The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-05
FASHIONS FOLLIES.
FEW MATTERS THAT MAY IN
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Latest Style of Dressing the Rair-A
Few Brief but Pointed Stories-New
Designs in tina Garments of Women.
The chemise, says Clara Belle in a New
York letter in the Cincinnati Enquirer, is
prettiest short, unless it be worn with a
house or evening gown, for which skirts are
dispensed with. In this case the garment
may be finished with deep ruffie of lace to
ankle length. The material should be null,
OF, better still, India silk. It may be of
any pale tint or for special occasion, black,
yellow or scarlet Such occasion would
be the wearing of Josephine cut dress
of such clinging material that it be-
comes imperative that no waist line be in
dicaued by the undergarments Aside from
this special wear the chemise is prettiest
short. 1t is prettiest worn over the cor
sets. If worn, a corset must be
dOnned to protect the corset. There is no
beauty in a corset-cover.
A woman should wear nothing the reveal
ing of which does not amount to another
attraction. There is no way of making the
lower edge of corset-cover pretty. 1t is
seldom as long as the corset, or, if it is it is
awkward. Dispense with it altogether, say
/, and wear instead your chemise over the
corset, aud let the lower edge barely reach
the knee.
Tho chemise is, of course, Iow-necked. and
the neck edge should be finished with inser-
tion or yoke of lace, or what you will, if
only it be nota bunony or volu minous ruffle,
which will spoil the lines of the bodice put
over.
For this same reason the sleeve should be
mere strap. The garment should be cut
low. but never to below the edge of the
corset, and the lace about the peck, or the
upper edge of the chemise. should either be
pulled close or be drawn close by ribbon.
This gives roundness to the breast, helps the
fit of the bodice and adds to
THE GRACE OF THE GARMENT.
A band of insertion set in the chemise
lust above the waist line, and through
which a ribbon can be passed, tying in
front, brings the garment into attractive
lines and adds to its dressiueSs and to the
roundness of the bust. If this is done, the
skirt part OF the chemise NAV be made
lovely by rows Of insertion, either set per-
pendicular or horizontal. That is, either
round and round or up and down. The rib
bon being run for the belt well above the
waist line, it makes pretty finish when the
short skirt is put on and pre-
vents the chemise from blousing
awkwardly over the bands of
the skirts. The ribbon is either cream
color or some shade TO match one short
skirt, and harmonize with all. The same
chemise. Fancy NADIA, with scarlet stock
tngs, red Shoes scarlet short skirt and scar
let ribbon run belt fashion through her
chemise just below the breast line One
implores her to MAKE no change, yet
she will be almost as lovely whether she
dons her long black silk skirt, over which
the ends of the scarlet ribbon hang daintily,
and under which the red shoes peep, and
through the lace of which the red stockings
CLINT; or removes the short skirt and stands
in dainty white chemise belted down to the
waist with scarlet ribbon, and showing the
scarlet stocking tops through its lace fin
i6aing
The designs Of the new dresses, says the
New York Press, differ radically
from the old favorites, the
ondule effect appearing in a number OF va
riations, especially In silk lines. There are
wide and narrow wavy satin lines on a
gross grain serface The chevron is re-
peated, too, in many styles. An odd pattern
represents a similar effect to that which a
schoolboy produces when he draws line of
connecting loops across his slate. Some of
the new silks show bow-knots and true
lovers knots wrought upon them, but
floral brocades are entirely out of date and
neglected. In evening goods metal effects
prevail India, China and Japan silks
come in an infinite variety of patterns
Cancels hair goods are popular. the designs
running chiefly to rough and smooth finish
Old rose smooth surfaced CaInePs hair is
cross barred in black ond yellow, the cross
bars presenting a hairy effect. a gray
ground spotted with black lozenges aud
rough finished is a favorite style. Bengal
ines are fashionable, and the new all-silk
Bengaliue has the advantage over the wool
filed goods of their smoother and finer
finish draping just as effectively The fads
in coloring are old rose, bright tan aud
gray.
"a girl who sits ungracefully is rarity ;"
said an artist. THE seX's poses in a chair
are instinctively aud unconsciously slightly
Then why will not girls practice a good
carriage! They spend hours of prayer and
effort over their bangs and their make up,
yet everybody knows a fine figure is the
most important requisite of all. Good car
rage induces good figure. 1t throws such
lines as you have into an adjustment Of
harmony. 1t will make your dresses fit bet
ter, last longer, and look finer while they
last. head well carried comes soou to be
well poised Shoulders we'll squared back
I'LL up your bodice and improve your
silhouette as well as your profile. Hips well
balanced make your gowns drape gracefully
In spite Of your dressmaker. Feet coming
down to the ground prettily come near to
being pretty feet.
| see that there is Il decided desire on the
part of fashionable harberdashers to bring
those dreadful disfguring white stockings
into favor once more. They are being dis
played in the most tempting and cobwebby
forms of silk thread and cotton, but it IS
devoutly to be hoped that American women
Will not take to them. French women,
whose chaussure is as perfect as their gowns,
will have none of them at any price, except,
OF course, with white evening or driving
costumes that demand head to foot snowi-
ness.
There is now a clever creation rightly
named the sea bonnet, 1t is combination
or velvet in sea green shades and white
chiffon. When the lowest stratum of vel
vet, of a sea sand color, with other shades
blending to ocean green, are arranged in
graceful fluctuations, crowned with the
chiffon, which represents the foam the re-
suit Is 80 perfect as to bring to ones eyes
the motion of the waves. But the idea is
further carried out by bordering the bonnet
with tiny shells, scattering it with seaweed
here and there, and lastly erecting pieces of
coral at the back. The strings of such a
bonnet are Of white chiffon.
Il had such an odd experience the other
night" said a fair westerner to the New
York Tribune, who with her family was
FOR few days shopping in New York on
her annual migratory flight to the cooler
air of the Atlantic coast. THE weather