The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-26
THE WOMAN OF FASHION
FOLLOWS THE BLACK FAD THAT
NOW REIGNS IN PARIS.

Some Of the Black, and Black and
White Gowns-The Hats They Wear
With Them-some Pretty Suushades-
The Carl In Pink Muslin.
(Copvri1btl
New York, June 25.-There's a black
rage in Paris; its the style TO look as IL you
were in light mourning there, whether it's
so or not. All the toilets one secs arc black
of some description, or black and white;
| that is, all but the hats. A woman may 90
out deeply and solemnly robed in garment
that one would surely suppose to be worn
as a token Of grief until ones eyes reached
the headgear. when its light and brilliant
! coloring would Immediately dispel the
effect. They're not bit consistent In gay
| Paris, else one might think they had at last
reached a period of sobriety and common
| sense; that they had concluded TO be more
like their English sisters, and settle down in
quieter and more subdued colora But
when a women wears black gown and a
hat containing several colors of the rain
bow in bright display, there is little founda-
ton for the belief, after all.
A dress that has just come here from that
city, one that will be worn by a gay city
belle at very quiet little watering place, is
In soft foulard silk, Of q big black and
white and gray plaid; at least, the plain
skirt is Of this material. The long bodice
is OF black mousseline de sole, and is gath
cred in at the front In loose folds. The edge
is scalloped all round with white. Down
the front a double jabot OF black and
white chiffon, with a scallop the same as
that at the edge OF the bodice, is fastened,
belted in by a sash that starts wide
and high under the arms, and narrows on
and ties in a stiff bow at the front. had a
peep at the hat, too, that is going to be
worn with the dress, but it wasn'r gay, as |
expected it would be. 1t was just a very
tiny, fiat shape, covered with soft gray
lace, trimmed with black jet flowers and
black ribbons.
And then | scanned q pretty black chan
tilly that was coming ont at dinner; it
had long silk over jacket that came way
down over the lace skirt, but was open
little at the front TO let the lace come
through.
1 saw another of black crepe-the soft,
and gathered close into the left
shoulder. Over 1t went deep white collar
of sheer batiste. edged with lace points.
There's something about black that at
tracts one, and Americans are beginning Co
take up the French fad. There's nothing
like gauZy black against an exquisitely fair
skin, especially these summer evenings, and
so the summer girl, knowing full we'll the
value Of looking her pretttest and most
captivating IN the warm season, speedily
orders two or three thin black gowns among
her summer wardrobe.
Even in the hot city one sees consi ierabls
of 1t. saw g couple walking before me
this morning that made charming picture.
The man was clad in light, cool, summer
suit. The little woman by his side WAS
gowned all in black, but she looked as cool
and charming as if the Thermometer had
been sixty instead OF ninety. She was a
genuine Gretchen, sweet and plump and
fair, with faint color on her cheeks and a
pure gold in her hair. Her dress was Of
black faille, made very Fimply, with deep
black Jet points at the edge of the skirt, the
same deep points around the bodioe's edge
and also at the neck. But what was most
Although her train was very
long, there wasn't q spark of dust
on it-she held 1t up 80 well-and l caught
glimpse underneath Of a dainty, spotlessly
white skirt-a most refreshing sight after
our fussy silk ones. Her little russell ties
matched her hair. and her black lace bon
net had faint blush roses standing up from
it. The two looked 80 comfortable and so
happy that l followed tn m a long time,
watching them as they talked easily to-
gether, and catching the look of distress
That came over her face whom the lace of
her tie loosened. She stopped right away to
have it fastened, aud heard her say, Tie
1t tight" as L passed them and went on,
wishing all women would look as pretty and
dress as quietly as this one.
Say don't you love parasolsl Even II
you haven't the remotest idea of buying
one. isn't it delightful to pick up lot OF the
pretty things and open and close them with
snap and hold them behind your head and
admire yourself in the mirror as you twirl
one. all pulHs and ruffias, over your shout
deri 1t Is nice to have one for every gown,
but il that is out of the question, why, do
the next best thing and pick out O pretty
one that will harmonic with most any
thing. That is what friend Of mine asked
me to do for her, to purchase parasol that
she could wear with all her summer gowns,
and stood and hesitated long before these
two.
No. 1. White chiffon ground, and over it,
star shaped, so as to cover almost all the
ground, Irish point of exquisite pattern;
jabots Of chiffon running from center to
edge at wide intervals; two short hounces of
white chiffon; iunumerabls fine white rib
ron loops In the center, on top of the stick
stick in cream, well thorned, with an onyx
bali at the handle.
No. 2 Black MORE, all covered with
Ulack lace, pun on ike PAIN leaves; each
palm leaf trimmed with ruffis of crepe
lisse around the whole parasol; the stick
black bamboo, with fancy carved handle.
Which OF the two would you have chosena
1 chose the white one at length, for
knew the maiden had favorite dress that
would doubtless be seen on many occasions
and that would look particularly we'll in
connection with this white sunshade. The
color Of the dress is q pale pink, and its
skirts has no train. for she wants to run
over theshining sands without hslding it
up. IL has a very deep ruffle of the same
pink as the Gress-a thin, fine muslin
headed by a closely twisted mus
lin rope. At the belt is mar
row band Of pale fawn velvet. The neck is
out in q rather low V, and a pretty lace
fchu falls over the shoulders, aud knots
itself carelessly IN front Her sleeves come
only to the elbow and the lace rutfles do not
bring them down very much farther, so
that she looks cool and airy on the warmest
of days And when she shall raise that
white sunshade over the pretty figure and
take stroll over summer piazza or green
grass, there'u be no resisting her, know.
EVA A. SCHUBERT.