The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-20
THE DOINGs OF WOMEN FOLK.
Things Comical and Serious Cleaned in
August Fields.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-There was a mo-
ment of interest among gossipy group on a
Long Branch piazza one showery morning
recently. A young and innocent eyed
matron had begun diatribe against petit
coats, always getting wet and bedrabbled
always clinging, forever in the way at ten
mis- or any other sensible receation.
"But bless you, child, one doesn't wear
potticoats now" put in a frisky widow when
the first speaker paused.
The eyes above mentioned grew large and
round.
"What then!" she asked, curiously
flights" came the contentious answer.
"Tights?'
"Tights" And a second and third wo-
man nodded assent. "Just come into my
room and I'll show YOU"
There was an immediate adjournment,
In comfortable secluSion, behind closed blinds
silk and muslin draperies were lifted and
three or four shapely figures stood i'll row
exhibiting flesh and blood statues carved or
clothed in black. Silk tights had received
them as they came out or the morning
bath, and over these were hung the gowns.
"What do you do it forY was the query
because it is pretty" the unanimous
reply.
Innocent eyes confessed later that she
couldn't help admiring, though she was
afraid it was too, too something, she hardly
knew too what
Tights are the latest fad in underwear.
The use of them by women in private life
has so for established itself that inquiry
shows that one or two of the largest dry
goods houses are getting in especial consign-
ineatS for the delectation of jciety bellies.
Tights as worn under gowns are always in
varably black as being more chic and more
trenchy than other hueS. They are put on
precisely after the actress fashion; that is,
drawn up from the feet and stnoothed over
the figure WHAT particular feminine fancy
sucn light under a bushel arrangement
ministers too, it would be hard telling. One
woman who has adopted the fashion says
that hers are light, cool and comfortable,
the best of garbs for hot weather. The de-
cline OF the oustle and return to straight
draperies displaying the figure has some
thing to do, probably, with the whim.
A curious occupation is that of young
woman whom | ran across lately who earns
bread and butter by being photographed.
Not for j er face and not for her figure ex-
cept in so far as by means of these she may
the better display a pretty gown. 1t has
been a business occupying small number
of Women III Paris regularly, for some years
camera for t,e composition OF tho fashion
plates sent out with the moro expensive
French fashion magazines Nothing of the
SORT has been done In New York until late
w, American fashion publications
either copying their pictures from
French or English periodicals directly, or
topping oaG gowns with fancy headpioces-
a very ban reh and inane fancy commonly
or calling the first girl who came in sight
from the workroom 70 be immortalized.
Utterly there has been a demand for
fashion pictures which looked liielike and
not wooden, and the utmost difficulty has
been experienced in getting better ass of
art work in them. Wo zen with pretty
faces are beginning to be appealed TO 10 lend
their features and their figures for the pur-
pose. A dimpled blonde whose husband Is
at the mead OF a large publishing house was
in the very act of yielding TO the charms of
a new tea gown one day recently when her
husband interfered lest the magazines road
ers might recognize the model. The profess
sional fashion model will be an institution
shortly. The young girl spoken of is al
ready in the field Sac poses on a divan as
carefully as for an Academy picture TO
hiring out her own best points and those of
an evening gown. She plays tennis, sho
poises an alpin stock Just now she
e skating for next winters outdoor gowns
Fashion illustrations have lsgge so far be-
hind all other pictures that IL has been
ruin to a wood engraver who aspired