The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03
PARIS FASHION LETTER
SPRING STYLES HAVE BEEN LURED
OUT ny A MILD
WINTER
CoRsELET SKIRT THE LATEST
Velvet to BE Worn This Season
Passementerte FaVorite
Garniture for Rich
Gowns.
Special Correspondence of the Globe.

Special Correspondence of the Globe.
PARIS. Jan. q. - The unusually mild
winter has instigated the milliners
to reveal their spring creations earlier
than usual with the result that the new
fashion ideas are no longer profoundly
secret. The vital question regarding
what is to be worn, may be answered by
a survey of the exhibits at the fashion
able tailors and in the large shop win
dows. 1t is evident that the tight SIX TT
enjoys universal favor as much as ever
in spite of ali the talk and efforts to the
contrary. There are some al uring drap-
cries, to be sure, to which the graceful
flowing stuffs of the day lend themselves
wonderfully WELL but the wise woman,
particularly if she is inclined ever so
slightly to "embonpoint" turns forcibly
from these enchanting drapcries to the
tight, plain form-deviated adj libitum-
to be sure, but plain with2l, tight about
the hips and extending with deep flare
below.
To all appearances the ''Princesse'
model has taken a new lease on the af-
lection of the fashionable world. 1t is
not entirely "Princesse;'' that is, it does
not enclose the figure from neck to foot
with its trying though faultless fit, but
shows some consideration for the de-
sirable blouse effects not to be abandoned
and forms a CIRCLE or corse.et, generally
forming, a slight point at the back and
a lower one in front ana closing at the
back by means of lacings or hooks and
eyes. The skirt forms an inverted box
plCat at the back, as all the new skirts
do, AMI the garniture is according to in
dividual taste.
hn independent blouse or bodice is
worn with this girdIe skirt, and the
straight, long waistiine in front is by no
means interfered with, and is just as
prominent as with the deep pointed
fronts of the bodice.
For street wear a short holero is worn
with this new skirt development, proving
that the bolerH reign is by no means
over.
In velvet this style of costume loogs
particularly well and velvet Promises to
be worn as much in the coming spring
as it has been Worn during the winter.
One eXquisitely simple and distingue
model is of black velvet The skirt with
its clinging lines is made with seven cores
which admit of faultless fit over the hips
and graceful flare below the knees.
1t has a lining of black satin and dust
ruffie of the same at the hem. The
corselet cut in one with the skirt cores
is considerably higher at the back than
1t is in front and the closing at the back
is effected by means of a black lacing,
while a deep inverted box pleat gives
the required fullness at the back. The
decoration consists of Il fitted piece OF
black silk passementerie which covers
the corselet in front and trims it at the
back ard extends III three deep strips
down the front gore of the skirt, form
ing a sort of tahl;er The bo!ero is
short, following the lines of the corselet
and is likewise richly garnished with
black passementerie. the tight sleeves
being entirely wound with it and ending
in a cuff OF white silk yelled with heavy
guipure The flaring collar is likewise
faced with guipure covered white silk
and deep revers are tucked in the same
way.
A large picture hat with a brim of
pleated and tucked white chiffon and q
soft black velvet crown draped with
nodding black plUmes and trimmed with
pink roses and foliages adds greatly to
the effect of the costume.
another charming model epobolies some
new ideas. 1t is composed OF cork
ssc;ew cloth of rich golden brown and
Is lined throughout With satin of the
same shade. The front gore of this novel
skirt is very narrow and has a seafn
aiohg tue center decorated with brown
SILK SutchinSS. The side cores run to the
center seam connected by the inverted
boX-pleat ana form a graceful bell shane
winch is trimmed below the knees by two
very circular f1ounces and stitched to the
skirt under narrow roll of sealskin
Inc bodice is of brown corlscrew
Whch Is stretched without seams over the
usht foundation at the back In front
1t Is double breasted and slightly hlouce5
forming a deep poiit. Brown silk passe-
menterie decorates the bust ami revers
OF cream-colored silk embroidered with
gold galloons and edged with sealskin
open over a. vest and stock collar oP
cream colored satin embroidered with vio-
iets and foliage in natural shades. There
~ I,s narrow plastron of pleated white
with sealsl1in and faced with whi+a s5, "a
ne tight sleeves of brown cloth finish