The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-06

Each of these little latticelike open
tngs was edged with a narrow gold
gallon and braided with a coarsely
ribbed make of silk mohair braid. The
storm collar which was the highest
and broadest I have yet seen, was fac
ed with the green silk and braided to
match the rest of the bodice; and the
fastenings of the coat consisted of
elaborate silken frogs. These, how
ever, were supplemented by row of
invisible hooks and eyes. The sleeves
were of the latest fashion, absolutely
plain and tight fitting from shoulder
to wrist, only sufficient fullness being
allowed to admit of easing them in.
Broad gauntlet cuffs were faced with
the green-ribbed silk and braided with
the gallon and rnohair.
The novelty of the coat lay
in its basque. This was moth
pleat of the cloth about five inches in
depth and lined with the green silk
The basque was set at the extreme
back of the bodice and was not al
lowed to reach nearly to the hips; in
fact, only the merest glimpse of it was
possible when standing in front of the
model. It. too, was braided to CORE
srond with the remainder of the coat
The skirt was severely plain in cut
Its only ornamentation a row of the
mohair braid in much wider width
than that used on the bodice, border
ed on either side by the gold gallon
The whole was lined with silk of the
same shade as the revers, and the
two colors employed seem to me to in
dictate that the combination of dark
blue and dull green-which, by the
way, was so deservedly popular a short
favor. This will, 1 fancy, be good
news to those who, like myself, were
among it's original admirers.
Another and equally lovely gown
from the same establishment was COM
posed of lavender-gray cloth, always
favorite color with Parisiennes. The
coat of this model was also tight fit
ting, and, indeed, had something Of
bodice-like aspect, for it was appar-
emily set-how L do not venture to
opine. for not suspicion of easing
was visible-into a white kid belt stud
ded with amethysts and clasped with
an amethyst and cut steel buckle
This coat was double breasted, fasten-
ing it on the left side with three but
tons of the cut steel and amethy
An enormous collar-one might almost
call 1t cape from it's size-was fash
toned in one with the storm collar. 1t
was braided or banded, whichever Won
will, with white kid, set between two
narrow lines or what looked like steel
braid 1t certainly was not embroid-
cry, neither could it be fairly called
passementerie, since it was too severe
for the latter title. However, the eff
feet obtained was charming, and I'M
common in the extreme. The gauntlet
cuffs-these are seen on many of the
latest modes-were faced with the
kid, as was also the high collar.
Down either side Of the skirt were set.
slantwise long strips of the white kid
banded by the steel braid; Of all other
trimming it was guiltless, but it was
cut, after the dernier cri, so absolute
ly skin-tight as to make one wonder
If Dame Fashion is contemplating
return to the eel skin skirts Of the
seventies. Let us hope not, for, judg-
ing from the fashion books, an uglier
or more ungraceful craze never OBJ
tanned. To most sensible people 1t
was a worthy sister of the crinoline
and deserves to be tabooed according
ly. Nevertheless, the fact remains:
our skirts are getting visibly tighter
every day.
But to go back to the model which
certainly chung in the most accom-
nlodating way. This was. lined with
biscutt-colored glace silk, and a tucked
founce Of the same material graced it
inwardly. why biscuit color?"
thought 1 to myself, and then my eyes