The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-06
AFFAIRS OF WOMEN.
,sA-,~ERs LIGHT AND COSBY
WHICH MAY INTEREST THEM.

-.a.bino About the Fashions-Seek-
1rq Entrance Into Socisty-Presents
4or bachelor Friends at Christmas
A Social Problem.
.sNow which shall it be, a natty jacket or
fur capel l cannot afford both, you
1-.,o7v and.n vita an embarrassed laugh,
al feel morally certain that no matter
.vbich one select shall be heartily sorry
that did not take the other.n
How like a woman, l thought, as /
,,atchad the anxious pair resolve themselves
into a comui tee of ways and means.
,.Oh dear" was the next remark, ''they
go both so becomingl What horrid bore
80 n, moor and here a frown settled down
hatueen the pretty brows as if it had come
there to stay.
7 did not remain long enough to find out
inst how the vexed question was settled
cows writer Ia the Philadelphia Inquirer,
hut tie girl he'd my sincere sympathy, for
she was Young and beautiful-two gifts
-ybich most persons think should compen-
sate for every deprivation. But | notice
that the preutier the woman the greater her
desire TO enhance her charms. 1t Is not to
be wondered at IN this age, when SO much
stress is laid upon the Importance
of artistic dressing A great
daal as you know, depends upon
The framing of a picture. 1t is a pity
thot nv sex cannot be made as a class to
fully understand this. | meet every day
unon tue promenade women who have
NlcriAced their good looks to eccentricities
of dress that are simply barbarous You
will quickly see for yourself, if you are at
ali keen-sighted. that their fine COM
T1iexions, classic features and weli-propor-
Iioned figures count bat for little beside the
nositiye ugllneSs of the woman who has had
he good sense to make the most of her best
no;nts and the cunning to conceal her bad
ones
certainly a vast amount of thought and
time should be given to the selection of an
outside garment, especially if you know
that it must be made to do duty upon a
dozen different occasions. 1t is we'll, If pos
81, lie. to have utility wrap and something
for full dress as well. The fur cape unques-
tionablv owes its extrem popularity to the
fact that it possesses the grace of harmo-
njously fittIrs into every occasion which
the average woman is called upon to fill.
Without doubt the big fluffy collar, an
sspecial feature of this style of wrap which
quite hides from view the pink-tipped ears.
IS an exceedingly becoming frame for each
and every style of womanly prettinese, but
unfortunately we have bsen surfeited with
them, and as a result are quite ready to
accept anything in their place.
The CAPE craze ragged quite as violently
during tue summer months as at any time
since their Introduction into the fashionable
world 1t was English" TO top the tulle
gowns and muslin with one of these furry
creations, and this eccentricity was quite
enough to keep them on duty out or season
as we'll as in season. There Is such a thing
as worrying of even the most delightful
ia ces, and fear that this is the fate which
will overtake the fur cape despite its varied
charms.
The trouble is we are threatened with an
overdose.
On the counters, in the shop windows and
upon the shoulders of every other woman
they are to be found fashioned in styles
that appear to be Of endless variety. Every
day brings to view oddities innumera5le.
Sometimes it is the cut of the little wrap
which strikes you dumb with emazement;
again it is the combination, two furs in de-
cided contrast to one another being brought
by ingenious arrangement into tine most
perfect harmony.
But jacket season is declared to be upon
us. Without these jaunty affairs. tailor
stitched, double breasted, pocket-6apped,
what would become of the boa, which offers
to womanklnd the loveliest bit of feminine
tnery to be found In the market? Dark
plumes de coo light up with their irride-
scent colorlnss in a ravisning way the street
gown, while full dress toilettes owe half
their beauty to the willow and curled OS-
Tlch feathers which in mixed greys and
whites are as vaporous as an evening cloud
Is 1t any wonder that such an array of
beWltchlng fashions should be as confusing
as they are alluringl Take my advice and
don't be beguiled into buying a boa of
ostrich plumes unless you have a surplus of
pocket money, for these costly trifss are
too delicate for every day use, the slightest
oampness destroying their beauty in
twInkling.
When it comes to the matter of becoming
ness your own style should settle, without
much difficulty, the vexed question. What
one woman's meat would be smother
Il woman's poison. Never was more struck
with the truth Of this adage than last even
Ing when taking my seat in the theater. l
found that had for near neighbors two of
the lovellest women it has been my good
fortune is to meet for many day, AMI yet,
IL they had exchanged costumes. their
beauty would have been marred and pos
slbiy destroyed. Two perfectly dressed
women, and beauties at that
Is 1t any wonder that 1 stared, criticised
AMI admiredl
1ae phenomenon of finding q pair of
lauitleSsly attired women, with fair looks
thrown In for good measures, does not often
crosse my path, and enjoyed to the full the
ARE but pleasing sight
The one to my left wore a fur cana tho
golden yellow Of the sable topped by a far
lg collar Of dark rich seal, which stood m
aOout her sunny locks in a way that acted
= delghtful foil to the exquisite coiffure
poAlng with its yellow curls as If it had
u.oAen out into gay little ripples of sum-
'u'Iy laughter. Great yellow roses nodded
~ Tue rear OF the quaintl y-shaped tooue. AS
su9 slhal wrap slipped from her shoulders I
u nostced That gown and gloves matched to
y, tection the tone of the sable In no one
a aaI ? could my pretty neighbor have
~, 5n tli proved. She Was in her way de-
NsEtiul creation of art and nature.
~ Aly right sat dainty girl wearing
o oi ner modlsh gown of black lace and let
~ UainDg' waving, feathery bow OF mara
80 ana ostrich plume, the silver gray
r i,r ABOUT twining about the pure white
Image OF the ostrich in just the most cap
atlhg manner possible. An exquisite hat
7y and white made of the breasts of tha
ttE EuI rested upon the bronze colored hair
o0 NUT beautiful brunette. Long grey gloves
'p'0Oeu the charming toilette.
NV, ~ sweet girl graduates, says Harper's
tt1, Went forth to walk in the woods.
am nen holiday mood all roads were one to
az auu when they came to a cross road
y! turned into ir hupfar ,rho