The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

bodice. This gown is lined with pale
blue taffeta and finished with three
pinked-out fiounces Of the same silk.
The gown to be worn by Mrs. Nc
Kinley at special state dinners Is of
violet and white brocaded satin, the
color used being soft, Delicate and be-
coming to all complexions. The skirt is
full and plain, with o long train. which
gives height to the figure.
At the right sidejs an opening ex-
tending to the waist. In this is a
fan-shaped piece ofsViolet velvet of a
slightly darker shade than the color OF
the gown.
This is made with three deep tucks
at the bottom and at the top are three
lace insertions with velvet between,
finished with Rhinestone buttons.
are two narrow banhy hf violet velvet
embroidered in mh1isdesign.
The bodice is of white liberty silk,
soft and full. Over ut is g. bolero
jacket of violet velvet, Embroidered in
several shades Of Violet and rhine
stones. This is made short on the
shoulder and slightly longer in front.
Around the waist is a folded sash
of the brocade, wide under the arm
and tapering narrow back in front
For the extreme finish Of the waist
line is the violet velvet, which is fas-
tened together in the back in two
full straps which extend partly down
on the skirts.
The sleeves are of brocade, made
with full-puffed top. They are lined
with velvet The collar is of velvet
mousseline de sole, finished at the
edge with narrow velvet puff; and at
the back is a bow knot of lace fastened
with velvet straps
Another gorgeous dinner gown is of
white MORE antique made with abso-
lutely plain skirt long and full The
waist is plain and draped in Grecian
effect across the front. Narrow bands
of pearl embroidery fasten this drap-
cry high under the arms and make
point front and back. Duchesse lace
forms a yoke effect in front and is
drawn back toward the arm size, where
1t falls in fan-shaped ends. The sleeves
are tight, with short full puffs on top.
and finished at the wrists with an en-
broidery of pearls and narrow lace
edge.
One Of the handsomest, but also one
of the most severely plain dresses in
Mrs. McKinley's wardrobe is pale blue
brocaded satin, heavy and rich in de-
sign, and of a beautiful tone of color.
The skirt is made perfectly plain and
full
The back of the waist is plain, and
in front the silk is drawn across it
from right to left and is fastened with
four beautiful blue and green enam-
eled buttons. Facings Of the silk
where it shows slightly on the waist
are Of dark blue taffeta silk, and the
sleeves, which are, plain almost of the
top, show the same eplOred silk in the
deep heading with which they are fin
ished. S..
An elaborate reception gown is a
black brocaded MORE Hantique The
skirt has short train and is perfectly
plain, lined with pale bfue taffeta.
The bodice is of m4ire, with belero
effect in front and a yoke in the. back
Of jet embroidered by hand on black
net. A full front, embroidered with jet
and studded with turquoise is caught
at the waist line with a girdle of en-
broidered jet. The ba1ero jacket is
edged with delicate thread lace, FIVE
inches in width, whielSssis draped ar
tistically over the Sleeves and stops
high up on the bust and front.
The sleeves are of moire, embroidered
at the wrist in Jet, and from them is
a smaller undersleeve of net embroid-
cred with jet and turquoise The collar
is of embroidered jet with a thread
lace fulled in at the back. The only
color used on this costume is a pale
blue, and with it Mrs Mckinley will
wear some beautiful ornaments of tur-
quoise and diamonds.
The gown which Mrs. Mckinley ex-
pectS to wear OF her first appearance in
the senate is dark blue velvet, in what
is known as royal blue. 1t is lined with
pale blue brocaded silk finished with
several little ruff1es.
The skirt is full azad perfectly plain