St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23

For two seasons costumes made of
real Oldtime pique have appeared for
women and young girls. But only q
very few have been worn, because the
clear white surface caught every bit of
dirt it rubbed against and showed it off
as if it were a faithful mirror. Also
pique requires especial skill in launder-
ing, and while many laundresses can
successfully manipulate tucks, putfs
and ruff1es, the pique surface troubles
them.
aasH The Change in Pfque.
This season, however, the figured
pique has come into sight. The designs
are very tiny geometrical figures, dots,
little squares, triangles, t1eur de lis and
other single. simple figures outlined in
blue, black and brown, with now and
then red pattern.
They are very dainty, and while the
figures rob the goods of its spotless
sheer whiteness, they preserve the
fresh appearance of the gown about
three times as long.
There is no trimming, except few
rows of stitching. or once in while
a bias band, but even these are
not in high favor.
A very few piQues are made in more
dressy designs, and very heavy en-
brolderY is used to trim them in quiet
way-a little on the collars and at the
hand to form cuffs.
Some pretty pieces of pale blue piQue
are made up with white or dark blue in
sailor suits for girls who are almost,
but not quite out. Another pretty shade
for such girls is the leghOrn color piQue,
which is woven in very pretty patterns,
Self-coored.
But the real popular summer costume
for young women who are looking for
change from the long-reigning blue
serge will be the same styles in white.
The suit is not confined absolutely to
pIque. Duck is also used. White cot
ton chevlot woven in stripes or checks.
or i'll plain canvas weave, will appear
once in while in the mountain resorts
where dress for practical wear is
wanted.
These are much more facile in the
hands of the everyday laundress than
pique, but while number are made up
for mountain and Seashore wear. they
are not so spruce and trim in tailor
made styles as the piaue gowns. and are
not worn at the dressiest resorts.
Hats for White PIque.
1t is quite good form to wear your
white piQue Elton blazer or jacket SUIT
oil the city streets, and on such Occa-
sions the regulation street hat is ac-
eepted by those who object to sailor
hats worn Unfortunately in town.
But for country and seashore wear
the real clever girl who has an eye for
appropriateness in hats tops her white
piQue sailor suit off with a low, flat
topped visor cap made of the same cloth
as the dress was cut from-the matters
charge but 81 for making-and with a
white cord fastened above the heavily
stitched visor with gilt or white enaru-
eled buttons. she has as neat and also
as economical hat as anything i'll the
whole line of headgear. OF course, all
styles in sailor hats are adapted to the
white tailor gown.
As to Gloves and Shoes.
Gloves and shoes are no small details
Of the white costume. You may wear
this year about anything you choose,
but to be in taste the shoes and gloves
do we'll to recognize each other. Tan
shoes with tan suede gloves, or white
shoes and white channels Or undressed
kid gloves, or black bhOeS with pearl OIL