The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-25
THE WOMAN OF FASHION
SOME REFLECTIONS FOR CHRIST
MAS DAY.

Pretty Bodies to Engage Our Atteu-
tion-Fur in Its New Shapes end
Forms-Sesl still the Favorite-Even-
ing Gowns Again.
(Cohgrioht, 1s92)
NEW YoRK, Dec. 24.--Sureiy we wouIdn't
think Of fashions on such day as this.
Why, it's Christmas, the day we forget our
selves and think of othersl We haven't any
time to bother with styles, and petty diff
ferences OF fashion and trifing advance on
the modes Of q month ago.
MOI Well, then, let me tell you Of what
thoughtful parent has purchased for his
pretty daughter. That will interest you,
know. II is one of the daintiest bodices
you ever saw. and she is going to wear ii
Tonight at the family gathsring-just to
please him, you know. It lie a Josephine
bodice, made Of peau de sole. IN deep
rich red drsped softly across the front with
rose colored mousseline de sole, caught up
by big cameo. Then there is very high
belt of the same canoes, and one catching
up each short sleeve puff of the moussellne,
Her hair is so very dark and her skin SO
purely olive that she 10 delighted with the
thought of the result.
Now, have 1 succeeded in getting you in
terested, and can l not persuade you to
listen for a little space while l discourse
upon several more bodices almost as pretty
as the one this favorite daughter will wearl
Hearken, then, TO this description of one
in mauve velvet, close-itting and with a
bolero formed above by gold and mauve
embroidery, from which falls deep fiounca
Of lara lono in IA front cyrad1aliv
ening over the hips and at the back until it
is caught up with chou Of ribbon aud long
streamers. In the 'front.' also, there are
chouG where the lace and embroidery Join.
The short sleeves are full lace hounoes. fall
ing beneath embroidered epaulets.
Another one with loosely falling lace
effect is OF serpent green silk, shot with rose.
The low cut corsage is bordered with pink
feather trimming shading eff into green,
and from this the lace fiounoing falls. This
time 1t is at the back that the lace hangs
long into deep slender point. Butterflies
Of lace are poised on the shoulders.
Two more are there--one of pink benga-
line, the other OF yellow brooade. The
bengaline has dull pink feather trimming
and steel paHsementerie bands for adorn-
ment; the yellow brocade has f1ouncing of
white chiffon across the pointed bodice aud
high crush bels of the brocade.
But there's another subject we may dis
euss even on Christmas day, and that is fur.
It's q warm, comfortable subject and seems
10 suit the glowing fire and family gather
ing, particularly that most comfortable and
popular form Of it-seal Seal still reigns
queen or all furs: no other has conquered
it, although IT'S overthrow has often been
prophesied and threatened.
But though it is still supreme it has as
sumed q new guise. We see il no longer in
severity OF form, in straight, plain garment
almost devoid of shape. Ii has dropped the
old conservatism and taken unto itself many
new notions. We ses il now plated and
gathered in many fancitul ways, in long
Vatican folds, in gathered capss, In short
plated collars, and the effect is not so un-
graceful as one might suppose, for the fur
easily adapts itself to the change and ap~
pears none the worse for it, either.
1t looks prettiest. perhaps. In the long
military cape. falling free from the collar,
edged with other fur generally Russian
sable; or, perhaps, with close row of Rus
sian sable tails laid around on the seal, not
hanging below it.
In the short fur garments-the little capes
and the Eton and Bolero jackets-how-
ever, other fur Is just as populaf. One
always finds the mink, aud there are also
the gray krimmer, the Persian lamb or the
MORE Persian. OF course, the military
cape is the latest and often forms the only
OuNGE KdTHl6DE. sven Oh COlu QHVS. DuE
is very deceptive, and while 1t looks warm
and protecting, hanging far below the hips,
the wind has a quiet way OF working up
under it and sending little chills through
the person who was rash enough to come
out so clad.
Much more sensible are the small sleeve
less fur jackets over the cloth coats. These
are Elton, generally of round cut, reaching
TO the waist line, or 6olero, still shorter.
M pneaihIv vcairn dinpoead IN hh
economical and deny ourselves o.s of the
beautiful fur garments, which cost any
where from 500 to $1,000. or sven more,
for one can easily pay 81, 800 for q coat in
that most expensive fur, Russian sable.
And IL we are disposed to practice economy
we shall content ourselves with fur in trim
ming only, either on dress. coat or hat.
For dresses the narrower it is the better,
when IL appears In bands For girdles 10
may be broader, and for sleeves 1t is allowed
still more freedom. A cloth dress looks
very handsome with such an addition of fur,
and possibly sleeveless jacket as well.
Then there are the fur collars, running
down into long point In front, even as far
as the belt; or the high rolling collars, with
aud tail boas. These last appear very
modest, and yet saw one the other day of
Russian sable marked $25.
Muffs are little bigger this year and the
round ones are still popular. One secs
plenty Of the fat, fancy ones In velvet and
fur, but there 10 no present danger of their
taking the round muff's place. The most
convenient muff ia the one that has a tiny
spring concealed at the top. which files open
when pressed and reveals deep, SATIN
lined pocket, so handy to hold handkerchief,
purse, card case and dozen osher things
women must carry with them, pocket or no
pocket.
But the fur has another vocation. 1t is
sometimes content to hide itself beneath
beautiful brocade, or pale-colored cloth
evening cloaks. The white Mongolian is
often found here, and only peeps out little
way at the edge.
That's the way saw ii in a beautiful
military cape, worn by most magnificent
woman, tall and queenly, with wonderful
black hair. The cape was Of black velvet.
full three-quarter length, and lined and
bordered down the front with pure white
ermiue. The lower edge was bordered
with wide white passementerie. 10 looked
more startling, possibly, because ID fell
over q white satin gown that had a black
velvet bodice. The bodice was close fitting
and low cut, and narrowed Off at the sides
into straight bands that fell over the skirt
almost to the feet. The white fringe that
edged them brought the trimming down 20
the bottom Of the dress, the fringe falling
over white chiffon cascades that were
looped on the skirt beneath.
The regal woman talked TO another, but