Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-18


| knee.
The pointed shoe is again returning to
| favor.
Baggy tan colored gloves above the wrists
! are stylish.
Parasols of fire plated straw are odd-and
/ that is about all.
Small Roman pearls are braided In the
hair with fine effect.
Scarfs or rows of beaded lace make most
charming lace bonnets.
Clusters of coral pink roses adorn hats,
together with jabots of cream lace.
Delicate jet coral fringe is very pretty ON
black grenadine for light mourning.
Levantine, soft as null aud twilled like
surah, comes In metallic changeable hues.
A deep collar of linen batlste may be
stylishly secured with bar Of lapts lajuli.
The summer STYLES of boat-shaped hats
are those with scoop points back and front.
Black Saline imported costumes are
shown, having flounces and borders of
roses.
A stylish bonnet is of brown Spanish
lace, encircled with wreath Of marsh but
tercups.
The head of Sphynx is introduced In
peculiar Egyptian design in the new cotton
foulards.
Low square heels for walking shoes have
completely superseded the French and
Louis XIV heels
Indian cloth is like rough-dried null mus
lin, with delicately tinted ground, enliven-
ed with Oriental designs.
SO great is the fancy for the violet that It
is even reproduced In purple and green
beads upon black slippers.
-
lace and point d'esprit 10 Ornamented with
bows of claret satin ribbon.
A stylish evening dress is of cream and
blue satin, almost covered with rows Of
blush roses and Mirecourt lace.
Dresses OF tinted null, over princess
slips of pale pink, light blue or cream white
batiste are stylish and becoming.
White Russian lace and bows OF gay
satin ribbon form the most effective trim
ming for cotton Saline costumes.
Long lace mittens in black, white, cream
| or the colors Of the costume are worn with
sleeves of short or medium length.
Handsome evening dresses are of silver
and steel hand painted satins, or rich bro
caded fabrics, in silver or gold thread.
The popular balaYeuse is Of muslin, en-
| brOidered in the designs OF Carrickmacross
lace, and is used laid fat inside the skirt.
The newest lace pin is a miniature pea
| cock in profile, made of real peacock feath-
ers and mounted on gold, with ruby eyes.
Dark blue twilled flannel "mountain
bunting" and similar fabrics are most suiEa-
bic for excursion and travelling costumes.
A New York fashion letter says from
velvet dog collar an amethyst pen
dant may be suspended with elegant re-
suit.
A beautiful garniture is white net en-
broidered in a floral design with straw, crys-
tai beads and tiny plaques OF mother-of-
| pearl.
Jersey webbing, sometimes called stocki-
net, resembles the elastic texture of knitted
work, and is used for the new Jersey
| basques.
Capotes of crushed roses, shading from
coral pink to damask red, or cream to deep
yellow, are completed by brides Of trailing
pale green vines.
Large sailor hats are in favor for seaside
and mountain wear, and those of stiff
white straw can be easily cleaned with soap,
water and a brush.
A pretty ornament for ball dress or any
| evening toilet Is a bow with long ends and
! loops fastened upon the shoulder by a rath-
enlarge cluster of flowers.
An elegant material for a wedding dress
| is richly brccaded white velvet, In which the
| large velvet flowers stand out 10 relief upon
the glossy white satin ground.
The new and fashionable trimming for
batiste dresses is called feu de cartes and
| illustrates the various cards IN the pack in
solid figures on lace net work.
Muslin dresses for little girls may be
trimmed on the shoulders in deep collar
| fashion, with ruffles, which can also be used
to finish sleeves aud the bottom of skirts.
Evening dresses for young ladies are OF
India muslin or gauze deliberately trimmed
with lace, and garnshed with loops and
knots of ribbons or clusters of charming
| flowers.
The grouping of several differently tinted
| pearls on a gold or silver mounting is nov
city; one may be yellow, another pinkish,
another light brown and the fourth facetted
like cut gems.
Small summer wraps have clusters of
| shirrs upon the shoulders, and the tabs are
arranged In clusters of cross shirrs at the
belt line; they are trimmed with Spanish,
| French, guipure or Breton laces.
The Huguenot collar for a child is very
pretty. 1t is double pleated on the under
| part and fiat on top, with narrow lace all
round. Specimens are made of batiste,
null or rows Of wide and narrow embroi-
| derry.
A French fancy is for pink bonnets or q
| combination of pink and blue. One of pink
] MirecOurt lace is garnished with crushed
blush roses and another Of pink crepe de
chine, drawn in diamonds, is shaded and
decorated with pale pink apple blossoms.
A new shape in morning caps is In the
| exact style OF the head dress worn by the
Neapolitan peasant girls, and another shape
| called the Russian" cap, Is made Of white
surah, with baYadere stripes across the
fabric in bright colors of green, gold and
scarlet.
The "Mermaid" bathing suit is quite the
| best, most sensible and useful design for
the purpose that has ever been invented. It
is a combination garment, perfectly protec-
| tive, without being weighty, and consists of
| only the two pieces, skirt and drawers. The
| sleeves are slightly full and shirred In at the
wrist, broad sailor collar completes the
ensemble. Flannel ffty-f0ur inches wide
will be needed, and the trimming may be
binding of white braid, or anything else
preferred.
In common fans there will always be
| great variety, but the taste in elegant fans
| is gradually acquiring some significance;
and the style is for fans of large size. Fans
| should always have something elegant or
| decisive about them. A large fan of red
satin gives distinction TO some toilets, while
/ with others IL would be simply an atrocity.
But the most elegant fans are of fine ivory
satin, or rich lace; the former enriched by
the fine taste of an artist, the other by the
art Of the goldsmith and the carver in ivory.
A charming costume OF pale pink wolfe
de religieuse, with round waist and shirred
overdress of wolfe de religieuse brocaded
with small flowers In silk OF the same shade,
arranged over a short skirt trimmed with
rows Of narrow plating of pale pink nuns
yelling in solid color. The overdress Is
trimmed with plating OF the same, and is
| draped in the middle of the front with q
long bow of pale pink satin ribbon. The
waist is finished around the neck and
/ sleeves with gathered rufles of white Au-
rillac lace, aud confined at the waist by q
| Turkish sword sash of pale pink satin mer-
veilleux, finished with soft silk tassels and
tied at the left side In front.