Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-14

Feather ornaments will be worn next sea-
son again, II the fact that one leading
Paris milliner has contracted for the skins
of 10000 pigeons for the adOrnment of hats
and bonnets counts. The birds are to be
caught In all parts of Germany, and dealers
in game in Berlin are filling the order.
The gsyest flannel dresses this season are
made of the terra Gotta tints with enough
brown in them to prevent their seeming to
be merely red flannel dresses. The cadet
blue flannel dresses are now so common
that no new ones are being made. Blue
black isthe preferred shade ia flannel, and
they are trimmed with black braid.
or all the modes of bonnets introduced
in the beginning Of the season, the one
which has proved the most popular is the
trim little French bonnet of last year, in
various notifications; the espote, the jaunty
little princess. and shape much resembling
the Marie Stuart bonnet, but not so pro-
nounced in its pointed dent upon the brim.
Zephyr lawns made of the material used
for Scotch ginghams, and similarly woven,
but as thin and soft as null, are among the
most satisfactory thin wash goods. They
come in violet with white bars, pale blue
with brown blocks, dark garnet with black
bars, and all the clear dark colors, as well
as the light shades used in Scotch ginghsms.
1t is said that embroidery will be used in
great profusion on winter wooden dress
goods. Polka dots will be enlarged to great
balls that resemble embroidery, though
they are Wrought by machinery. Self color s
will be used in dress goods in preference to
figures. Heavy gros grain silks and taffetas
will be the choice over satin lustrous silks.
The prettiest ball dresses of the season
have been seen at Saratoga. They are COM
posed of tulle or some light diaphanous
material, with soft chenille spots The
drapery is arranged in the rippling serpen-
tiae fashion known as the ''water fall, +" and
3 large spray of roses In two colors, with
leaves loosely mounted, is fastened on one
side.
Among the Lyons novelties for autumn
are silk and gold woven brocades, in two
shades OF the same color, with gold upon
the darker tint; the effect is very rich. A
delicate shade of pink is brocaded with rose
color, in the form of narcissus of natural
size and arrangement. Metal threads are
also being interviewer with the more simple
fabrics of twilled satin, which are covered
with small dots, stars and the like.
1t is believed by the best authorities that
many of the new costumes this fall will be
made Of single fabrics, and that the COM
bination will not appear excepting as per-
haps trimming for rich materials. Velvets,
for example, will be trimmed with satin or
gold cord, but only in moderate quantities.
The gold intersected fabrics will doubtless
be used to combine with wool, gold and sill
yer being so very rich and distinguished an
element In the new brocades. The thin
damasses have had their day.
Two novel watering-place toilets are as
follows. The first is a dress of dark olive
brocaded India gau2e over an underskilt of
very light blue silk, trimmed with two deep
founces of dark oliVe-colored Spanish lace.
The second dress is of deep-gold- colored
satin, with overdress and corsage of coffee
colored lace, and garniture Of scarlet gera-
NUNS and white mArguerites with deep
brown hearts. The sleeves in this last men
toned dress are dispensed with. Upon the
shoulders are placed epaulettes formed of
the floral gsrniture of gersniums and daisies.
Sleeves are excessively short, and gloves
correspondingly long. Dress skirts are
shrinking upward, being short enough
all around to display the handsome
tinted and embroidered stocking, as
well as the shoe. Boots are sell
dom worn with evening dress, and
satin is the favorite material for the very
fashionable Beatrice sandals, many OF which
have floral designs painted on the front, and
occasionally along the sides as well. A
pretty foot looks far better with fat deco
ration than to be heaped up with bows, ro-
settles, and huge buckles. But when there
is little or no instep, and the foot has no
arch, the addition OF these loops and clasps
is, Of course, an improvement.
1t is getting to be quite the fashion this
summer to wear the waves OF false hair over
the forehead, which but a short time ago
were looked upon by most ladies as too
stacy and wig like to be endured. Even
those who were obliged by the scarcity OF
their own locks to resort to switch"
which they twisted in with their own back
hair, had still strong dislike to anything
in the shape of a couture or bandeau for the
front OF the head. Ladies who find 1t i'm
possible to keep their own tresses in crtmp
at the seaside are, however, taking to these
substitutes, one after the other, after over
coming a very natural prejudice against
them. These artificial waves and short
water-curls are now made so ingenlously
that it is almost impossible to tell who does
and who does not wear them.