The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-07
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER Z 1888.

and. indeed, this is a luxurious fancy, car
ried out through the whole of the trousseau.
which contains entire suits of the same
tint, so that the bride may array herself
from head to foot in pale green, pearl
color, blue, or faint rose, as her fancy die
rates.
The slippers are the next thing on the
list and are almost as varied as the stock
ings, being made of all sorts of material
patent leather. suede kid of half dozen
different shades, satin, silk, and velvet
There is but one pair of the velvet shoes
Molieres they are callei-having long,
square toe and big flaps. The French shoe
makers say they only make these Molieres
for Americans, as no other women have
feet small enough to dare wear velvet shoes,
particularly of that shape. There are
French-heeled half shoes of white suede,
tan suede, rose color, pale blue, and pale
green. There are slippers, half of tan aud
half patent leather, half black suede
and patent leather and those
entirely of tie leather and of
the black suede Then there are silk
and satin slippers of shades to match all
sorts of dresses and all sorts of stockings,
which come down to long and very sharp
point at the toe, have comparatively low,
square heels, and a few of them sandalei
across the instep with narrow satin ribbons.
Added to which are satin half slippers for
neglige, which have only toes and no back,
though the heel is quite high. The shoes
come in a different category and are not
from Paris, as one can get much better and
handsomer walking 'shoess made in New
York than in France, where they only carry
slippers to perfection.
There is a little jewellers box lying near
these cases-a long and narrow box, which,
being opened, shows three pairs of garters
with jewelled buckles. The first are Of toe
palest blue silk elastic, to be worn on the
wedding day with pearl colo ed open-work
stockings, in order to add the something
bluen which, with something old and some
thing newn must form part Of every lucky
brides costume. They are clasped by sill
yer arrow, which hooks through a silver
heart, and both are studded with little brill
iants, an appropriate device enough for
bride. The second pair are vel
low, for the superstitious credit the yellow
garter with bringing good luck, and it is
the shade supposed to be worn by all
mascots. They are clasped with horse
shoe and four leaf Clover. while tue third
pair are white and have frosted silve
clasps, with design of key and paddock.
Next comes the ''solerie," which is Of the
newest faOric used for underclothing-sl Tx
crepe which is taking the place Of both
surah and China silk in popular regard. 1t
threatens to supplant the others, as they
have done camoric and linen.
The special feature of these crepe gar
ments is that they are very short. The lit
tie chemiSe does not reach to the knee, and
the drawers are very wide but end several
inches above the knee. where they are met
by the long stockings. The tiny petticoats,
frilled and Inserted with lace medalions,
are set on yokes, are very full, and fall ouly
to the shoe tops. They are all i'll Sc rs of one
color and the variety of tint is very wide
Many of the chemiseS have no sleeves al all,
ribbons being fastened at the armholeS and
tying over he shoulders. The upper edge
Of the chemise is frilled with narrow lace
and monogram of long, slender letters is
embroidered upon the left breast The
lower edge has wider ruffies and insertion,
and sometimes the edge is embroidered in
scallopS with the lace friiled in underneath.
Then come a series of long, slim boxes
displaying inside little whaleboned, laced
and embroidered rolls, bound with silken
strings, which turn into corsets of every
shade when exam ned. They are all lined
with white, and some of them are very
short, a me whalebohe band for the waist.
They are biscuit, black, blue, scarlet, pale
green, and snow white, and there are some
severely plain, some covered with haudwork
and lace.
Nothing more charming than a pretty
ard falr-skinned woman in these dainty
garments can well be imagined. She either
gowns her. elf in purest white from head to
heel, slippers, stockings, everything, or she
is all a study in rose, or model for spring
in the pale green of the lime buds. There
are endless combinations to be made as well
-rose-colored crepe, scarlet stockings, tan
shoes, and scarlet corset, or pale blue,
with shoes, stockings and corset of biscuit
color. Sometimes she will get herself all
up in black from head to heel, like an anna
teur Nadjy, her white arms and shoulders
cleaning like silver in the midst Of the
sombre silk.