St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-15
FASHIONS CAPRICE.
Apron Panels as Seen in Street and
Evening Costumes.


A dainty and quite inexpensive gown
is made OF cream silk mousseline. It
Is mounted over white satin, and the
whole of the skirt, with the exception
OF pointed apron in front, is accor-
dion plated, with handsome edge
OF yellow Valenciennes about the bot
tom. This apron front is the peculiar
feature Of the gown. The null is laid
smoothly over the satin, making
point about yard deep from the waist,
which is outlined by an insertion of
Valenc1ennes. There is a large bow of
white satin on each side of the point,
and row of the insertion goes down
each side Of the front breadth. Indeed,
the whole front breadth might be
termed an apron, with the plain, three
cornered piece as part of it.
Aprons fablier or panels on fronts
of skirts are growing in favor. They
were at first used only for satin and
velvet gowns for evening wear, but
now much the same effects are en-
ployed also for null costumes. This
style Of trimming is much newer than
that going around the skirt, which,
however, is still largely used.
Side panels have lost none Of their
popularity. An imported Doucet model
of visiting gown is a biege cloth,
with the front breadth of the full skirt
slashed up on either side, showing a
narrow panel of moss green velvet
These panels are about four inches
wide at the bottom, and are gradu-
ated to point at the tops, which reach
the waist, and are finished on either
side by trefoils of brown braid This
same arrangement is also, carried out
on the sleeves of the short jacket, which
are slashed on top from shoulder to
elbow, the space being flied with the
green velvet, and the sides finished
with the trefoils of brown braid. The
lower part of the sleeves is tight-fit-
ting and has f1ared cuffs half covering
the hand, and lined with green velvet
A light ball dress has a skirt of yell
low mousseline de sole, with applica-
tion over transparency of satin of the
same shade. On the skirt is another
of yellow mousseline de sole, inlaid all
along it's length with English lace in
sertion of the same shade. The skirt
has gathers behind, but is fiat in front
and at the sides. The bottom is trim
med with the same insertion
slightly scalloped, and a bouillonne
fiounce of mousseline de sole is laid
over the insertion. The body is cut
low and square below and behind and
| forms a short vest, with basques in
the Louis XIV. style, brocaded with
colored flowers. A Louis XIV. postillion
behind sets off the figure. The vest
opens in front over yellow mousseline
de sole chemisette, inlaid with lace like
| the skirt. A piece. of wide lace is laid
over the hips and loses itself before and
| behind in an almond green waistband.
| The epaulettes are formed of drapery
of bright green velvet, ending, before
and behind, in a buckle. The sleeves
are of yellow satin. covered with NOUS
seline de sole, in1aid with lace.
| A ball dress for a young girl is, of
white satin, very plainly made, gath
| cred, and with four godets. The body
is cut low and square and is covered
with white tulle, very much gathered in
| front, and there is a double ruche
| around the neck. One row of ruche
only goes over the shoulders. The body
is draped behind with a small band of
tulle, confined in the middle with a
| tuIle bow. The sleeves are OF white
satin, balloon-shaped. They are COW
cred with wide f1ounceS of white tulle,
hemmed with narrow white lace. and
are ornamented with five rows of large
pearls. The waistband of satin, is sim
| ply draped. 1t forms a point in front
and ends behind int two rosettes of
| white satin enclosed in rosetteS of
| tulle ff,
| A very pretty dinner dress is of
stamped sky-blue velvet. The skirt
| forms a short train It has wide plaits,
| lOIIll1S SOuSIS OGlllild, anu ~
quite plain. The body is cut very low
and square in fronta not rounded be-
hind The velvet forms a drapery
which is lost in the pointed front of the
body The neck is ofnamented with a
bertha of Venice guipure, embroidered
with brilliant stones. The sleeves are
very soft, being formed of bouillonnes
of sky-blue mousseline de sole. The left
! sleeve is surmounted with bows of vel
| vet the right with a bouillonne of vel
vet mixed with bouillonne of violine
! vclubills and roses and center of pre-
| cicus stones. The bouquet falls over
the corsage in a garland. The waist
band is narrow, comes under the arms
| and forms bow with two rosettes, one
turned up and the other down.