The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-19
ELEGANCE lN MEGLlGEE
Copyright. 1906. by r. E. Aversl


If the tea gown presented today does
not succeed in making woman look
ravishingly lovely. then the blame can
not be laid to this dainty French crea-
ton. BY all the laws of art and beauty
even plain woman should gain ten
fold in loveliness when robed in the
hlmy folds and laces of this prettiest
of all negligees.
1t is elaborate. to be sure. and elegant
in every detail but it is intended to be
worn only upon the very smartest oc-
casions. when madame INDUCES herself
In this luxury between the four walls
of her coZy boudoir. History of. dress
does not record anything more exquisite
than this long, clinging robe of baby
blue handkerchief linen. the mesh of
which is sheerer and finer than any
thing that previously came from the
loom of the linen maker. OF course the
whole robe is mounted upon a founda
ton, but this is equally thin and deli
cate looking.
The front and back hang straight
and loose from a moderately deep yoke
of novelty Valenciennes lace which
rounds lower in the center. Here the
material is plated on in rather a fat
effect, while the back resembles
vatican, with its double plaits and
long, graceful train. Extending UP in
long triangle in the front and cover
ing solidly the bottom of the robe IS
an incrustation of .Nalenciennes lace
displaying an intricate pattern, which
includes all sorts of dainty hand work
and fine linen embroidery. The en-
broidery design is orchids, their love
illness being portrayed in pure white
with charming result.
intervals or fri
ming on the bottom breaks over the
gently rising line and climbs up the
body part of the robe in smaller tri-
angles than the one in front, which
comes quite to the yoke. At the throat
the yoke is cut out and filled in with
modest folds of chiffon. The sleeves
are wilderness of tiny linen puffs,
shirred between and finished at the ell
bow with shaped dTapery, which falls
in long point almost the entire length
of the gown. There is a good deal of
lace and embroidery on this angel
drapery, with an edging of Valen-
ciennes all round.
1t is something of a stride from the
discussion of this type of feminine ap-
parel to that of shirtwaist costumes,
but there is such smart little tailor
suit on this order which has Just ar
rived that its beauties must be impart-
ed to those who are interested i'm all
a broken design in which white and
Saxony blue are beautifully combined.
The walking length skirt is cut with a
seam directly down the middle, and the
material is laid on bias folds around
the hips with the fullness arranged in
plaitS which are stitched fiat. The
effect is of a very full round skirt, in
which there appears to be neither
plaits nor gathers.
The waist is made on the bias, and
the front opens to disclose a fancy vest.
AT the shoulders there is a bit of full
ness, which is lost under two wide
stitched straps made on the straight OF
the goods. They start from the belt
each side, to end at the bust in a ire
foil. There is piping of white to
finish these applied pieces, and a fancy
button is placed in the center of the
trefoil. The vest has folds of white
chiffon laid over it, but it shows only
to the bust, disappearing below there
under the fronts of the waist, which
Just meet. Above this point the fronts
OF the shirtwaist are widened by means
OF two strips of white silk, ornamented
with Slanting cords of gold caught
down with tiny gilt buttons Around
the neck there is fiat white collar
decorated with gilt braid buttons.
Then the stock has bit of this same
trimming on its folds of white chiffon.
Instead of shirtwaist sleeves this
charming costume is provided with q
falr sized puff made of the bias checked
SILK, held above the bend of the arm by
a plain band of the same material an
inch and a half wide. Below comes a
smaller puff of lace over chiffon. then
white silk and gold trimmed cuff