The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-02

n n APPLY spring styles for misses
Ill are so varied that even the
most awkward girls are likely
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n N APPLY spring styles for misses
Ill are so varied that even the
most awkward girls are likely
to be prettily and becomingly
dressed. For these to whom fussy raj
ment is necessary, some gowns in fine
materials for quite young girls are
very grown up in effect. These show
flounced skirts and jaunty shirred and
boero bodices, whose elbow length
sleeves frequently display the coquet-
fish white frillings of adult fashions.
The little waists are adjusted in the
most taut and Partisan manner, and
silk and satin and ribbon girdles fol-
low the high lines of the smart French
belt.
Silk, yelling and many delicate self
figured summer woods shape these
pretty frocks, which ribbon and band
Velvets trim neatly. With figured silks
and woods bias bands of plain are also
often used. fuckers and sleeve puffs,
In delicate white materials, beautifully
sewed by hand, are also charming de-
tails, and the distinctness and desira-
bility of these are likely to inspire
maiden interest in the gentle art of
sewing. In fact, many Of the present
ment for young fingers, for all of the
high belts and many of the little ruches
and quillings used are made by hand.
Becoming plain gowns for girls to
whom certain severity is necessary
are the suspender frocks, which are
now seen in elegant as we'll as plain
materials. Once the privilege only Of
girls in their first teens, these sensible
frocks are worn now also by girls OF
eighteen and over, skirt trimmings and
some elaboration of the belt and sus-
pender bands denoting more advanced
ages. A delightful little frock for a
girl of Is seen in this style was Of rose
color and white spotted silk, trimmed
with plain rose. This formed the belt
and bretelles, which fitted over a
spotted bodice in shirtwaist form. The
skirt was trimmed at the bottom with
bias bands of the plain silk, and fancy
buttons in rose color and white pro-
vided snort fastenings.
a pretty suspender model, which
might be useful for either a dark blue.
brown or green flannel or a gay silk,
had peasant waist of dotted muslin
and a princess skirt in eleven cores.
This fitted upon the figure girdle fash
ion, heart cut of the top line of the
girdle at the front adding much to the
becomingneSs of the garment.
The most delightful party frocks in
airy textiles can be made in this sim
pie way, with lowered ribbons for the
belt, bretelles and sash, these details
being fitted at correct points with fine
shirring or plaitS. The ends of some
of the ribbon sashes are shirred some
times to form tassel drop, in which
even the upper portion of the band may
display an artistic knot or two. But the
wide ribbon sash, put plainly around
the waist and tied in a big bow in the
back still holds its own, and with ap-
propriately simple gowns such sashes
seem always charming, whatever the
age of the girl.
Silk will be a very smart gown ma
terial for girls of all ages. But with
the hot weather such frocks will doubt
less be set aside for the embroidered
gowns in wash materials, which are
likely to have an immense vogue.
Handworked box gowns, in unmade
form, are offered for girls from IA up,
these Including such textures as pongee,
wash silk, batiste, etc. Gowns of pure
white Serim, worked with the Nor
wegian Hardenger embroidery, are also
seen, and one pretty fad is to place col
ored ribbons under the open needle
work. A touch Of color is still more
sought after than pure white, and the
most bridelike materials are made
coquettish with delicate motives of pink
or blue or green. Especially is this fad
charming with headgear, and such