Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-01
AFTERNOON TEA GOWNS.

For informal receptions, known as afternoon
teas, there are many novelties which are individ-
ualized by the taste and ingenuity of their fair
WearerS. Tea gowns differ from the ordinary
visiting dress in being designed especially for
home wear and therefore less restricted by con-
ventional IDEAS very effective toilette of this
description was made recently of dark wine
colOred cashmere. The front, from the throat
down, was of wine-colored satin laid in very
fine lengthwise plaits. The skirt from the
waist line was turned back to form revers,
faced with old gold brocade in a small feather
pattern. The sleeves were divided in two large
puffs-one at the top, the second coming over
the elbow-by broad bands of plated satin.
A cuff of old gold brocade was turned upward
on the lower arm, and supplemented by ruff
1es Of old lace. A collar Of old lace was ar
ranged for the throat, with a jabot which ex-
tended to the waist, the two sides Of which
were held by clustered loops Of old gold satin
ribbon.
Another tea gown which attracted attention
was Of terra cotta-red Rumchunder silk new
soft-twiled silk, fine yet thick, which lends it.
self most happily to esthetic effects in drapery
and shirring The front to the waist was for
med of straight shirred puffs alternating with
successive series OF narrow rutfles In plated
lace. The sides were trimmed with jabot of
the same lace which extended to the bottom
of the skirt, and round the neck, the back
forming WatteRu. With this dress was worn
a small mob cap Of red silk trimmed with ruff
fiss Of white lace.
A pretty dress worn by a lady at an after
noon tea was Of mouse colored satin exquis-
itey embroidered in silk ard steel The hat
was Of gray beaver, the feathers fastened with
large polished steel clasp. striking dress
worn also by visitor consisted Of q coat of
red velvet trimmed with silver plaque buttons
with figures in relief, and vest and skirt of
gold-colored satin with full iabot OF white lace
ornamented at the throat with a cluster of
gold colored satin ribbon in narrow loops The
hat wes OF gold-colored satin with narrow in
terror facing and cord of red velvet and gold
thread. The feathers were in different shades
OF the gold color. This dress was very becom-
ing to slender and very handsome brunette.
THE SCARLET WOMAN.
There is something unpleasantly suggestive
in the passion for fiery red and yellow, which
has broken out within the past eighteen
months, and which finds such diversified and
ingenious forms of manifestations. The sub
expression as in the dress OF to-day But the
employment of bold bright colors, such as red
and yellow, is not now limited to suggestion, to
garniture, to blending with other colorG In
order to heighten effects or add an illuminating
touch. High reds and full bright yellows are
now used in broad masses 4he red bonnet
trimmed with shaded red feathers, is the bon
net par excellence Of the season. The red vel
vet Jacket is indispensable to the tone and chic
OF young lady's wardrobe, and terra Gotta
red dress is rarely absent from the evening as
semolage or the box at cne theatre or opera
10 so1ten an1 Zone down these CORY toilets
Ghere Is always the finishing lines Of white lace
around the throat Of about the front. But this
simply brings the high color into stronger re-
Lief and makes the wearer a still more con-
Bpicuous object.
There are pale, dainty, neutral tinted little
women who are frightened and not vulgarized
by these pronounced styles, but to the MAORI
ty they are mere than trying They are, as
was remarked in the beginning Of this para
graph, unpleasantly suggestive.
JENNY JUNE.