The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-19

Another requisite in the art of dress,
well understood bY women of the world, is
never to look old. She may grow old. but
look old, never! Said famous modiSte:
'Ten years slip from the life Of woman
when she stands in one OF my gowns This
Is why so many ladies' past the prime of
life are wearing those strlngleSs things be-
tween d dress capote and a hat, which,
without touch of youth or coquetry turn
back the years.
Speaking of individuality in dress reminds
me of the laughing remark of the above
| mentioned modiste that she was making
nothing but China silks as her chintile
Sleep eat, drink aud live only in China silk.
In the morning madam filings off the night
gown of white China silk, cools her pearly
skin in q marble bath, throws over
lace petticoat breakfast gown of pink
| China silks and laces, slips her silken
| toes into white canvas slippers and lolls
| into breakfast as fresh as a dew drop.
She drives in cool gray China silk and
black laces, dimes i'll a Greek costume
of white China silk and gold and ap-
pears at the dance in delight of green
China silk and silver. Now, can any
man match this for beauty and comfort
in his summer dressl Only in his silk
''nightee" aud bath-gown, in neither of
which is he pretty or presentablo. Half
the possibilities of this delightful eastern
stuff have not been told, from the cool
white night robe to the superb reds and
! yellows Of its classic draperies for evening
| wear. Who that has seen Modjeska as
'Juliette' i'll that striking yellow India silt
in the garden scene, can ever forget its
mellow radiance, flowing lines and sinuous
Undulations as they followed every motion
of the graceful body and limbs! 1t was
the Greek artists who first revealed the
human body beneath the painted gar
ments. We are just beginning to learn
the same thing, and by and by there
will be tremendous revolt from vanity if
! for no other reason, against everything
| cloth, wire, or whalebone that conceals the
beauty of the human form and restricts its
! freedom and grace of motion. This same
rare material with its surprising adapt
ability is fortunately within the reach of
| everyone. But it is aristocratic and, while
| serving for travelling, street and home wear,
never descends into the kitchen or the work
room.
One OF the pretty accessories OF the sum-
mer toilette Is white lace tlchu with a
ruff half u yard deep, pleated on a loag
arrow oval Of net. Thrown over tle
shoulders during drive or walk, the effect
is very soft aud ightens up the plaines5
dress.
As to the vezed question Of foot wear, it
is coEceded that the most becoming and
shoes, but fashion steps in with her love of
color and fitness and slaps down white
canvas slipper for breakfast, a soft tan
| or great Suede Oxford tie, or low shoe for
all times thOme, for carriage, for seaside
| and country wear. A well-Enown literary
woman, who, by the way, is a cousin Of
Amelie Rives, and as brilliant a she is
| sensible, appeared at one of her afternoons
| IN this city in a violet gown end red Turk
| AG cha 40 fba fy1q f.;
she could we'll bear the scrutiny that fol
| lowed The red SHOE
| have great esteem for the yellow shoe,
as we see 1t i'll the Streets Somehow it
| always seems larger than the foot aud for
that reason must De good for corns. Any
way, it is comfortable and does not reqair o
any vicious blacking. If any one wants to
wear 1T on Broadway why shouldn't he
without every one else turning round to
measure its sizeY 1t is much nicer looking
than dusty black shoe, and, like pret6y
| woman, never looks old
| Apropos of shoes and stockings, the yell
| low garter still fascinates, and, with its
settings aud velvet case is as eagerly sought
after as any other Jeweled bauble ''See
here" said a society swell the other day to
a friend, this is Jims last present. and
hinging aside her silken skirts she disclosed
a yellow coil with a snakes green, enameled
head and gllttering, diamond eyes, clasping
her black silk stocking just above the
| rounded knee. "Hs has never seen it
since, she added with a Sigh, as it disap-
| peared beneath the ruffiss.
For the fall, it has been decreed in the
court of the great queen, wherever that
may be, that the directoire style is passe.
1t will no doubt be used with some naodlfi-
cations, for it is, Notwithstanding its ole
| gance, TOO convenient and comfortable a
dress to be wholly cast aside, even at the
nodding of a queen. The empire gown will
remain IN favor. Pointed waists much en-
broidered or braided, cuffs to the elbows.
and very full sleeves are to appear. Some
of the fall Jackets in cloth are close fit ing
and much longer than usual They will be
becoming to some, but must be avoided by
Others for alother style bstter adapted to
their figure
The new dress goods will show fine soft
woolens in large plaids and stripes, and
| plain seTges ela0ogaUely braided in shades
OF the same color or contrasted tones. The
| new colors are old copper, which has the
glow of dying embers, old rose, soft greens
and grays. A very rich effect is produced
in these plaids by three or four shades of
one color harmonizing with shades of
| another, as: shaded gray with black, which
will De very popular, or shaded olive green
with old rose. The style of making must
follow the prevailing mode of long lines,
though it Is said draperies will be shorter.
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