The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-06
WOMAN'S WORLD.
A FEW THINGS WHICH MAY IN
TERESF TIE FAIR SEX


The Latest things in the Wey of
Evening Costumes-Satin For Ball
Dresses-A Few Stories of Special
Interest
In evening gowns. says the New York Sun,
there is a thrifty desire for substantial
fabrlcs Chiffon is indeed Improbable,
and brocades rich enough TO be heirlooms
are teo expensive for the short-lived ball
dress, and so satin hiss been restored to
favor and forms the substantial founda-
ton for the the delicate lace and
chiffon frills 10 decorate. The same
satin gown may do duty for two or
three occasions. with a different set of
Rarnitures. A pretty effect is obtained by
| using pale blue satin, the color Of the day,
| In combination with white gauze embroid-
cred with silver threads and frightened
with Rhine stones. The long, full sleeves
now so essential a part of the ball dress
will be Of the gsuze, also the broad turned
down tucker about the neck. Ruffies with
a border OF the embroidery, may cover
the skirt entirely or decorate only its edge,
| according 70 fancy. But the one essential
feature from which there must be no devil
alton is the girdle of 4-inch satin ribbon
wound twice about the waist and tied In a
little bow in the centre Of the back.
IL really quaint d-fashioned houses, says
the New York TINES, It is very. much in
Keeping to have suggestive phrases over the
hreplaces. In one such house In New Eng
land Is inscribed over the library andirons:
"Old wood to burn, old books to read. old
friends TO talk aud in the dining room the
| cheer of the family altar is sung IN Scotch
phTaise: East, west, names the best. " That
| these inscriptions are not common 10 evil
dencsd by stOry concerninR the latter. A
lady entering the dining room at once
| noticed the lettering. "Ab," she said, read
best That's so-ham is good; quite agree
! with your she finished, turning with
smile to her amused listener.
Brocaded silk Of heavy quality is brought
| into service now for table spreads, and in-
geniOus housewives haunt bargain counters
for remnants Of the beautiful Mary An
toinette patterns. Into the central square
| of these spreads clever needlewomen draw
silks Of the colors used in the brocade, and
for comparatively small expense secure a
| really handsome table cover. The old
handicapped tables with carved and
bowed legs are being brought out of their
hiding places in lumber rooms and attics,
| decorated with the pretty spreads, and
made to do duty again as parlor ornaments.
A story is going the rounds on the South
Side, says the Chicago Inter Ocean, which
makes a well-known society young man and
a millionaire's pretty daughter the princi-
pal characters in rather laughable
comedy. The young man, who Is noted for
his handsome bearing and winning voice,
accompanied the young lady to her home on
Friday evening, and, as all true lovers do,
fingered yet a little while at the gate to
have lovers tete-a-tete with his fair com
panion. The night was beautiful, and no
one near to tntrude, and, above all, he
loved! Why shouldn't she kiss him9
With maidenly modestY she refused.
be implored. She still with
held from him that which would fill
his cup with happiness. The request was
| repeated several times, and so engrossed did
the man become In wooing that he failed to
| notice the approach Of the parental step.
The old gentleman, who had been there
himself, and did not care to intrude upon the
| happiness of the young couple, quietly
| stepped behind convenient rosebush and
waited, thinking the young man would soon
| leave. In this he was mistaken. The lover
| Carried over the request until the patience
/ of the old gentleman was exhausted. A voice
| the couple we'll knew aroused them from
| their happiness in tone of impatient anger
by saying; Alice, kiss the young idiot, and
let him go home."e
An economical girl, says the New York
| Sun, who goes to concerts and the opera a
great deal during the winter, has taken her
| summer gown and made it answer all pur-
poses for her evening toilet. 1t is white
| cloth made with a smooth fitting skirt, and
| Jacket basque with Watstcoat inserted.
She has put bordering of black fur across
| the front and the sides. covered the silk
| waistcOat with frills OF white chiffon, then
made collar and lapels cut down into mar
row revers Of black fur, and this outlines
| the neck and each side Of the wastcoat.
The sleeves have deep cuffs of the black fur.
| The bonnet s of white velvet, with three
small BLACK birds in front, and is tied under
the chin with black ribbon velvet. Black
gloves are worn, and black feather fan is
carried By this arrangement the combi-
nation known as the maggie" is achieved
at very slight expense.
< A man recently made In my hearing, says
Clara Belle in the Cincinnati Enquirer. a
| startling statement. He said he believed
that two-thirds of the women nowadays
| carried their money in their stockings"
| and upon my Indignant protest he offered
most tempting wager, which L accepted.
A court OF inquiry was at once established,
| my first chance victim being a young
woman journalist, who, in her breezy way
stated that she 'never had much on hand1
but would probably hide it in Ter stocking,
where thieves could not break through
and steal" Somewhat alarmed by this
frank statement as TO the ultimate success
of my wager. l decided in future to avoid
women of Bohemian tendencies and
| to modify my question. which
| now presented In more conventional form.
Ny next attempt was made with a very
charming matron, of whom l asked: IF
you had sum of money to hide upon your
person where would you put it9' Her dip
| lomatic answer: "In a safe place." was
ruled out as irregular. and upon being as
sured that my court Of inquiry was being
held behind closed doors-a secret session,
as it were-she told that a chamois pocket
buttoned inside her corset was her favorite
place. She regarded it as absolutely secure.
Much relieved l ventured to speak of the
stockings as possible hiding place, and
was paraly zed with dismay when she seized
the idea eagerly. The novelty OF the idea
has lost-so far as my wager IS concerned
No. on my list.
The odds seemed against me thus far, but,
tprofiting by my experience, my next at
pack was upon very elegant aud eminently
roper woman, the wife of minister. There
Wash It a suspicion of raciness in her idea,
which was a bank check, to which she
chung tenaciously, though l explained my
Question in all its bearings. She asked
thine to consider" Rather dashed,
glanced down the street and discovered my
proximity to a female physici ian whom I