Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-13
Fashion Dots.

Pompons of many colors are arranged In
rows around the trains Of broeaded dresses
and are more effective than ruehes.
A sash bow at the back is not as fashion
able as when tied in front in long loops with
the ends hanging to the foot OF the skirt.
Embroidery of floss on velvet, with both
close aud open work in the same design, Is
fashionable trimming for winter dresses.
White underskirls are completely super
seeded nowadays by colored flannel balmo-
rails and petticoats OF colored quilted satin.
Ultra fashionable ladies cover their pet
lap dogs with tiny blankets made OF bit OF
the dress goods Of which their own costumes
are made.
A plain, we'll finished black cashmere
skirt and a jersey waist OF any color pre-
ferred, or black, makes the best kind OF
utility costume.
Cloth costumes and trained dresses OF
| corded silk, combined with velvet, form q
part OF the winter wardrobe Of all fashion
able young ladies.
made with three full founces crocheted In
shell pattern; they are made Of white, tur-
| quoise blue or garnet wool.
Waists OF black or dark blue jersey web
bling, with collars and cuffs Of scarlet or
pale blue cashmere, are in favor with young
ladies and girls in their teens.
White gloves and white bonnets are once
more in fashion, and will be used, together
with great deal Of lace, to brighten dark
dresses at the theatre and opera.
The long Newmarket coat OF cloth is the
success of the season for outside garments
for the street. Braiding is its trimming at
present, but fur will be added later.
| New evening dresses of rich brocades and
| velVets have a square neck with an Eliza
bethan collar of beads, and the train falls
from the shoulders instead of the waist.
| In New York the couture is still arranged
| in severe simplicity, close to the head, and
| with no false switches where there is even
psss&ble amount of ones natural tresses.
| Adjustable trains on new dresses are made
of three straight breadths, trimmed all
1 around and attached under the panier pun
on the back OF the short skirt of q street
dress.
Charming costumes for young ladies to
wear at day receptions are made Of beige
colored cloth, embroidered on the edges
and draped in classic fashion over a plain
skirt Of beige and red brccaded satin.
Velours ottoman is the novelty for brides
dresses, its repped texture forming either
| the entire dress, or else the train and
side robes or pRniers, looped back from a
satin bead-embroidered or brocaded front
| breadth.
A favorlte trimming for black velvet bon
nets consists of a black lace scarf, which
does double duty as crown draperY and
strings, and also aft )rds a setting for the
tuft of ostrich tips which adorns one side Of
| the bonnet.
The braiding sewed on in knife-edge style
soon becomes fattened and loses It's beauty,
since it is then neither one thing or the
other. The fat braid sewed on in designs
that give the effect of embroidery is more
lasting and pleasing.
Bodices of evening dresses for young girls
fasten obliquely, showing gathered chemi
settle of silk or satin of light color thai
| transforms the low waist into one high about
the throat. Lace ruff Is held up by threads
of wire are around the neck Of the chemi-
settle.
The Henrietta cloths that were formerly
confined to ladies dressing In mourning, art
now used by those wearing colors when {
very rich fabric is desired, and the trimming
is the, elk Spanish lace with heavy corded
designs on meshes of guipure. STIRRING II
| broad masses is no lonRer used on WooleI
skIrto, enough che slightly shirred scar
| draPerles, or the fronts OF the basque shirreC
upon a vest are still popular. Tucks around
the skirt and on the overskirt are more used
even than last season, and quite rival the
lengthwise pleats. This is especially true o.
French dresses.