Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-11
Fashion Notes .

Scotch caps are much worn by little
girls.
Wooden dresses sometimes have a wide
panel OF WOODEN lace on one side.
Dresses with borders are made with
collar, cuffs, revers and two back breadths
Of velvet.
Fur dog collars" are fastened with
bows and ends ofribbOn corresponding to
the dress.
Mikado chair scarfs Of silk are sold.
Yellow is the preferred color for these
novelties.
Visiting cards are of medium size, both
square and oblOng, the name being In
plain script.
Blouses with beaded vokes and sashes
with Oe AIDED tassels are worn with differ
emit skirts for house dresses.
A novelty in dinner cards has little
umbrella made Of wooden tcOthpicks, lied
on with "a narrow satin ribbon,
Very short sleeves OF blond lace gath
cred up in 'whipped cream pufs, are
seen on many handsome ball dresses.
PIastrOn. collars and cuffs, en- suite. If
soutacue are an effective adOrnment to
plain bodices. They are TO be found with
or without beading.
All long gloves are worn less wrinkled
than formerly, and are not SO long, eX-
tending Just above the elbOWs,eveh though
the sleeves are very short.
The low vest set in below the open
neck OF the waist and the front breadths
are q the same material, but different
from the train and basque.
Rucbing for throat and sleeves mas been
superseded by bands OF crepe liesc or
etamine. Fancy iaces gathered very fun
are worn with robes Of ceremony.
in linen handkerchief novelties are to
be seen i'm Rcnan stripe and Newmarket
plaid borders, aud in lined striped CEN
tres, with borders two inches III width.
Red cloth, With red plush lining, is an
/ English choice for opera clOaks, and q
novelty is the ladies' silk opera nat, with
springs to fatteu it Like mans crush
hat.
The French" or Louis " heels are
not worn excepting for full dress shoes,
| by ladies' of good taste; they are not nut
on any walking boots by frst-rate shoe
makers.
Trains match the basque IN material,
and are " great length ana "a lnees their
width being sometimes increased by gOred
breadths on the side, that are let in half
way down the skirt.
/ Bonnets and hats, withttoWns Of Suede
/ akin in different shaaes OF brown and yell
{
Ot4er f0rs, ard with wings or entire birds
with brown shaded feathers.
French kid. slngle-eoied shoes, with
/ low heels, are the most in vogue for home
4 shoes, but shoes OF no sort are so popular
/ with women for wearing IN the house as
/ the slipper, which appears in many pretty
/ fancies.
Band collars or boRs Of fur, stole collars
/ extending in two tabs 10 the waist. and
/ cOllarettes reaching to the shoulder sleeve
/ and pointed back and front, are all in
/ vogue for children as we'll as grown
women.
Plush is worn by old, young and middle.
/ aged women, and to excess by children.
/ Il forms wraps, long and short, caps,
bOunets, hats. dresses aud parts of the
same, and trims bonnets, hats, cos.
tunes and wraps, when Of other mate
rails.
For plain rich toilets Of black velvet.
satin or silk, the basque has q triangular
/ opening at the neck, tiiled in win white
! tulle up 90 The ietted dog-cOllar; a bunch
/ OF bright yellow or c0cQuelicot red os.
trich tips is placed at the waist line In
front.
II Is decidedly questionable TO walk
in the street 10 single-soled shoes, these
I being reserved for carriage or house wear.
The street walking boot has either a
! square or somewhat rounding toe, is cui
three inches above the ankle, and IS but
toned.
The highest novelty in stationary is
rough paper hand made, the sheets and
/ envelopes stained in different shades
blue. pink, terra Gotta and Mahdi red
! win uneven edges and heraidic devices
in silver, gold or bronze stamped near the
top in the centre.
Ball dresses are now more than ever IN
delicate hue, and light textures. Tnnrt
are gauzes, "crepe lisse," and silk grape
ia an shades. but the palest arc PREFER Ii
and white Us most favored. Among tho
materials tulle rs most seen. Iulle dutt
+ cd with chenille rs very snowy. but fhc
most brilliant effect is obtained Dv Nu.
sion d0uCd with beads. particularly pearl
beads the size of pea.