The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-15
FASHIONS F0LLIES.
Things THAT INTEREST BOTH MEN
AND W MEN.


Mnv Sources-Little Cosby Stor es
WI ich Show the PECULIAR les OF HUI
man Nature-The ! Attest in Spring
Goods-Getting Ready For Easter
Among the most fascinating Of the spring
goods. SAYS the New York Times, are the
foe wools aud those silken mixtures which
bear such cluse relationship to the woods
that they are never far anart in the dis
PLAYS. This class Of fabrics grows more
delicately lovely each year. Texture, color
ing, and design find their highest expires
sion in these dainty weaviDgs. Happy will
be the girl who has her wardrobe full OF
them.
Not few novelties are seen, and the fav-
orites of by one seasons come before us so
reJuvenated that they are even more at
trac5ive thai their newer companions. Veil
ing, fine serge, or, as some houses term it,
French chevIot, mohair, challie, bunting,
and the new crepon are only a few OF the
many. The latter is one of the prettiest, as
it will be one of the most popular, textures
lately offered. Although of wool it closely
resembles the old crepon aud crinkled
erepes. It sellsat 95 cents, 81, and 81 25.
and is AZ inches vide.
All the colors and shades of color are pre-
sented in &c. T. ere are two distinct styles
of weaving, one the evenly ~crinkled sur
face, the other also crinkled, but covered
wit minute knots that have a curious
rougbness to The touch, oddly suggesting
TO those familiar with forest cIrlos, the
woody fringe upon the cups Of the gia t
acorns. This knotty crepOn is more ex-
pensive than the plain. Solid colors with
out borders and uuaccompanied by figured
patterns are largely sold.
These are made up In various ways with
silk aud velvet, and many of them will be
seen on Easter Sunday if the day be bright
and warm. The silk lining is a necessi, y.
The amount of silk used as trimming must
depend upon the taste of the wearer or of
her modlste, since many ladies appeal 10
this artlste as to a high priestess and oracle.
Some of these costumes will he in the pima
fore or baby waist style. with yoke and
sleeves of beAgaline or of velvet of the
same color as the crepon, though usually of
a somewhat deeper shade.
When the crepon extends 70 the shoulders
in a high bodice it is cut away to reveal
Y or square of bengaline, velvet, brocade
or embroidery. Again, the entire gown
may be simply made Of the wool with any
desired finishing at throat, wrists and waist.
The material itself is so pleasinE to the eye
that the simplest trimmings suffice TO COM
plete charming gown. Besides the plain
fabrics, there are cool crepons so beauti.
fully embroidered in colors that the coun-
tiers where they are displayed seem better
suited TO an art exhibition than to an every
day dry goods store. Lovely white crepons
come with borders of narrow gold stripes
running up some eight inches from the bot
tom of tee skirt.
81 felt so cheap the other day." said
pretty girl to representative of the New
York Sun. II had ali old pin that was given
to me By my mother when / was quite
you g-oh, fully ten years ago-and / had
an idea Il at If / went to the store where it
was bought and said nothing about its age
] could get il cha ged for something liked
better. 1t looked awfully nice and bright,
you know, and l knew 1t was the custom to
exchange thil gs at those big swell places,
30 started down one afternoon with the
pin. Ga my way | met a friend, a man,
and be wanted to go along with me, and
consented.
81 went to one of the clerks and handed
the pin to him, saying it was a present
had recently received, and that would like
to exchange it for another design.
THE clerk, who was a very quiet and
dignified gentleman Of middle age, looked
carefully at the pin and then left us for a
moment. When he returned he allowed his
eyes TO rest on me. d, holding the pin up
TO view, said: This was bought here. /
find, on Dec. "a, 1880. 1t is not our custom
to exchange articles that have been out Of
the Shop So long time as that
We'll. you may imagine my shame l
would have liked to sink through tue floor.
And the man with me couldn't help seeing
what cheat had been. 1t was Just all /
could do TO get myself pulled together in
time to make a liJtle pretense of innoce pce.
/ pretended to doubt what the clerk said.
and declared l had only received the pin
about two weeks before Then Iappeared
suddenly to realize that the giver Of the pin
had made me secondhand present, aud
protested warmly against the impel Thence
of it.
'Finally the clerk said be would allow
me something on the pin if | desired to
make new purchase. The origin al price
was S35. he would give me $l2 toward
buying another. / expressed myself as be-
ing very glad to get rid of the pin, and
selected new one, paying SIS extra for it.
felt fortunate to get out of ny predica-
ment so easily, and it gave me such a turn
that have not We tured since TO deceive
any one the least little bit. Now, who ever
knew that jeweler could tell just when a
pin was boughta just think of it! That
clerk knew TO day It's a wonder he didn't
tell me it was bought by my mother, a tall
lady with gray hair. accompanied by her
young daughter, myself, Really, | hate to
be caught playing the sneak In that fashion.
It's so awkward
Tapestry hung rooms, says the New York
Tribune, are fashio able fad Of the hour
The drawing rooms furnished in Louis Seize
style are hung with silk tapestries in 'faden
rose, blue, or some delicate tint of G )lor
patterned in rocco style with garlands,
festoonS and arabesque. JOYOUS styie
pervedes these rooms. There is an urd-
ance of daintily upholstered chairs, mirrors
and delicate-hued French porcelain orna-
ments, decorated III gold. 1.-THE prevailing
tones in room with pale old rose hang
ings," says g promi ent decorator. 'shouId
be ivory, gold, deep tones OF rose with some
delicate blue, yellow and green introduced
in lines in relief, with some deeper tones TO
relieve an effect that would otherwise be
too negative
A reign of buttons is upon us, saws the
New York Times. From London and Paris
come gowns for early spring wear showing
an array of buttons that would not dlsgrace
tiger In boot tops. II they are small they
are almost countless. if they are large they
are well-nigh priceless. Which will Won
have! On one woman'S bodice seventy hut
tonholes ere counted, the sleeves, button
ing nearly to the shoulder, requiring twenty
buttons on each arm, the other thirty being
needed on the aist, which butte ed over to
the shoulder. Many of the coming large
butt are works of art. Some seen were