The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-14

high white feathers on the other. 1t
laced at the back, as so many Of the
best gowns do. Light peach color is
much in fashion for evening wear, and
had been employed for the back
breadth of a gown with a white crepe
de Chine front, embroidered round the
skirt a Pempire with yellow roses and
silver Many of the impoAted Paris
gowns have long sleeves, which have a
shelf epaulet so square and fiat that
, a saucer could rest on them, an effect
produced by wires deftly introduced.
All the rest of the sleeve appears to be
swathed to the arm in inf1n1teSlmal
pleats, and many fall over the hand
in a point. We accept this style char
lily for full dress evening wear. This
same make of sleeve accompanies the
high bodices, which, as a rule, display
a small rounded piece in contrast at
the throat beneath the collar band
generally of some light shade of satin,
worked with paillettes or embroidery,
or sometimes composed of chiffon with
| tucks closely gathered. Green and red
and violet and red are faYorlte mix
lures. violet bodice will have belt
and collar-band of red, while straight
down the center of the front there was
a lighter tone of the same collar peep
ing through it.
Never have prettier styles been
brought out in these, the latest de-
! Velopment of the craze for fur which
marks this season. Such articles are
excellent holiday gifts A new French
| boa of ermine, which fur is much be
| loved by Parisians, is fiat with a short,
! square bow in front and tiny ends with
tails.
! Ermine, sable, bear, fox, Alaska
sable, chinchilla and lynx are all seen
! in the seasons boas. Short and long
! haired furs are taken in black, white,
gray and brown shades.
Pelerines are favored for wear over
cloth garment. They are like a
deep, round collar and have long ends
to the knees or the edge Of the dress
! skirt, thus warming the most tender
parts of the body
The flare collar with narrow stole
ends is youthful and stylish effect. A
| very sTnart-looking collar is stare
! shaped yoke of Persian lamb having
narrow stole ends and a flare collar,
lining of the latter and siX-inch border
/ Of sealskin. In mink there is a ten
! inch collarette with the stripes running
down half of the length and around
| the rest of the depth. This has a soft
| talbot of fur up the center and a storm
! collar.
A pretty combination shows a mar
row pointed yoke of ermine with a s.
! inch border and fared collar of white
| Chinese lamb. Many such pieces are
accompanied by muffs.
Ermine also figures as a deep point
10 the waistline. back and front, and
( a shorter one on either shoulder; seal
skin is added to make this a flaring
cape to the bottom Of the waist. Col
lar Of ermine held by a jeweled clasp;
fancy muff Of ermine with a frill of
| sealskin at the ends
Other collars are longer in front than
at the back, and one fur is just little
more chic than two, though the latter
style is more novel.
Thanksgiving weather has brought
out the heavy and luxurious long gar
ments which are to cover up nearly all
the blouses except those made in fur.
! The half-length coat is an English gar
ment in fawn melton cloth handsome
! " braided and trimmed with sable fur.
! The long cloak is a luxurious fur lined
wrap Of hussar blue chinchilla. The
! third style is a long coat Of pale green
cloth with pleated inlets in the skirt