The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-08
Poster Girls the Latest.

EOSteE SE1PAS the Latest,
When Yvette Guilbert was in New York
the up-to-date girls of that city began to
cultivate a poster STYLE of dress ana now
the fad is rapidly developing into a craze
The Sun notes the fad. saying that while the
fashionable girl does not make her self look
as wierd as Aubrey Beardsley's Nightmares
in black and white, she dimly suggests the
poster in her costume and pose. She is a
undermined Gibsonish edition of the poster
girl and if you tell her that she reminds you
somehow Of that new one by Splasher she
will color up to the eyes with delight for
that is the very effect she is aiming at. It
will cheer her more 10 have you think she
resembles some naughty French picture than
If you were to compare her to Raphael's Ma
donna. The fad is in its infancy now, but
before the winter is over it will be craze
and the salesWomen and serving maids will
ali be gotten up in poster style.
You may meet one two of these poster
girls on Broadway or Fifth avenue any fine
afternoon. but there are not many of than
who are daring enough to carry the idea into
a street costume. 1t lends itself more readily
! to tie opportunities offered by evening dress
but even with the trinity severe tailor gown
the poster effect is obtainable. Of course the
poster girl studies her style before she adopts
any particular pose. The dumping type Of
women cannot go in for any long clnging
effects; in fact she is hopeiesely cut of the
race in this new fashion, while her tall will
Lowry sister can revel in poster surprises in
the way of costume and couture. The poster
girl must be corsetless to get the proper droop
10 HST inquire anu JIe unOuN6LlnR curve to her
waist She struggles with her modste val
lantly until she finally gets her to turn out
a sort of Alma-Tadema gown, with possibly
| a netting of gold cord work for yoke and
sleeves that are huge and puffy at the Shout
der and tight and lace-beruf1ed at the wrist
From the yoke the waist will fall loosely in
myriad plaitings caught in about the hips
by bride of dull gold from which old coins
hang and jingle with numerous chatelaine
accoutrements. Under this girdle she NAV
wear a ng-stemmed rose, and the folds Of
her skirt Will hang softly without the sus-
plcion of q rustic or a plat.
But her hair is the material with which the
poster girls gets in her finest effects If it be
red, and it is apt to be- for red hair has driven
road that leads to Beardsleyism she will
make a halo of it around her face She will
! fur it into a Brown-Pottery mass at the
back of her neck, and when it looks to be in
| imminent danger of tumbling down it is
finished to perfection. She will thrust a
few golden pins into this gorgeousness as
she be one of the sleek-haired beauties with
classic brows over dark and eloquent eyes,
she will coil it IN smooth and serpentine
twists about the top Of her head A silver
dagger will be the only ornament, and with
eyes just touched up little at the outer
upper corners she will do more deadly execu-
ton than the fluffy poster girl
In the street you may tell this new type
of girl by her hats They are large and
black. They usually of velvet with
plumes nodding from all sides over the wide
confined several Inches from the face The
lace is speckled with large black dots, which
occur sometimes on the tip of the nose or
Immediately over one eye, producing a pc
culiar effect. The poster girl revels in silver
ornaments dependent from her waist, and
these, clanking as she steps, will announce
her coming when she enters a car or din
tngroom. About her waist you may notice
a heavy bracelet OF silver or gold, massive
and odd. Her lorgnette will swing on about
three yards of chain, and her card case
lra&h hn inn Cd xryIfh Gil
initials and nonograms.
Conversation Is not a strong point with
her. for she goes in more for silent posing,
but she becomes delightfully."- interesting
and animated when you discover her like
ness to some popular poster. Then she will
talk posters and art with you until you waltz
with her or take her to supper or to a con-
servatory when you will discover that, after
ALL she is just like all other girls. After
the first disappointment at finding her not
entirely genuine you will be glad that the
blight of the poster craze has not seriously
interfered with her ability to firt and enjoy
having nice things said to her.