The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-17
AT THE MARCH OPENINGS
OF LOVES OF HATS AND DEAR
DELIGHTS OF GOWNS.

In the Spring g Womans Fancy
Gravely Turns to Thoughts of Rib
hons, Low Crowned Empire Hats,
Buttercups and Jonquils, and Lace
Wells Three Yards,Long.
Copyright secured.
New York, March l6.-Ou Sont les ueiges
n antdn? Where are the gowns of yester-
month? An afternoon at private views and
early openings and ones pencil runs to
missy willows and grasses as easily as if
snow had not drifted within the memory of
man.
A green season. Green straws, green
ribbons, a smother OF green foliage, green
gowns
A fat season. Flat hats, dropping under
trails of flowers, fiat gowns, clinging to the
figure, with pockets outside, revivals of
old, old styles.
A sleeve season. Sleeves tucked, pulled,
gathered and plated, sleeves in large an
tiQue gigots, encouraged to believe in
their own Importance most nightly.
A threat season. All round, white and
gracefully shaped threats left uncovered.
As natural consequences:
A turned down collar season. Flat collars
of plated muslin, of the old days; wide
henstitched collars OF lawn, Irish crochet
collars with long pointed, old-fashio ed
ends. Medeci collars high in the back. fall
ing away in front and lined with some color
pretty for the complexion; Stuart collars Of
rich lace in full frills falling over the edge
Of the Corsage.
A flower season. Heavily ordorus white
hvacinths, arbutus bios ,oms, cowslips,
crocuses, pale yellow and deep red roses,
wild strawberry blossoms, jonquils, BRAN
BILE flowers and violeUs make flower bonnets,
only a puff of lace and sometimes not that,
appearing to lend consistency to the May
queens crown.
A butterfly season. Black butterflies, gold
butterflies hover on invisible wires over the
bonnets' posy gardens.
A spangle season. Straws, laces, rib
bous have been dipped in star dust and
CLEAN and sparkle when they should and
when they shouldn't with beautiful impair
tiality.
A veil season. Scarfs of blue, pink or
green blonde wound two or three times
10 1sely about the neck, as one sees them in
old pictures with sandaled Shoes reticuleS,
narrow skirts and tine waist well beneath
the arm pits.
a fringe season. Fringes of every length,
color and device restored to universal favor,
dangli g nonchalantly from wraps, scarfs
and gowns %
A button season. Buttons that come
straight from the jeweler, elaborate hut
tons, artistic buttons fastening the waist
rish5 up aud down in the middle as they
have not done in three seasons, il full
view.
A season of white or very delicate col
ored parasos. The handles are set with
garnets, pearls and turquoises. The top
n aY be blue silk embroidered with small
POmpad1ur bouquetS
a sn re aud long season. The jacket
family for girls, the jaunty, "fussy" wrap
for young matrons, the directory re3ilgote
and the long, early empire wrap for mar
RED and unmarried, but no compromise
length for anybody. Slightly cover the
shoulders OF be completely enveloped, there
IS 10 choice between these extremes.
A season OF Immense piaids, of stripes and
borders; a season of wonderful ginghams, a
season OF old materials, of figured jaconets
and musiins, Of soft sarcenets, embroidered
China crepes of lowered challies, of stom-
ac5ers made Of lace, tulle, gauze and surah,
eli relics of former days. A season of full
bldices straight skirt and Toby frills or
gowns, reminding one of the DANES who
dwslt 'N here 81. Marks is, whore the
d ges use to wed tue sea With rings, .-