Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-05


corded silk (seli-color( one o. white
pique, and one oil bun OF leather-colored
kid. finished in embroidery stitch with
embroidery silk.
Among the novelties exhibited by Red
fern are nj sters OF white wool, lined with
satin and finished with standing collar,
cuffs and edge 10 lappels of WINE colored
or brown velvet. Wraps for the races are
of etamine striped with velvet ruby upon
string color. A Capuchtne hood, open
like wall pocket, springs from fullness
az the waist, the skirt is full and the
sleeves slightly flowing. 1t is lined with
soft. twilled silk or satin. A Russian
hood, the model for which WAS received
as gift from the Empress of Russia for
whose benefit, and that of some OF the
ladies other court, a force of twenty-five
expert designers, cutters and tailors have
recently been sent from COwes and the
Paris house at st. Petersburg), is in
teresting, because genuine example OF
the graceful covering for head or shout
ders-or bOth-worn by Russian ladies OF
rank. 1t is a square wrap, which, when
placed upon the shoulders. forms square
cape, with hood and tasseled points. The
ends are long and rounded and are thrown
over the shoulders. The Original-sentb by
the Empress-is of white wool, exquisite
ly embroidered with gold thread and
white silk. Some pretty tennis costumes
for Newport are IN striped cotton--gray-
blue and white or red and white-with
Overdresses OF gray or white butchers
linen, made with low, round, butchers
bibs, suspended by a strap round the neck
aud attached TO wide side panels over the
straight, striped skirts; full, but innocent
OF flouuce or ''drapery." The linen is''her-
rng-boned" with linen thread as q bor-
der, In the color OF the stripe of the dress.
When striped goods are used for borders
or bands, they are cut on the bias and q
band Of the same used to trim the straw
bat. Pretty gray cottOns are trimmed
with blue and white stripe cut on the
cross. the band abOat three inches deep,
placed Just above the hem. The fun vest
is set in a little, round yoke, top and bot
tom, finished with two narrow bands Of
the stripe; and wider strip outlines it
and forms the belt.
PARAsoLs.
New parasols show two large handker-
chiefs OF lace, on figured yet transparent
grenadine, laid one over another and
forming eight points. Two rows Of lace,
Que above another, makes rich, deep
tan the color. ruby, cream
or black. matching the tint Of the cover.
The handles are the slender, natural hoois
of goats or dee; or they are OF natural
WOOu. CdfNetl uHuti anu upyu luc sui dCts
so as to produce white, (pith) bark brown
and cameo effects.
The straw sailor hats, rather higher in
the crown, rather broader in the brim,
than the sailor hats formerly used, are an
English production and are not TO be
found in Paris. where the high steeple-
crown tower as high as ever, but are i'm
proved in shape and I'm the brim,
which is still narrow but now slightly
rolled up and widened to one side.
Recent imported bOnuets are dainty
affairs, made OF tinted tulle or very light
gauze, embroidered with gold, or with
great refinement in colOrs, and finished
with embroidered edge to match. The
trimming consists of upright loops of
Glove" ribbon, with picOt edge and spray
Of small flowers. very fine and light, on
stems that culver with every motion.
Materials and trimming are all of the
same delicate tints-shades Of sand color
gold, wood brown and pale pink, ivory
and water green, lilac and cream or ViO-
let and gray.
The most distinguished items OF dress
Just now are three-traus pareut bonnet.
transparent parasOl and transparent fan
the whole either in cream shades and
brown or black. The first is for the Young
women; the latter for their mammas.
Black and gray are the uniform of women
VINO are no longer young, custom oDagDg
them to wear mourning for their departed
youth. A notable example was, however,
set recently by the mother of bride,
who, instead of the regulation ash, pearl
or steel gray, wore lovely dress of brown
aud amber brOcade, combined with am
Der satin, covered with exquisite brown
and amber beaded embroidery.
Dressy watering-place tOilettes are dis
tinguished by a novel arrangement Of
drapery which Stimulates an ''0rder.' 1t
consists of scarf embroidered tulle, lace
or tissue. which crosses one shoulder, and
is carried down upon the skirt, where it
forms a part OF the ensemble. A toilette
displayed recently produces a similar
effect in a still more novel and highly ar
tistic manner. The dress consisted Of
cream wool, in the form Of princess
pOlOnaise, caught, rather than draped,
upon one side with an enameled clasp
over a skirt braided in a wide, gored
panel, in dull blue and silver. One shout
der Of the underdress and the sleeves were
braided to match the design and work
maHship so fine that it looked like en-
broidery. The polonaise was sleeveless
and its one shoulder was gathered and
held ny a clasp similar to the one which
held the sides of the skirt upon the left
hip. JENNIE JUNE.