The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-29

| Women who do not want to be wildly
eXtravagant are choosing the poplin skirt
| in pale shades of blue and gray. They
trim the skirt with silk ruffies, overlaid
with lace, with a cloth ruffie underneath
| all. And thus they get the effect with
out the expense.
Skirts are made of cashmere and of
| sateen, but in every case there is the
elaborate trimming around the foot. You
| cannot trim skirt too richly.
over the elaborate skirt is worn the
| up to show the petticoat.
Summer is supposed to be the time
| OF the fancy skirt but it f1ourishes best
| in winter, for then the sidewalks are wet
! and a woman has every excuse for lift
| ing. her dress off the street Instead of
| making her petticoat very long she short
| ems it to the ankle and allows her trim
| boots to be seen.
1t is a noticeable fact that the most
elaborate petticoats are worn with the
| plainest gowns. as though a woman tried
tailor built dress by her elegant, fancy
petticoat.
Above the ruf1ies there are tucks, and
| some of the skirts show tiny punches
of violets and small artificial roses set
in the lace ruffies. The lace is looped
| with the violets. which are tied with
coats of this kind are meant only to
| be worn in the house, for they would I'M
| questionably be in poor taste in the
street.
A very novel idea is that of lining
the gown with silk to match the petit
coat. This is extremely dainty and a
style which will become more popular.
Ladies tailors. predict that the spring
will show petticoats to match the dress
lining and hat to match both.
What "a REVOLUTION we have had ID IN
the starched white skirts of our fore
mothers and the luxurious swish-swish
of our silken petticoats of, to-day! And
what a revolution it is when my lady
n a muddy crossing
ruff1es of turquoise scarlet old pink or
! a brilliant plaid are. seen! This winter
the dark skirts are lined with pale silks:
black. skirts often showing a lining of
pale green, turquoise or pale pink and
so the silk petticoat often matches the
lining, but this, of course, necessitates
the same silk as satin brocade or even
poplin is used
Quite separate is the petticoat worn
under the house gown The da INT AT
dered with punches of delicate pink roses
was worn in the house The skirt ended
with tiny ruchings of pink chiffon, and
below this was a short circular ruffie Of
the silk having sun pleating of pink
taffeta edged with chiffon ruching.
An elegant petticoat was of turquoise 0iIs
bottom of the skirt was cut, in squares
edged with fine ruchings of blue mousse
line de sole. These little squares were
held out by a ruffie GO OF lace over sun
Automobile red was the color of an
other petticoat. The body of the skirt
was of poplin, embroidered with SILK
polka dots Of the same color the the pa und
flounce of black chantilly lace was
caught by, small bows Of automobile RED
tailor-made gown Of cheviot was worn
the lovliest coral pink taffeta pett1coat,
with no trimming except the bias puff1ng
and the pinked and sun-pleated ruff1es
of the same silk.
Word comes from the South that the
women are forming a league against g ms t
the silk petticoat Whether 1T is the
"washer-women" who are protesting
against the loss of washing the many
white skirts that the silken one. has
routed. or whether the expense of the
thing is considered is not known. Ger
tainly the modish ones are so deliberately
trimmed that buying one or two &C comes mes
make one at home be sure to get a silk
design that has<no "up and down. for
then you can cut two cores out of one
width as the French petticoats are cut
and this, of course, is great saving
of material.
MARY GOODWIN HUBBELL.