The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-12

as though the soft, pliable cloth will be in
the highest favor. The tailor made dress.
with certain notifications, such as the
slight gathering or wsvy effect at the upper
part OF the front of the Skin. At present
one sees large number ofsLouis XIV. vests
open behind from the figure, so as to show
the dress. Draped corsages seem very
most women. They give fullness to the
slender women, and grace to those who are
Inclined to full figures.
Never has lace been 30 much worn. We
nave oerthes and basques, volants and tab
llers made Of lace. We have draperies and
Dlouses and little paniers, slashings, ruches,
rutfs, bows and bunches-all of white and
black laces. The effect is charming.
La grippe is at its old tricks again, says
Clara Belle in the Cincinnati Enquirer, and
to the increased death rate am indirectly
indicted for the following amusing con-
tretempS OF social life. OF course you are
aware that there are plenty Of places IN this
Dig town where men may borrow dress
suits and women ball costumes. Well, even
more than that, there are dressmaking
establishments where ready-made mourning
dresses are kept on hand for hire; for |
needn't tell you that death is often so sud-
den and funerals, for many reasons, follow
SO quickly thas these ready-made mourning
gowns are really great convenience. They
relieve you entirely from the necessity Of
urging your dressmaker to make dress
which, In the rush and excitement can't be
otherwise than ill-ftting.
Last week there was a sudden death in
one OF our most respectable uptown houses.
Mourning dresses we're sent for, and
Mrs. b. whose father it was that had died,
made her appearance in the back parlor
during the fnnoral CarUiNac anharIv
and very tastefully clad, for the dress had
fortunately fitted her to perfection. But
her grief was poignant, and at a certain
affecting allusion to her father she burst
into tears again and felt in her pocket for
her handkerchief. Imagine her over
whelming surprise upon drawing one of
her husbands handkerchiefs from the
dress Could she have put it there herselfl
lmDossiblel Then in heavens name, how
came it there? Poor B There he sat- flooded
with tears. The death of the old
gentleman would exactly double their
income. He felt so badly that he couldn't
bear to look people In the face; So he COW
cred his eyes up, and hence didn't see his
wife examine that handkerchief of his twist
it, turn it, smell of it, look at the initials on
it, etc. O., it was undoubtedly b.. But
how in the name of goodness did it get into
the pocket OF this dress! That's what Mrs.
did find it out. Now, B. was good man, a
perfectly exemplary man, but home had q
mother-in-law; and he was in the habit Of
spending an evening now and then with
Mrs. Kitty K, who, 80 Mrs. B. asserted,
had more husbands than the law allows.
Well, anyhow, rs latest acquisition had
died the week before, and B. had been
among the mourners, and, being a kind
hearted man, he had not only wiped his
. but ffxz1s fon
thoughtless Kitty had, in her distracting
grief, thrust BIS handkerchief into the
pocket of this hired mourning robe. That's
the explanation, but the dlsagreeable thing
about it was that B. had assured his wife
that he wouldn't go to the funeral under
any circumstances. Poor B., he is such a
kind-hearted man.
On the street, says the New York Re
corder, at ones pleasure or against ones
will one studies capes and nantes. At 8
o'clock, when the sun is bright and the
world is out of doors, capes and NANTES are
features of the landscape that challenge and
CONQUER the eye. They show wide range
of color, violet, reseda, blue and stem green
being with them as much matter CT course
as the neutral doves and fawns. Dark green
cloth was the fabric of a very handsome
and comparatively simple one worn at a
UldLlQ66. III was u uOuO10 Cdpe,
in fact, tossed back in artfully artleSs folds
from yoke of the same material. Huge
mock emeralds studded it, and these were
set in frames of small jet beads. A run
ming vine finished the edge, embroidered in
green silks tinsel. A pinked ruche of
green silk was tied at the throat with mar
row green velvet ribbons.
The three-quarter length nantes are gag
ments to wear which requires some cour-
Il. s.A Il
Yesterday brought with it all the glitter of
a garish afternoon and all the rattle of a
military band. A silver-gray corded silk
was the stuff of which it was made. A
heavy and intricately patterned steel pas
senenterie covered the back, taperlng from
the shoulders to a point at the waist line.
Edging this garniture was fringe of steel
beads, the strings of which, short on the
shoulders, increased in length in regular
procession, depending at the waist for half
yard or more. A deep founce of black
lace edged the mantle, which was worn by
a tall, blonde matron, whose Medicl collar
stood up proudly about her throat, and
whose little lace bonnet was pushed well off
Ler front hair.
Cloaks for "dressy" wear for young
matrons come out in new designs every
day. Ore which was received by one of
the fastest of this weeks steamers was in
black silk, with pointed lace vest, from
which fell the long ends of a lace tie. Upon
the high shoulders stood fiaring lace frills,
and down the fronts ran bands Of black silk
passementerie to the bottom of the three
ouarter-length tabs. Under the arms the
garment was close~fttlug and shorter, and
was finished with deep lace fiounces. The
sleeves had cuffs that were ruched with lace
like the shoulder seams.
Long French coats with fancy gilets en-
liven the promenade. Even the severest of
the tailor coats are smartened with edgings
of gold braid, which twists itself at inter-
walls into clover loops inclosing amber or
topaz jewels.
The week has seen a wonderful blossom
ing of millinery. A fiat hat of yellow straw
was one of yesterdays most interesting
promenade exhibitions. Narrow heliotrope
ribbon was rolled into coils and laid about
the brim of it, hanging in long ends behind
Two large Powered blossoms of love-in-a-
mist, In pale heliotrope, shining out from
gray green, rose above it, one over the hair,
the other behind.
A picturesque hat was composed alto
cether of large wildly pink rose petals. A
full. blown rose stood over it at the back,
with a loaf or two and an aigrette of black
lace. about which a jet snake was coiling
A small capote was looked at more than
once. with its brim of fancy straw and its
crown of pale blue crepe, both streWn with
topaz and pearls A small pale pink rose
was its only garniture in front. Behind
was pale blue algrette There were mar
row yellow velvet strings,
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