The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

ARTS. June objectionable
Women who are going out
u of the city for the summer
snow a decided preference
for tailor-made linen gowns
Ihey are just the things for morning
Iramps. Some of them are so elegant
ly made as to be worthy of exploita-
ton under any circumstances. Pique
ana urllI appear side by side with the
Hheh' but they are never accorded
Such careful treatment as that hand
some and durable material.
II you are selecting a morning
walking costume, take my advice and
get linen one of the best material.
Inc outlay will be more than balanced
by the satisfaction incident to ap-
pearlnS in a toilet which retains it's
naWless appearance during the entire
season. The piques and the drills
90 not look so we'll after the first visit
TO the tub, and their presentability
steadily decreases with each launder-
ing.
One of the handsOmest linen gowns
shown in Paris this month is biscuit
colored. 1t is trimmed with motifs
of the same fabric in the shade of
violet known as parma. The bloused
front fastens at the left with button
ed tabs, beneath which is laced era
vat of mauve washing Grape. The
front panel of the skirt is bordered
with flower motifs in violet, and the
rest falls in tablier fashion over two
narrow shaped flounces. The seams
on both skirt and waist are heavily
stitched with silk. The novelty of
the design on the lower part of the
garment is duplicated above, where
the bodice consists of a very full lin
en- blouse, with a small round collar
opening over a chemisette of lace
The motifs that trim the gown are
cut somewhat smaller for the collar
and the sleeves. AS they are outlined
with fine white cOrding they contrast
admirably with the biscuit tint of the
linen. The sleeves are moderately
we'll fitted as far as the elbows, but
below that they flare out into a decid-
edly bell shape. Lace undersleeves
are necessary with this gown.
All the most fashionable linen tai
lOr made gowns have some sort of
a jacket which may be an Elton, a
bOlerO, a norfolk or Russian blouse,
according to the style of figure for
which the dress is designed. On some
new costumes basque effects are made
use of. An instance of this is a mer-
cerized blue linen frOCk sprinkled with
small embroidered polka dots. AS it
emanated from a very smart shop
there is no doubt that it is absolutely
correct in every detail. The gOred
skirt, with it's shaped flOunce of mod
crate depth, is trimmed with stitch
ed bands of plain linen, one of these
appearing as a heading and the other
as a border for the floupcc. Stitched
seams of the jacket and frame the
open front and the short pointed
basque below the girdle. A ~ shap-
ed application of the stitched bands
affords a finish for the pointed collar
and the cuffs. With this gown pref
~ white blouse is to be dOnned.
Many are the methods adopted for
varying the aspect of the deep plaits
which are so Indispensable a feature
of the fashionable gown Box plaits
are stitched in faneiful designs or are
covered with narrow pin plaits A
novel adaptation of box plaits on a
skirt of gray linen showed lines of
stitching extending in three rows
down each plat and forming a mar
row point at the lower end, where
the folds were released to form a
graceful fullness above the hem. A
shaped yoke on the hips was stitched
over the upper portion of the plating.
on the Russian blouse accompanying
the skirt the box plaits were separate
and buttOned down at the waist and
on the shoulders. Underneath the
coat, which was fastened at the waist
with a stitched belt, was worn