The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-28
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
HOW ssE LOOKS BESIDE The
STRONG ATHLETIC MAN.

6OW SbE LOOk6 BESIDE IH1
STRONG ATHLETIC MAN.
A Startling Costume and Very
Dainty One-Biack and Old Rose Har-
mony-The Girl to Fall in Love With.
Two Exquisite Bodices.
| Copyright. 1927
NEW York, Feb. 27.-Ladies' day at the
New York Athletic Club Woman, woman
everywherel A perfect sea Of womenl A
swaying. softly ssrging mass OF women,
looking like pillows as they rise In their
eagerness to watch favorite and then fall
again into their seats when the critical mo-
nent has passed, and the perilous feat heen
accomplished. Women Of all varieties, dark,
pale, richly colored, delicately tinted, some
with absolutely no distinguishing quality
save what they derive from their gowns.
And the colorsi o. but they were mag
nifcentl Methinks never saw such gor-
| geous array. had been told, and on coed
authority, that to dress in one color
throughout-hat, gloves. shoes and all-was
the only way in which one could be really
fashionable. But if this be true then these
| women calmly ignored all the rules Of
| fashion, for almost every one had start
ling contrast somewhere in her costume. I
saw deep rose and bright green, wood brown
| and pale yellow, black and gold, beautiful
deep lawn and delicate heliotrope, innum@
cradle varieties OF combination. Some
| were beautiful, others startled you so YOU
| hardly knew what TO do about Them
There was one tobacco brown dress with no
| contrasting color, aud its owner wore a deIS-
cate white hat, with fine gold braiding that
| relieved the rather somber effect to re,<
| markable degree There was another of q
| dull autumn red, and the hat worn 18th it
had green velvet strings fully six inches
| wide, that were simply brought forward
| and laid straight from the neck to the waist.
| so that from a short distance they appearet
| to be plain vest fitted into the waist. y
| saw a beautiful costume in black and old
| rose The material OF the skirt was black
| dotted with great shaggy leopard spots in
rose. At the bottom, about TWO inches up,
| was a tiny band Of old rose, covered with
small squares OF jet. The waist was of heavy
| old rose faille and had large bodice in
| black with very sharp. deep points. FROM
| the throat down TO the edge of the bodice.
| both back and front, the rose silk was COW
cred with the same squares of brilliant jeh
that adorned the skirt. They ran rIghn
down into the points made by the bodice so
| that there wasn't a bit of pink uncovered.
| IL was very, very pretty, all but the hat.
| which l thought spoiled everything by hav-i
fog it in a very aggressive bunch Of tips OK
i DTlRnb yellOWlSn green.
| Then there was a lady there in a quiek
street costume-all except her hat-and
dressed in such perfect taste that she seemed
/ Co f1t in quite naturally between those
brilliant toilets. The hat first-just little
| thing of gold lace with a small, stiff bow of
yellow and pale blue. Jacket-long, OF
heavy banana faille, which opened on a
chemisette of tule several shades lghter..l
The dress-of plaid, with silk threads rum;
ming through 1t. The ground was the samel
| color as the coat, the threads were dark
maroon. pale blue and yellow
There was another that was awfullY
queer and awfully pretty.
The robe was of gray crepe de chine, with
| the corsage embroidered in dull silver-s
| Over it went an odd cape. also of crepe &C.
Gordon plated, and which was veryl
| short at both sides. At the back and frontN
| however, 1t fell TO the feet. 1t was exri
| tremely striking, and the hat worn with Ii
heightened the effect It was very fiat, and
| around the small crown was wreath of
| yellow roses. The brim and the crow,di
were of black tulle, the brim also faced
| with yellow.
Did you ever fall in love with a womana
| Did you ever see woman so beautiful.
dressed SO exquisitely, that for the time YOU
lost all thought OF yourself. even forgob
how very much better dressed she was than
yourself, and followed ner every movements
| with eyes chat had not spark of jealousy
| in themg All, but have seen such a woman.
aud fain would give you a glimpse Of her
as | saw her, in all her fairness, her exau1-
| site coloring, her grace of movement, her
smile her perfect teeth, and last but not
| least, her gown. She was tall and fair and
delicate. Her hair was of dull old goldu
dressed low at the back, very loosely. YoiI
| could not tell how it was arranged. IL was
SO soft and loose. There was the mosD
delicate pink in her face, and the gown.
she wore was exactly this shade, peril aIls
trifie duller. 1t was of very fine ladies'
! cloth, and had an inch band of the sanla
shade at the bottom in velvet. / couldn,t
see very much of the waist. for her coat was
open only q little, and she did not take it
Off. But could see that at the neck there
we're soft folds OF the rose cloth and velvet
brought together with pin. l could Just
| see. also. fine lace bodice. IL hung looselw
over the waist. laid in plaits that were
caught only at the top. The lace had a yer "
dainty scallop at the bottom. The dres
matched her complexion; the coat, without
| a shade Of difference, matched her hairlj
There wasn't thing about her besides these
two shades. Her hat was a tasteful conl--
bination of the two, and though l watched
her long and studied her carefully found
in her no fault
Do you want to know how to make a
bodice really new something which the girh
that sits next to you won't haves Well, 4
| will describe two TO you, and
| you can teiect tna one you prefer.
The first one Is of SATIN, very
heavy, so that the luster shall be soft. and
l. cut open right down to the end of thei
basque, at the front In two points but at;
the back in only one. The V is edged with
passementerie, which also goes around the
bottom. The V is filed Ia with high
draping Of lace, which falls over the left
side and is carried up high to the shoulder.
The short sleeves are made of lace, and the
right shoulder is ornamented with fiaring
bow. The deep V in the back is simply
| trimmed with passementerie.
The other think great deal pretriers
perhaps you won't agree with me. 1t is of
silk. heavy faille, pink. At the top of tho
bodice is band of ribbon TO match, out oe
| which rise lovely soft folds of pink chiffon
very full, and carried up TO the shoulders.g
There is a cabbage bow on each shoulder,
and one right at the point in front. There's
a band of ribbon bordering the waist, and
two bands on each sleeve, which are caught
together in the center by knot Isn't thai
| just as pretty as it can bel
EVA A. SCHUBERT
s. j. Chandler. Richmond, Va, writess
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