The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-23
F fashions of
New York.
,pecial correspondence of the Globe.

Special Correspondence of the Globe.
NEW YORK, May 20.-Maybe 1t isn't
new this week. but it is the first time
1 have seen it, and 1t is so unusually
pretty that it caught my admiring eye.
It was a canvas taffeta with double
mesh, one being white and the other
gold, each woven Independently or Tie
other, save where an occasional black
satin brocaded cornflower held them
together. The effect Of the two mesnes,
one behind the other, is very curious
and very striking. 1t forms a sort OF
MORE which changes its outline with
every movement of the wearer. There
was another of these patterns in blue
and tan, with blue cornf1oWers scat
tered sparcely over the surface, just
enough to hold the two meshes to-
gether in spots Others there are where
purple and lemon yellow are shown.
with yellow cornflowers on the upper
weave. They are all very striking,
but the white and gold color makes
the most delicate design. These thin
stuffs are wrought into the prett1est
of summer gowns, but being rather
costly they will not become, common.
They are $3.50 yard. They require
little trimming, nothing seeming TO
look right with the stuff unless 1t IS
chiffon or crepe lisse. Even silk mus
lin. popular as it is, looks too common
beside it.
For handsome gowns for dressy oc-
casions there is a superb new satin
brocade, in all shades of gray, with
dots and dashes of different colors over
the surface, not too close, but just
enough to define the pattern. Inc
dashes run lengthwise. Green, crimson,
black and heliotrope are the colors
most often seen. One l remarked IN
gray and canary yellow was very pref
ty as a color combination, Whlle the
quality was as rich as the others.
soft and scarcely rustles, reminding
one of the pongees in appearance,
though they show smoother surface
than pongee. The rustling taffetas
are used principally for shirt waists
and skirt Innings.
The beautiful silk grenadines are in
high favor for summer gowns, put
there are only two kinds that are
durable. All those with satin and lace
like figures will roughen and fray with
very little wear. These are the pref.
test too The printed grenadines are
exclusively beautiful, and they arr
smooth and firm, but cost $2.5O to s5.5e
a yard, so that they are practically pc
yond the reach of most people, Inat
narrows the choice to the wire mesned
and iron frame grenadines. These are
really strong and never tray or zeal
out. but their beauty is reflex ana
comes mostly from the bright s1lken
Innings and the trimmings. These plain
grenadines may be trimmed with any
thing. as everything goes well with
them. saw one black iron frame
erenadine made over a fancy tafteta,
the colors being of blue. green ana
yellow in complicated design, the
whole being changeable. The grena-
dine was hemmed around the bottom
and shirred at the waist 1t was gather
ed in a little round rosette at the left
hip. which raised the skirt slightly on
that side, but enough to show the I'M
derskirt of the taffeta. The waist was
of the taffeta, with the grenadlne
draped in surplice fashion in a way
to show the silk. The sleeves were
tight. of taffeta and with the grena-
dine laid on smoothly SO that the rlch
colors could be seen through it.
There are some new MORE velOurs
glace with handsome visiting gowns.
They look very, heavy, but are really
light. They are in garnet, shot and
black, green with heiotrope, green
with mahogany brown, blue with olive
and blue with tan. The garnet and
black is exceptionally handsome. The
olive and blue is very refined. All
of them are among the handsomest
and most satisfactory Of the seasons
goods They are $1.25 to $3.50 a yard,
twenty-seven inches wide.
French poplins are shown to a great
er extent than they ought to be,
| though, to be sure, they do look well
on the counters. There are hair lines
in every conceivable combination Of