Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-18

white cloth.
Bright red jackets will be specially pop
ular with young ladies.
Rougn-and-ready bonnets, in mixed
straw, are in great demand.
White velours frise is the most elegant
ofthe new materials for bridal wear.
The pointed waistcoat fronts is the
marked feature in young girls spring
frocks.
A red cloth house-jacket can be worn
by a matron with perfect propriety, II be-
coming.
Short loose jacket fronts opening over
long-pointed waistcOats are seen on some
Of the new spring street dresses.
Small capotes are now percbed as high
as ever on the top OF the head, with a
crest of flowers and a border OF beads.
Combination gowns are worn more
than yer. Plain goods are made with
%blendings with striped and checked ma
terials.
Some very stylish, gray wool dresses
have been made recently, the embroidery
executed with oxydized silver cord, or
rather thread.
Long scarfs of black g%renadine knotted
on the breast with ends falling to the edge
of the skirt, are pretty adjuncts to a black
lace or satin costume.
Underwear of white alpaca is trimmed
with wooden laces. and in skirts this idea
is a very good one, as alpaca sheds the dust
and is lightln weight.
Faceted pearls are used in the forma-
ton of high standing military collars,
with scarf ends of lace attached, pearl
beaded to correspond.
Wool lace skirts with chuddar cloth
%Overdress will be much worn. Blue lace
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being Of plain blue chuddar.
The parasols which were so fashionable
In London last year-that is, the canOpied
tops, with black, cream or ecru lace gath
cred full upon a silk line-are new here
this year.
New travelling suits for spring have the
tucks upon the skirt and edges of the
Norfolk jacket, pleats corded with lines
of alligator skin. The hat band is edged
to match.
Plain costumes OF French mohsir are
very popular; kilt ~pieatings, with a Law
euse tunic above, form the skirt portion.
The waists have reyers cuffs and vest OF
moire Francois.
Tartan plaid surah is used for skirts,
the bodice and ~draperies being plain SUI
rah, corresponding to one of the colors in
plaid. The plastron, collar, revers and
cuffs'aRe ofthe plaid.
Straight, rather full sleeves, slightly
gathered or pleated into a deep cuff, are
in vogue just now and are particularly
pretty for Powered cottons, muslins, lawns
and any soft material.
Eider-down flannel wrappers made prIn-
cess shape are worn by young matrons.
Cream white, pale blue and scarlet are
the favorite cOlors. These pretty wrap
pers require no trimming except buttons,
ribbon bows or a sash.
The beaded edges have disappeared from
irst-class tailor-made gowns and Jackets.
but are universal on popular spring styles
jackets, basques, vests, Donnets, hats,
panels, mantels-everything upon which
beads a be put.
SHRED and plated plastrons, with
wide velvet revers beyond, will be the
feature in bodice trimmings this spring.
The high military collar matches the
plastron, and below this is a second COL
lar of velvet, rolled back to match the re-
vers.
The mother goose hat in all cOIors. with
the brim cut up at the back and fastened
with a bow on the left side, has a high
trimming of loops reaching almost to the
tip of the crown. This stvle of hat will
be worn by children from , to 6 years of
age.
Cream-white cashmeres and canvas are
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cashmeres made into soft flowing robes,
with plastrOn, collar and cuffs OF plush,
and many shells of lace, with cordeliere
the color OF plush, is a perfect love OF a
dress.
Ladies who like some fullness L the
backs of dresses and do not ike the feel
ing of the present tournure are using
skirts with several heavy rufles at the
back. These are very stifly stsrched,
and are left without ironing, the cloth be-
ing smOOthed by the hands.
Rough cloth Jackets are still TO be worn.
and are very short in the skirt. Double
breasted jackets, or those with two length
wise plaits decorated with two rows OF
buttons are for younger girls, and for
style the buttons cannot be too large.
Bronze wood and horn are the most styl-
ish.
A large assortment in tailor-m8de Jack
cts is introduced in Jersey cloth, in
brown. blue and black. Some Of these are
hnished with broad braid and handsome
buttons, which give to the garment a verv
dressy appearance. This style forms a
very useful garment than can be worn
with any dress.
A pretty method of fastening a basque
IS TO have wide revers of the dress fabric
under a narrower one of velvet, with
short pointed straps of velvet an inch
apart that button diagOnally down the
entire front. Dressy tOilet of black lace
have a pointed corsage rounded over the
chest, with shoulder straps Of black vel
vet, with loops of the same lust at the ton.
these edged bOth sides with narrow frills
Of black lace, the lower frills falling over
the arm.
In silk and Isle hosiery plain. solid
cOlors are still considered best choice;
these mostly in dark shades, as stripes,
checks and plaids, are considered decided
" inelegant and passe. The most popular
dyes are those In golden-brOwn, dark gar
net, Labrador blue, cafe nOir. \ very dark
seal brown. fauvette, n handsome thrush
brown, dark ruby and olive. Black silk
stockings, improved upOn by the addition
Ofwhite lisle-thread feet. find a larger sale
than any other style o~fstOcking.