The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-11
WOMAN OF FASHION.
SOME POINTS ON THE COMING
HAT.

QSTIul anu
New Fall Dresses-Few silks and
setins for Evening Wesr-A Novel
Way 20 Make Caps.
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New YORK, Sept. 10.-Whst shall I say
Of the coming hatl In what words shall
bring it before your visionl The Easter
bonnet, it seemed to US a few months ago.
surpassed in brilliancy and LONELINESS all
former creations, with its dainty colorings,
flashing stones and flying strsamers; bat
the coming hat is not lovely and bewitching,
# is not tender and winning; none Of these.
It lures us with its deep rich beauty, 1t
fascinates US with its luxuriauce Of color,
with the sparkling OF it's gems, with the
brilliant colorings Of its plumes, with the
splendor OF its velvet folds, with the
eudaoiousness Of its striking combination.
We cannot resist it. No woman could ever
resist bonnet, anyway, but this holds her
completely captive. Truly, we are victims,
slaves, anything you will; we bow low be-
fore the coming hat.
Its shape, as yet, is like the summer hat
to a great extent. It is too early yet for an
innovation in that direction. It's character
istio, however, is a broad brim In front to
admit Of much trimming. Many of the
new felts have broad beaver band around
the brim about an inch inside the edge,
and also beaver crown. Many have this
band made Of very fiat feather trimming
instead.
What is the favorite colorl It's like the
dress materials; there's such mass of brill
liant coloring that so far no prophet, no
matter how keen her eye, can tell what
color whimsical woman will select from
this bewider1ng maze, to call her
own these cooler days. The brown
tendency has been overwhelmed by
this mass. One combination is almost as
fascinating as another. Here's a rich
dark green, trimmed with great folds Of
green velvet, with aigrettes, with Rhine
stones. Here's an exquisite white, with
towering creation in front of tips that run
from white into deepest green, and from
white into deepest brown; a quantity of
eigrettes and some delicate white velvet
add the finishing touches. Here's brown,
white or other color, all velvet; on the side,
stretching forward even to the very edge
Of the front, stands a long velvet
bow, olasped in the middle by a
buckle. Here's another, such a funny
shape, in brown, positively square in 'front.'
straight across the face, and at the sides,
where it rounds OFF into the back, dropping
pale green velvet ribbon that Ia white satin
inside, and it has yellow and brown
plumes in great number. Here's a tiny
straight English hat, black with straight
row of pale green feathers laid along the
entire side; in the front large orange vel
vet bow, and tied in with it a delicate passe-
menterie band Of cream embroidered In gold
and pearls.
OF there are so many OF them, and all
so beautiful, that it's bewildering to look
at them. We turn away with a vague i'm
preston of luxuriant brilliaucy, thinking
that we'll wait q while before we decide
what to get.
Another importation Of winter goods
shows broad bands richly embroidered.
some in the applique satin leaf style like the
French embroideries in fancy work, and
below narrow edge Of fur or thick feather
trimming. saw one Of the new shot vel
vet stripes on the streets yesterday. 1t was
made in princess styls, entirely plain ex-
ceps for full bodice front OF pink chiffon
| that turned back in loose hanging revers.
/ also saw a gown Of exquisiS colorInQ. II
was that soft shade which the Preach call
turtle-dove, and it was combined with a
real peach color. The skirt was all of the
dove color, braided at the edge with sout-
ache. shade lighter. and trimmed above
| with two rows OF white satin ribbon. The
dress was cut all In one piece at the back,
and had two narrow bands of the soutache
work, which started under the arms and
| curved down into the line of the back until
they reached the skirt OF the front of the
| basque, which was braided, and which
| wa cue away entirely in front. The
space left was filed in with the
peach-colored chiffon gathered at the neck.
caught up at one side and then allowed to
fall loosely, even below the basque itself,
| only confined by four white satin bands
that formed belt. A turn down collar OF
sou5aohe ran down Ia revers in 'front.' 4
| big ruff of peach-colored chiffon, Of a much
| deeper shade than the front, was tied round
the neck. The sleeves reached only to the
elbow, terminating with falling ruffies of
| pink chiffon; the long gloves were Just of
white She made gladstone picture and
il was good TO look upon her.
The new coat from Paris is long,
fully halfway down, and is made of Rus
| sian green cloth Of light texture. The back
is plain; the front turns back in revers
covered closely with rows of mohair gal
loon laid crosswise, and cut In points at the
| outer edge to form a soallop. Where the
revers stop the scallop is continued down
the front. The revers make very high
collar, and the coat stands apart consider
ably in front, more than last years styles
did.
DO you want to make beautiful cape Of
feet out of your fathers boa9 Or rather
from two feather boas, unless the one you
have Is extremely long. Well, then, let it
ward to the middle Of the waist, and up one
to the front; then around the neck and
down on the other side. Then pass it
through the band at the waist and bring it
all around again. II the boa is full you
will find this covers The whole front Of the
dress, leaving only long V displayed. II
you have a delicate chiffon front 10 your
gown, and your boa Is black, the effect is
very beautiful. OF course there's nothing
at the back but the two rows at the neck.
which must be kept high to form an i'm.
posing collar.
There are some beautiful new silks and
satins for evening dresses to be secured lust
at present 1t will be some weeks, to be
sure, before we shall think very seriously OF
new evening gowns, but it's we'll to know
what will be the thing. A rumor says
young girls will wear black velvet, but
surely most of them will cling to the dainty
colors and shining silks. Most of the new
satins-snd all that saw were satins-were
on a black or white ground. One white
was covered with stiff green grass that
grew thickly upon it, aud once in while
had pale green blossom peeping out.
Another white had a lavender sweet
pea design all over. and another had
golden bell pattsrn. The blades were
striped in lavender, or yellow, or pink. or
blue satin, and between the stripes were
small polka dots to match. Some were