The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-19

Is boned at the sides, back and front,
where 1t Is finished off with narrow
plating of satin on either side of the
fastening. Black belts made of two
inch satin ribbon and frightened by q
color, either green, white, mauve, or
yellow, are another design in cinctures
for the finish to simple muslin gowns.
They are made to a point a little in
front and fully nine inches wide. and
the ribbon seems to be wound round
and round the waist with the touch of
color on the edge for the last fold
The most popular colors of fashion
are mauve, apricot, green and yellow.
and the lovliest batiste dresses are
made over apricot taffeta silk. The
linen is inserted with motifs of Valen-
ciennes lace which add very much TO
the effect of color underneath, and a
wide belt of silk and lace bolero over
the color give the latest style to the
bodice. Yoke effects are still very
much used, but the newest fancy in
bodices is made full. A double box
plat, widening toward the lower edge,
is arranged on either side of the front
and extra fullness is added, when it
falls over the waist below, by a frill
of narrow lace or chiffon or a plating
Of narrow satin ribbon. This style of
yoke can be made very useful as de-
tachable affair to transform a low
neck gown into high one. Alternate
rows of ribbon and lace insertion make
it very pretty with a frill of wide lace
on the edge, and chiffon with lace ap-
plique designs and a plain chiffon
ri ic loo off in ia
way. An economical and easy way of
producing a decoration of applique
lace is to cut the designs out of old lace
when the net is worn out and useless
and apply them on new net chiffon or
silk. An old China or fouland silk,
patterned with white, can be reno
waited very nicely by making a bodice
of plain China silk the color of the
ground and spotting it lavishly with
these lace figures. Bodies made with
folds crossing over surplice fashion,
leaving a little pointed V at the neck
in front, which is outlined with a ja-
bot Of lace, is one of the many fancies
for waist decoration; or the folds may
be outlined with tiny frills Of lace and
the v left plain
Blue and white foulards with two
ruffies Of fine white lawn finished with
hem of blue lawn are one of the nov
elites. and the bodice displays a fichu
of white lawn with the blue edged
ruff1es and a belt of green velvet rib
bon. Other blue and white foulards
are made with a bodice Of white en-
broidered mousseline de sole, and a
shirred piece of silk with a narrow
beading on either side of the front,
leaving little space between, is drawn
around to form a corselet effect, and is
finished at the waist line with a mar
row black satin belt.
First among the illustrated gowns
is a blue-gray muslin patterned with
lilacs and made over blue silk, with
founce of lace over blue chiffon at
the bottom. A bolero of white lawn
embroidered in squares, each one out
lined with tiny lace frill. bodice OF
pale blue silk, and a sash of the same
silk edged with lace are the novel fea-
lures of this gown. The silk is draped
around the waist in the form Of a belt,
which also has a lace frill on the lower
edge. Another model is in the French
tailor-made style, carried out in shep-