The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-16

1 e0S0p ~ oollihS wafer IN a closely covered
jar half an hour. Have ready a bath rub
or a common tub, with a small low chsir in
~ tie the wet herbs in a bag and put them
IN the tub, then pour on three
or Tour pailfuls of boiling water,
ana cat tie patient TO steam
with blanket enveloping person and tub
70 Keep the beat IN. Have the feet in foot
oatn, kept hot by adding boiling water,
ana Keep tho head wet in cold water. The
pain shonld not last over half an hour, less
| II Tue person feels weak. When the time
eIapSes she should be spoagei off in warm
water, which will feel cool, and go to a
warm ced with a hot brick at the feet for
an nour or two, unless the bath is taken at
night This bath taken three times a week,
always three hours after meals, is sovereign
Tor Improving the complexion. curing
rheumatism and obesity. A half pint Of
| gin is a good ad 1itiol to the bath, which
must be kept seaming hot by the addition
Oh boiling water.
Here is an idea for reception dress: 1t is
| made OF iron gray faille and maStic closh
trimmed with gold embroidery and martin
sable. The body of the dress in princesse
fellle, open over back and front Of mastic
cloth. The back is of cloth and buttoned at
the middle. The front is open at the center
over narrow center of faille carried back
on 10 the front lining. Buttons aud button
| holes ornament the front opening of CLOTH
| On the coTsage the buttons are replaced by
an embroidery. The body of the dress of
princeSse faile IS composed of an open back.
an open front, adjusted by prince poitrine
and catch outlining the front. Fur bor-
ders the faille dress. A pleat of gold en-
broidery forms the end of the cloth. The
collar of fur aad the wrists trimmed with
| fur.
What article of furniture appeals more
| to a WON ms heart tnan a china closet, so
called! The great difficulty is in deciding
which to choose. A corner one of oak, fin
lshed in the sixteenth century style, is very
handsome. and has a large three cornered
drawer A small one has a mirror at the
back, with front and sides of heavy bsveled
plate glass, which shows off the china TO
| great advantage. There are otders in an
| tiquo oak, in cherry and in mahogany, as
well as handsome cabinets and writing desk
in all these woods. Some of the latter are
| finished with a landscape in monochrome,
that is. stained in the wood before the polish
| is put on.
Mahogany is the most popular wood for
| handsome bedroom furniture; next to this
| IS the oak, with the sixteenth century finish
For girl and young ladies the birdseye
maple, with bamboo finish, and the painted
| and enameled furniture are the most
popular. A novelty in chiffoniers has a
trlphcate mirror, which has a decided ad-
vantage over the single one,
A charming little visiting costume, says
| the Herald, is of bengaline and velvet.
The skirt and train are of one piece,
mounted with big pieats behind and held up
by an applique of passementerie 1t is
draped in front with an apron and orna-
| mented at the foot with handsome bead
embroidery with fringe. A peak of velvet.
| ornamented on the left side with an ap-
| plique OF bead passementerie, seems to hold
| up the apron. The corsage is half draped
with bengaline and half OF velvet. There
| are appliQueS of beaded pasSementerie on
the shoulders. The collar forms a point of
velvet framed in two draped braces of ben
Raliue. The belt is of velvet, caught in in
| the sewing under the arm and coming down
| 10 knot at the point of toe skirt. The left
side stops at the point of the corsage. The
sleeves are of velvet, WITH hig SHOULDERS,
narrow below and slightly draped under
small strips of beaded passsmenterie. A
| capote of velvet with a diadem hand of
| pearls. An aigrette OF ribbon and feal hers
of birds of paradise, with bunch of the
| same tehind.
Small and delicate shapes for pates and
| ices are in fashion. Glass jugs for water are
Of classic form. Fine glassware, with its
many facets scintillating in the light, are
much more artistic for the table than plate.
! Vienna china Is as fragile as an eggshell
and the price for q set is not much under
500.
| a very handsome visiting toilet is as fol-
! lows: A cloak of reddish brown cloth and
1ancy velvet. The trimming Of changeable
silk Of reddish brown; embroidery of black
passemenierie. The body Of the coat of
cloth, with back and sides of the back pro-
viding the material for two Fittings The
| fronts caught together at the waist, while
| the back outlines pelerine. From rhe
catches at the waist in front the coat opens
| over a point of velvet, the facingS Of
| cloth rIchings OF faille bordering the
! opening at the front, the same ruche
bordering the ends of the manteet and the
center of the front. Passementerie outlines
the points at the back of the mantelet, which
is Terminated by pleated volant of silk.
The top of the mantelet pleated and formed
| of rounded piece let in. The collar is
high and vase shaped, of passementerie
| lined with cloth. the sleeve, with elbows
| of velvet, rises up to the coat. round
hat of felt, trimmed with black feathers
| OF becoming house dresses, says the Her.
aid, one is Of the redingote or coat shape,
which is very becoming. more especially to
| I6Ql6S Oh ldll auu slender figures. IL Is
made of MORE plush over a blouse of straw
crepe de chine The redingote and the col
| lar are orAamented with embroidery of red
cashmere with blue and gold. The sleeves
are brought up with medium fulness at the
shoulders aad at the wrists are embroi-
dered. The collar is high and square cut,
and embroidered in the same way as the
| border of the redingote.
The new material Of the season is Cote
| let" ribbed fabric closely allied to the ma
terial of which mems brooches are made
| The description of few new dresses will
best indicate the seasons novelties. A cote
| let cloth OF the ew gray, called "tourte-
relle," was made with plain flowing skirt,
| Just touching the ground, the material cut
! on the cross just at the back and straight IN
front. The bodice took tue form of long
| three-quarter jacket, having open fronts,
turning back with revers. showing waist
coat of old brocade, having a jabot of
point d'Alencon. of an antique design,
with true lovers knots, the collar high
in the neck, the trocade popping belo "
| the cuffs at the wrist. The sleeves were
high on the shoulders, as indeed they nearly
| all were, but they are this season sewn into
the bodice, so that they appear nigh rather
| than broad 4 sash encircled the waist and
| fell to the hem at one side, being so deftly
managed that it appeared to be drawn
through the side seams. A gray cloth gown
was trimmed with brown velvet-for brown
is much in favor, especially mixed with