The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-27

plating, sometimes set on straight and
at others plated again, which makes
the edges stand out in f1uted form
that Is very pleasing. A crown of
crush roses is seen on one, one Of in
terlacing Of Violets on another Anoth-
er again has a puffed crown, and one
has wired crown with ribbon around
1t and number of loops Of louisire
ribbon on the left side. Some Of the
thin bonpets, or rather hats, are shirred
and have lace and white ostrich p1ume5
Tor garniture. One style had a. mar
row br1m Of rough straw, with a. full
rutf1e Of white silk null doubled set ON
the outer edge. The crown was very
much puffed and there were ribbon
bows and silver and steel buckle as
ornament. One had beefeater crown
or rough sunburned straw, and two
accordion plated ruff1es Of ivory white
silk null for brdm, plated on so as to
form Irregular edges. On the front
there was a full bow Of frosted blue
taHeta ribbon. This was exceedingly
handsome. One was shaped almost eX-
actly like corded sunbonnet, only that
1t was drawn into shape by pink bows
and roses. A white null shirred hat
had wreath of great purple velvet
pansles In among a tangle Of lace.
The brims Of some Of these dainty
summer hats are made of stiffened lace
and trimmed with the lovely gauze
ribbons or with quantities of ferns
grasses and flowers. There are a thous-
and ways to trim them, each prettier
than the last, so that it is always q
wonder to me how a woman ever can
| choose one out of so many and be
satisfied with it when she gets home.
Among the minor matters one may
nentlOn the revival of the shawl and
tahl1er draperies on skirts. The shawl
drapery as yet has been made short,
not reaching far below the knees, and
is edged with lace, black or white.
Wh1chever is most suitable. This is
or black silk or in some cases entirely
or black lace. The apron drapery is
deeper and not pointed sharply like
the shawl. 1t is more likely to be loop
ed to one side with ribbons. One I
noticed was a very elegant dress Of
cream colored tissue, laid in deep sun
pla1ts. The silk skirt beneath was of
pale primrose yellow. The apron or
tahlier was so cut as to reach quite
around the hips, though it was cut
away at the Sides so that it hung down
only in front. This with it's deep rufffe
of lace reached quite to the foot ir
front, though it was slightly looped
| on each side near the bottom under
rich bows Of ribbon. The apron was
OF satin duchesse and was beaded in an
| elegant pattern with imitation pearls
The waist was blouse shape and of the
tissue, with a full white Brussels net
Marie AntOinette fichu. edged with two
rows OF Mechlin lace. The sleeves were
of victorian shape and shirred from top
t. bottom. Some call these mousque-
| taire sleeves.
One of the prettiest dresses for a
young girl in her teens was of the finest
Scotch bingham. The sleeves were like
those mentioned above and edged with
ZJgZag cotton pasSementerie in red,
blue and white washable threads The
skirt had one f1ounce cut so that il
showed on the cross from the skirt
The waist was a loose blouse with a
blue ribbon sash belt and bow There
was sailor collar of white dimity
| over a vest front, ornamented with
some smoke pearl buttons The dog
| collar and sailor were trimmed with
| the passementerie. Ruff1es of Russian
| embroidery were put at the neck and
wrists. The sleeve caps were of a
plated ruff1e caught up fan shape in
| the center The soft colors of the ging-
ham and the dainty resign made this
really prettier than many more preten-
| tious gowns.
I find on looking over what I have
written above that 1 have given the
impression that all gowns are more
elaborate than they have been. That
is not exactly true, for while the skirts
to many summer dresses are being al
most covered with f1Ounces, lace or
other trimming, there are still others
where the make and trimming are of
the simplest kind The French or
gathered waist is extremely popular,
and nothing could be simpler than that
with a gathered or Shirred skirt plain
ly hemmed or perhaps with a few tucks
This is a foundation that would admit
of many variations to please each taste
or purse. The shirt waist. I need not
say, is in its full popularity, and dear