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

wide sashes made of liberty silk,
knotted to one side or tied in the
back. White null, with two and three
ruffieS of valenciennes, are dainty,
with a stiff belt of white Watered rib
bon, with a bow and ends of the rib
bon at one side. More useful aprons
are made of black sateen and black
linen. These have bibs and deep pock-
cts. Silesia is sometimes used also.
For elderly ladies black silk and Eatin,
both handsomely embroidered in colors,
are favorites. The aprons have al
ways been in style in England in the
best houses, and it is a matter for sim
cere congra tLlation that they are to be
made here.
Hats are refining a little, 1 think, and
the prettiest of them show great taste.
In one collection [ saw a broad hat,
with an extremely small beefeater
crown. The hat was of dark beaver
plush with a stitching of yellow sad
dlers silk all around the brim, which
showed up beautifully against the dark
brown. In front there was fancy
gold ornament holding a band of tan
colored plush into small compass. This
widened out into two puffS, one on each
side. Two black empire plumes top
pied over from the crown to the edge
between the puffs in front and two
wide loops on each side at the back.
All hats are worn further forward than
they have been, some of them being
quite tipped down. The straight brim-
med hats are set quite squarely over
the head.
A very handsome hat was of dark
green felt, with scalloped bordering
along the edges in chenille. There was
a wide bow of tam grosgrain, on which
was seWed two rows of narrow lace.
This bow reached nearly from one side
to the other and was held by a fancy
buckle. The back of the brim was
turned up, and on it was set large
bunch of closely curled ostrich tips, so
that the whole back of the hat was COW
cred. The general shape was fiat and
wide, rather than high.
A hat of garnet roughened felt had a
fiat brim and large bell crown. There
was a band of checked black and white
ribbon around it and a queer little
fiat bow of six loops, all lying on the
brim at the back. On the right side
there were two tall empire plumes and
two short tufts at the bottom Of those.
This hat was considered particularly
stylish. Another hat was of plated
felt in two shades of brown. The brim
was bent upward slightly in front, and
two pink japonicaS were set at the
sides. The crown was saucer shaped.
The trimming consisted of three large
black plumes and a large bow of
cream-colored satin ribbon at the left
side.
Ribbons are extremely rich, and the
G If
, moire, grosgrain, satin, taffeta, stripes,
checks large plaids, pompadour, plain
and Roman fancies, and besides these
there are others where velvet stripes
are laid over the silk and there are
glaze taffetas, besides the Persian de-
| signs in all their intricate beauty. The
| cheney clouded effects and the pretty
brocaded patterns in delicate colors
over a plain ground are all seen.
appears p tn b m hYeTo Togne ead
! net overlaying other goods, is consid-
| cred stylish, even over black silks.
Iridescent bead and spangle trim
| mings are used on almost everything
! Cabochons are in style again and are
set. upon skirt panels, and often on
waists, and also upon the wide fancy
! collars. Many empire designs are
| wrought on different kinds of lace in
| imitation emerald beads. Lace and rib
bon are always in. .--.
/
elegant gowns. I have in my mino
one of dark leathery brown grosgrain
| The skirt was cut plain and had pan
| ell down the left side of dull green silk
| piped with a shade lighter. The waist
was plain and round and finished with
a piping. The front was fulled at the
bottom On the panel were set two
bows of green ribbon, another on the
bust and another at the right side
with two long ends. A wide point ap
plique collar and a stock of green rib
! bon finished this handsome gown
Green and brown are very fashionable
| ombinations just now.
Another handsome gown of pear
! gray taffeta had two bows of cherr!
| velvet ribbon set on the lower part O.
the front breadth, with ends reachinf
the bottom, and spread out there ant
| tackled down. The waist was plain il
| both back and front and finished of
| with a ribbon belt, tied in stiff littl
| bow The front opened vest fashion
and had draped canary colored chin;
| crepe. The revers were of cherry vel
vet, with a border of rich Persian bir
/ bon, in which a good deal of gold tin
sci was mingled. The stock collar wa
of cherry velvet and plain.
Among new fabrics is decca muslin
for evening, printed velveteen in cash
I mere colors for sleeves and panels
frieZe, tricotine and cactus cloth.
! Kate Leroy.