The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-23

belts, hats and toqueS, and many of
the new-fashioned, outstanding coronet
combs are made of the same, while
steel ornaments are supplanting dia-
monds. There is only one thing abou.
this steel craze 1t is absolutely nee
essary to preserve the ornamentation
that rust be religiously prevented.
The very latest gown, the one which
the truly fashionable have Endorsed, is
of string-colored canvas made up over
green silk, the foundation and the
skirt being quite distinct This opens
to show a narrow front formed Of three
flounces of the canvass with a deep
green ribbon hemmed in, and the en-
tire depth closely killed, three in the
depth The skirt is also hemmed in
with green, while the full bodice is
draped across and fastened on the left
side two shades of mauve and pale
green mingling with the collar band
and the waist band.
Green glace silk is covered with
black check canvas with a roleau in the
hem This is accompanied by cape
of the same left with an open square in
front, held togethr by two bias bands
of black velvet, box pleat at the back,
and the high collar cut in one with the
cape. 1t reaches only to the elbow and
has a roleau about two inches from the
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feature of all. 1t is composed of print
ed mousseline de sole. the ground
cream, but little seen and almost every
color appearing in the pattern. 1t is
made up over pink silk and this very
thin, filmy fabric forms enormous puff
ings to the ruffled sleeves Round the
waist are three bands of black velvet,
held in by very ornamental buttons set
in with some pretty but not cosby or
lamentations, something that will take
the blue of he silk muslin.
A much simpler gown than the one
described, as of -fawn canvas made up
on the foundation and bordered on the
foot with scroll work of narrow silver
braid. The body shows openwor1
squares, worked in gold to match. A
high bodice in the fashionable deep
rose glace, shot with white, has a
series of waved, converging lines of
narrow white insertion, starting from
the shoulders and forming points down
the front only a few inches apart, en-
broidered at each end with black and
pink silk-certainly most origina!
bodice The coloring CT this is rather
newer than the old pink, for it has Il
dash of flame color in it.
Although many Of the new dresses
have narrow, all-round basques, these
are generally surmcunted by a belt,
either of gold Or silver gallon, worked
with tensel thread or turquoise, or
some of the many paste gems more
literally used just now than is alto
gether consistent with good taste. The
attention Of he fashionable woman
must be directed this year to turquoises
and beautiful boleros, and waist belts
of a grassy green coloring are studded
closely with them. In the case in
question, it is most difficult to tell
whether the stone Is green or blue. the
green foundation intensifying that
eolor in It,
One of the most effective ornaments
for the hair that promises to be poru-
lar this season is made out of two
outstretched birds wings Of iridescen,
green,~ with a small cluster of roses
at their base. Rumor has it that the
turban is to be revived The idea is
received with decided favor Although
this species of headgear is not general
ly becoming 1t is delightfully."- conven-
lent to wear. So I think I can safely
say the tur!,an is to be with us, at
least to 9. limited extent
Moire is again to be in universal
favor The silken fringe which was
wont to decorate the black silk dresses
in the olden days, is also, to be worn
This fringe, which is half an inch In
width, made Of silk, appears on many