The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-26
WOMAN'S WORLD.
MANY MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
TIE FAIR SEX.

Some Gossip Picked Up From Many
sources-A Few New Things In
Fashions-New Fancies IN Feminine
Wear.
1t is never worth while, says writer in
the New York Times, to aim at certain de-
tails. General effect is the desired end. If
the hat be chic and becoming, criticism of
Its separate features will be superhuous.
The needle and thread should be banished
from the work table of the amateur MILL
ner Style is too airy thing to be lassoed
BY a thread; it must be transfixed by pin
or it will escape. The small pins with fancy
heads are especially useful, as they need not
be hidden. The present jeweling Of hats is
but progression from the use of these pins,
which professional miIliners first introduced
as a help in combining the airy-fairy ma
terials employed.
Old frames often NAV be made the
foundation of successful hats by little
deft manipulation. The general reckless
disregard Of uniformity greatly promotes
economy, as hats may be turned almost
upside down, certainly wrong side before.
and sometimes with advantage. II suppose
] must throw that away" sighed lady,
holding up to a friends gaze hat as badly
demoralized as the now famous Anna Dick
Inson chapeau. mot at all" was the quick
reply. Here, give it to mel" and in ten
minutes it had been turned wrong side be-
fore and transformed into jaunty cap, in
which its owner became the envy of her &C
guaintances,
The proper lining of hat is the one ex-
elusive mark of the professional. Most
amateurs find it more trouble to line hat
than to make and trim it. The transparent
hats, and most others as well, are best with
out any attempt at lining The lace rutfies,
one Of this seasons leading ideas, are useful
to the amateur. White India silk works up
easily and effectively for evening toques,
and with silver and turquois pins, and per-
haps a bit of delicate black lace and
ieathery white aigrette, makes very
charming combination. Many ladies have
carefully preserved collections OF scraps
winch they have gathered for an insane
bed quilt" that they have been sane enough
never to make up. These prove inexhausti-
Die treasure troves to the amateur milllner.
Il dived into mine for Frightening knot
one day." says resourceful little woman,
and I've been making hats out OF it ever
since"
Everybody knows that men Of the English
nobility have gone into trade, as brewers i.
cao owners and provision dealers; DuC IL Is
not so well known that women OF title are
following their example. OF course the
ladies do not adopt, for choice, some money
making occupation which they have been
accustomed to look down upon with con-
tempt, and it is to their credit that they
prefer to work to idly living at the expense
OF their friends. The millinery business
naturally attracts them first. There is a
certain gentility about it which enables
society woman to compromise with her
dignity. The pioneer in the movement, says
q correspondent in the Boston Transcript.
was, without doubt, Lady Granville Gordon,
whose Dlucky venture some SIX years ago
inspired others with the idea that there was
much to be done in the line OF business
which she had elected to carry on. Having
suffered severe losses, Lady Granville set
her heart on earning money, but 1t was her
husband who was struck by the thought
that millinery establishment, personally
conducted by the daughter-in law OF a
marquis, would be sure to attract the pub
lie. At first Lady Granville hesitated,
areadng the responsibility of the under
taxing, but having once made up her mind
she set about her business with wonderful
amount Of energy. and IN 1885, with caIa-
tal o. only Glb0, Nine. Lierre" opened en-
attractive little shop 10 Park street.