The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-08
FASHIONS IN NOVEMBER.
WINTER BEGINS AND THERE ARE
FINE THINGS TO SEE.

An Afternoon Among the Shops, With
Notes Of the Novelties--Costumes
Cloaks and Millinery-What Pretty
Girl Wore Who Went to See Mrs.
Kendall
Copyright.
NEW YORK, Nov. Its cosy thing
and a cheerful thing to be at home again
rubbing cur hands, all Of us about our re-
spective fires, coming and going and giving
our cheerful greetings and talking over all
the things that have happened since last
spring. like the hustle Of preparation
that comes with the autumn, the plan
making, yes. and the dressmaking especially
when the frocks are as dainty as some
about which have in mind this morning
TO tell you.
Yesterday afternoon l spent some two
hours IN the shops making mental notes Of
the pretty things. My description of them
may assume the appearance Of catalogue
before l finish, but l am reasonably sure of
awakening fair degree of interest at the
start If begin with blue gray serge walk
ing gown which had many to do it honor in
its recess hung with plush curtains in a
sixth floor costume parlor," where the car
pet was warm and thick, and women in
furs and feathers chatted and lounged on
velvet divans.
1t was simple frock to look at, with its
plain skirt and plain long bodice laced with
dark blue cords down the middle in front,
out the outdoor coat that went with it was
most plcturesque-looking, with its very full
!olcs hanging straight from the shoulders,
aus deep, gathered ruff at the throat and its
VIDE. straight sleeves. 1t was lined
throughout with pink silk of pale rosy
shade. and the hat that lay on the low table
beside it was fiat black velvet affair with
clustering tips of black ostrich feathers.
Much more striking than this, but GER
teinly no prettier, was smart gown of
pale olscuit-colored cloth that had an hours
prominence in Twentyrthird street win
ooW 1t was braided in al original, but, it
must be said, most artistic fashion, in a
computation OF gold and black cord and
oralo, which went round the bodice and
waist and tight sheath skirt, as the artist
mas SHOWN 1t in the illustration bring
ing out tho lines of the figures in q
way III which it Is not at all advantageous
al one case In a million to have them dis
played. The sleeves were OF black velvet
Win puttings at the shoulders. and from
tne shoulders across the bosom were drsped
Strings and pendants OF jet beads. A black
a.. nab WIN plume oecorablons gave inc
nnisning touch in the manner which is this
TAI most customary.
=. In the next window to the one displaying
tne biscuit and gold and black combination
was charming dress of pale grey venetian
etotn with plain and tight-fit ing gored
SKIRT mot so charmingl lined with grey silk
ana edged all about the hem with q narrow
plating OF black velvet ribbon, beaded
ny an embroidery OF small beads in
les and gold. TIE greater part Of the
ooolce, both back and front, was composed
OF kind Of cuirass of gold gallon, covered
with an applique of grey cloth edged with
Jss embroidery. The medieval sleeves were
particularly striking. with their full puffs
ot black velvet at the elbow. bordered with
'ne dainty embroidery In jet and gold.
10 that holy Of holes, the sanotum OF the
designer of perhaps the most fashionable
" all the establishments. we're three or four
tolngs that call with a loud voice for their
need of praise. There was for example,
me me coat that is figured with the
biscuit gown. Its fabric was a fawn-
SSolored Venetian cloth, and it fitted the
ngure with a certain affectonate saugness
qulte allowable at the approach of cold
weather, 1t was edged with a narrow
beaver border of beautiful quality of the
iur. Across the front were quaint knots OF
Oesdtng, such as it has become the fashion