The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-25


The so-called three-quarters length Jacket,
says the New York Star, is a fashion which
Is rapidly becoming characteristics, and
which may carry consequences. In the
LOUIS XIII. o1el it nas a double-breasted
waist with broad revers. and like the gem
tlemen's coats at the begi lning of the seven
teenth ceItury, il Is finished with a brOai
basque set on The modistes are turning it
out in richer and richer materials, and Law
ishing on it a eilth of wonderful ear
broidery. What does it meant
1t promises no immediate return to short
walking skirts, for the cross line below the
hips calls for long draperies or spoils the
figure. 1t Is made this winter with high
sleeves, Just as high sleeves coexisted with
bustles, and yet it may mean in the future
sleeve war. Go back to the rather vulgar
glOrieS of Eugenie's reign. Along in thu
middle sixties. when women were as
inverted tunnels walking. did they not wear
with tbs hoopskirt the three-quarters
length jacket and slopiog shoulders. Con-
slider, once again, the little waist frills we
are beginning to put about evening
dresses, aud our tentative toying
with Planners. The jacket is a dove
sent out from the ark of fashion, it finds
sleeves at full food, but they will go down.
Not tomorrow, not next month; i5 was two
years, was it not, that we wasted breath
Dustles And yet in two years the hustle
died. We ruche and festoon our skirts at
the bottom, how long uefore we shall dis
tend thema Watch the three-quarters
length jacket and SEQ il It will slope the
shoulders. If il be truly characteristic and
faithful TO its traditions it will yet fight the
sleeve.
a charming woman, says the New York
in ha hofa sNfa kofN
deal, said the other day: when l want
ANYTHING very, very much give q party"
what in the world do you meanp asked
she to whom the remark was made.
81 mean just what say" was the laugh
lug reply. whenever | want "A new fal,
or lace pocket handkerchief or a different
bit of jewelry, l invite a large company of
people, and am sure to have some one of
ese things left in my house. You may
think 1t remarkable that no inquiries are
made for them. Sometimes there are,
OF course, but time after time elegant
things have been left behind and nobody
has ever claimed them. Naturally they
have become mine. remember one thing
in particular. 1t was an exquisite vinai-
grette of cut glass and silver. l took pains
to leave it in full view on the mantelpiece
for several months, but nobody seemed ever
to have seen it before. 1t was pretty enough
me for using it now"
Last season, relates Washington etter-
writer, well-known bachelor of New York
city visited the national capital to enjoy the
social advantages of the official season.
While there he met a charming yonng
woman, whom he invited to accompany
HIM to the opera. She accepted the invita-
ton provided he would permit her to ask
orrNn al lol l1,o h. ,,-oI
the CO partnership of q prominent wealthy
spinster in the West End, who was a mutual
friend, and the evening passed delightfully."-.
Not long afterwad the yonng man invited
the fascinating chaperon to accompany him
alone to the theater, when, to his surprise,
she also demanded the presence of third
party, and for propriery's sake proposed her
maid.
He accepted the position with as good
grace as possible, and upon the evening ap-
pointed called for his companion in a coupe.
The lady appeared, cloaked and hooded,
followed closely by an ebony female attend
ant When about to step into the carriage,
where she had already placed her maid upon
the only vacant seat, she turned smilingly
to her escort and remarked: "Mr A,
will you be kind enough to sit outside with
the driverg' The high Disconnected beau
looked aghast for an Instant at such an I'M
self threw open the carriage door, and with
an exclamation more expressive than polite.
replied: mo, I'll be hanged if l will Let
the darky sit with the driver, if you must
have her." 1t is needless to say that his de-
termination carried the day, but the lady
was comforted by the presence of the sable
chaperon, who occupied rear seat in the
privacy of the box throughout the perform
ance.
Women seem always to be in search of
new fad, or a new way of wearing or doing
certain things that they have been wearing
and doing all their lives. What does this
proves Restlessness or progression, or
both! That they are not content with the
old things and ways is one Of the signs of
the times. They are always on the qut UiUe,
always on the lookout for something new,
and they discover or invent new things and
new uses for old things. The fad of one
fashionable woman is to wear, not silver
clasps on her garters, but roses of the color
of her stockings. A gay maiden, who is
blessed with a tiny foot, wears flowers at
balls, dinners and receptions on her dainty
slippers. A bunch of violets on a white
satin slipper, and worn with white gown,
is charming toilet.
A pale pink rose on a gray suede slipper,
with a gray and pink gown, is another be-
witching toilet worn by this inventive
young woman. Lilies of the valley also go
veil, with their green stems showing. OF
course, it is best to select small flower for
this purpose, bud, half-blown rose, or a
small bunch of violets, the latter being
more easily managed and more becoming to
the foot. But in any case the foot must be
small.
A lady sitting near box in which one of
the fashionable twenty score" as Byron
puts it, entertained her friends recently,
saws the Sun, watched an exquisitsly
dressed, faultlessly beautiful girl lounglng
awkwardly, with one knee crossed over the
other and one arm thrown over the back of
the chair, in the glare of the lights and in
prominent place in the crowded building.
The girl seemed to be great favorite. for a
constant succession Of young men passed
INTO the box. To each she gave an indiffer-
emit little hand-shake, her elbow on level
with her shoulder, her hand in line with
her eyes. To each she said only:
Jaw! You here Delighted to
see you." That was all. Ard
all without change of position or par
ticle of animation In the pretty race. The
elderly woman who chaperoned her rose
briskly as the young men greeted her, and
said to each one the same set formula of
words: "Awl You here9 Don't make
yourself so scarce" Aud that was all that
was said by the two women from o'clo k
until IL o'clock. Can that type Of vapid
girlhood develop the charm that makes
women of 40 dangerous and of so fescinat-
ino5 Ratter tha rI1nctilioiIsness and Oh3a-