The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-15
THE DOINGS OF WOMEN.
SOME OF FASHIONS FADS THAT
INTEREST THEM.

World-Scenes and Incidents Thai
Are Picked Up by Society Cleaners
The Newest Things in Gowns, Bon
netsand Gloves.
was told few days ago. says Clara
Belle in the Republic. that the latest not
able accession to the ranks Of the Salvation
Army is young, beautiful and wealthy
girl, who graduated from Vassar few
years ago, went to London and Paris,
looked upon the deep moral degradation Of
those twin cities Of the plain, and returned
converted. She now intends. in spite Of the
prayers aud entreaties Of her family, to
devote her life and fortune to carry the
gospel among home heathens.
But worse that this, she even proclaims
taat her mission will never be completely
successful until she has become the wife OF
converted by the salvationists and ex-
hibited on their platforms as ''Wife-Mauler
Mike" BILLY the Thug" or Denny the
Eye-Gouger. 1--WE must be consistent.
exclaims the latter-day saint: I'VE must
persuade those poor creatures that we are
in earnest; we must not be ashamed of
them. The moment become the wife of
one of these men l spike the last gun which
they can turn against the gospel"
Consistency thou art jewel, but even
consistency may run mad. 1t reminds me
of Theodore Tilton's famous saying: 1--WE
shall never have a republic In the true
sense of the word until a colored woman
shall have been elected president" But
Theodore is a crank. Some one met him
lettering along the Boulevard des Italiens
the other day and asked:
"Iilton, when are you coming back to
American
1.-THE moment America comes back to
me-" was the naughty answer of the exile.
America never will. The world is now
too big, too busy and too bumptious to
bother its head about any one man or
woman for any length of time 1t simply
says: IF you don't like me go somewhere
else"
Invisible fastenings are more than ever
the style for securing the waists OF gowns.
Buttons are entirely out of date. except
when used in small and quiet forms under
meath lapel or inside waistcoat
For women with perfect bust and slender
waist, there is a style of walking dress with
out seams, and shaped to the figure. 1t has
a polonaise front, and fastens slantwise
across the figure from the left shoulder to
the right hip, where 1t is caught by big
buckle. A fancy brading conceals the
place of fastening. To make this waist
seem even palmer and smoother by contrast,
sleeves, greatly pulled at the top, are set in
the smooth, wrinkleless shoulders. The
skirt falls plain on the left side, but hangs
In loose folds on the right
In tea gowns there is fashion for fasten-
lnQ a Ion COuFf-fraln IN the haCk Of fha
shoulders, permitting it TO fall loosely from
the gown, which in that case is tight-fitring
in the back. Mady of the newest ones are
made in this way. A large Vatican plat
is fastened at the shoulders and sweeps
In long lines behind the wearer as
she walks. The undsr side of this plait is
OF satin or surah in a pretty contrasting
shade.
In combining colors for house dresses it
should always be borne in mind that these
gowns will be seen more often by gaslight
than by sunlight, aud, therefore, the colors
should be such as will illumine we'll.
Lavender, unless Of an exceptionally pale
shade, looks prettier and is more becoming
if edged with black at neck and WRIST.
Gray is softer and more tender in hue cora-
bined with white or with gray of paler
shade. Green is unbecoming to all but the
fairest, clearest~skinned blondes, yet it may
be made a more easily managed color If
combined with rose silk or satin.
Many women of money and leisure de-
vote their time TO collecting old spoons or
new ones with novel devices. Almost any,
thing in the spoon line will go. Society
people who give costly entertainments have
adopted the plan of placing different va
riety of spoons at the plate of each guest, so
that the table often presents rare collection
of curiositles. These people visit the leading
1ewelry stores, the curiosity shops, and sub
rosa the pawn shops, in quest of the suitable
material TO crafty the fancy. Upon the whole
the fashion is not entirely without its uses.
When the fad wears out the spoons can be
melted and made over again into new de.
signs, and then, too, tae present of a spoon
on the part of the young lady TO her favor
lite young man might be suggestive and
effective in bringing about desirable results,
Table linen and bed linen, says the New
York Times, are next in order, and even
now my lady of the luxurious chamber has
her ermine robe, beautifully bound and
tasseled, with jeweled monogram in the
center, thrown over her couch at night.
These robes are used, also, to shield her
from the wlntry blast in passing to and
nom the carriage when in evening dress.
Little less than 500 will cover their price.
The white lamb carriage robes are not so
high. No fur makes as charming carriage
robes for babies as does the white lambskin.
With white fur coat and cap, mittens and
robe the babies in their chariots present
striking contrasts to the dirty streets along
which they ride in state.
Bleached fox fur is appropriated to some
extent by the babies, and the gray furs are
used for their carriages. Some of the latter
are frightened by colored Innings, but they
do not rival the white. Robes which. like
those OF the white furs, are kept ready to
throw over the little one in his afternoon
nap. or to cuddle him in for a few moments
when awaking from it, are made of white
eiderdown exquisitely embroidered with
floral sprays in natural color of flower and
foliage and lined with silk in harmonious
tints.
A dainty darling with pink cheeks and
deep blue eyes, who hides bashfully in
nurses bosom when mammals caller would
fam steal kiss, is guarded against the
change from nursery to parlor air nv a robe
of white eiderdown, marvelously wrought
in overrunning wild roses. Their pink
petals and green leaves in lovely .racery
tempt the admirer to gather them instead
of the roses which baby. in his present
mood, refuses either TO sell or to give away.
The robe is lined with pink brocade and
edged with heavy pink silk cord, with large
tassel at each corner
Velvet applique is sometimes used for this
flower work instead of silk embroidery.
The velvet leaves are outlined with silver
braid or minute beads. Cloth and felt lin
Ings are both used for babies robes, and