The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-02

The -auty of the lights, the softuess and
variety of color, the profuSion of rich glass
china and silver, enhanced by flowers and
/ the charm of exquisite toilets Of women,
make a modern dinner party scene of en-
! chantment. There is no mode or entertain
! ing which is 50 satisfactory, which at once
! displays the opulence of the entertainer or
makes such draft on his resau ces. Din
ner-giving is therefore rapidly fecoming
the most restricted, yet most fashionable
| form of hospitality.
THE IRONY OF THE UNREASONABLE WINTER.
| Up to the present time of writing we
have had no winter, and no weather that
| called for hsavY cloaks or furs. The arctic
| severity Of the previous season and its long
| continuance, had inspired the belief that a
| strong demand would set in for furred coats
and cloaks. for furred trimmings and warm
| fabrics and garments of all kinds. But the
! IRONY Of an indifferent and sarcastic fate
] has followed this conviction. A spring or
even summer wrap hiss been sufficient
thr ugh the first winter months and
January has no thaw, because there
was no cold, frost or snow to
act upon. What February and March may
bring us cannot he foretold, but with
! lengthening days and more of war; tn from
the sun, cold is less dreaded and its quick
diSa pearance anticipated; 50 that in all
probability much money will be lost and
stored in furs and furred garments this
year
Perhaps on account of this unusual mild
| ness OF the season, spring maj erials have
been displayed earlier than usual this year
| Even now, the shop windows straws and
| Satteens, giughams and foulards, en-
| broidered cOttous and thin, figured deiai1 mes,
so that it is difficult to define what they will
have for stock when summer really comes.
The novelty in sprng fabrics is plaid
washing" silk, in light, bright colors upon
| white grounds 1t is pretty to look at, aud
it is said to wash like piece of white cloth
but it is not becoming to every one, and
would certainly require the services of an
| experienced laundress TO preserve its good
| appearance. The gInghams are in large
| plads which will he made up as skirts with
plain, plated or crossed bodices, as last year.
Many ladies are having black cashmere
made up with black MORE for early spring
wear, the MORE forming the trimming and
the visible parts of the skirt. There has
been a fashion of coarse, black straw for
parts Of bonnets, usually combined with vel
| vet, all winter. Large black hats in straw and
| later in lace or gauze, the straw faced with
velvet will be very fashionable as the
spring advances. Fancy Italian straws, to
to the neglect of the more solid English
| plaitS, are likely to take the lead in bounets,
and there will probably be a revival of he
pretty "Neapolitann hair straws, which
were rage for several seasons thirty years
| ago. The Tuscan straws and large, flexible
| Deghorn hats appeared last season, and
also the open, lace-like Genoa braids. All
these have received an impetus from the
| Italian exhibition in London last year, and
will make their appearance this year in
| larger numbers and greater variety.
An 'old lady" asks me to suggest a bon
net suitable for old ladies, that will 'shade
the wrinkles and "cover up gray hair.n A
suggestion would be of little use unless it
could be carried out in a bonnet, and the
| diff Guilty is that mIlliners adopt two or
three leading styles without reference to
age or individual peculiariti s, and impose
| them upon every one, old and young alike.
Tue most becoming bonnet which have
| found for an elderly lady has soft, rather
upright crown, the folds la each side of
| the center and ending in a narrow curtain
which, unlike the crown, is laid in a small,
triple box plat in the center and is plain at
| the side. The brim is full at the and
plated in the satne way, but gradually
| diminiShes in fullneSs and breadth uni it
| becomes plain and narrow as it approaches
| the chin, where broad strings of soft SAITH
mervieulleux ribbon are tied This DO net
| may be made in velvet, in silk or lace
| lined with soft silk. The pulled brim in
the latter case should be of lace and it
| should be ii with a whole width of tul,e.
| 1t will not cover up gray hair, but WHY
| should gray hair be covered? But it will
soften aud shade off wrinkles, and if made
in the right way prove infinitely comfort
| able. JENNY ,JITNE