The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-09

ample, the former turning when the fronts
are closed at 81 inches. The seams of this
garment will lie lapp.d and stitched 10
match. The collar will only have the
cloSe-edge stitching, and will be velvet GOV
cred to within q of an inch OF the edge.
All the corners will be nearly sharp, ana
the pockets will be finished with flaps to go
IN or out. The sleeves will be large and
will be finished with full cuffs, closed with
two buttons.
| A winter overcoat that will be much
worn Is a heavy Chesterfield, averaging 40
inches in length, with velvet collar and
velvet-bound edges. Montagnacs, eiysiums
and fur beavers will be the materials used.
A double breasted overooat, somewhat
larger than the preceding garment hav-
ing well-peaked lapels, o velvet collar, and
edges finished with tubular cord or velvet,
ttat-braided or bound with cloth. will proba-
bly, be worn by quito u number Of good
dressers during the winter.
The Cape Ulster will continue TO have
fair share of popularity for certain pur-
poses. 1t is admirably suited for stormy
weather, and when properly gotten up is
a very swell garment. The coat will be
single breasted, loose and long, reaching to
Just above the ankles, and the cape will be
considerably larger than last season, but
! other ~ ise the same.
For evening dress the Inverness will be
chiefly worn because of the ease with which
1t can be put on or taken off, aud becau-e,
also, it is an elegant and costly over gar
ment. The cape, which will have the us
ual amount of drapery, should reach to
within l inch of the bottom Of the sleeves
of the undercoat.
1 There are many special features which
Will appear i'll the new styles. Conspicu-
GUS among them are the following:
Every STYLE of cont is finished soft and
should roll free or close high on the chest as
desired. Shoulders are cut moderately wide,
wider than last season, but are not padded
Padding, in fact, is as much out of style as
| spring bottom trousers. Sleeves are cut
half and half, are moderately wide, and
may be finished in almost any way For
| dress, or half dress, imitation cuffs are pre-
| ferred, closed with one or two buttons, but
| for business purposes, a rent of about =
inches is allowed. Skirts have but little
drapery, and sleeves go in with but small
| amount of fullness, and are pressed fat
| over the shoulder.
The trimming merchants are outdoing
| themselves this year. 1t almost dazes one
| to examine the endless variety of costly
and beautiful things they have secured for
the wear of freedom Americans and
| though we rejoice in the personal adorn-
ment in which they enable us to indulge,
we metimes sigh, in our pockets, for the
age of Jeffersonian simplicity.
Buttons are the hobby Of the fiends of
fashion, but the average American has a
| decided weakness for beautiful buttons, as
| the average school girl has for tuttifrutti
| and SHOES a size smaller than nature made
her feet. To examine the buttons that are
now contemplated to be worn this coming
season is like looking at a house full of
| jewelry. If this development of art and
cost of buttons continues, it will not be very
| long before our tailors will rank, from an
art point of view with jewelers.; and will
closely approach them in the prices they
ask for their useful gems.
The buttons imported this season are of
extraordinary beauty many lines being so
rich in finish as to be almost comparable to
| jewelry. Real ivory buttons are quite
popular and are of inimtable designs, some
of which are simply beautiful Buffalo
horns are very much in favor, and African
wood bnttons, which are made in ali styles
but generally set in rim of buffalo horn
and highly polished, will probably be much
used with the wood-colored suitings the
coming season. Rather large sized hand
buttons, of various materials and finish
will be much used for overcoats. A new
button, known as the Persian twist, especi
ally adapted for rough materials, will bt
very much sought after.
| DAVID WECHsLER.