The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-18

a thick plait or twist of hair to reach quite
TO the neck.
A sentimental French baron sleeps every
night upon pillow filed with the hair Of
all the most lovely women 10 the world
he has paid as much as five francs for a
single hair, to insure himself against the
fearful calamity Of having hair from the
head OF a plain girl creep into the collec-
ton. It mast be dreams of fair women
that come each night to the gallant noble
man.
A very graceful compliment was paid to
Mrs. Blanche Roosevelt, the American au-
thoress, by the Russian ambassador TO
Great Britain. Before leaving st. Peters
burg he asked the czarina what gift he
should bring her on his return, and she
said: THE photographs of six Of the most
beautiful ladies in London" When the
Russian empre IS received her gift, she found
five small pictures OF Mrs. Roosevelt, in diff
ferent poses, grouped around larger one
of the Princess Of Wales.
Ball gowns are once more made long
Velvets, soft bengalines. brocades and
crepe de chine are worn by married women /;
chiffon, thin crepe, and occasionally tulle,
by girls. Bodies and skirts are often made
in one. BasQues are surrounded by a
boUillonne ana frill of flowers. Bodices
are full and drawn in at the waist on cords
or held in by corselet belt of cloth of
gold. Skirts are simple, with a ruehe at
the front, and there is 10 possible doubt
that paniers are to be the mode Of the i'm
mediate future.
Sleeveless jackets, with basques cut up in
tabs. are applied to sma dresses made high
to the throat. One in taugerine yellow
satin, brocadei, with black velvet over a
loose fronted blouse of black lace, with long
S eeves, is worn with skirt of yellow crepe
Another coat, the basque of which reaches
for Glow the hips, is called the Montespan
1t has no waist seam, the bodice and the
basque being cut in the same piece, and its
elegance lies in its fit and its waistcoat re-
splendent with gold nee0lework on white
ground.
The long point has been revived for bod
ices, its sharpness being outlined with mar
row band of metal-woven galloon starting
from the side seams. "Valais bodlcesn are
slashed on the bust, revealing puffs of a
contrasting color, and have their seams
outlined vi vertical lines of braid or fine
cord running parallel with them.
Sleeves are still set high on the shoulder,
though without exaggeration. Two distinct
styles prevail-one cut wide at the top only
and fitting closely about the elbow and
forearm; the other a divided sleeve of equal
width to the elbow, where it is gathered
into a gauntlet. All long sleeves, whether
tight or pulled, trimmed or plain, trans
parent or Opaque, come well over the wrist.
Parisiennes are wearing long sleeves with
low-cut bodices, and the elbow sleeve is
quite feature Of the present style of full
dress.
A novel trimming is gold floral applique
with a tiny white ostrich tip worked into
the pattern at intervals. Another beautiful
trimming is composed OF gold cord en-
broidery and moonstones. The most salient
items in trimmings now are the jewels in
troduced. the most fashionable of all being
opals, a name applied to any milky white
stone which is clouded or notified with
color. The renaissance style predominates
in these trimmings, which are most effective
in design, when the jewels appear to be
forming the flowers to sparse grass-like
patterns.