The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-31

OInerS nave very large ones, anu CneSe
are considered the most stylish. There
Is a fish net made OF natural linen
threads with colored satin stripes.
Some of the silk and linen tissues look
more like lawns than anything else.
They are shown in light and delicate
colors, generally two colors together,
with patterns Of black or dark brown
or blue thrown over the surface, some
times printed, but quite as often en-
broidered. White dotted swiss muslin
is also enjoying a new vogue. The
dots vary from pin-head to dime in
SIZE I saw one very pretty fancy
wrought out In a. swiss where the dots
were the size of q dime and about two
inches apart. There were three ruff1es
around the bottom, each dot being ar
ranged to look like button in the mid
die Of Vandyke point. There was
full ruff1e Of narrow white lace put
around the points, and the ruff1es We're
placed so that each point fell above the
center Of the points below. ! cannot
tell how very pretty 1t was. The waist
was trimmed with the same pointed
rGff1es edged with the lace. To make
these points the swiss was slashed be-
tween the dots and the stuff turned
under, leaving the sharp point Jap
anese Grape is among the handsomest
dress goods for summer, and 1t will be
worn both abroad and at home, the diff
ferent styles of making adapting 1t for
whichever purpose 1t Is desired. This
is rather expensive goods. but is much
liked on account of its peculiar drap-
ping qualities. saw new grenadine
where the body Of the goods was
smooth and gauzy, with puckered
stripes of silk in ribbed effect.
Among the woolens for spring and summer
there is none more popular for skirts to
with the nhiOnttOuS shirt waist than are
the large plaid homespuns There are also
striped homespuns. The majority of them
have the ground work white with the pattern
over 1t, or, II not quite white, In cream or
pearl The mozambiques, mohairs, and, in
fact all of the glossy woods are as popular
as they were last season. both plain and bro
caded. Liberty silk, liberty satin and hb-
erty popin all shown for nice afternoon
summer gowns.
Some dainty graduation dresses were made
of the soft liberty silk, one in pure white
one in cream and one In pearl. Another
was of white etamine and still another OF
white Japanese Grape. Swiss, batiste and
yelling were also employed for others. one
may make sweeping assertion that Oil had
ruffes, puff1ngs or regular hounclngs on the
skirts. All had baby waists or French waists
few had guimpes Of puffed or shirred SILK
NULL and those with short sleeves, puffed
and ending in lace ruf1e, equaled those
with long sleeves.
While giving much attention to the thin
goods do not wish to appear to slight the
handsome stuffs that are always so wei liked
for really elegant street gowns. Inere are
the most beautiful and sat1ny eroadciotns ms
the lighter but scarcely less handsome drap
d etc and the denble-faced Venetian cloths
There is also a new twill in diagonal lines
which has surface as rich as irish popiln
This is a very beautiful fabric II Is OF wool
but there are bloom and beauty to it never
before achieved in purely Wooien Iaprlc.
saw a costume made of stone gray OF TINS
twill The skirt was quite plain. The basque
was made with four pieces in the back and
folded over like a mans coat under the silk
buttons. The front was open to show a vest
made of green and gold striped yelours
This reached but to the pointed belt, which
was made of dark green velvet. There were
revers of dark myrtle green velvet,nearly COW
cred with cream lace medallions. The edge
was outlined with silver braid. The h1gh
faring collar was trimmed in a similar man
ner. A rich tie of lace, with a jabot that
reached to the belt, completed this very dres-
Sy basque.
Mohair brilfiantine in the lightest shade OF
biscuit makes another handsome spring dress
suitable alike for carriage, for walking or
for visiting, even when there Is high tea
or reception The skirt is laid in knife plalts
all around except In the front. The upper
part of the skirt is cut with yoke, all save
the front BREADTH and the plated portion is
sewed to this and embroidered prettily with
brown soutache picked out with gold thread
The sleeves are embroidered to match ana
have puffs at the top. The waist is French
shape and of brown suralh. with a sash belt
and bow Of the same dainty cape was Of
brown reps, with black lace trimming set
on in points with a narrow, beaded heading.
Across the shoulders were two rufies Of
black silk muslin, one plated and the other
gathered. The collar had full leaf rufle
Of lace. The little bonnet to wear with this
was of black lace, gold braid, biscuit satin
ribbon and paradise plume.
A very elegant tailor-made suit was OF
cadet broadcloth. rich and fine. There were
two rows of military soutaofle around the bot
tom in scallops. There were a white shirt
waist and dark blue tie. The basque was
tight fitting and was bordered and trimmed
down the front with the same kind of SOU
tache The buttons were of frosted gold.
The new Venetian cloth in its two tones was
the material of which another model gown
was made The outer tint was gray and the
under of crimson, that it gave as
the result a lovely ptnkish shade. This was
ornamented down the left side with row OF
battlemented points bound with darker gray
braid and silver buttons. The belt was of
crimson velvet The waist was in form of =
jacket, plain in the back save for four rows
of braid and their loops like those in front.
There were two rows OF the same braid on
the sleeves reaching the elbows. Pointed
cuffs fin shed the wrists, and very full
neck A hat of crimson straw trimmed with
superb black plunes and lot of white lace
completed this very stylish outfit.
Plumes, big and little, are still with us
ture hats would not be so picturesque with
out them. Many Of the newest straw hats
are of the brightest green, blue red and pur-
pie straw, and they are trimmed with enor-
and large bows made of gauze; sometimes
matching, but quite as often contrasting with
the hat To walk along the street is to see
a veritable roesbud garden of girls, or per-
haps one might better define it tulip
bed on account of the brilliant colorng.
Mate Leroy