Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06

the ruffled, embroidered and lace-trlmmed
underwear of the ladies of the family, but
/ the latest luxury, the embroidered 81 k
night-ro5es Of the gentlemen.
! These gowns are really beautiful. The
/ finest imported are Of soft, thick, ivory
pongee, closely embroidered in colors by
/ hand down the front, and upon the cuffs
I and collar in flower tintS and small con-
ventiOnalized flower patterns. The but
tons are small and silk covered. These
masculine robes for night wear are $50
each, and are not commonly worn. StilI
a considerable number are sold, pa-ticu-
larry during the holidays, ladies fire.
qUrntly buying them for their husbands
as gifts, and gentlemen making them a
part of their own wedding outfit. Night
robes of plain silk, without the embroidery.
are much more frequently used, and are
only half the price-$l5, They are also Of
pOngee, in lovely c0lOrs, terra Gotta,
Chinese blue, ecru, and ivory white; are
Of silk equal in quality to the others, and
very neatly made and finished. The alb
sence OF the embroidery is to some re-
commentator.
Another item of luxury INDUCED IN by
the jeuneSse dOrie Of New York is in the
mounting Of the white silk on satin sus-
penders. The ordinary embroidered sus-
pender with freight or gOld-plated mount
ings sold ~ s. or $40 are common enough
But the desideratum consists in white OF
lavender satin suspenders delicately
painted, or embroidered by a fair lady,
and mounted with solid gold and often
richly wrought buckles, slides and end
/ pieces. Suspenders of this description
are always of course an order and cost
sometimes as high as 500. The purchase
1 is not so eXtraVagant as il looks, for the
mOuntings are removable and will last a
I life time 1t is not at all uncommon for
rffa,~c
to be transferred to others, and this is
/ executed, without painting or embroidery,
at cOasG of 81 TO So, for the latter price
satin being used lined with silk.
! One of the luxuries of men which wo.
! men have of late years begun to appre-
! ciate and copy is the use Of silk and satin
! Innings for wool. Men get the credit of a
more practical and sensible mode Of dress
/ partly because they wear their satin and
/ silk inside instead of outside. Silk and
satin Innings to silk and lace dresses have
/ been common enough; but it was not I'm.
1 til the advent OF the tailOr-made dress that
/ women learned how delightful, how great
/ luxury it is to have the silk or satin In
side and fine wool outside.
HOLIDAY NOVELTIES.
/ The most expensive gifts made this sea.
son consisted of sprays and clasps an6
pins aud buckles of precious stones, suct
| as are now so fashiOnably applied to the
| different parts of such toilets as may be
classed as really magnificent. The mos
! of these are made of simple diamonds, as
these can be made effective at less cos
! than where the rarer gems are placed il
! artistic combination. But sometimes i
| cats eye or a tiger stone is used for cen
| ire, and sometimes rubies and saDphireS
and yellow diamonds are arranged will
| exquisite art to produce flower or wing
I ed Inse ct effect.
In silver the newest things arr
| long pins, paper cutters, arm
let's, and the like, COPIED
from antique forms, and with Arabic Of
ancient inscriptions. The pins are of TIVE
kinds and are used as clasps, as breast
pins, and also as ornaments for the hair
Hair-pinS are the most important feat
ure OF the OrnamentatiOn of the head
They are used more than combs, and BY
many who do not employ any other deco
ration. They are varied, but mainly re
produce old fOrms-spear-heads, fans
screens, Japanned, Indian or Egyptian
national emblems, and pendant hoops o.
balls. They are made IN shell and am
Der. in silver aud in ivory; but these las
are not much in demand. Old silver
dark shell and amber pins are the favor
ties, and form part Of every lady's ward
robe.
The very newest fans are made OF thu
exquIstely- tinted and shaded feathers o
the Merle, with sticks Of dark shell, am
Der. or violet wood. Near the top is Otter
a band of pheasant feathers, or these viii
be used to form a bird, which is pOiseC
upon one side. The sticks are very fleXi
bic, and when Of she'll sometimes eXtenC
to the top Of the fan, but are only visibl,
OF the reverse side. Very elegant fans
consist of group Of three magnificen
ostrich feathers set in a small, gracefu
standard of carved ivory, shell or wood
but they are more usually made up in tan
forms because smaller feathers can be util
lied, and ostrich feathers, like diamonds
double the increase in value with increas,
in size and fullness. This season feather
fans are Il great rage. For the time they
seem to have driven all others out of thu
market. Still, the knowing ones are buy
ing choice silk and satin ones painted by
artists, for which there is little demand
now, but which will always be = desirable
I possession.
The finest thing in ware that has eve
made its appearance, is IA recent produc
ton known as "cameO" glass. 1t con
sists Of double glass extraordinarily fin,
and delicate in tint and cOlOring, will
CONGO figures upon it in low relief. Tn,
work Is like that put upon gems, and The
cost of pair Of small bottles is 800; of
small, single vase, $50; but as a posses
sion they carry the stamp Of high refine
ment. The French and English china
wares take the lead this season, and in
| deed they have taken it for several years
past. The Dresden are neglected and car
be bought for a very low price compared
with the cost few years ago.
The holidays have not this season de
velOped anything very remarkable in the
way Of dress or decoration. The wide
spread depression is responsible, perhaps
for this lack of enterprise. New effect.
imr ~ parrow satin Z" ribboDs IN basSetnat
terms, and very pretty Christmas anC
| New Years baskets for fruit or confec
tionery are covered in this way, the han.
! dies tied with wide satin ribbon III one O
the cOlOrs, with holiday legend in gold OF
| silver lettering. JENNY JUNE.