The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-08
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
Prevailing Styles for Very Young
Maidena.
(Copvrfuh.)

Prevailing Styles for Very Young
Maidens.
(CopvriUht)
The empire is very accommodating In
some respects, although it has been so loudly
denounced by society. So many women
objected to Ii, because it hid effeotually the
beautiful figure they had been so carefully
developing for some seasons. 1t was a
shame to conceal the strength of limb, the
long waist line, the square shoulder and
straight form under one of those high
wasted, full. baby things, that allowed no
one to discover what the form beneath
really looked like. And because women re-
belled SO, there was a sort Of compromise
effected, aud the empire was rarely made
for the street, but received for evening wear
and for young maidens. For it suits the
msidens particularly well when they reach
the awkward age and while they pass
through it. The high waist is then the very
thing that will best suggest ths softness and
grace that seem properly, in poetic fancy,
TO characterize budding womanhood, but
which are so often entirely lacking. The
| tullness OF the high waist and the straight
ness OF the gown hanging thsretrom all
help to soften the harsh lines there may be
about girls figure.
So young girl looks but little different
| from a full tiedged belle as she enters the
crowded psrlor of an event z, save that the
adornlng of her gown is quieter and not so
abundant; that the material of the gown is
simpler, aud that she generally appears Ia
| but one color, instead of in bright aud
brilliant combination.
At New Years eve gathering of young
lads and lasses l So some very pretty
gowns. They looked fresl and natural and
liked to watch them as they formed the
quick figures Of the Scotch reel.
One girl wore q white dress, with a silver
| thread forming big squares over it. She had
| feather ruche at the edge OF her skirt, and
yoke formed by double row OF the
feather trimming; then a high ribbon belt,
tied In two big bows on the side, one falling
| below the other.
Then there was pretty darkseyed girl,
| whose hair fell about her neck in natural
| ringlets. Her dress was cut rather low, SO
that the ringlets had plenty of room to fall
over her shoulder. The silk dress of prime
ess cut was a pale gray shade, and over it
fell gauze slip, with pretty silvery sheen,
embroidered In tiny blue flowers. Pale
| blue ribbons, brought from under the arms
up into point both front and back formed
corslet, headed by a big rosette, from
which hoated long blue streamers. A ruche
| finished this dress, also. There was a small
| ruf1e about the neck, falling at the shout
ders over a little deeper ruff1e, termed a
sleeve.
Now this girl has chum, and the two are
almost lDseparable. That is the reason
have sketched them together. | must de
scribe to you the chums appearance. She
Is very spirituslle, has a sort of dreamy.
| far-away look in her eyes, so that you
always frel little dread in speaking to her,
for fear you may be interrupring her con-
verse with spirit land. | have never been
able to decide why the laughing elf in the
| silver gown chose the holy maiden for her
friend, but she did, and has never regretted
it either.
The gown suited the pure expression of its
wearer. for it was spotless, made all of fine
white cambria. It was a very simple en-
pire, with low, square-cut bodice frilled on
a tight-f1tting lining and fastened together
at the back, A broad lowered sash tied in
big bow far up the slender back and fell
to the girls feet.
Another pretty gown was made all in
pale yellow silk, of very soft and fine
texture. The dress had simply three full
rutfies or silk at the bottom, very far
apart, and three chiffon ruffies at the neck
This belt had no streamers; it tied in big
short bow.
One girl sat on the edge of an easy chair
so that the view OF her back was very
prominent. l didn't blame her bit. for
she had very pretty one. Her dress had
no trimming save a little pink ribbon
and chiffon. The dress was gray blue. n
shade scarcely deeper than blue white; ali
could see OF the ribbon was the strap coming
from under each arm and meeting IN a
point at he center of the waist, and an
other straight band running around the
waist itself. Then the narrow rib
bon foated down and out from the
gown, In most graceful lines. A lit
tie chiffon edged the neck, and that was oil.
1t was 80 graceful that no one could help
Watching the girl as sne sat with bent bead
closely studying her dance order, as II it
were the most interesting thing in the
world.
Last. but not least. stepped forth a very
young girl who had the Queerest d ess of ali.
1t was plain black sateen beneath, and fall
ing over was white gsuze quantity embroid-
cred In fantastic ring pattern. The pat
tern was closer at the bottom, forming a
border. At the low, square neck was a black
velvet ruche. The girl had a Japanese air
about her, accumulated when she bowed in
the dance, for the full gauzc vatican back
fell all about her in great folds.
A very neat dress for home wear proper
for young girl. can be made of oheviot-
say ricn dark green. The dress must be
frightened with scarlet cloth, and, there
fore we put three narrow bands of 1t at
the edge, separated by green braid. A
pointed bodice is made by alternate bands
of scarlet cloth and fancy green and scarlet
braid, and from the yoke falls berthe of
plain green cloth, full over the shoulders, but
plain in the front. falling Ia two deep points
over the plain green belt below. Then
from the under sleeve come scarlet cuffs,
edged with braid. It's very neat costume
for a neat. home-like girl.
Then some OF the loose blouse effects are
pretty, with embroidered bands down the
front of the blouse, which is confined oy q
Bulgarian sash, knotted at one side and
falling in long fringed ends to the edge Of
the dress. EVA A. SCHUBERT.
Sudden Changes OF Weather cause Throat
Diseases. There is no more effectual remedy
for Coughs, Colds, ETC., than BRowN's BRoN-
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