St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-15

One made of white tulle was tufted
with maize colored chenille, so that
it looked like so many sleepy chick
ems. Another fancy is to have
plain puffed taffeta sleeve, with enor-
nous bows of tulle set upon the
outer edge of the elbow.
Next to the sleeves the fancy collars
set the seal upon the gowns These
collars are so various that one can
give but a few of the leading styles.
For the younger ladies they most often
take the form of square yokes of some
kind of lace, with a very wide ruffie of
some other lace all around. This
ruff1e is set on very full, especially
over the shoulders, and thus it forms
! deep capes to the sleeves. These all
have high collars-lace over some
pretty ribbon. Others are cut in sailor
shape at the neck, leaving a dressy
little V-shaped opening. One in this
style had the shoulders straight and
| the back and front portions notched,'
and all around the edge over the fine
white linen lawn of which the collar
was made was laid a fine black chan
tilly insertion half an inch wide. The
edges had two full ruff1eS of three
| inch imitation of rose point. On each
point was a small cherry colored chen
lille rosette, and where the collar fast
ened in front was bow of cherry rib
bon, with long ends.
Thsre are dozens upon dozens of such
garniture made of white lace, with tulle
and ribbon trimming. Some in extra
fine batiste cut like a deep square yoke
have three graduated ruff1es of chiffon
all around, and a stock of chiffon, with
, two enormous puffs in ahe back of the
neck of tulle. Others are made en-
tirely Of black lace, with narrow rib
bons or beadwork. Black silk and
velvet. trimmed with white or black
lace and quantities of jet are very ele-
giant. These latter often have blouse
strap that reaches to the belt. L re-
member noticing one Whcre the collar
was in five points, of black velvet, the
whole outlined with white cluny 1nser-
| ton an inch wide and edged with ivory
valenciennes an inch wide. The stock
was of ivory faille with black velvet
points at the front, and down to the
draped white faille belt was one box
plat of faille, edged with the lace. On
were five gold and steel buttons, gradu-
ating in size from IL inches to half
an inch in diameter. Very many Of
| these collarettes are trimmed with
! fancy buttons.
! Almost any lady can make herself
| quite a variety of these dainty acces-
! sories to her toilet. A small bit of
| velvet. however crushed, may become
! the motif of one of these collars. A
| hot fatiron turned upside down and
| having a wet cloth over it will furnish
/ steam enough to make velvet look
| like new, if the underside be drawn
along over the wet cloth, back and
forth, until the pile is all raised. Then
| a little lace is added, few beads or a
| bow or so Of ribbon, and the thing Is
| done. Naturally the needle woman
| must see a few to have her mental
| model ready, and the rest is easy, for
| everything goes. One was made of
straight piece of velvet slashed quar-
ter of a yard deep, and these slashes
| were edged with lace and had a dog
collar of velvet, with a lace rosette
on each side. This cost Sc, but-a
word to the wise, etc.
The vogue is growing for fancy
aprons, to be worn in the house. They
| may with perfect propriety be worn
by all the young ladies of the house at
high teas, the mistress being debarred
by her elegant tea gown, which an
apron would hide. These aprons are
made of anything and everything
from silk and satin, lace and grenadine
to simple null. Liberty silk makes
dainty aprons. Black silks of every
kind are seen, many of them HAND
painted. White all over swiss EN-.
broidery is seen, so is pinhead dotted
swiss. These have instead of strings