The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-03

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| Handkerchiefs are fine and all white, with
narrow borders of delicate insertion, or an
| edglng beyond the hem of real NalencienueS
| lace Thread hosiery show some fine open
work, but the silk are sold and in rich
shades of apricot and dark red, as we'll as
black aud cream.
| There have been few hops or balls as yet
but many small informal dances at the cot
tages and IN hotel parlors; and at the cot
tages especially SO ne pretty dresses have
been worm o 9 of these, 1t was whispered
| TO me, was made by The wearer, and cost
her for material. just IS. 1t was of cream
mu' sin, made in empire style, with full
crossed waist, shortened by wide, empire
sash and full sleeves, with quaint ruff1e of
lace at the elbow. She was one of the few
| pretty girls to whom it is becoming TO wear
the hair in the goddess" style, and the
generally quaint effect of her make up
was enhanced by the string of old coral
beads round her throat
A contrast to tn New York girl in
every way was a brillian It Baltimore belle.
| who wore a dress of apricot Canton crepe
draped with embroidered silk muslin over
the front of the skirt and above the bodice,
the crepe of which only formed u corslet
The short sleeves were entirely of the en-
broIderei tissue. The drapery was mitered
at the lower edge and finished with heavy
buttonhole stitch i'll ivory silk; and e de-
sign executed ivory silk aud gold thread
with brown stems, little lutermixture of
old rose and very delicate foliage This
dress was made by Worth and cost $3.50
Ladies " no nave visited the large shops
OF London, Paris and New York during the
past year, will remember having been
tempted by lovely little squares of white
silk lisse or muslin, very daintily embroid-
cred in soft colors and minute floral pat
terms Many were temDted to buy who
afterward could think of no use TO which
these fragile bits of worked ga ze could be
put, unless it were as lamp shades. But
clever modiStes have found employment for
them upon summer evening dresses Of soft
silk and ivory muslin, by twisting them up
into short sleeves and bodice draperies, by
making little drawn gs of them + the
handkerchief, or giving a directolre touch
with just the half of the little square. Sew
eral pretty gowns received a touch in this
way, which impaired character to their
otherwise SO .newhat vague pre.tiness.
WHAT THE GIRLS WEAR.
The girls, as usual, wear a great deal of
white, not the old chaky, opaque white.
but soft tint in silk, wool or baJlste, which
is infinitely more becoming, and renders
them, one would say, dangerous; if young
men nowadays were alive to any attractions
but their own. Still the girls manage to
enjoy life, much of their time beng spent
in that attention to their mam.nas, which
1t w S formerly the province of husband or
son to bestow. but which now appears to
devolve largely upon grown daughters.
Saratoga seems TO be pre-em inently a
place for middle-aged women, who have
preserved througtfa lifetime the helplessness
of C lid rood. Tney take their walks and
waters dutifully, accept thei. orders from
tall daughter whom they admire i'm
mensey, but of whom they are a little
afraid, and dare not get an article Of dress
unless she approves.
Clara" remarked one, soto voice, the
other afternoon, cycling wiStfullya lace
Connemara that ha 1 just returned from a
drive; "Clara, l should like coax like
that" mo, You wouldn't, MAJ returned
the young lady conf lently, You wouldn't
wear it if you had it." "Ye', 1 would,
Clara" returned the previously passive
lady; lat any rate" sic continued, perhaps
emboldened by Saratoga air ami spring
water, 81 should like to try it." "Whv,
ma?' exclaimed her daughter, aghast at
this unwonted expression of independent
opinion. Yes, Cara" said her mother,
land think l'll go down to Connolly's this
afternoon, and see if sne has any," "Well,
| never!' exclaimed the daughter, sitting
back in her chair, with an expression OF dis
may. This little incident may serve as
warning to daughters who do not wish their
reign to be disturbed, not to bring their
mammaS TO Saratoga.
But af er all IL must be admitted that it
is the charming. many-sided girl who i'm
parts next to the wiAe-like ali, It's chief at
traction to Saratoga. She is always here
in numbers, in the wake of equity papaS, if
not in attendance on short-sighted and help
less mammas. She is bright, pretty graceful
and always we'll dressed. "OA! L do hope
we have got rid forever of those horrid
bustles." sne says, as she shakes out her
straight, sim skirts. Yet, it they sa0uli
come back, stiff as a ramrod a ID large as
the tun at Heidelberg she would mount
them without an instanGs delay or hest
ia ion
But would she be as charming if she were
more consistent or always sensible? Posi-
bly, not 1 confess myself willing t. take
her just as she is, even to yield ob .dience to
her caprices. One thing she has done for
me-she has discarded the -eadful tan
colored shoes; except on children and for
lawn tennis, they are not seen at Saratoga
For that, one must be thankful
JENNY JUNE