The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-14
LATEST PARTISAN GOWNS.

The Partisan dressmakers are busy
VITA thtir midsummer costumes, and
ready 70 lay down laws concerning them.
What thcy agree in speaking oil as the
novelty OF the summer is the gown of
batlsto OF plain or dotted muslin trimmed
with Et.tcLed bands of cOlored linen.
These gowns are odd, need not be very
e&pen i've ana al e decidedly fashionable.
They also lay stress on the preponder-
bure of Dompa1our effects as illustrated
~ the waistcodts and sashes of pompa-
p0ur silks ana the pOmpadOur muSlins
tn1t arc the best liked of all the thin
printed studs. For fabrics nothing Will
be more fashionable than the royal lin
ems, that delightful material that
muse the simplest of dainty morn
lns froc63 or the most elaborate aft
Groom coafections. For more practical
gowns The mohair the smooth, silk va
rely, plain or figured, is the first choice,
ana FOR costumes Of ceremony the louis
inc silks are preferred to the foulards.
However, the figured fOuiards make
some OF The loVel1esU of the summer
Gowns shown, They look particularly
Wen made up with lace coats or boieros.
Z charming gown that is a part of a
June rousseau is or a foulard with
pink ground on Which there are white
ngures slightly touched with black. Over
Tie blouse is cream lace jacket, short,
like q bOero, In front, with long coat
tails in the back There Is a waistband
OF BLACK velvet fastening with two ro-
EeIUe5 IN the back ana a lattice work of
narrow velvet ribbon at the choker and
at the elbows, where the tight lace
sleeves are finished by a full silk ruif1e.
While loutsine is considered a material
for dressy toilets, it is sometimes used
for smart, severe effects. coat ana
skirt suit Of this silk is smartly trimmed
with a pattern cut out of pale blue linen
and appllqued onto the silk. The jacket
has a Directoire effect, with triplo collar
and fun hip pieces.
Touches Of red viii prevail all through
the summer. A dressy gown OF pale yell
low linen IL trimmed with stitched straps
OF white SIX, The open blouse is worn
with waistcoat Of bright red silk. An
even prettier example is an ecrubatiSte,
emprOldei ed with white, and made up
with deliberately trimmed skirt and loose
poiero that hangs over a draped waist
coat Of "ed silk.
4 pretty example of a dotteS muslin.
trimmed with stitched bands of linen is
furnished by Rue de la Paix dress
maker, The material used for the gown
is the ordinary dotted muslin, and the
trimming is made Of bright blue linen
On the skirt Ia a pleated flounce of the
muslin, finished and headed by q mar
row stitched band Of the red linen, and
efo owe each band Is a row of clover leaves
cHt out of the linen and stitched on the
muslin; The same trimming is used to
trim the collar and reVers of a loose,
pleated bolero and n row of red finishes
the bottom of the jacket. Thore Is a
led belt, and the under blouse is of the
plain dotted muslin, with choker u
match the belt, This is an excellent OK
ample of smart morning costume for
midsummer, Lace trimmed froeks will be
reserved for more formal occasions
Dotted muslin, which Is much used,
makes a dainty trimming on pale bluS,
muslin. The dotted material Is cut into
points finished with a ruche of black
gauze ribbon, and these arc used about
the shoulders in a bertha effect. Below
these, coming under the arms is O sec.
pnd row Of similar points suggesting
puleTe; There is bow OF black gate
pr the bust, with one end carried down
TO the belt to join a similar bow placed
lbapd ever the untrimmed skirt
beautiful gown is of white silk
muslin, oddly trimmed with black Chan