The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-20
FASHIONS FOLLIES.
GONE OF THE THINGS WHICH IN
TERBST THE FAIR SEX.

,zora.est Wrinkles in DreseeS-Some
oftbe Latest Things in Bonnets-A
rou Receips of More Than Passing
Ir+erest-Gossipy Stories That Make
oood Reading-Other Matters of
General Interest.
lam assured by careful uptown mothers
.,rs Clara Belle 10 New York letter in
tbo Republic, that a concerted effort will
=, made by them this winter to put stop
b .o.called marriage engagements entered
into nv Young people without the slightest
;r,antion Of ever fulfilling them. A young
man Of % or 25 meets an attractive young
rirl of Is or 20, waltzes and flirts with her
few times. aud thereupon proposes mar
rage which proposal the young lady forth
Nth accepts for the fun of the thing. They
NAV now make love to each other to their
tssrts content, sit up together half the
night IL the drawing-room, come and go
together here and there with perfect free
dom and absolute security from remark
orcritioisn. 1t is great sport, this unre-
sricted love-making, this bondless oppor-
tunlty for counting, sparkling and flirting,
this making merry over g very serious
matter
Generally speaking, young man or
Young woman who wants TO enjoy q bit of
flirting must bestir himself or herself to the
utmost to exchange even tender pressure
of the hand. But once one of these make
believe engagements is entered into it all
becomes very plain sailing, indeed Now
there is a very funny thing about this play
ing at love- Such engagements rarely or
never last over summer. The salt air of the
seaside or tho mountain air of the watering
place doesn't agree with them. They go to
pieces in the moonlight, they dissolve under
the pressure of a manlier hand or arm, or
are dissipated by the glances OF more ten
der eve.
One of these careful uptown mothers in-
formed me, with hands uplifted in absolute
horror, that her Bessie, mere chick of II.
had already worn two engagement rings,
both of which, however, had been returned
to the donors upon her discovering that
these bread and butter loves were merely
the maiden efforts Of her heart to assert
itself.
Strange, isn't it, that No. 3should be will
ing TO take, as he does joyfully, this much
caressed and often kissed girl to his arms as
his atfianced wifea All can say is it is
& lucky thing for her that she lives in the
new world, for in the old an engagement
that comes to naught leaves its eternal
blight upon the girl, who, nine times out of
ten, is not the party at fault.
1t seems to me there ought to be some
middle way between these two systems, for
they are both bad-some way to put young
people on probation before they are allowed
to clasp each other in embraces which
should be solely the reward Of sincere,
ear est minded and honest lovers l am
aware Of the fact that some frivolous moth
ers encourage their daughters to make
themselves agreeable to young men, but all
can say is that it is trifiiug with a very
dangerous thing, for there's vast differ
ence between a little harmless coquetry
and this desperate love-making perpe-
trated under the guise of the afianced con-
dition.
With the very close skirts that are now
in vogue-skirts that fit the form as closely
as did the deservedly decried tie-backs of
other days-pockets are more inaccessible
than ever and also undesirable, from the
fact that being 80 strained around the
figure the pocket-hole would certainly cape
wherever placed. To remedy this the mod
iste sends home with each gown a substi-
tute in the shape of an "art" bag, daintily
made of the same material as the dress.
Some of these are exquisitely embroidered,
and gathered up with double strings to be
slung over the arm or to be suspended from
VIC NolSt lucy dI6 luOcuQSO w uOlu u
handkerchief, small change, or similar be-
longngS, but not purse. Many women
still wear the chatelsine bag or GunlOniere
of real Russian leather or silk velvet, with
solid silver mounts richly wrought, with
chatelaine to match. These bags are ex-
pensive, and they are really decorative as
well as useful
There are some few things of interest to
the rafp-ninor ha -,
the way Of early autumn miliners, says the
New York Press. One is toque, which
has a soft crown covered with gold
tissue, describing pointed coronet
In front, and finished with a black
velvet bandeau which sparkles with mock
gems. There is an aigrette Of black ostrich
tips ard ajeweled dragon-fy.
Little round turbans are shown in consid-
cradle numbers; they are in white or brown
felt and are wreathed with parrots wings,
sometime in the natural colors and some
time IN shaded yellow or silver, gray or
PINK. With such headgear is worn large
veil of white net tied behind.
Big picture" hats of felt and velvet do
not differ greatly from those of last season
except IN being bigger and more picture
ike, not to say more eccentric, than they
We're before.
Meantime the warm weather is not quite
over, and there isstill suggestion of straw
perry, lemon, pistache and other ices in the
frock as worn. Never was there season
when the power of color more certainly as
serted itself, for even the most neutral tints
are enlivened by dashes and splashes which
show all the more vividly against their
modest background.
Blue English serge costumes, with coat
and dark blue felt hat to match says the
New York EUentng Post, will be fashiona-
PIE during the entire autumn season.
weeds in brown and blue mixtures are also
popular. Golden brown crossed with red
forms another pretty combination. These
t"eeds are OF various qualities. but special
SORT Is that woven by the fishermen in the
orkney Islands during the winter, when
tney are unable to carry on their ordinary
Vocaslon. The Orkney tweeds have a very
rough appearance that does not commend
isel1 70 all tastes, yet it is considered very
CHIC ana stylish abroad, and the sudden
popularity 1t attains has tended to many
limitations. As guide to those who wish
tue genuine article, exporters of the fabric
cal attention to a briny odor that clings to
tne real cloth, from its association with
cordage, netting. and other recognized prop
erty OF the sons OF Neptune.
~ ne girls IN society, says Clara Belleinthe
New York Press, are claiming that the sup
pressed emotion business SO steadily Guilt
vateo by their young men friends is run to
the ground 49, ~
Inc languid and quiescent fad is all very
wen up TO certain point" remarked a
pouting miss but don't believe in having
one perpetual state of friqiditv do for auar1