The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-22
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
Gets Interested In Graduation
Gowns.

Gowns.
| (Copyri0ht)
NEW YORK, May 21.-The girl graduate
is beginning to see visions. There come
| floating before her minds eye various
Greek and Russian aud Roman draperies,
all OF them suggestive of youth and fairness
and purity and grace. But her visions.
fear, are little selfish, for in each one Of
them she secs herself. standing out from all
the other forms, always distinguished by
some particular mark Of beauty borne by
no one else.
And it is ever thus. Why is il that every
| one, from highest to lowest, always feels
that the eyes of the public are upon him In
particular, to appreciate any special merit
or to frown upon any slight defect? have
seen many girl stand In front Of
her mirror and adjust one lock
! or hair for fifteen minutes, and then
/ turn away dissatisfied, feeling sure
| she looked horrid, and that that curl spoiled
all the otherwise good effect. And some
times veil will unexpectedly adjust itself
little more nicely than usual, and the girl
will be sure she never looked so pretty, and
will start out with the expectation of being
admired more than ever before. Perhaps
1t is just as veil, however, that we deceive
ourselves in these little matters, for half the
| pleasure of life would be gone if we did not
believe the world took a deep and absorb
| Ing interest In us.
But to come back to my girl graduate
and her companions. Let us take
! a look at them and plan few
costumes for that all-imuortant day that will
| so soon arrive. My first girl is tall and
| slim and fair. She has complexion that
know will go exquisitely with the clearest
| If xph ha 1afa ial CHI Ea
| crepe de chine. 1t will have a sufficient
Skinner to suit her skin. OF course it will
be made simply. Who ever cared for a girl
| graduate that didn't look simple and un-
assuming and modesto The skirt will be
plain, the cut bell with tiny ruffie OF the
same material at the edge; the waist high
and closely shirred, confined with sash of
soft white silk that will hang in a bow at
the side.
My second girl is. know, not quite so
we'll endowed with this worlds goods as
the first, aud so she saall have gown of
soft. fine albatross cloth. 1t is very
pretty, indeed, and hangs beautifully.
IL shall be made Russian style,
with waist cut a trihe low, and gathered
full at the neck and waist, with a yoke Of
fine lace over. The top part Of the sleeve
will be cut IN one piece to form big puff.
| Number three has a truly classical form,
and must have classical attire. The mate-
l
Is made now almost as think as crepe, and
| 1t is to be very dellcately and finely en-
J broidered with Greek pattern in silver.
This pattern is to go round the edge of the
| skirt, on the sleeves, and also on the stand
ing collar, There will be fine silver belt
clasping the loosely gathered waist.
Still another will be made OF grenadine,
which looks so pretty in white or cream. Its
| only adornment will be lace bodice, deep
ly pointed back and front, aud deep lace
rutfies at the sleeves, which have no lining
| and reveal glimpses of white arms
Another, of white henrietta cloth, will be
| trimmed profusely with ribbons. They
will be brought around the waist in bands,
to produce corselet effect, and each band
| will be- tied in bow at the back. The
| pulled sleeves will be caught at three places
with ribbon, and there will be three tiny
ruffies Of ribbon at the bottom of the skirt.
| Null is an inexpensive material for
| graduation gown. and looks very pretty
made with broad sash of the same mate
! rial, which will 60 half way up the waist
| and be in itself a considerable trimming
/ Then a plated collar of null may be worn,
| ana loose sleeves with deep plating fall
| ing over the hands. The skirt may be
| trimmed with two or three narrower plait-
ings.
Another pretty style in ribbon ie formed
| by having three bands of it pass around the
| waist Eelow the bust, each tied in a bow at
! the front. The waist beneath, of course,
would be quite full. Moire ribbon is about
the prettieSt to use. Satin does not always
| produce SO good an effect.
There are ever so many more materials
that the gown may be made of-China or
| India silk, cashmere, nuns yelling and
others that the salesman will bring out in
profusion at your bidding and pile In
snowy, tempting heaps on the counter.
Summer Is upon us now sure enough, and
these warm days we begin to look around
| us for fans. and 10 the crowded reception
| rooms and theaters we carry the dain test
Of them, only, alas! too often to take them
| away in fragments. For the fan Of to-day
is a frail piece Of mechanism. It needs
! only q careless or hasty tap to shatter one
of the costly sticks. saw very dainty
one to-day of pale pink gauze, with fine
! silver enameled sticks. The gsu1e was
| painted in the most delicate of shades, and
the flowers depicted thereon were trailing
arbutus, violets and marguerites. Across
| the fan, at the top, was a fall of exquisite
| lace. caught up in three places. Over the
! flowers iuttered gay butterflies in soft and
| yet bright colors
Another was made Of quilts that is, half
! OF each stick was quill and the other half
was of ribbon slightly gathered. This one
was a pale lavender and was extremely
pretty.
A novelty in fans is Of a most curious
| kind. When opened from one side it ap-
pears like any ordinary fan; but when
| turned and opened from the other it sepa-
rates into numerous pieces This slight trick
in the manner of opening has caused great
CONSERVATION to one not understanding it,
! for one might easily believe that in some
way he had been the cause Of the fans SEEM
| ing destruction.
One that | saw was made Of white Rauze
and had deep band of white ribbon across
the top. Each panel was painted delicately !;
some in flower sprays, others 10 sportive
! cupids. EVA A. SCHUBERT.