Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-09
Fashion Notes.

Many bonnets are without strings
Black and yellow is favOrite cOmbina-
ton.
Garnet and jet dog collars are fancies OF
the moment.
Chantilly will be worn by young ladies'
this summer.
Striped beaded stuffs are much used for
short dressy wraps.
Short strings and big throat bows are
the rule on bonnets.
Black Spanish lace scarfs are much
worn around the neck.
Very high collars are feature on short
mantles as we'll as on jackets.
Mousquetalre suede gloves remain the
tavorites for dressy street wear.
The straw-lace bonnets for summer
show the hair and its arrangement.
Flowers and aigrettes are worn on the
top OF the high couture for evening dress.
Elegant short visites of black or colored
velvet or beaded fabrics are worn for call
ing.
Parasols are in infinite variety, the jet
| lace covers being the most elegant and
costly.
A white cnmeps-hair gown trimmed
with rows OF black and silver braid is
novelty.
A new material of the pongee variety
is called silk long cloth, and is wider than
pOngee.
safron-yellow Grape, over satin of the
same color, is in high favor for dinner
dresses.
Chemisette plastrons, resembling gen.
tleman's tucked bosom, are the fancy in
new lingerie.
Etamine ribbons are popular novelty,
and come in color combinations to match
fancy straws.
Red and blue Oil calcoes are made into
charming Gretchen and guimpe dresses
for little girls under Z.
Violet and pale green combine with ex-
quslte effect in silk for scarf emoroid-
cries aud for small hangings.
The white embroidered muslin bonnet.
with a very high crown, is the preferred
headgear for little girls under 8.
Among the fancies for summer are
gauze fans, on which are painted designs
OF flowers, birds and butterflies.
The crazy cloths in wash goods are
among the most tasteful shown thisspring
coming in both light and dark colors.
Silk tricotine, the new improved silk
jersey webbing, forms many pretty waists
intended for wear with variety of skirts.
Epaulettes are worn on frocks and wraps,
but they are generally IN the form of a
bow.
Very small rosary bead buttons are used
to trim and edge jackets that are fastened
with big flat or medlum-sized ball but
tons.
Soft vests of crinkled Japanese Grape
are very stylish with any silk costume,
and may be either in white or delicate
color.
CowsliDs and buttercups are to the
front in general favor, and with the incli-
nation to black will prove an effective
addition.
Solid cOlors in hosiery are as yet pre-
, ferred, but there is q tendency to return
, to fancy striped, clicked, embroidered,
plaided, checked and figured stockings.
} Summer dresses have one long fOunce
8 of all-OYer embroidery over marrow en-
' brOidered one and half round oodices.
3 with yoke and sleeves of the "all-oyer.'
: Grenadines and CLEANLINESS are combined
4 with plain silks, and velvets, OttOmans
e and brOcades are used in conjunction will
e laces of all kinds in creating the new
3 opera wraps.
! Velvet loops in clusters are arranged
. about the throat and wrists and at the
J, back OF some of the light mantles. Vest
composed of loops OF ribbon overlapping
one another are among the novelties.
Redingotes of cloth reach to the knee
= and are braided. The cuffs, collar ant
e ''brandebourgs" are in different cOlors o
Q shades from the cloth. Some in blue arr
n faced with red, and have gold buttons.
< Princesse dresses of silk covered will
. lace will be much worn. Thus, silks tina
y have seen service may be made to do dut,
I as handsome dresses, If they are vel
yelled with the beautiful laces now s.
fashionable.
: A bonnet with a soft crown, quite mar
e row and pinched into line down the cen
D tire, ia one mass OF marguertes, the gree
@ leaves Of which just part enough to shOv
v the line of white silk of which the crow
n is made. In front is a mass Of buttercup
d and pink daisies and a nodding aigrette Q
e grasses.
e Ladies who have lace points or shawl
can now utilize them without cutting
u The foundation TO jacket or mantle
Y formed of Oiacg, cream, or colored surat
e and over this the garment is shaped b
7. masslng the lace and allowing it to b
"a spread as necessary. These wraps ar
Z. trimmed with lace, loops Of ribbon, an
81 Jet ornaments.