Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-14


very little girls.
Evening dresses of silk are draped with
blonde lace of darket shade.
| Undraped, pleated, or gathered skirts
grow more and more in favor.
High collars and plastrons of steel beads
are effective with dark tOilettes.
Pointed beaded fichus are worn with
| high and with low-neck b0diees. i4tgN
Egyptian lace is to be much used for
underskirts in evening costumes. a7 ,.t SIR.
Colored plush bands with narrow gold
edges are used for trimming dresses.
House shoes and slippers. in all c0lors,
are shown in soft, dull, undressed kid
Sleeveless bodices OF beads have rich
effect over colored silk or satin dresses.
The lace mitts which meet the short
sleeves are fashionable and becoming as
we'll.
Plush hats are very fashionable, but
more especially for young girls and chill
dren.
Jackets OF all kinds are exceedingly
fashionable, both for homo and street
wear.
French handkerchief are of delicately-
tinted linen with daintily embroidered
edges. on .v,I
White satin dress fronted, embroidered
in coral and gold silk, are edged with rich
bead fringe. rl
A simple throat bow, without ends, is
the proper finish for the short bonnet
strings of the season.
Hemstitching and drawn work, In beau.
tiful designs, are seen on fine cambria
pocket handkerchiefs.
Collarettes Of exquisitely wrought Irish
crochet, With cuffs to correspond, are
worn with house dresses.
Necklaces composed of many strands of
large pearls are much worn with low
bodices at evening entertainments.
Valenciennes net is used for the sleeves
and yokes OF young girls party dresses
where the garniture is Of the same pretty
lace.
swans down. in white and deli.
cate tlnts, is again the fashion for trim
ming evening wraps, hoods and morning
gowns.
The fancy forEcombining bronze and sal
mon pink will, it is said, lead to the adop-
ton of pink hose with bronze shoes before
the season is over.
Plain linen collars and cuffs are much
worn with simply made winter costumes,
and the styles are so pretty and becoming
that they cannot fail to please.
TO make old lace appear new and have
it clean at the same time, give it a bath
OF strong tea stepped in alcohol. Don't
heat the alcohol, but let the tea stand in
it for day or so.
Turkish jackets that do not reach below
the armpit may be made Of velvet. They
are covered with delicate embroidery,
and some of them have full, loose under
sleeves of thin material.
Walking shoes are much more sensible
in every respect than formerly, low, fiat
heels, broad s0les and roOmy uppers
having superseded the contracted,
elevated heels and pinched toes of a few
years ago.
Eiderdown flannel makes very pretty
cOmfOrteTs for beds as well as babies
cribs. If 1t is bound with ribbon edge
and embroidered in either crewels or rib
bon work it makes a very comfortable
and desirable piece OF bed furniture, be-
sides being far more hygienic than down
quilt.
A very dressy looking seal visite is
bordered with Russian tails somewhat
lighter in shade than the seal; the back is
we'll fitted in to the figure and brought
round into two prettiiy cut points, which
hang considerably below the waist In
front. This is known as the Battenberg
shape.
Those fortunate enough to possess rich
hoWered or plain materials of ancient
date, such as perhaps a dress belonging
to a great-grandmother or the waistcoat
of great-grandfather, may utilize them
for their indoor or dinner toilets, such
waistcoats being extremely elegant and
distingue.
A pretty imitation OF darned net lace is
used for young girls dancing school
dresses, and is very appropriate and deli
cate. The under slipis Of white or tinted
! surah and bows of satin ribbon are used
to finish the effect Of the costume. A wide,
soft surah ribbon or silk sash also accom-
panies such a dress.