The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-29
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
MUST WE ADOPT THE HOOPsKIRT
ONCE MORE?

MO61 WE ADOPT THE HOOP8K1RT
ONCE MORE2
What the Indications Are-More 1880
Developm snts and More OF the Pur-
pie Rage-New Feds From Paris-A
Visiting Costums.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Yes. we're coming
TO i'll You needn't vow and declare with
such vehemence, my young frishd that you
will never don hOopskirt, no matter what
the rest OF humanity does. You needn't be
quite so positive about il, for the chances
are that il all the women about you are
arrayed in inflated skirts, looking very i'm
posing and pulled up, you will not have
the courage to cling to your slender, close
fitting one, or even your gathered one that
looks 80 Insignificant beside the other.
And it would require a considerable amount
OF bravado. l assure you. to stand thus
alone, unique. scant figure, almost swal-
lowed up by the bulging gowns Of the wo-
men all about you. If you should happe n
to glance in tall mirror at the time, l
have not TIE slightest doubt that you
would instantly repair 10 your dressmaker
and order gown cut with the very biggest
fare that could be properly worn.
And, as / started to tell you, we are
nearing the hoopskirt rapidly. A dress
just from Paris has three reeds at the back
the lowest one very large indeed. The
side panels are made on the stiffest crino-
line, and the little rufiles on the skirt are
we'll wired.
Does it lie within our power TO prevent
| the advent Of the hoopl Most certainly.
MA eNg.N wfa0
tive war against the empire that it was
| relegated TO the domain of the ball room
| and the parlor only and forbidden to walk
forth in the light OF day! And as we
gained the victory then and subdued the
| empire, 30 does ~ lie within our power to
bring crusade against the hoopskirt and
| declare that under no conditions shall it
gain admittance into our land. But the
movement must be upheld, and the effort
must be decided and united or our cause
is hopeless.
From Pcris comes news this week Of
| sleeves and ribbon trimmings. Sleeves COM
| tinue to grow. although falling away from
the shoulder and expanding, like the skirts,
| lower down. Precautions regarding them
come also. Don't forget that you desire,
above oil things, to retain some semblsnce
| OF grace In your robing. Don't wear an inns
mepse sleeve II you are not slender enough
20 stand It, but keep the proportions we'll In
hand and make your sleeves of dark shade
in velvet. This will help considerably to
remove the otherwise ludicrous effect
OF a large figure amplified by i'm
everything. 1t Ia nearly always Of
velvet, though not necessarily so, and is
| put in as many diversified ways as it was
last summer. 1t looks pretty laid on the
skirt several inches above the feather trim
ming or ruche at the edge in long, narrow
| st. Andrews crosses that come up TO the
knees. The crosses are caught down with
two short loops. With this trimming on
the skirt the bodice is almost covered by
broad ribbon that crosses in front, reaching
| from the sleeve on one side to the waist line
on the other. and headed by large bows.
A wonderful Paris dress for evening wear,
Of pale brocade, has gauze drapings all
around the edge OF the skirt. The drapipgs
are caught with big velvet bows and In each
bow nestles bird, with beautiful green and
| red plumage The gauze drspcs itself over
the shoulders as we'll, and among the full
| folds we see two more Of the birds The
idea will no doubt, be taken up, aud may
bring back the "bird" craze strong as ever.
The purple fad is still on us. We are
completely carried away with It. In fact,
| IL it keeps on the storekeepers will be in
despair, for there will be no way OF dispos-
ing of all the materials that were I'M
| fortunately dyed in some other color
| VIolets are everywhere again, on hats
gowns and muffs. 1t is pity they cost SO
much, but this fact seems to count for little,
and to diminish their prevalence no whit
Great flat felt hats, twisted in fantastic
shapes, with, purple felt beneath
nothing but large dropping clusters
OF the pretty blossoms The velvet ones are
most graceful, and have such q genuine
droop to them that they are often mistaken
for the real. No matter that the cold
weather has brought the real up to cents
each, we see them pinned on muffs and veil
vet capes. There's nothing like the effect
Of bunch of violets on sealskin or any
rich, DARK fur. Even though lilies of the
valley and fine white blossoms have been de-
clared the order OF the day, the violet Is
| just as beloved as ever.
| GROUP OF FAIR WOMEN.
A group of fair womsn-the three graces
were they, surely, clad In their exquisite
| gowns, with rich satin draperies, firm, and
| yet soft.
One leaned forward clad in palest yellow.
with low-cut, tight-fitting bodice edged by
fine gold embroidery, and caught at the
waist by fine golden hand. The edge OF
her dress was maRnihcently embroidered in
deep, glowing yellows, shading into bur-
nished gold Her puffed sleeves were short
and moderate. She wore a great hat with
|
adorned with yellow plumes and velvet
ribbon.
Listening to her gay conversation sat a
maiden, half-empire. She had Greek em-
broidery at the edge of her satin gown, but
she wore also the low, full bodice OF the
empire, and the high, broad belt. Her
shoulder puffs With gauze, with ribbon
bands laid over.
And the third smiling maiden was
robed in heavy white satin and the satin
was embroidered somewhat like the first,
/ except that it was all creamy white, leaves
as well as blossoms. Her bodice was folded
and crossed in front. fastening at the side
An overpowering train fell about her feet
IN heavy folds.
Listen % the description OF a new street
dress-dark green camel's hair OF very foe
quality Is the material. aud tho skirt has
three rufiea OF velvet 10 match, standing
very far apart The plain tight-dtting corr
sage Is covered with "a loosely gathered
green silk flchu, crossing In front. aud
caught down a tribe below the waist line by
q velvet bow. Where tho fchu stands apart
| at the deck one can sss q plain velvet woke