Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-22

The hair Is worn higher in the back.
Pointed velvet girdles appear on many
dressy suits
Blouse figures are becoming only to
slight figures.
Tiny checks are fashionable in both silk
and wooden fabrics.
Blue shades. especially gray blues are
very popular.
Combinations OF brocade and shot glace
arc very fashionable.
Combinations OF stuffs are as popular
for clOaks as for dresses.
Bisque figures. unless they are very
fine. are excessively vulgar.
The blouse redingote viii be the faYOrite
with tall and slender women.
Velyeteen is the fayOrite fabric for re-
trimming old wooden dresses.
Charles TX. and Louis II. shoes are
worn with dressy house toilets.
Checked and brOcaded fabrics are pref
tilv combined with plain stutfs.
Imported hats and bOnnets are nOticea-
bly, larger than those Of last fall.
Plain dark yelyets are tn be much used
for ball wraps and opera clOaks.
French dressmakers pad the hips Of
new dresses for women Of slight figure.
The marriage bell j. displaced for the
floral umbrella at fashionable weddings.
Ecru lace dresses draPed over rose pink
silk j. favOTite combination for evening
wear.
Hats have high crowns and small
brims. or else moderate crowns and broad
bTims.
bridesmaids must for the present dress
all in one color, pale rose being the IA
YOrite hue.
Lace trimmed handkerchieis are not 50
fashionable as embroidered and hem
stitched ones.
Oddly in iewelry i now all the rage,
and the oldest thing out is the most
fashionable.
Egyptian red is the most lasting Of all
the aesthetic colOrs: it will be as popular
as ever this winter.
Steel gray cashmere is becoming worn
as a polonaise or TUNE over a gray or
black yelyeteen skirt.
Black gloves will be revived for wear
with all sorts Of dresses and on all Occa-
siOns, except weddings.
Velvet epaUlettes mounted on stiff mus
lin and wire appear on many handsome
imported dinner costumes.
There is a tendency toward the revival
Of colOred wraps for occasions Of high
ceremony and for carriage wear.
Fall hats for children are trimmed with
Maltese kittens heads. which look very
natural. They are mounted similarly to
the owls heads 50 long used.
The skirts Of dresses have very narrow
bands or are attached to a cord instead Of
a belt. to permit the dress body to fit close
and smoothly over the waist line.
Sewing aprons are made with one peck
Ion Il tbo ria -fH q IN a
rials are lace. silk, and muslin embrOid-
cry. the trimmings are ribbon bows.
The newest device in bangle bracelets
consists Of twelve tiny little gold books
strung together on chain, with the name
Of some poet or author enameled on the
back.
sarah Bernhardt's newest gloves are
said to measure Just four feet and "A half
in length. They are TO form mass Of
wrinkles from above the shoulder to the
wrist.
The Princess bonnet and the Milton"
hat are to be the fashionable shapes Of
head gear this fall. The milton" is
worn over the forehead, and has its sides
rolled.
CofTee-colored lace. brought into favor
BY the Princess of Wales, who wore it re-
Gently upon dress Of iyOry-white satin,
IS seen upon the latest imported evening
dresses Of cream-white satin and pearl
white brOcade.
Dresses will I've made of not only two,
bubthree different kinds Of stuf-skirt OF
satin, tablIer Of Crepe de Chine or even Of
embroidered tulle, and cOrsage and
paniers or Overskirt Of plain vailing. The
so-called ottoman, formerly known as
epingle. velvet will be much in favor,
dark for da- dresses and light for evening
toilets.
Even umbrellas are afflicted with the
prevailing craze for color. The favOrite
coloTs are cardinal, maroon, peacock
aues. violet, hazel brown and a rich yell
low, all of which the manufacturers say
will bear up under repeated MEETINGS. The
sticks Of these gorgeous creatures are
equally conspicuous, being fashioned
from cherry, ash, pimento and orange
woods. with gold and silver mounts in
every style and condition of ornamental
ton.