St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-06

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rich gowns are only suited to some great
fete- given by perhaps the principaI
parsonage in the neighborhood once a
year-but for ordinary entertainments
fresh and fashionable gowns of simple
material are by far the best. The
printed mousseline delaines are in
favor and pretty cottons: crepons of all
kinds and grenadines OF the airing
color, which has been so universally
worn this year, lined with pink.
A dress recently noticed was of
changeable foulard-rose changing into
blue. The trimmings were of white
lace. This was accompanied by large
hat. trimmed with mignonette and blue
birds wing. Another was of black
surah. trimmed with white lace, and a
large Empress hat, trimmed with black
velvet and red roses.
Many women who have a good black
dress as a standby, not having many
occasions for wearing gala gowns, may
make fashionable one by Introducing
revers and waistcoat of some color:
this is newer than only Waislcoat, and
is much smarter.
Light primrose is a fayorite color,
made perfectly simple, with a plain
skirt of chiffon; a lace frill at the waist
and triple rows of ribbon coming from
under the arm in slanting direction TO
the waist, is both pretty and girllike.
The sleeves for such gowns are made
with puff to the elbow and straight
gauntlet pieces below. Pink and white.
arranged in much the same way and in
the same material, has this advantage,
that it goes well with large straw hats
covered with Provence roses. that are
both well worn and emInentIy becom-
ing. For young and middle-aged mat
rons the grenadines, with pink flower
and pink plpings, are much in favor,
while the older women have them
trimmed with profusion of jet. Hello
trope canvas is mighty pretty.
1t can be lined with silk to match and
pIped, but looks best arranged with
nlgh epaulettes and frillings falling
over the shoulders, pelerine fashion.
Shot silks are also worn bv matrons.
often with lace over them, for black lace
is such seryicable wear it SIS not sur
prlSinS that it has once more come into
faShlon. Foulards are well to the fore
this year. especially pink printed in
white. and gray combined with white.
The newest muSlins show the Louis
XIV. patterns of baskets of flowers.
which occasionally are accompanied by
a background of lace that an
pears to be floating over the ma
terlal. Most of these are made with
gathered tiounce Of guipure edging
the hem, duplicated at the waist, the
bodice somewhat long and full back and
front, the sleeves large and important.
a yellow pattern Oh gray is new COM
bination and much in favor. Such
dresses are frequently cut with no seam
al the back OF the bodice. only at the
waist. and often with the lower portion
of the sleeves plain.
Noelen corduroy is well suited to
garden party dresses, especially as tits
made in all the newest light tints. Its
generally of a severely simple style,
the skirt plain, Louis XIV. coat and
Bengaline waistcoat. The deeper the
basque OF these coats the more STYLISH.
and the chiffon vests in light
colors, bordered with embroidery.
have never been surpassed for
beauty. Light floral silks are SO soft
that the fullneSs of the bodice is fire.
quently drawn into shaped band of
guipure. The white guipure is made to
play an important part, and MANY light
brown and beige-tinted woolens have
the bodice entirely covered with it:
yokes OF the same are good trimming,
giving width to the shoulders and dimiH-
lshlng the size of the waist. White
duck dresses for young people are neat.
stylish and trim. They are generally
tailor-made, with plain skirts. coats and
walSteoats, and require above all to be
well made, but demand no trimming
whatever.