The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-06
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
But WHAT A SAD WOMAN THESE
PENITENTIAL DAYS.

Dull Grays and Blecks-Row TO Make
Them Just as Pretty as the Brighter
Colors-Combinations of Pale Greys
and Whise-APretty Brodice.
(copgTioht)
NEw YORK. March SO, how sad and
solemn feeli It's the third day of Lent and
I've just come back from church, and the
people there all looked so mournful and so
sOrroUful and so oppressed with their load
OF sinI And they all knelt devoutly and
closed their eyes. I think, perhaps, they
would have groaned only it wouldn't have
been decorous for these high danes of
fashion TO groan. And peeped, when they
all knelt and closed their eyes, for l wanted
to see what they looked like. And they ap-
peared so funny and strange. For only last
Sunday they were dressed in the brightest
array Of colors, and there was pink next to
fawn, and yellow next to lavender, and
green next to gray, and all sorts OF be-
wildering mixtures. And now, where are
the colorsl Gone, anyway.
Why. was so astonished at first that
put up my head straight and stared, and
then l remembered quickly and bowed it
again in confusion. Bnt | looked again,
through my fingers this time, at the Puri-
tans. For that is what they were, every one
OF them. The brilliant colors were all gone
aud we're replaced by the saddest and most
somber OF hues. Grays, Of course, dull
browns. blacks and very dull old rose were
the colors they wore The lady that knelt
right in front Of me had on a very pale
gray, but the material was run very closely
with a heavy cording of black, and so IL
disguised the light gray very successfully.
The skirt was buttoned at each hip. The
lady next 70 her had on a very dull brown,
also light and run with a small diagonal
stripe Of darker brown, and at the bottom
of the skirt were two rows Of brown velvet
to match the stripe,
saw another of two shades of very dull
fawn in tiny stripe. The edge of this skirt
had a narrow aud very full feather edging,
and above it were three narrow rows Of
braid TO match the darker fawn. The rows
were about an inch apart, and each one
was again edged with very fine gold cord.
The geld was so unobtrusve that it could
hardly trouble the wearer's conscience
we all rose after service and
fled out solemnly 1 strolled down
Fifth avenue and into an establishment
where there were some gowns all ready TO
be worn by fair devotee, who had
suddenly transferred her allegiance
from society to church. One was an
exquisitely pale gray, and over
10 ran large Towering design
in a shade a tride darker. At the bottom
of the skirt were three small flounces of
gray silk. The waist was made plain and
round, with deep belt of white silk put on
full. At the neck were three little ruffles,
and there was one at the top of the sleeve
and two more at the cuff. A spring nat
went with it, Of thin, light straw. trimmed
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white strings, and a pair Of white gloves
had been ordered to complete the outfit.
There was another there that was ever so
pretty. 1t was more somber but liked it.
The material was very dark gray-aImost
black-with white lines running through it.
Feather trimming edged the skirt. The
waist was very long and had a small
pointed belt OF white at the waist line. The
bodice was cut at the neck very low all
around, and joined to chemisette of
white, with straps of the material over
each shoulder, fastened at the back to the
top of the bodice. The sleeves were full
and pulled at the top, with tight-htting
undersleeve.
There were yards and yards of beautiful
material lying there in a soft heap ready to
be made up. lt was such a pretty color,
pale yellow, little softer than ordinary
yellow, and crinkled Just like old seersuck-
ers. Then there were little gray silk stripes
through IL that looked like ribbon sewed on.
This is the order of the stripes, and if you
can get material like 1t / think you will
agree with me that you never had pref
tier dress. First q broad stripe of the
crinkled gold and thread stripe of the
gray. Then a small stripe of yellow and
another thread-like stripe of the gray.
This repeated three times. Then another
one OF the real broad gold stripes. Then a
half-inoh stripe of gray and half-inch
stripe OF gold and repeat this five times;
then begin at the beginning and go through
1t again. II was so soft and so pretty I
wished that It bad been made into dress.
But when some Of the pious folk get
home from church and lay of their wraps,
the pretty waists you see then don't always
harmonic with the dark and simple skirts
For instance, black silk one with a fancy
pattern 10 knots all over 1t. The vest was
turned back in deep revers faced with rich
brocade, and then narrowed into the very
thinnest OF points. The waist itself was
of white silk, gathered back and front,
and fastened under a broad full
belt. The collar was plain, just like the belt,
only narrower. 1t looked so pretty with
the girls complexion, which was extremely
clear, and with her hair which was a soft,
light brown, and curled in fluff over her
head. She didn't look very sanctiied in
in that waist, though. Do you think 500
EVA A SCHIRF2T