The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14


were used exclusively for evening and
house costumes short time ago arc
made up with the daintiest afternoon
gowns, which win appear on the streets
later on. They are elaborate enough
IN the amount OF hand work. yet not at
all fussy with trimming. 90 the effect Ia
q simple. dainty elegance perfectly suit
able for day wear. Anything which 10
light. sheer, gauze-liks and feminine to
the last degree. is on the top wave OF
Tame this season, and the athletic girl,
with her masculine toys. would seem to
nave q very small part In fashions plan.
The latest fancy of the mode expresses
Itself In the use OF stitched cloth bands
as finish for the cream lace gowns. Tho
cloth is cream white, stitched with silk
TO match. or with color IL you like, and
trims the edge Of the tunic and under
skirt Shaped bands also trim the bodice
'front.' and back and edge the sleeves and
neck band. Pretty little coats OF lace are
finished all around the edge In the Same
way care being taken always that the
CLOTH shall match the lace in tint. Cloth
as trimming for lace reverses all pre-
Vlous conditions in tho disposition OF ma
terials, but 1t ls effective and anything
which is entirely new and original Is
bound to meet with some share Of popu-
laritys
Lace gowns are the height of luxurious
dressing this season, but nearly every
fashionably gowned woman possesses
one, so any novelty in finish which can
vary the effect Is welcome Another new
FANCY in dress trimming is the use of
chiffon and white mousseline de sole puffs
on foulard and lightweight gowns Two
rows of puffs around the scalloped edge
OF an oVerdress make a very pretty fin
n On Y11,Efz
Some OF the new summer gowns have
deep lace dounce. wide at the back and
narrow In front, trimmed around at the
bottom with three or four rows of the
tinlest chiffon ruches put on In scalloped
lines little distance apart Lace alone
Is not elegant enough this season; it must
be decorated in some way to give 1t q
more fluffy effect.
"A very useful idea which has come In
with the latest importations of gowns Is
the silk underskirt worn with a cloth
tunfc or a yelling overdress and bodice.
checked silks are used for these under
skirts, and, If you want to be especially
up to date, see. to it that there Is none
OF tne SILK anywhere else about the gown
All gowns have the yoke Of lace or
gulmpe neck of some kind, and q little of
the plain color in the checked silk may be
used Tor a finish but the stylish effect Is
lost II the checked silk Is repeated on
the-bodice. Gathered or sideplaited frills
are the finish on the silk shirt, and pip
lngs OF plain silk may edge the oyerdress
all around. IA taking idea in this sort of
costume is that it can serve the purpose
OF TWO gowns by making an entire and
very SIMPLE waist of@the checked silk to
be worn in the morning
1GtoNe-htting expresses the appearance
OF the latest cloth gowns, with the belted
tunlc as fapoTite model. "A novel finish
Of lot,
rather wide side plaits down the left side
where the. tunic fastens. and the belt. just
at TINS point. shows an elaborate jeweled
buckle Another very striking feature of
fashion is the little Elton coat Of black
taneta- silk worn with light beige cloth
skirts,S and those of black and white
checked wool or silk. The coats are COW
I cred with tucling or eording, lined with
white and FINISHED with revers and roll
hing collar faced with white satin and
lace. Tucked taffeta coats are not con-
fined to- the Elton shape, however, as
many of them have the little scalloped
pasquei so popular in the cloth coats. The
black Elton with the light tan skirt is
stunning, for afternoon wear and helps
out the usefulness Of a plain tailor gown
very. much.
Fancy coats are very much In evidence
In various materials, so 1t has become al
most a necessity to have one plain and
one fancy coat in the outfit. Two or three
models shown in the illustrations are good
examples; but the variety is beyond all
precedent, almost as diversified In decora-
ton as the bodice itself The beited Elton
IS q popular STYLE, and applications Of
white satin,T cloth+and lace cover the re-
| Vers: And again we see eTnbroderies In
cas- hnlere' celors which are. charming
White satin covered with tucked mousse
| line de sole, finished on the edge with a
1rIInI an ,oolrO
| pi1cat1ons of white satin, finished with
! narrow braid or lace. are extremely effec-
| tive on the light tan and gray cloth coats.
The most attractive gowns for summer
! are those Of thin materials, despite the
| fact that the cloth dresses were never 50
pretty before Here is a soft red foulard
! shown in the illustration. 1t is trimmed
| with frills of black chiffon and cream
t+:lace. A..pore striking and unusual model
is. of. BLACK silk and wool canvas, made
with founce. on the bottom and an over
dress tn1fmmed down the front with a
wide band of black taffeta, covered close
| ly with design in stitching This ex-
! tends around the bodice, below a round
| yoke Of tucked white silk and down the
front The collar is also Of white, and lit
tie tabs1of violet panne are stitched down
i around the upper edge. Below the stitched
/ taffeta band the. bodice opens and is
filled in with narrow bands of silk Where
| the bodice fastens a little at one side a
tiny rever5of violet panne turns back, and
| here are two fancy buckles, with knot
/ OF: black cord and two silk taSsels falling
from each. The bodice in the back is made
quite plain and without the usual little
plaits at the waist line. This, by the way
is the latest back, no fullness at all be-
Ing used The material Is not drawn quite
tight over the lining, SO it has a rather
loose effect