Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07

with blue wooden lace. But costume Il
gray and scarlet, with scarlet toque and
gray shaded leaves, was really charming.
Among the costumes worn at a theatre
party were several that, without being
extraVaaaut, were pretty and effective.
one was white. with red crepe de chine
vest and red gauze bonnet. with gsuZe
butterflies veiAed with gold upon the
front. Another WAS black surah. with
white null vest and large, black flexible
hat with twisted scarf of null and branch
OF white acacia. The chaperOne OF the
party wore an elegant dress OF Venetian
Drocade, with square, seventeenth CEN
fury basque and large collar OF Venetian
point; the sleeves full, but laid in diago-
nal folds and narrowed at the wrists,
which were finished with cuffs matching
the collar. This lady was quite like
picture, and made the most artistic figure
IL was my fortune to see during my stay
THE WEAKEST POINT
here, as elsewhere, in the present mode OF
dressing, is in the millinery department;
probably because 1T is given over to ex-
aggerations and waste, and only vibrates
between opposite extremes. The Quanti-
ty of uehuess exhibited in trimmed and
untrimmed hats and bonnsts, Is as great
here as any other where and positively
sickens one to see. 1t Is rare, indeed, to
find a ready made or trimmed hat or bon
net, that a woman OF intelligent taste
would he willing to wear; while the
masses of rubbish which must accumu-
late from the variety of tinseled stuff pre-
pared for ornament alton, must present
problem as difficult of solution as that Of
the Chinese. 1t is indeed time that the
bonnet question was put upon a more
permanent and reliable basis. The heignts
and depths and lengths and breadths to
which which 1t is exposed,
and which it more or less touches,
tempt neuralgia and other diseases in
their several forms, and are as childish
and fantastic as they are unsanitary.
the East a lesson by manufacturing and
adopting styles more elegant, artistic and
less extreme, and refusing to take from
us such, for example, as we have imposed
at present-the high hat and small mega
tive bonnet-both Of which are useless for
protection and as little becoming as it is
possible to make anything to the average
American type, which. perhaps, because
1t is a mixture of nationallties, adapts
itself to the Infinitely various in garments
and headgear without losing its refine
ment and individuality.
AT THE GREAT RESORTS.
II California has a "season" it must be
that part of the year which is placed be-
tween January and Nav. All agree that
this is the most delightful portion of the
year; the period when the rains subside
and the mountains and valleys alike ap-
pear clothed with infinite varieties of ver-
dure and flowers; a veritable Garden of
Eden from one end of the entire State to
the other and sail the way across" These
are the months when all good and hospit-
able Callfornians wish for Eastern visi-
tors; and this Is the time when the
pretty resorts along the line of the
Southern Pacific road-frOm San Fran
cisco to MOnterey-are doubtless seen to
the best advantage. But they are lovely
at all seasons. even in the arid one which
we fell upon-the dry month Hof August
when not drop of rain, except a solitary
thunder storm, thing unknown before
in these regions, bs0 fallen for over two
months; and brown-eXcept where irri-
CATION had supplied the place of showers
bad become the livery of nature, instead
OF green.
At Santa Cruz is fine beach, part of
the shore of the beautiful bay of Monte
reg, and here in the afternoon assemble a
great concourse of bathers of both sexes,
so that it looks more like Coney Island to
a New Yorker than any Other spot upon
the Western continent. The bathing
dresses do not dispel the Illusion. There
is not the least difference between them
and ours, except that perhaps they are
shorter, and it is more common for the
ladies to wear sights" or long hose than
with us. The hired bathing suits are sur
mounted by huge, and of course, hideous
yellow straw hats, but the ladies who are
provided with their own costumes do not
wear these, they simply bind their hair
about with handkerchief of soft cream
or blue or red silk matching the trimm ing
of the suit or the suit itself, and some
times wear the regulation shoes, some
times long hose with the trousers.
The one great resort upon this portion
of the Pacific coast is the Hotel del Monte
at Monterey. 1t is-take it for all in all
perhaps the finest public resort In the
world. We have nothing comparable to
1t in the East. 1t is open all the year
round, and is always largely frequented
The temperature is such that one can
wear lace or wOOl-if the latter Is not too
heavy-with almost equal comfort. Night
and morning light little wrap may be
required; in the day time and sunshine
the lace is enough. The dressing here is
equal to the best at Saratoga and New
port. 1t is light and full OF charming
color. Embroidery is seen q great deal
and of very beautiful convent design and
execution. Richly embroidered China
grapes over satin, embroidered camels'
hair over velvet and with velvet trim
mings, baptste embroidered with dots or
small figures, and trimmed with velvet to
match, and antique lace.
The women are handsome and distin-
guished looking, some showing traces OF
the Spanish blood in their veins. They
are light of movement and very graceful.
as il in some way the French element had
mixed with the languoTous element of
old Spain. They wear cream and black
com bined--the under dress of cream silk
or linen, the over dress sleeveless, OF black
lace or silk, cut out around the neck, hut
not low. Indeed, the high neck and long,
close coat sleeve gives an air OF almost
conventional severity. The lace sleeves,
or no sleeves at all, and very low bodices.
sometimes seen, are pretty sure to come
from the East or belong to q San Francis
can--Eastern born.
TRAVELLING DRESSES.
Brown and gray, touched with velvet or
mounted with bands Of applique work.
are almost a uniform for travelling, lust
as they are at the East, but there is bright
color in the morning dresses, such as may
be seen at Newport, and delicate tints az
dinner and in the evening, exactly as seen
at Newport also. The chaperones, too,
wear the staid black as Of old. Once in
way, a middle-aged lady sailing about
in rich attire, but always OF a sober. dim
colored hue. her only relief, her own or