The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-10
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
SOME GAGE REFLECTIONS UPON
oUR PRESENT MODE OF DRESSING.

/ SOME 6AGE hEFLECT1OHS OFOR
OUR PRESENT MODE OF DRESSING.
How to Keep Cool - A Delightful
white and Blue Gown-soms New
Outing Gowns and Pretty Hats
Notes Pick ed Up.
(Copyri0htl
NEW YORK. July 9.-Everybody seems
70 be looking rather cool and comfortable
in spite of the warm weather. There was
time when # seemed TO be well nigh i'm
pozsible TO keep cool, for we were Obliged
70 wear, no matter how hercely the sun
beat down, stiff white skirts, and certain
number OF them; to give our dresses the de-
sired effect. There was not allowed 20 ap-
pear in any part Of them the slightest sus-
pioion Of that effect which is now 80 much
sought after Everything at this time must
stand out we'll TO be In mode, and that most
grewsome of all inventions for womsn's ap-
parsl, the hustle, added It's little weight 70
thu rest 90 that when we Attempted to make
our way through a croHded thoroughfars
or car, we were driven almost TO desperation
by the effort No wonder we grew warm
aud warmer in the face Of vigorous FAM
ming, cooling drinks and inviting sunshades.
The other sex has certainly shown much
more common sense in their manner of
dressing and q man always looks enviably
cool even on an excessively warm day. And
the woman OF observation noting this
fact, straightway set herself TO copy
ing, to as great an extent as she dared,
the apparel OF the cooler sex. And hence
our tiRht-ftting silk underwear, our sparse
ness OF skirts. our thin, clinging robes, our
shirt fronts and blazers. No wonder we
grow more athletic and healthy every year.
Who wouldn't, in q garment that one can
actually kick in, or run or row In, or ride
on wheel in? Why, the girl OF
a few seasons ago Is different
creature now. Where are her languor
and pretty airs and dainty steps, and
timid climbing. and general shrinking back
at every new idea proposed for the summer
outing? Gone, all OF them, with the old
garmsnts But Is she masculine then, and
self-assertive, and loud-spoken and indie
pendentl Nay, none of these; she ID still a
woman, more truly a woman than before,
and more able to win and Co hold the ad-
miration and regard Of the other sex.
This train of sage reflections was started
by the sight of fair young girl who stood
leaning against a country stile, and whom
had been watching for some time, as | lay
in the shadow Of tree, pencil and paper in
hand, wandering why there was such a
ching as fashion this season OF the year
when ons felt like doing nothing but idling
She certainly was the embodiment Of cool
ness, clad in a white crepon gown; the dress
was all trimmed with narrow pale blue
velvet ribbon, iu a very pretty way. At
the bottom OF the skirt was a deep rufie
Of crepon with wide heading
and Just beneath the heading we're
three rows OF the blue velvet. Then over
the velvet, all around the skirt, at Intervals
Of about three inches, were little puthngs OF
the white The waist was made simply,
just gathered, and had this same velvet and
puff arrangement at the belt, and also at
the throat. 1t was repeated again In the
pulled sleeve and at the wrist. There were
a good many little knots of blue all over
her, and she held a pale blue fan in one
hand and white parasol In the other.
With the dark green OF the trees for a back
ground she made a very pretty picture.
AS l turned my head to look for my
pencil l caught sight Of something green
moving in the distance. At first thought
ii might be the waving OF the leaves, for it
was almost that color, but l concluded it
wasn't and rose quickly TO my feet and pur-
sued the moving green. 1t turned out to
be a woman, and she was walking by the
side of tall man. The green she wore was
| China silk Of a soft, exquisite shade, and
had a green and white pattern running
| over it, AT the bottom of the skirt there
were five ruffies Of silk ribbon. The lowest
was of a shade to match the gown, and
each one above was trihe darker
green, so that the top one presented
a striking contrast to the silk of
| the skirt. The plain Mgkt-ftting
waist was girdled by a broad full sash OF
dark green, and at the neck was a pretty
| yoke of fine white lace. So far / liked the
| dress, but didn't like the long black lace
| jacket which fell over it. jacket which
was fitted in tight at the back, which had
q large high COLLAR, big pulled sleeves and
dress in long, double revers The points Of
it almost touched the rufles at the bottom
1 OF the skirt.
Some of the girls here have very pretty
! hats One wears big straw hat with a
| high, slender crown, chestnut color, and she
| has some velvet folds OF the same shade In
front, over which hang long plumes of
creamy yellow. Another plume hangs over
the back OF the crown, and down over her
hair are still more plumes in rich luxuri-
ance. l like little rose-colored one very
| we'll that Is made of sheer crepe over a
small frame The folds are held down by a
twist of ribbon that runs around and is tied
in piquant bow at the back. Some plumes
and aigrettes stand up in front. Another
is worn by bride aud is all in gray. 1t is
| little capote, embroidered in fine gold
pattern. aud has some fine gray flowers in
front. and a full facing of gray velvet in
front.
Outing dresses are made now in white
but it isn't white serge or flannel or any
thing OF that sort. o, no, it's a heavy
course linen material that looks more like
common crash than anything else, but with
coats a good deal more than crash Some
varieties of it are after the mummie cloth
order. 1t makes splendid outing dresses
plain skirts, blazers and stripped silk fronts
and they are the coolest looking things i'm,
aginable. Wear white channels gloves with
them, and the whole thing can be done up
as often as you please, SO that you car
always look spstIessly clean In one Of them.
The tennis girl and tho outing girl have
some more devices for keeping cool. The
tennis girl wears a jacket now that has 40
slice ves so that her arms are very fres
when covered by nothing but the thin silk
OF her skirt. And the outing girl, instead
of putting her silk front on a thin linen
back simply puts it On nothing. She
fastens a band of elastic to each side OF the
front, which clasps tight around her waist
and at the neck she runs little ruching ali
around, which hooks at the back This
keeps everything well In place, and now
she only needs blazer.
The new bodies are widest under tbs
arms and Mario vest both back and front.