The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-20

A PINNED GOWN AND A DIRECTORY GOWN.
No fashion of any moment comes suddenly.
As a rule it requires three seasons to COM
nlete the orbit OF its revolution. There is
one season when it is extreme. There is
one season when it prevails. There is one
season during which it is on the decline.
The Directory and Empire modes have
reached their second season. In the Easter
costumes they prevail The reign of lapels,
coats and buttons for the street is all but
universal. For the house you must be
sashed if you are to be looked at a second
time. All the fullness of the spring gown
is above the waist line Waist and sleeves
may be as full as suits you, but skirts must
cling. You may swear by shocking, shir-
ring, plating or folding, putting,
gathering, wrinkling or tucking between
your neck and your girdle, but below the
neck there is nothing for It but to cling.
You may knot your sash above your
shoulder, or cross it above your bodice,
or fasten it under the right arm or the left
you may make it Of stiff ribbon or soft silk
or cashmere or crepe or cord but sash you
must have and it must fall over skirt that
clings. The Empire gown is only the be-
ginning of a revival that may bring back
the classic Greek draperies. Since the
dramas Of the lenten reading classes, since
the performance of Electra" on the
boards, every girl who hasn't at least one
Greek gown in her wardrobe is buying the
softest, sheerest cashmeres and henrietta
cloths, devoting hours to rummaging the
bric-a-brac stores for cameo clasps and
shoulder medallions, embroidering wide
bands for the two borders and studying the
pure lines of the soft fabrics represented IN
statuary and paintings.
A very charming modification OF the
Greek costume which will be worn for the
first time at one of next weeks Easter we'd
dings is in white crepe with crossed braces
and girdle of silver cord looping up tunic
of the crepe enriched with dainty border
wrought in silver; while the crossed fronts
of the bodice below the waist form two
short paniers similarly adorned.
The most exquisite colors are revived in
the evening silks and the adoption of plain
skirts Calls for heavier and more deliberately
brocaded materials. Curtain" sleeves, as
our grandmothers used to call them. appear
again, and long over sleeves with square
hanging ends, showing a touch of eastern
or medieval inspiration. Strange conceits
born of no place or time are revealed in
corsages cut in points against the white
shoulders and draperies slashed in a success
sion of deep VS.. Green in half a hundred
tints covers the counters and shows to best
effect in the Liberty silks and the old-time
challies. which will make a large proper
ton Of the garden gowns.
The handsomest Easter gown have seen
is of the pure Directoire model and will be a
good thing to leave off with. The Queen OF
Portugal, if you chance to any interest in
such embarrassing people as royalties, has
one Just like it. The ccat-everybody wears
coats everywhere-is OF heavy silk of the
coquelcot red shade. 1t is turned back in
wide lapels faced with black MORE and
adorned with large black velvet buttons.
The bodice and skirt front are draped richly
with black chantilly lace The half sash Of
black silk is knotted at one side and then
carried back to hang down over the natty
coat tails The bonnet witch belongs to
this costume is a single red poppy with bow
of black velvet under the chin.
ETTrN OepoRN