The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19

IN SPITE Of Easter being SO late this
year the season has opened early;
plenty of handsome models have ap-
peared and dressmakers and manu-
facturers are at no loss as to what will
be correct to give their customers The
costume departments of all the best
houses are filled with spring and summer
clothes and the long, drawn-out winter
seems only to make the feminine world
more eager to get into some of those de-
hghtful new garments that are SO TEMPT
ingly displayed
Just here is where the tailor-made
girl In her useful wooltex suit Of cheviot
mohair. sicilienne, or spring weight cloth
gets all the admiration; she looks fit for
any sort Of weather; March winds cannot
ruffie her snugly-fltted skirts, or pene
trate the neat coat, be 1t bloused. Eton.
s or cut-a-way, and her hair is soft and
held trim under the smart new tailor hat
by the invisible net which covers its
coils.
But our tailor-made girls are many.
each with a will and taste of her own.
hence their friend, Monsieur the de-
signer, gives each her choice from this
cornucopia Of good things. For the tall
girl he has the skirt with deep, full plaits
set into an upper part which is fitted to
the hips with stitched plaits: and IL she
be slim as well as tall she may indulpe
in a plated front panel. Such skirts are
further trimmed with strappings. fancy
galloon and buttons; and quite often a
how r.f fnoA y
the hem, which keeps the full skirt from
falling around the feet. The bodice narts
Of these suits are even more various than
the skirts; some show fullness draw into
o girdlc. which is a less severe form than
the jacket. Though the latter is more
correctly tailor style. yet the fitted
''blouse"coat Is very popular and MANY
woman Will give 1t her preference
Then, for the short girl, especially If
she is of full proportions, there are skirts
of almost plain designs, long lines in all
the stitched seams, and the coat follow
ing the same plan, giving height and dig
nifty to the wearer.
For the chaDgeable days Of early
spring fabrics that will stand all wealth.
ers and take no harm are the best to
select; one must not only have corraot
styles. but such good qualities in the ma
terials as Will insure their excellent wear
and good looks to the last This feature
of cloth-quality is now carefully looked
after by the best manufacturers with
the result that their suits not onIy nos
sess style when bought, but retain ii to
the end.
The overskirt idea is finding much
favor. 1t Is especially well developed in
such materials as sicilienne in several
smart wooltex models, where the long
skirt Is combined with the most attract.
i've features of the fitted blouse. Joined
thereto by plain wide belt, the coat
skirt falling wide and ample over a
plated underskirt. This is comfortable
variation Of the redingote which fits the
form, and though elegant, is not as ALL
round useful as the new overskirt and
fitted blouse coat.
Fine serges are employed In some of
the smartest tailored suits. crochet but
tons and bands finding admirable place in
the trimmings of these. Cheyiots and
plain cloths. both OF new and extremely
light weight. are seen in the natty suits
suitable for early spring, and are an in
olspensable part of the up-to-date vorn-
an wardrobe at all times
Tnere is a good deal more than tho
mere suit required nowadays for The
correct toilet Of our tailor-madI pirI cha
must be up-to-date, from her cbic totIo
ored hat to her smart shiny ,aIacL It,
shoes; her neat stitched gloves. and her
handbag, which must DO in ha.monv
to color. and suitable for tha time and
occasion. "Nu