Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-05
TH4TWOMEN WILL WEAR
LOVES THE GREAT QUESTION
W. FOR YOUNG LADIES.

,..,broidsry Given the highest Effects
waste and Loss
WV YORK, Dec. 4.--Russet-red and
ma are quite the most fashionable
n..s If the sea3Sa for outdoor costumes,
"a "a the great desideratum is to preserve
-" ,one while combining as many rich
..sos AZ possible. The result, where
.ad materials are really we'll arranged,
ominently satisfactory; but this is
..oIv the case, partly because OF the per-
a.oi resources. many and various, that
~ needed to select well; partly because
Ao diAieulty, even in the best shops, of
s.airv barmonies of color, or true con-
4,a.ts This is particularly the case now
-hop figures and mixed fabrics are so
anmerous and diversified, and combina-
INN necessity in adapting them to prac-
tioal every day requirements.
qhere are a few persons who experience
oao of the difficulties that assail the
neiinsry woman in securing something
4 .hot will please as well as profit her
4 70 wear. There are some women who
", ter their mOdjSte as they tell their
Isfvhat they want, or what they want
t5o narticular article for, and it is pro-
4 Tiied in accordance with what is known
4 of their tastes and the latest develop
vorts Of fashion. What such woman
\ takes most pains about Is TO tell what
A sbo does not want; not so much what
sbs does for the caterers TO her bodily re-
onirements knew this better, probably,
han sbe does, and their ingenuity is taxed
i Isss Ia satisfy the demands of her magma
/ IL MI haA
sonse of qualification which is so rarely
= synprienced by palled and satiated desire.
81 Knit the majority are not troubled in
his way: they cannot reach the heights
STAINED bv exquisite hand embroidery, or
fg the employment of garnets and amber
NJ real silk velvet and plush; neither can
tbev realize a dream in the acquisition of
q front breadth of pearl or opaline bead
work in an evening toilette Of cream SATIN
fsncair. They wisely content themselves
with cotton backed brocades and trim
mipps. outlined with machine-cut beads.
mrped out by the peck, and no great lose
when they must be turned out, because
thew have become $50 common, don't you
4 know and replaced by newer device
for filing the eyes and emptying the pock-
cts. Still there Is
SAD AND UNUTTERABLE WASTE.
In the present methods pursued in re-
gard to w0men's dress, and little real
growth or strength can be expected while
n The majority are given over to the eternal
discussion and iteration OF such absurd
tlyiahtes as "Must | wear a large bus
lief Are sleeves really worn short to the
elbow? Must | have two steels as well
as a 'mattass' in my skirts! Are very
tall hats fashionable, and are they trim
med with BOWS or feathers? What shall
do with a silk dress that is just as good
Is new, but out of style, which has a
iraped overskirt and deep basque trim
ned with fringeW
These inquiries are not from one source,
but are reiterated by thousands, and they
re repeated season after season, in end
less succession. Were women dressed to
butt themselves or their needs in the be-
WINNING, they could wear their clothes
ntil they needed replacing, and there
EOuld be an end Of 1t. But new gown
"a which they have been looking forward
bra year, is made in a fashion which
pits it out OF date in six months, and
4 liges the owner to put as much time,
tOuble and money in the process of re-
obstruction as in a new costume.
WASTE IN FASHIONS,
But women have not only TO supply the
ss by waste in their own wardrobes,
"A ut they have to pay for risks incurred by
salsrs, Last season wooden lace came
with flourish, and was talked of IN
pay 10 excite desire on the part Of many
'hOhad no memory of the brief pOpulari-
\ enjoyed twenty years ago and no
noWedge Of the causes OF its sudden de-
Inc. Lace fronts for costumes, and es-
ecially for evening toilets, being in
Ngue, machlne-made and handmade
Oolen aces were turned out over yard
depth and from $40 to $15, and even $50,
yard. These laces are now a drug
bali price. The popular demand was
led partly by the cost and partly by the
ct that wooden lace is ''Only wooden lace
er all and, unless it is exceedingly
ne is not adapted to any but the worse
visited fabrics, which do not suit the
gority, who require a street dress that
F ~ De put to fine as we'll as COM
uses. The same experience is con-
Ally repeated in the variety of rich fig
"a iabncs prepared for the market
alers know that few months will see
animation of their career, so far as
auon and novelty are concerned, and
charge double prices in order that
may reduce them without loss. A
arseeing women wait till the reduc-
Ases place, if the material is some
they want, and if 1t has perma-
value, but naturally they have to
Ae risk of loosing the choice in
os and Of appearing in fabrics that
'seeased TO have the charm ofnoVelty.
FOREIGN ELEMENTS,
VI more largely into the dress and
Ienances Of American women than
nave ever done before, not in the
VI French silks and satins, but in
urn OF indian, Turkish, Chinese and
auese stuffs and costumes. There
INV as many houses in New York
1gsVoted wholly to these Eastern pro-
N .S'ls as there were OF first-class dry
~ houses altogether thirty or forty
ny U' ago. From small beginnings they
steadily increased both in number
W. me scope Of their efforts, until now
!ean not only dress herself but furn-
- @a mouse down to the smallest detail,
M " 70 the most important requisite,
s,,s ge diversified resources of these
1sa Establishments, which are genu-
ssnaais' rather than shops. At a fair
fs ..y ned, all the ladies were dressed
aulese costumes, and few wealthy
MI ouJ possess enc OF the quilted
es1 lo gowns, for the boudolr and
room, hundreds of which, rang
Am price from $40 TO $50, are sold every
ee,.les popular demand is not so much
N ,lste robes and costumes as il is
rSs essorles, embroidered squares,
sbs,, searis and shawls, TO he used 10
10 s5 n WIN silk or satin and gold work
srS valued because il does not tar.
Or IA aS. also because the japanese de.
klbg apt themselves TO present styles Of
is' a6is. quo sua ornamenting costumes most
h AM eSousiy. Naturally, IL requires
n gosn,aose Experience ia the selection and