Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-10-31
REVIEW OF FASHIONS.
Some of the More Prominent Features OF
the Seasons Styles.


the Seasons Styles.
One of the most prominent features
OF the season fashions is the use OF
black in combination with coiors.
especially black trimmings on colored
dresses and wraps, which achieved
such popularity last year. Solid black
trimmings are used ON almost every
color, light as well as dark; but the
novelty is the Escurial cord passe-
menterie, an open cord trimming with
invariably black ground, on which
may be single solid color, or several
shades of one color, or two or three
contrasting colors, or perhaps a
mcldRGe OF Oriental colors, thus MAX
ing it suitable garniture for either
black or colored dresses. This comes
in Vandyke points, which is favorite
Design for trimmings of all kinds, and
/, also prominent in the woven bor-
ders and scarGs and tabliers and waist
garnitures that come with the new
wool and silk-and- wool dress goods.
SOlOtGQ NOOlCIo bIOStttCu uC-
signs in black in all-over effects, or in
the fashionable borders and other
woven accessories; silks have colors
brocaded on black ground, or vice
versa; and the black and white effects
are noticeable in all classes OF goods.
All-black dresses have renewed their
lease of popular favor, and black
dresses with colored trimmings, es-
pecially the Escurial passementeries
and those with Oriental colorings, are
very stylish. Black silks are hand
somely trimmed with passementerie OF
gold silver or steel beads or cords,
and even these have their outlining OF
jet beads
Notifications of the Empire and
Directoire styles are prevalent for
both house and street wear; and, IN
proof of the eclceticism of fashion, in
contrast with the short-waisted EN-
pire styles are the house dresses made
with a medieval corsage extending
over the hips like a short cuirass, to
which the long, straight skirt is at
tachcd, and caught up on the left side
by a girdle which encircles the waist
and sustains an damoniere of velvet or
kid handsomely embroidered. Tie
! sleeves for this costume are slashed at
the top and have inserted puffs, also "a
puff at the elbow, and are very long
and finished at the wrists with falling
frills Of lace. The collar is high and
ilaring A broad band of velvet usual
ly borders the slightly demi-trained
skirt.
Looped drapery, excepting the
Marguerite or medieval looping, is
exceptional. Occasionally the apron
is slightly draped across its entire
length, but not so as to show the
foundation skirt; and this is only
chosen for very tall and slender
figures, to reduce the apparent height,
or to disguise embonpoint The foun-
dation skirt is Indispensable, and is
gored more or less; and the overskirt
is mounted in side or box plaits or
gathers, or combination of plaits
and gathers, and for heavy goods has
little fullness in front.
Round waists with sashes remain
popular for young ladies, for oven the
most dressy occasions. Basques are
very short on the hips, and only
moderately long front and back, with
the exception of some which have
very long coat-tails. There is little
change in the cut, but perfection of fit
is still the important consideration.
Every defect of figure can be con-
cealed, and every good point given
Its best value by the selection and
arrangement of the garniture, for ar
untrimmed waist is so exceptional as
TO be remarkable. Full effects are as
popular Qor house dresses) as dur
ing the summer, and one-sidod and
unique arrangements are in high
favor, though often they are far from
artistic or becoming.
Sleeves for house wear have full
effects at the top, but are close fitting
and very long. Some of the dressiel
cloth wraps have velvet sleeves ii
modified lego mutton shape.-Dem
rests Monthly.