Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-03

around it, and strong common sense'' or
lawn tennis shoes. There is no effort at
prettiness, yet the girls look bright, pic
turesque and certainly attractive
when they start off on their expeditions
through the woods or on the river or
down TO the rocks, and come home laden
with moss and cones and sweet ferns and
wild roses, branches of the bayberry for
the OdOr and for the wax, which is heal
ing, and the wild strawberry upon its
branch for painting. Dress seems so ut
terly subordinate here to the life, the
healthfulness, the strength and the re-
freshment of nature that one is ashamed
to think of it as a thing important. All
that is necessary is its fitness to the active
outdoor life and to changes of temperature.
Touches of high color which would be in
tolerable elsewhere are welcome here; the
red sashes, knOtted about the waist Mexi-
can fashion, of the young men, sometimes,
and the red and yellow stripes upon dark
blue of some of the flannel costumes. One
young lady Yentured the other morning
upon an orange skirt, dark-blue jersey,
and dark-blue felt hat with orange silk
handkerchief twisted round it, and an
other wore very large plaid in dark-blue
and red with lines of yellow and white,
and blouse of the dark-blue with plaid
collar and cuffs.
The dresses worn in the evening are
dark silk, by the older ladies; gathered
cheese cloth, Tycoon rep" "a firmer
material of the same character) J, and nuns
yelling by the younger. There is little
jowelry to be seen, though there are people
who have plenty of it locked away in
safes at home. But they are here for
freedom and fresh air, and do not en-
barrass themselves with what would be
simply out of place. One lady here FOL
4ba he
has only opened one, and will not use the
other, though she intends to stay through
October. In one, the smaller, she had a
dark blue flannel, brown tailor made
cloth, a white twilled flannel (pleated
skirt and pleated blouse waist), black
silk and a shepherd check with red
facings. These, with two hats, q
| Havelock, and a supply Of under.
wear, constitute an abundant wardrobe
In her other trunk, of the interior OF
which obtained glimpse, are some pretty
dresses-nothing extravagant-but not
taken out: very handsome Hermann
made up with satin Rhadames and beau
tlful lace; an ecru combined with currant
red silk and trimmed with ecru Spanish
| lace; lovely blue combination of gauZe
stripe with satin surah, with embroidered
trimmings and outlines for the full front;
white embroidered ''all over" lawn, and
d BuIlLlp D1Ah 5l1hs WIFI GAQuI'
site lace and with groups of feathers.
This last seemed so utterly incongruous
that she would gladly have kept it out OF
sight and hearing, but a rainy morning
unlocked her store house and the feathered
dress was pOunced upon as a treasure
trOve for future amateur theatricals.
1t Is said that lady who had intended
summering at Richfeld Springs was pre-
vented from doing so by hearing that
another lady had purchased three dresses
from famous importer before going there
one for S175, one for 1925, and a third for
$500. If this was the style considered
necessary she concluded she did not want
to go there. This lady ought to come 10
this region, because even a $25 dress is
not a necessity. A nice flannel might be
worn all the time. There is an occasion
for gay and picturesque dressing, how
ever, in August, when the review OF
boats takes place. Not less than fifty pass
in procession up the pretty salt water
river, all gaily decked, names on the flags
flying from the staff, the girls dressed in
white flannel or pretty nautical costumes
and rowing their own boats, two girls to a
boat, for it is common for two to hire one
together. The handsomest boat is the
Ray, owned by cOttager, Miss Bancroft,
of Boston, and it is brass bound. All the
boats are gaily decorated, and it is a
charming sight. The muscle ofthe young
girls is said to be quite equal to that OF
the young men, after few weeks of the
air and exercise. JENNY JUNE.