Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-11
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neck and wrists.
The light summer, serges have deep bor-
ders In cashmere colors.
Costumes are still to be parti-colored.
says the latest Paris news
Lavender and coffee color are stin the
favorite tinfs for evening gloves.
Puffs OF erimped tsfleton are the proper
trimmings for widows caps.
Plush aprons made with bibs and pockets
and trimmed with satin ribbon are new.
Gold or amber bead psssementeries are
faTorite trimmings for white tulle dresses
Spanish jewelry in leaf designs is very
fashionable for wearing with Spanish lace.
Spring gowns Of cashmere have tight fit
ting Newmarket coats Of the same material.
Gold, silver and jeweled bandeaux are
worn around the head for full dress for balls.
Plaid mummy cloths with silk blended
with the wool are shown for summer wear
White dresses next season viii be largely
trimmed with imported machine embroid-
cries.
Red plush flowers aud leaves make the
prettiest nosegays to wear at the throat
among white lace.
Spring bonnets show a great deal of Tus-
can braid work OF deep yellow, and much
open lace straw.
Venetian point, Alencon and real Spanish
are three styles 10 laces which are now in
special vogue.
The new tinted cashmeres are made into
quaint house dresses in the Holland style Of
two centuries ago.
The new condor colors are not taken from
the feathers Of the old bird, but from the
plumage Of its Young.
Light brocade evening dresses are made
up with scarfs of China Grape, as well as
embroidery on illusion.
Striped velvet basques are made up for
house wear, but the newest garment Of this
kind is made of CheYiot.
The old fashion of setting a ruff Of black
lace outside the white lace worn on dress
waist has come in again.
Mahogany red and condor between are
the new tints which are expected to gain
the greatest popularity this summer.
There are bonnets of all shapes and sizes
among the newest importations; pokes Of
moderate dimensions are the favorites.
The newest collarettes are kerchiefs with
the corners cut of, so as to have something
the effect Of the sailor collar in the back.
Very becoming indoor jackets are made
Of navy blue Hindoo cashmere, with wide
borders Of Oriental cashmere OF the bright
est colors.
All kinds Of bordering appear on the new
bonnets. Beaded lace, straw gimp, steel
lace and rows of very large beads are all
employed.
Small bonnets have their trimmings ar
ranged in the shape of a bow, flowers, lace
and feathers as well as ribbons being twist
ed into this form.
The yellowish tint In the new sage green
silks and ribbons is also found in stockings,
that there viii be no difficulty In matching
costumes.
The fashion of d-aping lace gracefully
about the head, in Mexican style, is much
liked by elderly ladies. Nothing is prettier
or more becoming.
Steel lace In the shape of simple net, In
figured edgings, and in crowns wrought
with beads, will be used on all kinds of
bonnets except those of yellow straw this
summer.
Ball dresses of light materials, such as
gauze, net and Grape, may be either plain
or deliberately embroidered and finished
with long garlsnds or wreaths of varlously
colored flowers.
Very fine wooden gloves resembling stock
ings or Jersey webbing are now imported,
having long woven wrists which reach
nearly half way to the elbow. These gloves
have the appearance of the undressed kid
gloves.
The flower shoulder capes are made up
on a foundation of India null. Only the
finest flowers are used for them, and the
fringe Is of lillies-of the. valley sprays.
Sometimes the foundation is entirely Gov
cred, but usually the flowers form a collar
and border.
Some of the dress sleeves are cut to fit
the arm SO closely that they have to be but
toned or laced from the wrist to the elbow
sitter the dress is put on. The long Suede
SAKE glove are then in order. They are
drawn over the dress sleeve for the prone
made, and no cuff or frill Of lace is visible.
Over the gloves, however, are worn any
number of bangles and gold bands, which
are now de riguer upon all occasions.
Letters from Paris state that young girls
and very young married ladies are begin
ming to wear for evening dresses corsages q
Ia Vieyge-that is, round waists confined by
a sash tied behind, not in the middle, but
on one side. Sometimes these waists are
pleated or gathered; at others they are
trimmed in the front and back with pleated
lace, the pleats Of which gathered clio ely
under the belt, spread out in fan shape
to the top OF the corsage. The belt buckle,
of fine pearls, is very recherche; it sur
mounts the bow, with ends and long hoops
falling on the long fat skirt that accompa-
MES THIS kind of waist.