The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-05

and SO bewilderiug to men readers.
Some of the bonnets are so small one is az
a loss 10 distinguish them from beaddresses,
aud some new headdresses are so elaborate
one takes them for dress bOnne;s, saws the
New York Recorder. There are several
pretty developments Of the classic fillet for
spring evening colffureS, the double filet
being, perhaps, most in favor. Even for
street wear the hair is now done very high,
the crownless hornets fitting about the coil
and allowing it to show. surrounded with
posed of brilliants are shown for
hair ornaments. and many women
are falling into the way of cover
ing the back of the head with small stars
and even with gllttering things that did
duty originally as brooches and earrings.
A dark woman in black net wore jingling
oats in silver tinsel a few evenings ago
The twlnkling, tinkling stuff was punched
at the waist and on her shoulders, and her
hair was full of it, from the Russian bang
In front to the short curls IN the nape OF the
neck behind. Wreaths OF fine flowers in
CREST varity and even thorny garlands Of
roses are often adopted, but dropping flow
ers have the preference, especially vIolets
and lilies.
There Is going to be occasion this spring
TO study theshchu. Long, volant-like laces,
set in at the throat Of the gown and con-
tinued to the waist, are pretty decorations
for challieS and all light materials. One
such in cream color, with flower designs,
has a hip girdle of broad white cord and a
paraSol Of the same stuff, with decorations
to correspond. There are pretty, short
fchus in silk that are open IN front and
heart-shaped, and that turn back in sha wl
revers. These are embroidered or beaded and
tie with long ribbon loops that fall low over
ba A1hu in, hn
form of small collars with bead fringes that
ensnare the heart of woman, but will cause
her much threading OF needles and vexation
OF fingers. There are dresses, the fancy for
which seems to be growing, that are hung
from neck to heel with jet pendants The
long strings of bead fringes rattle about the
sleeves and jingle about the bodice and jan
gle about the draperies, and to keep such a
clashing and banging costume in good noise
producing order costs about an hours time
for every hour it is worn.
Miss Blank desires tue company of Miss
Dash at her conservation matinee, IN her
boudoir, No. - Filth avenue, at o'clock
next Friday. Subject: "Tea Gowns"
Neatly engraved cards, says Clara Belle,
bearing that inscription, are frequent at
the present moment on Murray hill. Lent
is responsible for list Of fads each year.
and the conversation matinee, lasting just
one hour, is among the latest. The young
lady giving the matinee chooses subjects
that she thinks will please the largest mum.
Der of her friends, and these subjects may
vary from dancing slippers to Browning's
poetry. Tea and tiny sandwiches are served
during the rhetorical display, aud
if the subject deals with millinery the
hostess is expected to use examples Of her
wardrobe to emphasize her argument. The
best description Of the proceedings at a con-
versation matinee yet heard was given by a
youth at a club in Fifth avenue. He ex-
planned that as he was passing the door of
his sisters boudoir during a seance he
stopped and heard the following brilliant
conversation, which he repeats in imitation
of the various feminine voices engaged it it.
Trimmed with old point and"
"Danced six times with him, and then
wound Up"
THE loveliest feather fans at"
Nonsense, Maude. never, Why, he's
married, didn't you know"
"Kelcey's muSta'h is too"
eff she would only nix her hair so as to
look
"Pye got on black this week, because my
pug died on"
"They we're reported engaged at Newport,
you know, but now they"
Really, l can't promise. ! have my
japanese lesson at II, and tnen must
''She wears dark red riding habit, and
say it's"
They say he was tipsy. and fell into old
Mrs. Fusser's-"
"Oh, love baccarat. It's So"
''Do you like the way she has that cord
trimming fixed over"
"Stop, Ethel, or I'll tell something much
worse about"
If Mamie doesn't serve the cocktails
pretty soon don't know what"
Ebot y he
ing the imitation, "there is a chorus of
'Ah'sn That means that the cocktails have
arrived. Now you know what converse
tion matinee is. think the subject was
German opera that afternoon
Here, o, wretched. bedraggled women,
is something that may serve you in bad
weather, aud it is no harder to put on than
the average macintosh, SAYS the New
York Sun. Make it of lightweight water
proof stuff tue kind with silk or cloth
fl ISL. 1t is a skirt. Put it on like any
skirt, only under your dress skirt and your
long petticoat. Having secured the band
under these skirts, the rubber skirt hangs
very much longer than anything else you
wear Turn the surplus up. The edge is
finished with another band. Fasten
this band around your waist out
side all your other skirts. See? Your dress
skirts aud long petticoats are, as it were in
a bag, and a waterproof bag, too. l don't
pretend that the arrangement is beautiful
or graceful, but what rainy-day get-up is2
Certainly not the usual get-up-past-your-
ankle / don't say for it that it isn't clumsy
But what rainy-day rig isn't9 But o! my
sisters, it keeps your dresses dry, and by
having the rubber-beg skirt made a rainy
day length the skirts are thereby shortened,
and shoes and stoc ings are somewhat re-
lieved from the swish-swash of sloppy cloth.
ought to have my name printed in letters
of gold, l know.
A gentleman who bad been to Europe for
year or so returned to New YORK lately !,
says Clara Belle in the Republic, and re
marked at once the grea transformation in
the conduct of his girl friends. He stood 1t
very we'll indeed, without making any C m
ment, uAtil he came across certain young
lady of his acquaintance whom he had left a
perfectly complete woman of the world only
few months before, end found that she
was attempting to make peopl5 believe that
she could not think of drinking wine except,
perhaps, a single glass at her fathers table.
He humored the girl in her fraudulent in
genuousness for some time, but finally lost
patience when she informed him at dance
that she would have to ask her mamma il
she might walk out aloce to the conserva-
tory with him.
80, bosh!" he exclaimed. "Drop this in
nocent bust less old girl, do. Come out to
the conservatory and help me smoke a