The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-24

ecru or string colored Bruges or Cluny
lace. More than ever are waists hooked
UP in the back worn by the owners Of
young and slender figures, and pretty
girlish design in sbottle-green velveteen
has all the upper part of sleeves and waist
puckered in close-set cord-like perpendic-
ular tucks. Over the shoulders fall a
collar yoke of heavy string gray Rus
sian lace, through the beading of which,
at the neck and about the shoulders, q
threading of black velvet baby ribbon
runs, and cuffs of lace, catch in the bish-
op sleeves at the wrist
As to the silk and flannel blouses there
is little real novelty in their shape. and
the enterprise of their wearers seems all
ecntefed in the fOur-in-hand necktie with
floating handkerchief ends. There was
never a moments doubt as to the popu-
larfty of these strange violet, damson
red, hchen gray and locust green neea-
han6kerchiefs, with sometimes pretty but
more often conspicuously bizarre figures
embroidered on their sash-like ends. A
rich red tie of heavy faille franchise will
show pair of crossed FOOLS baubles in
rainbow colors on one end and a knights
helmet with plumeS on the other. A ship
under full sail, and q bouquet of parti-
colored flowers decorate another pair of
ends, and with further varieties of equal
! ly eccentric patterns the autumn girl is
proud and happy, and is busy. moreover,
making a collection for wear throughout
the winter.
Cashmere was the most modish light
weight winter fabric last year; serge Is
what we will wear in it's place in the win
try future, and France sends US striped
serge and creped and ribbed serge, and
the dressmakers make them up into adj
mirable costumes without overskirts,
which. when they are not cut in Prin-
cess fashion are divided into skirt and
bolero waist. A few paragraphs back a
| reference was made to corduroy, and 1t
| is as we'll here to strengthen the asser-
ton concerning it with the assurance
that serge and corduroy are one of the
modish combinations. For Instance, with
serge skirt, a blouse and coat of cor
duroy are worn. Let it be borne in the
minds of the 1ncredulous that this new
corduroy, when used for shirt waists, Is
thin, and as easily handled as the light
est weight Of Velveteen, that it Is made
up with a rich cornfiower blue with col
lar Of imitation old Maltese lace It is
as graceful and becoming as possible.
Now the coat that goes with. this Is made
of double-faced corduroy that might al
most be welcomed as a new thing under
the sun, and It Is apt to be cut sacque
shape and worn with a short fur boa;
and there you have one of the prettiest
brought us.
TO give the taiIors their due. it must
be confessed that in serge they are MAX
ing I'D some delectable little SUITS and
one quaint notion they have is that of
adding to a dark ink blue serge skirt,
made severely plain. a gray or cream
colored silk Waistcoat, fastened with silver
ball buttons and showing literally be-
tween the wide open fronts OLGA short
tight basque coat Of clear sealing wax
red serge. For early autumn use in the
country these costumes are meant and
later they can be worn in town; but nat
urally under a top coat.
From serge Of very fine vale and I'M
usually soft texture a good many more
cerenonious costumes than the above will
be made, and 1t may be noted that the
overskirt is as II 1t had never been.
About. the foot cloth, silk and satin
gowns are still slightly trimmed, but the
overskirt has by feminine prejudice been
annihiliated. In its stead nothing has
come. Now and then among the treas
ures of the show rooms a skirt draped