The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-19
FOILIES AND FASHIONS.
,o,rs OF TIE THINGS WHICH
INTEREST WOAEN.

,-aUest Thing in BonnetS ard
masses Old Lace Coming Into
fashion Again - Something Aoout
Hats and Fans.
slowly, very slowly, says the New York
c,, has the long -honored custom Of giving
,.rors at dinners aud luncheons passed out
- fashion, and now a hostess rarely CT
,svar provides more of a souvenir for her
nests than buttonhole bouquets for the men
and decorated name cards for tho women.
However. there always remains that
minority of intelligent folk who cannot or
rHInot understand that fad has fallen from
favor till some uncomfortable social faux
mas hghtens the obScurity Of their
Anil mind. Here is an example in point:
few weeks ago a nice little woman
rava a luncheon of twelve covers
N honor of the occasion she brought
t,rtn her daintiest table raiment, thanked
each plate with a body guard of wine
classes, piled flowers with a lavish hand.
and her guests were twelve chosen feminine
sprits from the very crown of sacred Muir
raw Hill. Now near each individual plate
sat the dearest little shell of gold filed with
.slt and enameled underneath in brilliant
rainbow coIors Not a bright pair of eyes
but duly observed and admired those salt
dishes, late gift to the hostess from her
devoted better half At intervals the
shells were lifted and examined closely.
and then gentle smiles beamed
mon the happy entertainer Of so ap-
rreciatively enviouS guests. Well, when the
last bit OF gossip went round " it'll the bon
hons and move was made, every blessed
woman emptied the salt from her shell into
her plate and filed out, exclaiming over
the almost foolish generosity of dear Mrs.
Hostess, who, pale and speeches., watched
the polite theft. Being young, not over
courageous, and somewhat new at her du-
ties. she forebore to explain the grievous
mistake aud even went so far as to hold
her own shells while the others donned their
wraps. kissed her good. by, and, retaining
their ill-gotten gains, fluttered out pleased
with their days work.
Honse bodices, says the New York
World, to be worn with any skirt, have
become favorites in the spring wardrobe of
tasteful women. Ali modisGes will affirm,
and most women have found out from dis
agreeable experience, b at it spoils the
fitting Jackets in the street or to keep them
on for ordinary indoor wear. The adoption
Of novel bodies is, therefore, an inuova-
ton that has in its favor economy aud the
general welfare of the wardrobe.
Cloth jackets with velvet sleeves and col
lar and trimmings of Jewelled passementerie
ore favorites, as are also the simpler skirt
waist styles. China silk and pongee IN
bright colors may be procured at low sum,
and from this material there may be
evolved tasteful, natty, becoming house
waists.
Inc prettiest gown of the season was seen
the first Thursday after Easter at an after
noon at-home. A yourg widow about to
discard widows weeds for the more cheerful
hablIlments CT second mourning was re-
spansible for its creation. The skirt was a
trained one, heliotrope velvet in hue aud
edged all around with black feather trim
ming. The left side was slashed, revealing "a
panel Of white gauze embroidered in silver.
The bodice was draped in extremely low
over vest Of embroidered gauZe, and was
caught at the left side with hehotrope ro-
settle. A very high Medici collar OF the
gauze SET off the neck, while gauze bands
fell low over the hands. Silver gimp
border9d the bodice and the collar, and
lands Of gimp trimmed the sleeves.
DO YOU ever attend any of Mrs. Cheap
Iey's afternoon receptions?" l asked my
produce exchange friend, Burt Bracket,
says Clara Belle
80, dear, no! not if know it" said be.
Why" | exclaimed, "aren't bere re-
4 Fl shments sufficient to suit you?'
More than sufficient" replied Burt; 81
5sted her sandwiches until the next day."
Speakicg of these artless and ingenious
creatures who are so sought after for the
purpose of attracting the young bankers
ami brokers to the afternoon receptions, /
heard Of a funny experience which befell
the mistress of a swell uptown house. She
invited three Of these ingenues to assist her
and sent beautiful bouquets and cabs for
them. The dear things hung around the
samovar for a brief half hour and then
\ they we're missing. Loud cries for
lea, but no one to hear it. Where
we're these three charming girls WIN had
cost the hostess at least S25? Search was
made with the following result: No. One was
found with young man behind jardiniere
In the conservatory. Number Two with a
young man seated on the stairs. Number
Three with young man in the darkest cor
ner of the library looking at a picture boJkl
In wor /, the three rosebud assistants had
proved to be most lamentable failures as
queens of the samovar. and the mistress of
the uptown mansion was simply $25 out.
A few years ago, says Clara Belle, in the
enquirer, young medical student of the
New York College of Physicians and Sur
geons, whom I'll call Wallston, young
man of great promise, had the misfortune
TO lose his eyes by an explosion in the lab
oratorY; but, with the help of his mother
very Intelligent woman, who acted as his
reader, he continued his studies and gradu-
ated high in his class, intending to make a
speciality of diseases which are diagnosed
solely by means of ausculta tion, for
after the loss of his eyes DR..
Wallston's senses Of hearing and feeling
becoming wonderful acte. In fact some of
the teats performed by DR.. Wallston were
really extraordinary. He could, for in
stance, tell a persons coloring by the
Slnore Of his voice. fix his age by feeling of
us SKIN, and when it came to feats of
auscultatlon, so strangely acute was his
nearing that he at once found himself in
possession Of a good income merely from be-
ing called in by brother physicians to
diagnose the condition of heart or lungs.
The doctor was good fellow, loved a
game OF whist, could tell good story, mix
JuIep or cocktail in a word. The loss Of
MS eyes seemed to have no apprecIable effect
upon his spirits. At toe time of the acct
uent he was engaged to Jessie W., but his
misfortune only seemed to increase her love
LOT him, and, to take Jessies
word FORT, the doctor really
made love better without his eyes
than vita them. 50 everybody was salts
ned and the day was set on which Jessie
was to lead her blind lover to the altar.
BESSIE, her old friead ami chum, was to De