Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-03

In black, very simple in its character, the
higher grades of attendants In shops in
black silk; two dresses of which per year,
uniform In style. are furnished by the
proprietors; then there is the conventional
black, worn during Lent, and the black or
white, or some other color, OF the devote,
who consecrates herself 10 certain
color for time, in order to propitiate or
express thankfulness for good fortune.
TINS is so common that there are shops
devoted TO clothing Of this ptOus charae-
ter, and one in the Rue de Clichey, the
sign OF which announces that it addresses
the mothers OF cOnsecrated children
''dHT mereS deS eRfdRtS coueS." When
children are i'll the mother frequently
vows TO dress them in the color Of the
Virgin-blue and whlte-until they are
certain age, if the child's life is spared,
and the girl or woman repeats this act OF
devotion at times after she has grown up.
The black toilet of society is never COM
mon-place. it is shOwered with jet, or
made in transparent material over a
color, or combined with white, or in some
way made elegant and distinctive. Gray
is much used, and lawn shades. with gold
and still embroidery, and rich agrafes for
ornaments. bonnet, muif and all details to
match, but it is seldom that an all black
suit is made for street wear
FRENCH JERSEYS,
There is one house I'm Paris devoted en-
tirely to the making of Jerseys lfany
one wants to know il 'jerseys" are still
fashionably worn, it is only necessary to
say that 3, 1000 of them were shipped to
New York few days ago, and 500 10 one
house in Philadelphia. The building,
like many others, is in court, and bears
no exterior sign of being business
house except the strip OF red velvet car.
pet which covers the steps. You cutter
one of several reception rooms, hand
somely furnished and the wide windows
of which look out upon garden, like
many other Paris houses whose entrance
is IN court. The lay figures standing
about the room all wear Jerseys" in soft
shades, exquisitely braided or embroidered,
Jerseys with embroidered vests, or vests
and high, close collars of velve', Jerseys
daintily trimmed with innumerable rows
of fine gold cord or braid, or Jerseys
whose merit was in cut, material and
finish, the only ornament being the small
gold, or rosary, buttons. The material
generally usediis a. fine, close, yet elastic
st0ckingette, OF which also most admira-
bly, fitting ridihg habits are made. These
are the only exceptions TO the dorsey, and
this was first made at the instance OF
customers and Is rather exceptional and
to order. Otherwise the business, the only
one Of the kind in Paris, is entirely con
fined to hjgh-class Jerseys, not, necessari-
ly the most Costly or elaborate. but Of
finematerial and of perfectfitland work
manShip. The Bon Marche, it is said bV
both French ana Americans, does not
share the general depresslouin business,
but js. steadily increasing inApOpularity.
This is gratifying to know, BECAUSE it is
conducted 1ipon such ,libersilprinciples,
and does So ngch for the personal com
fort and Welfare OF its, employers. Its
stables arabne of the sights Of Paris, the
horses being as well cared for as the
Queens QwpD Its methods ARE broad
ly hplqahitariah,, apd it is, good, 10 know
that these can be made to pay in Paris as
as well as elsewhere. JENNY JUNE,