Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-22
Fashion Notes.

Vests are made long and full, ending
considerably below the waist line.
High linen collars and pique neckties
are worn with tailOr-made costumes.
Embroidered nainsook chemisettes are
fastened down the front With gold but
tons.
Lace dresses have bodices OF watered
silk of the same tint as the silk founda-
ton skirt.
The tavorite aud most artistic way of
orrangng cut flowers on the table is in
low bowls.
Tricotine silk is exceedingly effective
and comfortable for summer dresses and
Jersey b0dices.
Linen duck is used for tai'or.made
dresses, and is made up In the same man.
ner aa wool material.
Large striped parasols OF white and
black are very stylish to accompany
either black or white costumes.
Short jackets for children have full
plastrons. Long coats merely show the
bottom of the trock beneath them.
Black velvet ribbon IS worn tied tightly
around the outside of the collar aud end
Ing in bow Immediately behind.
Dresses OF striped satin surah have the
skirt trimmed with narrow gathered
tlounces, bordered with ecru lace.
Collars, with plastrons, epaulettes and
cuffs to correspond, are made OF cur
beads in jet, amber, garnet and opal.
Panels, collars and cuffs of velvet are
used for camePs hair costumes, the
gathered plastron being of twIlled silk.
Ribbon is used is profusion on all sum-
mer toilets In the form OF bows OF every
escriptlon-ladders, brides, sashes and
ends.
Afternoon dresses nf faiIle. yelled with
lace have overdresses Of figured silk, hAy-
nx the same colored ground as the plain
faslle.
Morning dresses OF seersucker are
much worn at the summer resorts, those
with crinkled stripes being much af.
fscted.
4 broad band OF brown, green or red
velvet, with several broad tucks above IT,,
Is a favorlte finish for the foot OF a full
pongee skirt.
Garden hats, which may also be worn
during rambles in the country, are
mostly trimmed with bright woolens
null andpompons.
Figured percale chemlsettes, with era.
watts TO correspond, are worn with morn
Ing and travelling costumes. Pearl but
tons are used for fastening them.
Beads are much used for trimming.
Some OF them are quite large. For even
ing dresses they are used, rope fashion,
upon sleeves from shoulder to elbow.
Elmo linen chemlsettes, with tucks.
nemstitching or embroidery, have three
buttouholes for dainty studs. Cravats 10
correspond are worn with these chem.
isette5.
Some pretty basqUes of all.over goods
have been made for seaside wear, ana are
used with skirts OF silk, cashmere or
other goods OF like texture, or those of
muIl or crgandie.
Some pretty simple travelling dresses
are being made OF blue and white very
narrow striped cloth, most OF fine tex.
ture. There are velvet collars and cuffs,
each having two large buttonhOles,
through which satin ribbon is pas sed and
tied.
Dresses for girls under thirteen are
made with full SKIRTS, sawed on tight
dtting bodice, without darts, laced over
a contrasting euimpe. Tho material OF
which the guimpe is made forms the
trimming about the bottom OF the skirt
and the narrow panel in front.
For evening wear nothing can be pref
tier than dress OF pale sulphur-c olored
China crepe, Ornamented with Russian
embroidery worked on the material aud
with gold grelots; the bodice ia sulphur
silk Is finished with embroidery sim liar
to that on the skirt.