St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-12

ments of color and design. They will
be used for blouse waists and separate
skirts for outings. There is an unusual
number Of designs in fine soft sea
island ginghams, some of them having
silken stripes forming the checks.
| Ginghams are always pretty and neat,
and for everyday summer wear nothing
has ever given the same satisfaction
| from all points. 1t is soft and delic-
iouS to the touch, clean in appearance
and it is nOncruShable and fadeless-all
good qualities.
| Besides these there are nainsooks and
several designs and styles in fine cam
brics, also in Persian and India lawns
French percaleS there are, too of excel
lent quality and fast colors for waists
and gowns for hard everyday wear.
Cheviots are closely initiated in cottons
and will be highly appreciated by those
who do not quite like the light cotton
stuffs. This is light and delicate to
touch and yet has the rough appear
ance of cheviot. Oxford is another ini-
tat1on of work, SO are coverets and gala
tea cloths, and they will have their
votaries. Some of the batiste and linen
dresses are made with circular skirts
ana garnished with renaissance trim
ming. These will never wash Grass
linen all-over embroideries will be used
for the grass linen dresses, and a few of
the cambrics and nainsooks have edg-
lngs and trimmings to match made in
embroidery, sometimes white and some
times family colored. There are also
some very dainty new cotton challies
with satin stripes, and these are printed
IN artistic small flowers. Challies will
be largely used for dresses for children
and very young girls
had almost forgotten that this is
midWlnter and that furs and thick
WOODEN goods are the only ones we see in
the streets and at home The fact was
called to my mind by putting my hand
IN my pocket and there finding a piece
Oh gown just finished for a handsome
young bride of year. This was made
Iof very swell reception and was
greatly admired at the dressmaker's II
was or moonlight blue satin duchess
with great figures in very red relief.
brocaded upon it in rich myrtle green
These covered the surface in reeuIar
lines. The trim, pointed waist was
maze OF 1t, and so were the sleeves. The
corsage was cut to a point both front
ana pack and simply piped with plain
satin over it was worn a Marie An
toinette f1chu of pale blue silk muslin
printed in faint Oriental coIors. The
satih is as thick as the proverbial board.
anu though but tWenty-seven inches
wide cost SIS a yard But it was sl1-
peru and not to be easily copied which
is a consideration with many ladies'
AT the same establishment there was
very stylish walking costume, a SYM
rhony in brown. The dress was of
heavy diagonal cord of a rich ma
hogany shade. Around the bottom of the
skirt there was narrow row of mink
and just above that a row of ecru gui,
pure. The cape was of seal, with mink
trimmings, and the hat of mahogany
reps, with ribbon bows of feathers il,
different shades of brown. The gloves
were tan. The whole effect was pleas
Ing. The diagonal corded cheviot is
one of the handsomest materials of tha
year. 1t has a little mohair in it which
shows through just a little at the
surface mingled with the dull Austria
liam wool.
One of the prettiest as well as most
useful of all the wooden fabrics is the
swansdown flannel. 1t is so fleecy and
soft and looks SO dcwny and restfuI
that 1t is no wonder that women have
their favorite lounging robes made of
1T. 1t now comes yard wide and
costs but 20 to 80 cents, and six wards
make full robe. With a good pattern
| it is next to no trouble to make If
comes in slate. white. gray in several
| shades, drab, blue, pink and cardinal
and also 1t can be had in stripes of
| various colors. The prettiest one T
have seen yet was iii a pearl gray.
| slightly gatherd at the neck and lust
! below the waist line There was q
! silk cord with tassels around the waist
and wide collar lined with gray taf.
feta and bound with satin ribbon. The
| sleeves were very novel, the upper
part being gigot and the lower like
an old-fashioned bell sleeve, all cut in
| one piece.
| Children share in the lovely gowns Of
| this season, as they wear the same
materials as their mothers, except