The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-24

popular-indeed, is growing in favor
every day, and some notifications Of the
original style are particularly good It
is fad to have the back Of a gown cut
In princess design, and the front opening
ever skirt of some different material,
such as cloth or tuIle or net In pale
pink velvet a gown is made with a petit
coat of white satin, the front of which Is
covered with accordion-pIaited chiffon or
net embroidered deliberately in gold or
silver; or, again, a gown Of spangled net
has the front breadth and the front of
the waist of velvet. Handsome velvet
dinner gowns have side panels Of accor-
deon-plaited net or tulle or heavy guip-
ure lace appliqued on to white satin
Every week sees a new way in which
handsome lace can be utilized A band
across the top of the waist and the top
Of the sleeves, the front breadth of lace
or a V-shaped point put across a low
necked waist with point hanging down on
to the skirt, are fashionable and add
greatly to the beauty of any gown, while
the entire gowns made Of lace have ac-
CURED new beauty and much more ex-
pense by having the flowers or design of
the lace outlined in colored embroidery
silk, or applique of velvet flowers put on
the lace. Much depends upon the right
shade Of lace being used. The blue white
is not seen often excepting in the laces
that look like blonde lace that are used
on white silk or for young girls. The
ivory white and the cream white are
much more fashionable and are used with
odd contrast of color. A cream white
velvet gown with the front breadth of
satin embroidered in pearls and gold
thread has the entire front of the waist
end the upper part of the skirt covered
with point of guipure lace in the shape
Of lace shawl The bands of the lace
go across the sleeves, that are SO short
that they only reach to the elbow, and
the contrast of the two shades of white
is sharp.
EVENING WAISTS
Many waists made for evening wear
are with skirts Of the same or with sep,
arate skirts. When these waists are cut
low they are fanciful in design and
trimmed deliberately. One uf pink bro
cade has an odd network Of chenille on
which are seWed iridescent beads. This
network covers the front of the waist and
Is finished with n deep fringe that hangs
down onto the skirt a waist of white
satin cut square in the neck is covered
completely with an embroidery of cut Jet
beads Across the front of the waist is
band of Jet passementerie. finished with
fringe of jet beads arranged to form
point In front. It was said week or
TWO ago that fringe was fashionable no
longer, but apparently 1t has taken g. new
lease OF life, for it is seen on all the
evening gowns made up in these beads
and Is also used in the narrow widths Of
silk fringe on some of the newest cloth
gowns. 1t is said that the new gowns
for the spring will have trimmings of the
same shade of the cloth of which thew
are made, and the fringes will be Owed
to match. This sameness Of color ia
rather artistic when 1t is not carried foo
far.
Crepe de chine evening gowns are used
a great deal for dinner gowns. The
skirts are long and trimmed with a band
of embroidered velvet around the bot
tom, or with a full ruche OF chiffon. The
waists are made entirely in the draped
style One gown in especiaF has folds of
drapery crossing each other below the
bust, then tied in one loop with long
ends. The space between the folds is fill
ed with V-shaped piece of SHRED chif
fon, the exact color of the crepe de chine.
The straps that do duty for sleeves are
or sable fur. and narrow line Of the fir
goes around the top of the waist. In the
light colors of crepe de chine much en-
brotdery is used on the waist, and the