The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-07

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| Ilshed millinery, which has since been in
corporated in one of the big shops; bnt the
| originator still has the superinten lence of
It,. 1t was pleasant to find very Intelligent
anu attentive young girls III attendance,
| ana an air Of refinement and modesty about
| the designs which was very attractive. One
pretty bonnet had crown of dropped rose
leaves tea color with sbl'm Of black lace
| winch enclosed roses, and against which
| branc h of natural rose leaves made the
algrette. The braid Of lovely bonnet
was Of mixed crinOline and silver; the trim
ming folds and putfs of pale green silk
crepe; and with crepe, with shower of del
! lcate green and silver oats; and long tulle
strings. Steel and straw is new combina-
ton in fine, open, lace-like braid; with
| which delicate, gray gauze or hsse is com
bined, the ornamentation:cow or pale
| yellow roses, with their caves.
Charming black lace b)nnets are made
over gold net, finished with soft, plated
| lace front, and trimmed with branch of
perfectly natural looking poplar or small
vine leaves with tendrils. Pretty bonnets
are made entirely of white, or red, trans
| parent curranJS upon a net foundation.
| They have quite high pointed brims, and
are edged with the natural leaves. They
have no ornamentation but the graceful
arrangement Of the currants, and are
| stringleSs.
Men are not always so successful as Mr..
| Worth in going out of their sphere Some
| time ago an equerry TO the queen, opened a
| dressmaking establishment in London,
charged high prices, and essayed the role
| of modiste and ladies' furnisher. So far, it
| is his customers who have come to grief; the
| clothes he has sent home having been pro-
| nOunced unwearable, even by the maids to
whom they We're quickly transferred. But
the experience may be useful, in teaching
| him that certain qualities are necessary,
! even to the making OF dress; only it is too
| bad that his customers should have to pay
| for his schooling.
On the other hand a lady has organized
a scientific dressmaling, or rather, dress
| cutting and fitting association, which is
| having an immense success; because it
| teaches dress cutting on exact principles,
| and meets direct want. This is one inter
eSting phase of the practical life which the
majority live. that every economic want
seems to be met. 1t is possible, for exam
| pie, to buy foundation skirt shaped and
made, even to the loops to hang it up by,
and ready for the draping, or the polonaise
which may be worn over it. One can also
| get a well-made, welldraped serge, cash
mere or corded stripe wool skirt, ready to
! put on, for from SIS to $40, and a made
| jersey or other bodice for 50 more, which
will complete a neat French cut; and if the
wearer is fortunate in a good figure a
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what is paid in New York for making a
| very plain dress
/ Another useful idea is the supply of
| yoked bands for skirts and bodice Innings:
the latter cut from one measurement, but
on a good principle, so that they are
adaptable and rarely require alteration.
| These cost little and are great advantage
to ladies who do much of their own sewing
and dressmaking.
| FFATIrRES OF CURRENT FASuInNS
| This is cotton season; and no wonder
| the cotton dresses are so pretty that one
| envies the young girls who can attend
| garden parties and afternoon lat homes
in cream white, striped pink and white and
blue. The are made very simply, straight
at the back, draped in 'front.' with ribbon
| belt and sleeves Shlrred or gathered into
| cuff, exactly as we see them at home. But
| the neck is no longer finished with velvet or
/ silk: the silk skirt and mounting no longer
! exists. The dress is all cotton. as it ought
! to be, and washable; and Only a little en-
brOidery covers the high collar and descends
straight upon the bodice to the waist
| Cream and delicate tints are the rage,
and nothing is so chic for fetes as the en-
broidered cream cottons, with hat and par
| asOl to match, not lace-trimmed but plain,
| and the hat artistic" without flower or
| feather. Such a costume was worn recently
| by Miss. Mary Anderson, who never wears
| jewelry or artificial flowers, but lays in a
| stock of pretty cotton dresses for the sum-
mer in which she plays tennis, rows out on
the Thames, and goes to afternoon teas and
| garden parties.
A charming novelty which has recently
| made its appearance is a white embroidered
! linen robe of the same texture and quality
| as cambria handkerchiefS. 1t is to be fol-
| lowed by Others in such cOlOrs as natural
| flax, cream and delicate shades of pink and
| a~n nor ayr Giy n hut
| they are lovely and have made hit. They
are the production of a Belfast manufact-
urer, and cost here from So to $40 for the
| complete (unmade) dress; but in New York
they would probably be double that price.
| Next to cream. gray is the color of the
| season, but not gray alone. 1t is always
| combined with some other color, white, pink
or straw color. which is the latest and most
| desirable. Straw color with gray must
| however, be used very judiciously; the two
| should be intermingled rather than massed,
or trimmings used upon the gray, which
| combine the two colors in several shades of
each.
There are lovely, soft, gray, summer silks,
| printed i'll white lines and figures and made
| up with full vest of white surah, gathered
! panel and a gore at the top and bottom, let
| in to the slightly full sleeve. With these
dresses are worn artistic hats of white India
! silk and parasols matching the printed
| fabrics.
Long lace scarfs are very fashionably
worn, and novelty employed instead of a
wrap, consists Of a collarette with high
band and pendant fringe, made in deep un-
| equal points to which is attached in front
! long, wide scarf ends reaching nearly to
the foot Of the dress, of point d esprit.
The scarf is held by the belt and forms an
entire front to the costume.
The directoire coat has achieved a great
success 1t is fashlonably made in rich
silk or brocade, which lace or crepe de
chine vest and soft sash knotted at the side
over lace or crepe skirt, striped with rib
bons to match the coat. A pale, lemon
colored coat, with cream lace vest, soft
lemon colored sash and lace skirt, draped
or striped with lemon colored ribbons,
makes beautiful dinner costume. This
coat will be made in velvet for autumn and
winter, wit embr oidered vest
Embroidery grows in beauty, in variety
and in popularity 1t is used now to give
the touch to dresses which was formerly
impaired by velvet, plush, and more, re-
Gently by MORE, or watered silk. Nothing
can be imagined that goes beyond it as "a
means of orDamentaton, for it can be ex-
ecuted with the finest art and with the most
precious materials; or it can impart a
pretty finish at "A cost 50 tIihing as not to be
worth consideration All the time there |
are improvements in design and execution. |
because all the time we gain fresh |