Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-28
Fashion NAfaa.

Linen collars are worn much wider than
| formerly.
The new French couture is formed of fiat
| bandeaux.
The newest bodices are glove fitting, with
large and full psniers around the hips.
Heliotrope silk shading to gold makes an
exquisite toilet combined with black velvet.
Bonnet strings are made Of very wide RIB
bon, tied in butterfly bow under the chin.
Bare arms and neeks are again displayed
b7 the latest fashion In cutting French
bodices.
Some Of the sashes of the season are of
the most magnificent description, covered
with hand painting.
Very high heels and pointed toe shoes
render 1t somewhat difficult for the girl of
the period to get about.
A lady at Saratoga has created a sensation
by appearing with a bird Of Paradise
mounted on her sunshade.
Handkerchiefs with very minute colored
borders and the name embroidered IN a
color to match that of the border, are very
popular.
Heavy corded silk materials, and stuffs in
silk and in worsted, figured with velvet, are
among the coming novelties in the way Of
dress goods.
Black Chantilly lace hounces that have
been out of fashion for years are being re-
vived for trimmings of full-dress toilets OF
elderly ladies.
New woolens for fall wear have raised
polka dots Of silk brocaded all over their
surface, either in the same shade or in con-
trasting color.
A Williamsburg debating society is merry
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"When a woman and mouse meet, which
is the most frightened ?"
They tell of a lady at Cape May ball
who wore robe of garnet colored velvet,
buttoned up to the neck with real gold but
tons. How awfully hot she must have been I
MANY rich dresses have velvet collars and
cuffs, and dispense with any white lace next
the flesh. In other dresses soft puffs OF
white crepe lisse are around the neck and
wrists.
Turkey red calico dresses for children,
made IN Mother Hubbard style, and
trimmed with Medici lace, are very fash
ionably worn for morning dress at the sea-
shore.
Spite of opposition, children's dresses are
still preferred made in the princesse style.
The shape, however, is much concealed by
its numerous drapings IN the form or pan
A new half-mourning bonnet is . large
poke of dead black silk, smoothly covered.
On the left side is dull black breast, and
outlining the crown is bandeau of dull Jet.
The broad strings are Of soft mourning
ribbon.
The newest Pompadour foulsrds have
black grounds showered over with very
large detached flowers, and are trimmed
with icelle lace. These are accompanied by
fan and parasol of foulard, and black
lace hat trimmed with full wreath of arti-
fetal flowers like those printed on the fou-
lard.
Stylish young ladies in evening dress Irvine
row after row Of pearl OF iridescent beads
around their dainty throats, until one might
take them for ladies of quality in islands
barbaric-in the land of the Fiji. Some Of
these beads are very grotesque in shape and
design, and the more so the better in present
estimation.
Empress Elizabeth is one OF the most gen.
erous of modern sovereigns, spending great
deal of her private fortune In charity. Never
theless her Austrian subjects are dissatis-
ed, and complain sorely when she goes
hunting in other countries, spending there
in comfortable sums, which they think
should not go out OF their own land. But
the 'Huntress Queen" continue to do ex-
actly as she pleases.
White or black dresses are frequently
adorned with multi-coIored ribbons, hoops
and long streamers, or labots in mixtures Of
colors-olive, gray and pink or pale blue
cardinal and terra Gotta, for instance, being
copjoined. Primrose, bronze, brown and
crimson form another fashionable combina-
ton, but the slightest error In that destroys
all the good effect. Well blended, this
simple trimming sufficiently brightens the
sombrest toilet.
beautiful evening toilet prepared for q
French Countess has panels of open fcelle
embroidery mixed with gold thread, the
paniers and draperies being in fcelle-
treillis, new and very light material two
large rosettes Of bege ribbon are fastened,
one on the hip and one at the bottom of the
skirt, being the termination of two long rib
bons that commence on the tablier; the
pointed bodice, short on the hips, is made
of the two materials in the skirt; bow with
long ends on the shoulder.
Boots and shoes, even for outdoor wear,
not unfrequently have the upper portions
made of material to match the dress worn
with them. Those Of velvet brocade are
very handsome in appearance. Sometimes
the small raised flowers are seen upon
grounds of q corresponding color, in black,
dark green, seal-brown, stone-gray, and
the like, with kid foxings OF the same shade;
or otherwise, for evening wear, we see a
white foundation, with pale blue, mauve,
pearl or old-gold flowers and white kid fox
ings. To match walking costumes are rich
looking boots OF bronze kid with uppers Of
brown velvet, the raised patterns being of a
darker shade.