The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-15
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
WHAT GoTHAM'S CROWDED rHOE.
OUGaFARES LOOK LIKE.

ink SIreSt commissioning Gowns,
Bonnets and Cspes-Revivsl OF Sum
mer.
Copyright. 1881
NEW York, Jan. l4.-What . gay poo
pie we are these bright winter afternoons
How we love TO join the Broadway prome-
naGers and saunter along with the rest.
watching the brilliant costumes, and STOP
ping at the bright shop windows to look at
the novelties! Every one has lost the
wearied air and relaxed the hurried step 90
prevalent at Christmas time, and the world
sgain looks careless and happy and easy
going. The crowd is very great on Broad
way this Saturday afternoon, but il is q
good-natured one, and so everything gets
along smoothly.
The first thing we notice about il ia the
favorite purple veil. Que would think that
by this time the bright green one, which
has been introduced would supersede the
purple; but IL has not done so thus far.
Every other woman has an eminence veil
over her black hat, and as far down the
thoroughtsre as one can see there are folds
after folds of the purple yelling even sav
1t combined with green and brown cos
tume-brown cloth, with narrow edgings
OF very dark rich green velvet, with brown
fur between, long mink cape, and brown
and green bat with she ubiquitous veil
surmounting ALL
with costume that l must describe to you
In detail tbat you may know just how the
LADY looked When / have finished you
may decide for yourself whether she looked
we'll or not. I'll commence with the skirt.
which was pale blue gray clo,h b, a sort OF
stone color, edged with narrow rows of
purple velvet. Her Russian blouse was
trimmed with the same, aud had two broad
tabs of velvet IN front, hanging loosely.
Over the blouse, but not covering it,
was a long cape Of black velvet made
up of four divisions-two long ones
and two short ones. The hat was
black, with wings and tips, adorned, It ls
needless to say, with purple veil. AT the
back, presumably trimming the hat, but
lying low on the lady'I cotled hair, were
deep pink velvet roses In one hand she
carried a black muff with more roses, and
at the left of her black cape, near her shout
der lay a bunch Of pink carnationA Not a
bit cared she for the ey os that we're turned
upon her. Walking easily with tue gentle
man at her side she sauntered slowly along
so slowly indeed, that one wondered whether
10 Wes not an accommodation on her part to
allow the passersby full opportunity to note
her appearances.
But what's the matter with all the winter
stylesf Sure the shopkeepers must be tired
OF seeing the heavy winter goods piled high
in the windows, for there are wards upon
yards Of light. dainty summer goods. LAST
August an obServant person could forecast
with little difficulty the styles for the COM
ing winter from the goods that had then
made their appearance. and now, in Janu-
airy, one is enlightened by a great sign
which reads: Spring Novelties in Organ
dies Faconne, MouSseline de
Bsptiste." Here's suother: "Batistes,
Lawns and Dotted Muslns." And
when we enter the shops VIC find the oouu-
ters piled high with them, and with pretty
challieS as well. Truly this Is q queer
country. The seasons are changing. they
say, and we are doing our best 20 help them
along. But it pays to invest in these goods
now, FOR the daintiest OF them costs but SO
cents per yard, and some other beautiful
ones but ~. Whereas last summer we had
the greatest difficulty in getting them at
any price for a few weeks after the season
had fairly opened.
But hope you still feel some slight I'm
terest in winter gowns. for want to tell
you about the latest for evening wear In
almost every one made gauze cuts a very
prominent figure, ana Ii you have an old
figured silk make il up with one of the
bright new gauzes; you'll never recognize
the old gown, | assure you, Some most
wonderful effects can be secured from their
combining. For instance, | saw a red and
green shot silk, made with overdress of
black geuze, thickly besprinkled with
yellow blossoms. Then there was red
silk, with golden flowers upon it and
black Rauze over. run with a satin stripe.
1t IS quite interesting TO puzzle the cornhi-
nations out, for when they are drawn closely
together it is almost impossible 10 tell
whether the stripe il on the silk beneath and
the flowers above. or vice versa And the
whole forms an extremely brilliant effect
SO desirable these gay months.
Then so many evening gowns have their
colors brought out ana accentuated by vel
ves sleeses Of q tritie deeper shode than is
the color OF the flower IN your silk or the
thread running through it. or the trimming
edging it. The velvet should be Of the
minor color In your costume, but always OF
a deeper tint.
Two beautiful gowns were spread before
me as came pleading for something new
to my old friend. the maker Of gowns. She
smiled at the "somethIng new" in a sort OF
lpcredulous fashion, bat answered by pick
tig up two beauties, whose exquisite lowell
ness made one forges to look for & sshness OF
de ign. The first was of white, striped with
satiny diagonal In pale water green. Over
bands OF rich sable ct side and bottom hung
soft drapings OF white gauze, caught in
loose knota at short intervals; the fur and
the gauzs we're again combined In the low
bodice uith beautiful effect.
The second, of heavy old-ross satin, cut
princesse, bad tuuic over OF oId-rose bro
cade with white design. This tunic was
very original, being plated into the left
shoulder in three large folds. then brought
loosely across the front, falling over the
right hip aud down the back in a long, full
train. The dress had rich ivory-white.
feather trimming at feet aud neck, inter
spersed with velvet bows.
IL looks as il evening bornets would soon
be regarded with complete distavor, even
by the feminine world. Now that the
Thes.er Of Arts and Letters has so effect
uslly succeeded in removing the bonnet
during the performances. other theaters
may take il up. The popular bonnet has
bean so minute Of late that no ono could
possibly object 70 it. and yet enough large
hats are still worn tO make things uncom-
Portable. But the women are very easily
turning their thoughts in another
direction and putting all their pretty gew-
gaws in their hair And TINT theater pre-
sents q pretty spectacle every evening as
one aazes &C the feDciful arraug sraents. IL
will, no doubt. soon become fad, and then
the bonnet will get hut scanty attention.
just now. however. one made Of golden
spa giles, closely strung, is the proper thing,
With a small bunch OF black tips in front
and black velvet strings.
The evening cloak grows no less assertive