The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-24

plated. Even the short sleeves are
plated, so that they stand out like yeri-
table balloons. The trim dancing skirt is
most graceful when it is simple plated,
with no trimming whatsoever. Then the
crepe gowns, those of soft white stuff,
such as albatross and silk null, make
pretty gowns, trimmed with bright vel
vets. But for the truly economical
and inexpensive dress, get you a cot
ton crepon of soft tint, that costs but
twenty cents yard. You may make
it up with an excellent quality of
Velveteen, which will cost about dollar
yard. The velveteen will make the
full sleeve and slender girdle; and if the
dress be high necked, the stock collar.
roll or two may also trim the skirt
Have long velvet ribbons to fall in front,
matching your velveteen. l saw a most
charming gown made after this fashion
The crepon was a pale heliotrope, the
trimming rich, dark red velveteen.
Midway between the top and bottom of
the skirt was added crepon ruffle gath
cred in the middle, from beneath which
fell a rutf1e Of delicate white lace There
was berthe on the bodice of the crepon,
which was brought down and across in
front like fichu. Two inches above the
edge was an insertion of lace and the
edge was also lace. The crepon sleeves,
reaching only to the elbow, had two
rows of insertion several inches apart
Donkey's ear bows, crepon and red vel
veteen, stood gaily up on each shoulder
Such dress costs but little, but is most
taking.
A number Of the bodices are still made
with the alternating rows of lace and silk,
or velvet, with this difference, that the
lace is now almost invariably laid over
velvet or velveteen of dark color The
hnnipp effects anita
of those OF last winter; for once more the
slender wasted effects are sought AFTER
They are easy to produce, with the broad
ness of puff and shoulder rnffle making
any ordinary waist seem slender by
contrast.
A pretty pale blue gown has an entire
front of mousseline de sole of white The
dress is princess, falling in vatican at
the back. The white front is gathered at
the low neck under velvet choux; and
from there falls straight and full to the
feet. 1t is genuine home gown, but is
hghtened by the fan arrangements of lace
that spread out over each shoulder in
novel fashion. Beneath the lace are
double puffs of pale blue, edged with lace
flouncing
In the overskirt idea, very pretty eff
fects can be produced A fanciful Paris
gown has plain brocade skirt in rose
Color Win garland at the feet made of
rose and green velvet leaves. The over
skirt is simply long blouse, ACCORDION
plated from top TO bottom, of rose col
ored gauze, and falling half way over the
skirt 1t is cut into deep, sharp teeth at
the bottom, and a berthe, similarly cut.
is added at the round neck, to harmonize
with the bottom. The neck is banded
with dark green velvet, and stiff, long
loops in velvet stretch across the front of
the berthe. At the waist line there falls
over each hip a very full and very short
velvet rufie, caught in at the front by
wide buckle. 1t is novel idea and could
be utilized in simpler gown.
Another richer and much more elab-
crate gown has an intricate arrangement
OF lace on the skirt. The lace starts from
the top of the skirt, and is arranged in a
series of points, so deep that they reach
to the feet One point crosses another.
SO wide are they at the top. Then a Sc
rles OF small ones is arranged beneath the
others at The bottom, so that these come
just between the deeper ones. A redin-
cote of contrasting material, with high
gathers at the hip, falls over sides and
back.
One sees rare loneliness in the theater
boxes these clear, wintry evenings, and
one Is immediately taken with lace fever
upon looking round. BY common con-
sent all swelldown display the flmy
oand-not so much on gown, perhaps,
as on cape and toque. Every other