to
| these decorations than one that is a
| mass of color.
New evening wraps are made of
| changeable velvet, short at the back to
| allow of the easy catching up OF the
| train, with long Spanish fronts bOrdered
| with fur. German broadclOth, in dark
| Jacqueminot red or the favOrite blue
| Shide, are also noted among elegant
dress wraps. Many of the autumn
cloaks are lined with plush. and for
| later wear with fur, notably a turquoise
blue velvet wrap in Huguenot style,
| with full, loose sleeves, and lined with
| chinchilla. Another handsome garment
of golden tawn-colored silk is lined
! with mink fur, and trimmed with bronze
| silk ''jeweled'' paSSementeries.
| In this age of house furnishing there
is no limit 10 the number and kinds of
| fancy lathS which are considered de-
| sraUle. Many are only ornamental.
| but some of the prettiest are also useful.
| | don't know of WOman hO wouldn't
| be delighted with a nest OF VenuS-M Mar
| tin laths as a Christmas gift. These
| small laths are easily moved about and
take UP but little room when not in use.
! If the NenuS-Martln are too costly you
| can purchase nest of latns of Chinese
| lacquer. which are really very pretty.
| Among the tea tables are those of
| beechwoOd. and an inexpensive tea or
coffee table can be made at home by
| putting pine top on three straight
! pine legs and painting with enamel
! paint or with gliding.
1t always delights the female heart
| when feathers are in vogue. This sea-
son they are used on all garments. from
| the tea gown to the outside Waap and
hat. This fondneSS for feathers is not
| to be wondered at, for they are always
becoming. y pretty girl in large hat
with black ostrich feathers is twice as
| fascinating as with any other style of
hat, and trimming of feathers about
the neck of an older woman softcns all
| the lines of the face. Mrs. Stanley af
! fectS large hats and feathers.
| The women who indulge in the ex-
| treme of the present fashion of straig hit,
| tight-fitting skirts at least exhibit the
| courage of their convictions. On the
| streets and in all places of amusement
one overhears constantly amusing criti-
! cism. and in most cases severe condem-
nation of the prevailing mode.
The latest eccentricity of Viennese
| fashion is passion for fans of mount
am cock feathers. The last question
| the young Austrian belle asks her ad-
mirer before he goes on a hunt is:
Wont you try, please. to bag me a
| fiue FAM" An ideal fan of this kind
must contain only feathers from birds
brought down by the most expert shots,
| and every feather must be the lone
representative OF the giver's skill. Con-
Sequently such an ileal fan may record
the admiration and Skill of sixty or sew
| enty hunters.
| RooSters' feathers have become tre-
| mendousiy popular among Paris women,
| as substitutes for ostrich feathers. rec
| emily. They are used for borders of
all sorts of outer garments, but with
special preference in boas. The blush
| green gloss is said to be almost uniyer-
| sally becoming, and the altogether re-
belIous and half-wild appearance lent
to the person by the trimming is re-
| garded as the acme of effect of the pre-
vailing style. The result of the new
| mode has been such a devastation. of
| hen houses that the pOsterity of French
| chickenhOOd has been seriously threat
| ened. A Paris wit has even prophesed
| that the ecOck-a-doodle-doo will be known
| to the coming generation of Frenchmen
| only through the instrumentality of the
| phOnograph.
Some Of the new velvet coats IN
| black or brown are very stylish and be-
| coming. They are not so long as many
of the new models, and therefore suited
| to more people. They are semi-fitting,
some double-breasted of the REFER type,
with large turn-down collars. Many
are braided III silk over the entire sur
| face, black with black, brown on brown.
The braids used are both wide and mar
row. A silyer-gray velvet is closely
wrought with darker gray silk braid.
The sleeves are raised, but not braided
Other gray jackets are braided in black
and finished with black velvet sleeves,
kid glove and bead work. seems to
answer the question. "What shall we
do with our old evening gloves??'' Long
evening gloves are generally in pale
tints and they are not wearable for day
time festivities. Now the long wrists
may be cut in strips, and contrastin. or