St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-24

Fashion and ready in the shops, and
the usual interest is
Fancies. manifested in the nov
elites and hiGh-class
standard goods. Tho cotton goods de-
partment is among the most attractive
for first novelties. Cotton crepes are
shown in wide range of colorS, and are
of exquisite quality. The improvement
In this grade of goods is most noticeable
since last year, and the price has
dropped to an approachable figure.
These cotton crepeS come in stripes,
spots and plain solid col0rS. A great
deal of white ground is seen; also cream
shades and tints. Among the most pop
ular colOrS are lavender. light green,
tan. pink and one or two shades of blue.
French percales and naiusooks are pop
ular. They are shown in stripes, printed
figures and in the stripe with a light
6Iunng vine thrown over it.
Zephers seem to be perennial. They
come in plaids, stripes, figures. cords
and with lines having silky effect.
These are the Silk-striped cottonS that
SO much is said about; and while there
is not particle of silk IN them, the
name is used by those who resort to SEN
sajional expressions to catch trade.
Sateens are shown in very limited
quantity. While they are among the
most attractive of fabrics in the piece,
they will wear strlngy, and no process
of management can prevent this. The
few that are shown have small floral
figures on the grounds either light or
dark. Quite strong contrasts are the
rule in these patterns.
The polka-dot is like the poor-ever
with uS-and, for some mysterious rea-
son or other, seems to find ready sale.
There are silk and linen batiStes that
are beautiful indeed, and Will be spe-
cialIy appropriate for evening wear and
semi-dress watering-rlace use. They
are to be lined with silk, and trimmed
with ribbon and lace. The batlste is a
thing of beauty; nothing is prettier;
and, when properly made and trimmed,
it is fine enough for all but the most
dressy wear. IL country places and
summer resorts, these thin, fine cottons
are becoming the popular material for
church wear. They are soft. cool, in
expensive, comparatively, and do not
muSs and crush with long sitting.
There are exquisite lawns, with
printed patterns and corded stripes;
also some MORE effects. There is a.
great variety Of cotton cheviots for the
Shirt waist, that is liked by everybody.
Printed dotted Swiss is very popular,
and, according to all accounts, has come
20 stay.
White cambrics and nainsooks are
shown with printed designs i'll fast
c0lors. These will be one of the pet
materials for dressy young ladies'. This
IS the season when all pr0vident women
are preparing their cotton dresses for
the summer campaigns. 1t is com
paratIvciy easy 10 select styles for such
dresses. Among the new ideas in this
class Of cOatume5 are full panels of lace
or embroidery or entire fronts of EN-
broiderv and sidebands overlapping an
embroidered front. There are certain
combinations in cotton dresses that
strike one at first as somewhat incOn-
gruous. Velvet, bengaline and silk
will be used for trimming, with Irish
point and Russian lace, embrolderles,
insertions. crosS-stitched bands and col
ored, etched and needlewOrked ru1f1eS
and fOunces. Bat in defense Of
these, it may be said that most
of these dresses, while they are
principally of wash materials, very
rarely see the laundry. They are worn
until soiled, which may hot be for a
season or two. BY this time they are
somewhat out of date and remodeled
and, perhaps. made up in some entirely
different way for youngSterS,or are sent
away III the missionary boxes. Five
widths of ordinary cotton goods make a
skirt, and most of these are straight
widths. Other skirts have gored front
ana sides with full gathered back.
PiQue and fine corduroy, heavy linen
duck and similar materials are made up
in full tailor fashion, AID, by the way,
these white tailor costumes are among
the most desirable articles in the fash
ionab!e woman's wardrobe. One hand
some costume made up in this way has
iacket-fronts, cuffs, collar and bodice
edge finished WITH heavy cotton embr0ld
ery in the new soft-finish linen floss
that is so much liked for all decorative
purposes. The bodice is lined VISA
French cambria, when it is lined at all.
but this is not necessary. If the goods
are shrunk very carefully, lroned
straight way of the grain, the dress may
be laundried with perfect success; but
this previous preparation is imperative,
and in cutting, the utmost nicely Is re-
CURED to have the grain of the goods
run in the right way. The shifting of a
single line may entirely spoil the waist.
These goods should be laundried with
very little dressing. just enough to make
them iron smoothly; indeed it is great
mistake to starch any kind of cotton
goods so that they are stiff and rattlY.
There is too much of the paper-curtain
suggestion in all sorts of starched goods.
S0ft-tinished fabrics are much more
graceful and decidedly more ladylike.