The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-11
'Bravop in his finest stage voice 1t Is
needless to say that was gratihed."

BUCKLES assume special importance IN
Paris just now, says the Home Journal
Some Of those in gilt and silver metal are
very long and curved, so as to accommodate
themselves better to the form of the figure.
They are specially made to wear with the
I1croyable belt. Gold buckles are mostly
smaller, therefore of more general utility.
By way of variety there is the buckle COM
posed Of two gold serpents cooled togethers.
/ have seen this combined with a hook for
suspending watch, chatelaine or fan. Clasps
are not much used this season for out-of-
door garments, but they often enter into
the composition Of stylish gown.
House slippers are dainty enough to court
the drinking of champagne from their iui~
maculate depths. In all cases-that is, ia
all fashionable cases-uhey exactly match
the costume, and to insure this absolute har-
mony they are made from a piece of the
dress goods. 1t costs only dollar or two
beyond the regular price to get slippers
made from ones own material, and the
beauty and daintiness are sufficient to repay
the outlay.
A lovely imported dress is Of gray, smooth
cloth. The neck and wrists are shirred
with pink ribbons. With this dress goes a
pair OF pink stockings to match the ribbon.
and slippers made from q bit of the gray
material A gray strap passes around the
ankle, making charming contrast to the
pink tint of the stocking.
Turkish slippers for boudoir use have
somewhat taken the place of tue toilet Slip
pers, as being cooler to the feet and more
prone to keep their shape. The Turkish
slippers come in red, blue, bronze and black
They are worn much longer than the foot
and turn up to long point at the toe in
true Turkish picturesque style. The instep
is heavily embroidered in silver or gold.
And all this for from 65 to IS cents.
Ingenious pretense of ingenious Tess, says
Clara Belle, charac Lerizes some of the
clothes we wear. | see evidences of that
fact whenever l 60 among deliberately
CARRIED assemblages, but seldom do fad so
deft and clever an instance as the one which
amused me at an evening reception this
week. l have drawn q picture of it from
memory, but the memory is so vivid that |
can guarantee absolute accuracy in the
sketch. The girl was sweet one, with an
air Of innocence just touched by aesthet-
icism, and her gown was planned to impart
look of gentle simplicity. II
was made of soft, white material,
with manner of babyishness in its style.
1t is true that tie waist barred her neck and
arms but only to a modest and becoming
degree. She wore no ornaments at all-not
an earring, bracelet or a brooch, and her
hair was almost severely simple in its
arrangement. Her face bore an expression
of delicate purity, and, altogether,
she was working the ingenue racket
for all it was worth. Why do l
drop so low and deep into slaug7
Because the girl was a fraud. She was
doing an audacious thing with an air of in
fantile ignorance. The middle section of
her body was incased in thing which, in
somewhat different form, was once called
peasant cOrselet; but this one has precisely
the outlines of low corset, and the whole
effect of the toilet was to suggest maiden in
chemise and stays, just ready to be covered
by dress. The coloring helped the illusion,
for the limp white of the rest of the gown
was in contrast with the two shades of gray
in the corsat>like section. How was that
for device of enchantment for mems eyes!
Nowadays the most effective dinner table,
says the Ladies' Home Journal, is that
dressed entirely in white and having white
glass, plenty of silver, the center piece
low, and number of soft lights, in the
shape of candles, here. there and every
where to make mellow sunshine all round.
The preferred tablecloth is of white damasll
1t may have woven in it the feur-de-Lis
pattern; it may show, where such thing
is possessed, a coat of arms or crest, but 1t
is i'll much better taste, when these do not
belong to the family, either to have
the initials or an elaborate mono
gram woven, in announcing in this way
that it was made to order. The linen cloth,
with broad hemstitching, usually has the
initials embroidered in running fashion. as
If they were written, near the end, but suf-
ficiently far up to come midway between
the plate of the hostess and the first can
delabrum, or whatever ornament may be
beyond. In this way the fine needlework
shows to good advantage and, by-the-by,
with such cloth the napkins match, al
though, OF course, the lettering is smaller
and 1t is embroidered not in corner, but
straight, so that the napkin may be folded
to be almost square.
Queen Christina of Spain is often men,
toned as possessing a charm of manner
which can overcome defects of figure and
countenance. When she was bride her
manner was not only cold, but forbidding.
She bad tall, thin figure, a mouth that
ran from ear to ear, a bad complexion,
and she was. withal, wholly devoid of
graciousness. She wore her mantilla with
out any coquettish airiness. But, through
constant effort TO think and say and do
the right thing, she has become interesting
and agreeable. Her figure is still mere skin
and bone, and the face plain, but the ex-
preston almost beauties it.
There are two ways of making the skirt
foundation in the new French style with
most of the fullness taken out at the waist,
says the New York Sun, by sloped seam
in the middle of the back, two straight
widths In front fitted over the hips by three
deep darts in each breadth. Between these
breadths and the back are two triangular
widths let in to give more of sweep to the
lit le train. without which no skirt is quite
stylish. The other, par icularly suitable
for rich brocades, has six widths, all gored
sharply at the top, except oAe il the back,
which is pointed into a very mar
row space. And for the bodice the
variety in style is unlimited for
slender woman. A stout woman
cannot wear well any of the fantastic seam
less bodices, but should retain each saem de-
cidedly, with an extra side form under the
arm II the waist measures more than TWEEN
ty-six inches. Neither should the stout
woman attempt the long coats so much
worn, or the circular trimming on the skirt,
unless it be the narrowest band of darker
color than the dress extending about the
extreme edge of the skirt. But suppose the
woman we consider is slender aud fair and
young, for it is she who wears best the sim
pie, pretty gowns of her own
manufacture. The middle-aged woman
must aim for stylish and rich effects, the
elderly woman must clothe age in elegance,
the smart young woman, the slight, fresh
girl require only pretty colors, dainty ma
s1.