The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-10
FASHIONS FOLLIES.
COME MATTERS OF INTEREST TO |
WOMEN

summer COWS and S-me of the
Points in Connection With Them -
What is Said About Hats and Cloves.
Let me tell you, says Clara Belle in the
psnublic. of some dainty little conceits, the
oo1uettish little notions, the tiny bits of
chic that some of our fashionable bellies are
impressing upon themselves this springtime.
Idon't mean stamping upon, but giving
character and personality TO many of the
,rettv nothings which have the honor Of
decorating their persons. For instance, it
is very pretty fad now for young girl to
have her name worked in gold and silver
across the toe of her slippers. 1t is perfectly
fascinating, and the men can't keep their
ewes of the dainty placard. Charming little
aid silver buckles, which are so fashionable
m the silk garters, bear the inscription,
me plus ultra" while the bracelet Of a
Young widow has the letters I'D. ""
God willing, I'll try again. Handkerchiefs
have all sorts OF notices, such as: Gave
Virgiuem" COOK out for the girl; "Caveat
Vir Get the man beware); "Que Sc TAFT,
Consent silence gives CONSENT, to be
used bv bashful girls when the men pro-
nose. Very pretty little finger rings in old
them, meaning that the fair wearer is
willing to be asked the question of ques-
tons Upon certain articles is embroidered
the word, ''Tace," equivalent to Mum is
the word" Upon underwear the dainty
dame of fashion causes her cipher to
be embroidered in silk thread while
the mischievous maiden displays fan
tastic pins; a wasp meaning, Take
care, I'm dangerousm A honey bee, I'm
tolerate no dronew A cricket. II must
have fireside!n A grasshopper, You must
let me sing and dance-I can't work"
While in flowers. trefoil means TRY me, I'll
bring you luck" edelweiss. "Pm cold and
intellectual" violet, 81 lack beauty, but Pm
good :" pansy, Pm homebody" lily of
the valley, I'm not looking for money"
ivy, 81 want an old husband;n tulip, I'm
beautiful, but have no heart"
One gets very weary of the volumes of
sermons that are preached to women by
women, says writer in the Recorder, and
by men on the general topic Of toilets.
Some time people will look back upon this
epoch and call IL the time when men died of
clothes. For clothes they are wearing out
their lives in close confinement within the
brick walls of offices, Because of clothes
they stagger along without pause
to put down their burdens till they
drop into their graves. There
was man who held responsible position
as head of a department in a great dry
goods establishment. 1t was a combining
position and one Of grave responsibility.
His health weakened, and he showed
symptoms of nervous disease. go abroad >"
said his employers; take a vacation for
the summer, and in the autumn you shall
have place either in our Paris house or at
your old post here"
81 cannot afford it." said the man; 81
have family - And ha about
business.
In six months he was no longer able to sit
at his desk. I'VE will go,n said his wife,
ito Newport and board three weeks
quietly" And they went, and her dresses
for those three weeks of quiet boarding
would have given him the entire summer in
Europe, laid out judiciously. She so5bed
over their narrow means and his inability
take longer holiday in the very act of
trying on. For she loved him. and she was
not an extravaganza woman, but it had
never occurred to her that it was not neces-
sary for her to be gowned after the manner
of her neighborS. Her outfit, to say truth,
was very simple and very modest and a
very tasteful one But her husband died
and she died of grief a month later, aud
never knew, In human probability, that her
modest, pretty little Newport wardrobe had
murdered the two of them.
THE most delicious soup, I ever tasted
bar none" said an epicure, to a writer of
tie New York Tribune, "was concocUion
that in Scotland they call 'hotch- Dotcn.'
1t was served to me by lassie with lint.
white locks, quite guIltless of such superflu-
GUS luxuries as shoes and stockings. As l
greedily ladled out every drop of the delici-
GUS stuff two fat porkerS watched me with
sympathetic interest 'Hoot ava, piggies,
said my fair Hebe, as she stood guard until
ha1 chad
with the gentleman That had tramped
eighteen miles that morning over the
heather may perhaps account for my ex-
traordinarily keen relish, but it was GER
tainly excellent in itself for the dame gave
me list OF its ingredients, ana my wife
gives 1t 10 me once in awhile. Anglicized,
the recipe runs as follows: Cut two pounds
OF fresh snag mutton into small pieces; put
them into a stewpan with three quarts of
cold water and tablespoonful of salt, set
It upon the FIRE and cook very slowly, let
ting it simmer and l.eeping it well skinned.
After it has simmered an hour, add large
carrot, TWO turnipS, two large onions, all
cut in small pieces, and two heads of cab
bage lettuce Let the whole simmer until
tCnder and serve 1t with the various iu-
gradients.
"Iknew 'hotch-potch' was an old term in
law went on the gentleman, land liking
my soup SO much, | had the curiosity to
look it I'D. When undivided property is
brought into the commons and it is called
'hotch-potch' and an old writer on law says,
1t seemeth that this word is also used as
pudding, for in pudding is not put com
monty one thing alone, but one thing with
other things together"
pretty design, says the New York Sun,
Tor the new lacy ginghams has fiounce Of
deop open embroidery, corsslet and short
basque Of the same material, and deep
pointed collar with standing collar above.
Morning gowns of India silk or wool are
also pretty made up in this style. and are
scarcely more expensely than the fine
zephyrs. Indeed. a stylish Bingham gown
Is not the cheapest gown one can buy, for
they are now made up over taffeta silk, and
SO deliberately trimmed with costly en-
broldery that they may be counted among
the luxuries.
These lace-striped ginghams are great
favorltes, though, and their decoration COM
prising Irish lace, pleated muslin and rib
bon. They are made with belted waists, or
gulmpe waists of fine embroidery, or very
tull gathered waists with Swiss corselets
and insertions of embroidery.
A dainty new design for muslin lawn or
oatiste has one of the new draped skirts,
which are slowly but certainly gaining
ground in fashionable favor, booked up
over the waist and finished with deep friIl
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