St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-05

find that she has made mistake. The
gown she will admire on commence
nent day will he simple over-cut by
tirst-class private modistes, beautiful in
form, but without any pretentions
whatever.
If one has any money to spend on a
graduation dress it should not be put
into rich material or labor. Give it to a
good mOdiSte to cut something artistic
or girlish. Elaboration only takes away
elegance.
The soft India silks are among the
white fabrics most popular for these
gowns. Wool crepons will be much
used. They are in great variety of
weave.
Nuns yelling has charming texture,
and there are albatrOSS cloth and the
beautiful mixed wool and silk fabrics
with wool finish that 60 under many
names.
Also crepe de chine, gauze and the
dotted Organdes or Swiss musiins. Tho
trimmings are principally ribbons and
the inexpensive coarse laceS so much In
vogue.
A charming gown of India silk is
made with full gathered skirt, as this
fabric needs wrinkled folds to show it's
beauty. Around the bottom are four
rows of gros grain ribbon, satin-edged.
The waist is gathered to belt and con-
fined by sash tied behind.
Round the shoulders is the fall of lace
so popular this season, and which is
called after Princess Mary the "Teck
barbe." The sleeves are composed of
the same lace in overlapping rows sewed
into the silk sleeve. The lace is gath
cred into the armhOle where 1t is fin
ished by butterfly bow, made of four
standing loops of ribbon. The ribbon
folded passes round the armholes along
the top of the Darbe.
The lace for this dress, point d'Irlande,
or point de Gene, the same thing. There
are many varieties of this lace. 1t costs
from 81 yard upwards, according to
width; it taxes two and half yards for
a barbe.
A stunning little costume sure to set
the other girls wild is made of ''dlmity'
gauze. a sheer muslin covered with
SSnowfakes in opaque silk, after this
manner. The skirt is of tie gauze
taken lengthwise in order to utilize the
woven bands that are in one edge for a
border.
1t is gathered very full and should
| have one or more serge skirts under ii
rather than silk, as ballet skirts are
, made. The front of the waist is full
and hangs over the belt. The sleeve is
a full puff ending above the elbow,
where it meets the high glove.
Character is given to this dress by its
accessories. which, simple and girIish in
themselves, make what would other
| wise be flimsy artistic. These consist
of two rounded sleeveless jackets, one
over the other. and large sash. The
inside jacket is of silk, aud the outside
one of velvet.
The outline of the two are parallel.
The effect may be given with a single
lining if preferred. A ribbon bracelet
| and rosette finish the bottom of the
sleeve.
In putting several white fabrics to-
! gether, as in this costume, care must be
| taken to have them of the same tint. In
general ivory white looks best with
| dark skins and bad compilations. A
white-skinned, delicate girl with colol
can best wear pearl white.
| White woods need the most careful
designing, perhaps, of any white fab
RIGS, but they usually want it and are
| ruined. Wool is not of the character tC
| lend itself to small forms and spaces; il
has not the f1exibility of silk and mus