Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-29

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I would look with astonishment upon the
Sixth avenue shopper, who buys her corset
/ where she can get il cheapest. sometimes
4 at one shop, sometimes at another, and
/ rarely has TWO in succession that fit Or
misfit alike. Her corsetiere is an import
ant personage-as important as her dress
/ maker. She comes to he house to fit and
try on, after taking measure, and makes
corset for SO. of any color, of handsome
satln-Jean, eXquisitely embroidered in
feather stitching, and guaranteed for a
| year. The hit Is perfect, and the bones
only wear through when the rest of the
corset Is giving way. 1t Is, in short,
conscientious corset.
! THE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
at Antwerp affords an excellent opportu-
| nifty for seeing representative Antwerp
idea, and also the newest and richest in
/ fabric from the centres OF Continental in
/ dustry. 1t is not 80 extensive as the Phil
adelphia Centennial Exposition, but the
exhibits are in some respects much more
complete. The entire display of Lyons
silks, in the French department, has been
/ bought up by the leading dry goods
| houses at Brussels, and comprises every
rarity of silken fabric, all in the newest,
most beautiful cOlOrs and designs. For
evening wear there is every delicate
shade of Canton crepe, which will be more
| tashiOnably worn than ever, enriched
with hand-embrOidery and combined with
/ silk or satin of the same shade. Con-
| trasJs have given way to combinations
of material in the same color, and TO
stripes which are shaded, tone upon tone
\ also in the same color, but differ
ent material. As for example, brown
silk has wide velvet stripe, shaded in
! five distinct tints Of brown, which are not
| blended but placed beside each other like
strands OF sewing silk OF different shades
! But there is also smoke gray, wi b
dark wine-coOred stripe Of velvet; pale
olive with strawberry, the latter enclosed
| in dark sea-blue. There is blue with
nasturtium stripe, shaded to brown, and
in velvet brocade, long, slender spray
of leaves in brown velvet upon pale
yellow ground of satin. A dark shaded
green plush is striped with Ottoman silk
in Ericsson green, and bottle green satin
with shaded cOpper-colOred velvet. A
lovely blue silk is brocaded in pointed
festoons, tied with narrow satin bows in
small graduated spots, and there is pink
to correspond.
An old idea, very fashionable some
twenty-five years ago, has been revived
| in white watered silk, and also in black.
This is to outline, or, rather, follow the
lines in the fabric with embroidery. This
was formerly done with gold and silver
thread. 1t is executed now with beads,
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with distinguished effect.
THE FINEST EVENING DRESS
in the Antwerp exhibit is of pink MORE,
very rich, with a long. superb train OF
Brussels lace, laid in fiat, double, jabot
the entire length. The front is of lace
bouncing, intermIngled with the MORE,
the side of the silk, the bodice of the peas
ant form surmounted by crossed folds Of
the lace, tucked in and pointed back and
! front. The sleeves are of lace, lowered to,
4 but not over the elbow, and are open, ex-
cept where the two sides are brought to-
gether and enclosed in a band of pink vel
vet. The garniture consists Of groups of
pink ostrich feathers, placed high at the
| side and upon the bodice. A bridal dress
displayed long, perfectly plain. plated
| train, as bridal dresses abroad always do.
The only very great elaboration adj
\ missable in a bridal dress is in the veil
| which may be priceless if it is Of lace and
an heirloom. But MORE itself is not in
the best taste, unless it is for a lady
past her youth, or who has been married
before. IL is too old for young lady and
! gives an appearance of age to the wearer.
A soft, rich, satin-tinished, but not glossy
silk, is more suitable, because more
! youthful, and quite as rich and distin-
! guished looking.
Some strong contrasts were passed by
with a shrug of disapproval by the born
and experienced Antwerp lady who ac-
! cOmpanied US in our round of inspection
/ mot good" she said; Tour Antwerp
/ dressmakers have not always done their
| best. They are afraid of having their
! best designs copied" The day is past,
| however, Notwithstanding Antwerp ira
| ditiOns, when any one line OF fashion is
closely or exclusively followed. Ant
werp young ladies wear white upon the
street, 1t is remarked, upon the rare Occa-
| sions When they are seen, and quite fire.
/ quently IN the gardens on the summer
evenings for the first time this year, and
competition will do for Antwerp what it
does everywhere, produce continued d.
versity. There is a fashionable demand
just now for the old pillow laces. A New
York artist in Antwerp has made of a
pillow lace worker a striking pic
ture, and the reigning ladies, the
! Queen Of the Belgians and the
Countess of Flanders wear them and have
them made in special patterns. The
Queen Of the Belgians is plain, gray
haired woman, rather above the middle
height, graceful in her walk and bearing,
but very simple in dress and manner.
Her economies are carried to such an ex-
tent that she is said to have her dresses
taken apart and dyed when they have be-
come faded and discolored from age; but
this may be an exaggeration. / saw her
at the exposition, Wnefe 6ne walked ABOUT,
almost unattended. two afternoons In sue
cession, and the respectful homage paid
her by everyone WAS proof OF the esteem
in which she is held by all classes.
BEADS COMING TO THE FRONT.
Beads seem likely to occupy a more i'm
portant place than ever in the dress of the
Immediate future. Front breadths and
panels are exhibited beaded upon dark
satin and plush in exquisite designs Of
leaves shaded I'm natural cOors, or In rec
tangular patterns for the sides of dresses,
matching the straight cuffs and collar,
still worn high against the throat. Scale
patterns, overlapping like fish scales, are
in high vogue; but the ugly, round, do
tached apple, melon and cone designs
are nowhere TO be seen fortunate cir
cumstance, for they were notwithstanding
and the despair o. dress-makers. Beaded
bOdices, like scale armOr. are fitted like
Jerseys TO the body, but must be hand
wrought, aud so are very expensive. They
are considered great desideratum and
will, doubtless, appear in cOlors during
The coming winter season, though now
they are confined 10 white and black.
Jerseys were exhibited by an Antwerp
house, which show decided novelty.
They are made in the finest stockiugette,
in lovely dark shades OF wood brown,
eu,nka xgfna-enlpr and black Tho ahana