The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-01

visible IN q photograph, for which reason
all fashion plates from pilot graphs must he
heightened Ia the SKIRT, giving figure con-
slderably taller than any woman ever was
The laced bodice worn last season with shirt
waiss-whicn will be used again-the
double girdles Of ribbon coming from high
under the arms, are ali excellent con-
trivaaces for raising the waist-line. All
these devices SHOULD be used by short women
who desire 20 inorease their hight.
The clergyman Il one Of the very fash
innable Episcopal churches on Fifth avenue,
New York, was recounting some of his
amusing experiences at quiet dinner party,
says Clara Belle, In the Republic.
Il md, b" said ne. "that, old as I am, and
with my long study OF human character.
the very modern New York girl can always
keep ahead OF me and mjslesd me as though
l we're but child. l recently had an ex>
perieace that opened my eyes very wide.
A certain gentleman VINO shall be name
less confidel in me the intelligence that his
young daughter had become q fa1atic in
religion and that she had set
her mind upon becoming a nun.
| He was much worried, and assured
me that his child was s. self Sille1 and
obstinate That he was convinced she would
carry QUE her determination unless strong
influence we're brought TO bear upon her.
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behalf, and l promised to do So l called at
his house and saw the young lady. She was
very lovely and had q wonderfully pure
| face. She acknowledged that she was pre-
pairing to become nun. and asserted that
nothing could dissuade her from d1ing
| so. | noticed that whenever l called
at the house, and | did 50 many times
after this, the young lady was always
| reading from book bound in dark brown
leather. 1 took this to be the Bible
and once asked her concerning it. She
! acknowledged that 1t was the Bible, and
| said that sue read 1t six hours every day.
| On one occasion when was calling the
young lady was obliged to step into the ball
| for moment TO speak with So want, and,
as she left the room she dropped her Bible
upon a chair. | crossed the floor aid picked
up the book. 1t was novel in Fronch by
De Msupa SAINT. The leather cover was
merely q holder into which could tie
slipped paper-coverei novel. When the
/ young lady returned to the room asked
| her if she intended becoming a nun before
or after reading the Ere ca authors Of the
erotio school. She flushed with shame as
| she realized that | had discovered her de-
cephon, and then | read her a lesson on
womanly virtues, and endeavored to show
her that a hypocrit is the worst Of all sin
ners. | don't know whether | touched her
| wicked heart or not but | think you'll
admit that we old persons are not up TO
date, as the saving is. The latter-day
young woman pulls the wool over our eyes
pretty successfully"
To be fashionable in the nineteenth CEN
fury you must keep your eyes open.
You may have your heart completely set
on having one Of those charming fur
| trimmed gowns, in which the trimming
runs straight around the skirt Just over the
foot, with perhaps a bit of cord embroidery
above it, and short basque over the close
fitting skirt, but il you do, you are away
out of the vogue for February, and March
/ would see you 80 far behind the times that
you would instantly consigh that dress to
the attic.
To be in style to-day-that is. to be in the
very highest, nattiesI, most irreproachable
style-you must cut the bottom OF your
gown in deep, square tabs, and outline those
tabs with narrow cord embroidery, put on
by hand. Or, if you must have fer, itmust
perforoe be but the narrowest edge, just out
lining those indispensable tabs Then, too,
your basque must be long, extending from
twelve to eighteen inches below the waist
line, and must DO finished either in tabs like
your skirt, or in any of the pretty coat
designs that have come to us from abroad
Nor are the new evening dresses lacking
in originality. The new sleeve, full, grace
full, delightful has issued from the invent
i've brain of some genius in the robing art,
and has taken the costumers and their wan
dering patrons by storm. 1t is no less than
a full-pleated, unconhned drapery Of the
finest Isle, lace or not
There is a novelty in wraps calculated to
| bring signs of ecStacy from the most hard
ened Partisan. 1t is nothing less than q
splendid Louis XIV. coat of silk bengaline
ground, over which are scattered small
gold roses and buds. This coat is long and
There are square pockets covering the hips,
while tine fr mt of the z rment turns back
in wide rever and ends in high Direc-
toire collar.
Inside the rsver Is q vest of white satin
heavily embroidered in an intricate pattern
with fine gold wire. The whole of thu
revers, the collars and the cuffs Of the full
sleeve are also embroidered with the gold
wire, while two-inch black lace in fiat plat;
outlines the edge.
But this is the season when wrap is {
lady's greatest concern. Therefore th,
efforts Of dressmakers are not confined tx
a few striking styles, but are diverted *
bring cut many shapes for many purposes
For instance, pretty walking cape Is th'
, new Fuchsia cape of tan cloth. The entir
edge of this unique garment is cut in deeI
saw teeth, while at the shoulder and throa
; these notches are gathered into a full ruff
, and held in place by bows and loops of tai
. rib6on. The arm is not confined beneath
this cape, but pr0tudes through an opening
that extends from the shoulder seam t
the bottom Of the garment.
AT reception recently given by we'll
known citizen, says the Boston Courier,
young society blood was earnestly engaged
, i'll a nverSation, and with his hands De
J hind him was playing with what he sup
posed was e piece of orlc-a-brac or the arm
of chair. But instead of that it suddenl,
: moved, and he turned to find that he ha,
been rubbing the gloved arm of lady, anC
! moved up as far as the elbow. He is a nerv
Gus fellow, and in the explanation that fol
, | lowed he said:
a Pardon me, madam, but | thought /
, was a piece OF bric-a-brac."
j The explanation amused her so great
that she fell into CONFUSION OF laug tel
and the young man, continuing, and pre-
sumably referring to her funny-Done, said
, "Your sense Of The humorous has relieve
me of my extreme embarrassment
: Perhaps it has, but it hasn't relieved hir
, of the torture of his friends, who are nov
q asking him the price Of gloves and how sh
is succeeding with his collection Of hric-a
brac.
Saw-teeth points are not confined to cape.
{ The latest Paris gloves, of the pretty pin