St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-07
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wreaths of violets twisted with pale
mauve ribbons. The two attendants
on the bride, one pale blonde, the
other a clear-skinned, colorless bru-
nette, seemed to find the combina-
ton equally attractive and becom-
ing. If 1 were getting up a hat of
this sort 1 would have the straw
black and the trimming wild roses,
wound with pale green ribbons.
Now that there is a far eastern
question" instead of merely an east
ern question, dress feels the in
fluence
Dress was never Influenced much
by the east, as we knew the term
ten years ago, because the dress of
southern Asia is, mostly, a mega
ton. But Japan is different The
wives of two American presidents
have Joined in an appeal to the
women of Japan not to allow their
picturesque, hea1thful and cheap
native costumes to be replaced by
| Western ugliness. Now we are TAX
ing our own medicine.
AZ III CSSlIlS SOWn, lne
japanese tea gown, has become
fact. Modified, of course. No mere
Yankee could hope to throw an obi
about her waist with the untaught
grace of O-Hina-San. Nor do we in
our furnace, or Steam-heated houses
need thirteen Separate suits super
imposed, like the Japanese maid.
kneeling red-nosed over her tinv
pan of blazing charcoal in midwin-
ter. It's sort of modified Japanese
which buttons on.
L don't know what is the correct
millinery in Formosa, or couture in
Kamschatka. May be we'll find
out
CHIFFON AND FLOWER PARA
SOILS.
The most purely decorative of the
summer parasols are of white taffeta
with white enameled ribs and lace
hounceS. Ivory handles, with gold
nnlsh, make very pretty pieces of
bric-a-brac out of articles which ILL
ADVISED persons might think were
meant to be useful. There are para
soils yelled with mousseline de sole
and dotted with punches of vioIets
out women exist who, for prudential
reasons only, will choose simple
changeable silks in gray or brown
tones, with tape borders in dull red.
blue or orange.
TO wear with pretty bingham
gown woman is supposed to want
pink chiffon parasol with an enor-
nous quantity of the stuff gathered
In at the top, with big bow of rib
bon and with a broad ruffie friIled
about the bottom. Such a parasoI
not every woman has attained to
know is wholly inappropriate with
a tailor gown
Spring capes are very short. 10
cover the shoulders. They are made
In taffetas or in MORE, and covered
with lace and ribbons.
New dresses for Miss Helen Gould
include pale beige cloth skirt with
wide plaits, the bodice and sleeves in
more pronounced tones. The corse-
let and waists are of brown cloth.
spangled with gold
More generally admired will be a
dress of cream-celored cloth, with
bodice of mauve velvet, whose wide
epaulets are spangled with silver.
For early lawn parties, if it be not
too soon to hint at such diversion, is
Imported pale blue taffeta frock.
with the skirt forming godets and
the bodice closing with two huge
pearl buttons under a Marie An
toinette fichu in white embroidered
muslin. A white straw hat, trimmed
with wreaths of corn flowers, and a
blue taffeta parasol with embroid-
cred muslin ruffle, are coquettish
accessories a black satin belt and
black collar at the throat lend the
emphasis that is needed.
ELLEN OSBORN.