The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-18
THE WOMAN OF FASHION,
Queens Of a Garden Party as a Man
Sees Them.
Some Graphic Descriptions by the
other sex-A Novel View Of
Woman's Sleeve-Su Summer Mate
rials-The Vision in Pink.

rials-Ihe Vision in PINK.
Copyright
New York. June 17.--Now that the
warm weather is fairly upon us, a man
may cast himself idly upon the grass in
almost any beautiful, inhabited bit Of
country park or sandy shore, and see
bright, charming pictures continually fit
ting before him. The sight viii cost him
nothing; nay, rather will the damsels re
1oice in his presence, for will it not enable
them 70 air all their pretty graces and
pretty gowns, especially for his benefit
What a charm there is in having the mas
culine, rather than the feminine eye, rest
upon theml And the INDECENT man, that
possesses withal sense of the beautiful,
will be both amused and gratifed with
these birds of brilliant piumage.
Beng unexpectedly deferred from at
tending a certain garden party, given
few days ago, at which there was to be
big display of new gowns, ] sought very
old acquaintance and charged him with
the execution of my task. Alas for me
and my readers, the acquaintance was
male2 But he did the best he could.
ITO tell you the truth, - he said, the
next day, when he came with his report,
81 couldn't for the life of me remember
more than four dresses. There wasn't
any use taking notes, for | didn't know
what to call the things I've been think
ing it over all night and I'll tell you the
best / know how.
1.-THE first thing that struck me was hat
that looked like the top crust of an apple
pie trimmed with a bow of ribbon in the
front Then there were some points
sticking up in front. of gold wire, and
they looked like a good-sized Jersey mo-
squito. On the side there was a small
spray of flowers,
Her dress was very neat-quite pc
culiar; l never saw one like IL before
She had very large sleeves above the ell
bow; below the elbow they fitted very
closely into the arm. The upper part was
pulled out as if 1t We're filled with wind
The part of the dress that goes over the
shoulders suppose you would call it a
cape-was very neat, and might have
been comfortable; but from the way it
fitted to the neck, like a cuff, should dis
like very much to wear it myself. This
cape spread out over the sleeves some dis
lance and ran down to point in the waist
in front and had curly-cues up along the
edge. Half way between the edge of the
cape and the neck was a plated affair,
about six or eight inches wide, with bow
in front. Where the cape ran to a point
in front of the waist. there was a bow of
ribbon with long ends, which ran down
halfway to the ground; and from this
bow the material of which the cape was
made continued on down in front of the
dress to within a few feet of the ground
1t gradually got wider, until it was about
eighteen inches wide at the bottom. The
dress proper was most beautiful piece
Of pink goods, with black rings over it
about the size of quarter. AT the bot
tom there was a ruffie about eight inches
broad, Around her waist was a belt of
the same material as the cape; and she
wore a pair of gloves that looked like the
49-cent pair you showed me the other day
HIhen. let me see. l remember another
that almost Knocked me out. She APP
parently wore three skirts, which must
have been mighty hot, although she APP
peared remarkably cool. The first one
reached to the ground, the next two
thirds of the way, and the last one half
way TO the ground from her waist. They
looked like three tunnels, diminishing in
size. Over the skirts there were three
RULES, scalloped at the edge, and accor-
dion plated know they were accordion,
for heard lady say so. Where these ruff
tes joined the green dress goods there was
yellow ribbon, with embossed designs
on it that looked something like fishing
lines The sleeves were just like all the
other sleeves that have seen on women's
dresses; only there was cupids wing
at the shoulder, spreading out over it,
accordion plated like the rufles, and made
Of the same kind of stuff, so thin that you
could see clear through it. This stun
reached across the waist in front, too,
with the ends tucked up under Down
each side in front, and across the neck,
was some more of the ribbon work.
She wore the funniest hat that was ever
made. 1t was made out of the green
Il of It'll. a..
shade, | should say, of very pale lettuce
leaves and was apparently round piece,
punched together in the middle; this
crlnkled 1t clear to the edge. A little
button sewed in the center formed the
crown of the hat, which wasn't big
enough 10 fit a doll. In front were two
little angels wings, which / think were
meant to represent swans wings
I'm afraid l can't remember this next
one very well. | noticed that it was lust
the shade of the cream that she poured
over her strawberries, and made a note
of 1t at the time 1t was silk, too. and
very Soft looking Her big sleeves, which
were what l always noticed first, had
three little capes laid out over them from
the neck. The part of the dress above
the waist think could make myself if
had piece of goods here. 1t seemed to
be Just wrapped around her, caught to-
gether little below the neck with pin.
Then there was another piece of goods laid
under this at the neck which reached up
10 the collar, the same as the false shirt
bosoms. Her skirt went down from the
waist on a slant, gradually getting
broader. II was trimmed with FIVE rows
of yellow ribbon at an equal distance
from each other. Each strip hung lower
In front than it did at the sides, and they
were tackled on to the dress with five or
six bows at the right hand side,
"All of the girls seemed to have the
worlds fair in view, for they all, even to
to this one, wore Chicago ham sleeves
From her waist up to her neck the dress
was made OF yellow goods, fitting very
tightly, and covered with fancy design
Of black lace. Over this, at the sides.
she wore piece of goods of the same ma
terial as the sleeves-looking like a little
full-dress coat, with broad lapels going
out to point over the sleeves, and having
whole lot of fancy work along the edge.
Her skirt was yellow, covered with two
oYerskirts, one long and one short, both
Of them having big tmned-in scallops,
pointed at the tips. For the life of me
can't remember the last hat / know
there was something purple on it, and
that's all do know
And let him of then, feeling that he
must have worked industriously to store
away so much detail.
Among the summer goods the rainbow
crepons play a very prominent part. They
almost he, ,i-,l,. ..sTl