The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-02
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
THE EASTER PARADE ALL READY
TO BEGIN THE MARCH.

TWO of the Leaders Described-Wha
Will Strike the Beholder at First
Glance The Impression Every
Woman Must Aim to Give-some
More Spring Millinery.
(CoDuiohtJ
New York, April 1.-Well, the show
day has almost arrived. The suspense will
soon be over, and we shall be regarding, be-
fore long, the costumes which we have
waited so long to behold. l have been
doing some private detective work during
the last few days, and am able to describe
with great minuteness several entire toilets
that will appear for the first time to-mor-
roy.
One is very gay and attractive, made OF
light, fowery material, with Just one
small ruffle at the skirt. The bodice is
very simple, gathered in at the waist line
in velvet belt, with big sleeves. 1t is the
cape that sets off the whole thing; for the
cape has two deep ruffles of changeable
silk. and then short ruffie of heavy lace,
very deeply pointed. Three twisted cords
join the cape in front, which is not intended
! to meet, but stands apart to show the full
ness OF the bodice beneath.
Another is very giddy-all bows and puffs
and lace. The material is ondine, tho color
| delicate anemone. The pretty sloping skirt
| has three bands Of white fsille for trimming
| broad bands, distributed at even dis
| tances from waist to feet. Each band has a
standing bow at the left side The corsage
| has its slight fullness drawn together in a
small puff in front, and beneath, coming
| from the shoulders and stretching out under
of xsrhi fafI
drawn togRther also at the lett side and
| caught at the belt with a bow. twisted
rope of anemone velvet edges the folds OF
| faille. AT the shoulders are two more small
| bows and below the two ondine hounces of
| the sleeves is a deep founce Of soft lace.
The effect is wonderfully pleasing. although
almost too dainty TO wear these tickle spring
days.
We are certainly getting broader and
broader. There is no telling what we shall
come TO- if we keep on. What with capes,
| and breteles. and berthes, and collars with
! big flares, we are about as wide at the top
as We are at the feet The hour-glass eff
| fects are accentuated more and more, and
| poor woman will soon loose all recollection
of the good old days when her garb still
| conveyed some slight suggestion of what
she really looked like. If Venus was to ap-
| pear once more in the flesh she wonid con-
| clude that her race had spent itself, that its
| lkub uuu BOuo Jul upon Juls edIJn ana JuaJ
new genius had appeared, different in all
| respects from the noble women of her time
/ Our appearance is indeed deplorable, and
| our case would be hopeless were it not for
| the small comfort found in the fact that
such a large proportion OF womankind
hos still common sense enough TO
! condemn the extravsgances, even while
unwilliugly forced to adopt them.
| Paris is up in arms against the hoop, even
| while it tells Of the skirts which one sees
there that measure seven yards around.
! We must lay the blame this time at the feet
! Of our English cousins, Of common sense
! fame, who fail to adhere TO their principles
/ when they allow these unsightly, farin2
! rutlles to assert themselves without rebuke.
| The poor Short Skirt Reform League,
whicn is struggling 30 bravely in that sane
! country for existence, goes to the other ex-
treEe and wants the skirts lifted several
( inches from the ground. Americans, be-
ware Of the British reformsl Let us have
none Of them. Let us stand by what our
common sense and beauty sense dictate and
we shall do we'll
The newest short cape has but two rufiies
| The upper one, however, turns over so as to
form what is equivalent to a third. The