The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-24

The straps are very fanciful this season;
they cross each other in a long X sometimes
over the ankle, and have beaded tips This
style is particularly suited to bro re, for the
narrow strips look very pretty in this fine
material.
Shoes, too, are growing very fancy, iu-
deed. Some of them are embroidered all
over in fine vine patterns. Some of them
have fancy material. Small stiff bows are
not unusual adornments.
But the dainty silk fabrics underneath
the shoe-how pretty they are! The stock
ings of last year were plain near the foot
and half way up startled you with their
magnificent coloring, But the adOrnment
on those of this season commences only
little above the toe, so that after noting the
exquisitely embroidered slipper tip the eye
will next rest on the daintily wrought
stocking. OF course the material is silk,
and the embroidery is very open. 1t Is
generally fine lace worked in the silk, al
though sometimes small flower sprays are
scattered closely half way to the knee. All
the designs stop before they re .ch the knee,
and a plain color finishes the top of the
stocking Violets are beautiful on black,
daisies are fresh and tempting on lily green
aud rosebuds just suit the old rose. Some
few are striped, but the stripe is not very
popular.
What q shame it is. now that the time
has come when We may wear these pretty
trifles and dainty understands, to think that
all suggestion of daintiness is forever de-
stroyed by q long, dirty, dusty train. Why
SO many well-dreSsed women drag them
selves about carelessly on shopping expe-
dition, clad in one of these solled gar
ments, is constant sourcs of wonder and
speculation. Only day or two ago l saw
two women go up in a crowded car to-
gether. One sat, the other leaned over her
and talked. The one standing was neatly
dressed in an entire black costume. l said
neatly, but l must except two things that
were far from deserving the epithet;
for I perceived ? the head OF a pin
prot-uding from the folds of her train.
and the train itself was long and wide and
dusty. She held up the tiniest end OF 1t
carelessly with oRe hand, and permitted
two small, untidyohoys behind to trample
reckleHy on the rest Of it. Once 10 great
while, when they went little further than
usual, she drew it in a trihe more, but then,
again becoming absorbed in the CONVERSE
ton, it would slip idly through her fingers.
It was very annoying to watch her. Ii
there had been three more women like her
standing at that end OF the car there
wouldn't have been room to pass. No
wonder the men make terri bic and scathing
remarks about the gentler sex, and no
wonder they don't get up any more to give
a lady a seat in a car. Who would care to
be entaHgled in train foot and hall
or two feet long? Now, what an excellent
thing 1t would bs to have all the women
get a real pretty. long fancy pin, and, when
walking through crowded shops or j lied If
a crowded car pick up the extreme end OF
the train and bring it around to the sid on
the skirt, fastening it with this big fancy
pin. 1t looks real pretty this way-try it
and ses If it doesn't-and saves great
amount Of annoyance and greater amount
of brushing and renovating. Don't bring it
around too far, or it will Inconvenience
you in Walking.
Here's a new bodice for On evenings fes-
tivitv. not for a real swell affair. you know,
hut for one of those informal affairs where
one likes to look real pretty and still rather
simple. Light silk is good material for
il. aud be sure to get delicate shade. 1t
starts with a plain, tight-f1tting basque Of
silk. pleated. All that Is allowed to be seen
of this is enough to form q deep round
woke. The silk is put on over It from the
woke down very full, in fullness that
runs around as we'll as down. This IS
| gathered at the waist, OF course, by
! a belt, which consists OF three mar
row rows Of passementerie. There
| is also passementerie joining the yoke
and the full overbod ce. Below the belt the
! silk falls in loose folds, very short on the
| lett hip. but slants gradually, and when il
! gets round to the back is very To- g, Indeed.
| line sleeves are awfully pretty; they Just
reach the elbow snd consist simply OF three
| full puffs. Between each one is band OF
! passementerie. II you want to LOOK par1ic-