The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18

ribbon and lace seem to have conspicu-
Gus place among the trimmings on these
new gowns, and belts of silk spreading
wide like a girdle in front, and narrow
ing in the back. where they seem to
fasten with buckle, are special fea>
ture.
s., DIVINITY. DRESSES.
Dimity dresses are made with tunic
overdress falling over an underskirt made
Of alternate rows of Valeneiennes lace
insertion and fine batiste embroidery.
This is surely a useful idea for remodel
ing last seasons gowns, as only the lower
portion Of the skirt is of the embroidery
and lace. All sorts of combinations Of
lace and embroidery, hemstitching and
tucks of lawn. tucking and embroidered
beading supply a variety in materials for
various uses in the department of cot
ton gowns. These are employed for en-
tire overdresses and waists, as well as
for the deep 1ounce on the underskirt.
Elbow sleeves have place here in this
first speculation in summer gowns, but it
is impossible to foreteil their fate until
later in the season. The fact that they
necessitate long gloves is one disadyant-
age which can be scored against them
Yet a transparent sleeve of lace falling a
little below the elbow where it Is finished
with a band Of velvet and q bow at the
back, is very charming on pretty arm.
The new embroidered batiste already
shown in the shops Is charming ma
| terial for summer gowns, as 1t comes in
q variety of pretty tints embroidered In
white and colors, and In white embroi-
dered with different cofors, pretty new
| model in this shows elaborate use Of inset
| lace of insertion with frtlls of lace around
| the hem of the skirt. Valenciennes is the
| kind of lace employed, and 1t forms the
| yoke, vest and part of the sleeves. This
| sort of dress Is made over taffeta of the
| color in the embroidery, and the belt and
bows are of black velvet The skirt is
gathered, the fullness beginning on either
side of the front, and shirred down three
times shirring appears again around the
waist above the belt. Threading velvet
ribbon through small gold buckles Is q
feature of decoration on some of the new
models, and very pretty for the color
hands when two or three bands encircle
the neck and are fastened with the
buckles.
All the new materials which have been
brought out for inspection. whether they
are wool. silk. or cotton, are as soft,
thin and clinging as possible. Even the
piques are made more pliabfe by COM
bination of fine embroidered lawn inser-
ton arranged in a diamond design, the
piques being cut away underneath, and
the effect when 1t Is made up into
gown with an embroidered fiounce is
novel, indeed. The new striped figures
are very fine and soft. and will be tucked
and trimmed as prettily with silk revers
and bands of velvet ribbon as though
they were not cotton at all. : The use Of
white embroidered lawn for the founce
around the hem Of the skirt will be an
other feature of the white pique gowns,
the upper skirt falling over this in prints
or scalfops.
A novelty among the new wool materi-
ais is called wolfe ondule, which verifies-
its name by the waved effect given to
the threads IN weaving. 1t is rather wiry
in texture, but SO loosely woven that 1t
has all the necessary clinging qualities.
No matter how many novelties may
spring up, nothing can GUST crepe de
chine from favor this season 1t is
reigning favorite, and with good reason,
too, as there is no material can fill more
perfectly every requirement Of fashion.
The sheen alone makes 1t very attractive.
and then it is SO soft, pliable and dura-
BILE that as yet nothing has been in
vented which can surpass it. Zinc gray.
color which has the lead just at the
moment. is very charming in this materi-.
al, trimmed with fine beads Of the same