Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-02-09
NOTES OF THE MODES.
Seasonable Suggestions in the Selection of
Costumes.

Seasonable Suggestions in the Selection of
Costumes.
Among the most stylish bonnets are
those that are very small, with close
sides and tiny Dutch crowns.
A stylish but inexpensive model for
winter cloak is of beautiful shade of
German broadcloth. 1t is in close redin-
cote shape, with Carrick shoulder-capes
edged with very narrow piping of
beaver fur.
Two kinds of wooden fabrics are being
united in one costume. For instance,
velvet-striped vigogne skirt is worn
with directoire rcdingote of plain
ladies' cloth. There are also stylish
gowns showing two plain, contrasting
colors, as golden-brown French redin-
cote with dark-green skirt.
Elton jackets, open in front and
sleeveless, of mink, Astrakhan and
Persian lamb, are among the novelties.
They are to be worn over cloth and vel
vet dresses. Jackets of this sort are
also made of jet and of iridescent beads,
of pearl and opal beads, and also of
those of gold and crystal wrought on
net.
A stril1ingly stylish street garment is
of heavy golden-brown cloth, with
revers and cape collar of cream-white
cloth braided in close, all-over design
of brown and gold soutache. This
fetching cloak is edged with two-inch
band of otter, which harmonizes with
the brown of the wrap and the cream
color and gold OF the trimmings.
While it is true that green, violet,
blue and other heavy colors are the
popular tints for gloves this season,
very many fashionable women cling to
the suede and glace gloves of tan, al
mond and light brown, for the reason
that they can be worn with costumes
of any color and are really much pref
tier than the more fashionable shades,
Among the new woolens are Neptune
cloth, Devon check! Sligo serge and
many others that are known as novelty
goods. For example, the ground Of
many stylish striped fabrics is of En-
glish serge. To some of these an artis-
tics effect is given by fiat, woven
stripe next a shaggy raised one, so
placed that it appears to be the shadow
of the raised one.
listers are taking unto themselves
various sorts of decorations which
were formerly deemed quite unsuited
to them. Fur and soutache are favor
tie trimmings for them. When SOU
tache is used it is applied in an elab-
crate design on the revers and cuffs.
Some of these ulsters are fastened
diagonally in the front and are left
open to the waist in the back.
There is an effort being made to pop
ularize the skirt with considerable full
ness about the waist; however, a large
majority of the skirts are close-ftting
at the top, but very faring at the bot
tom, A stiff full-plaited balayeuse is
set underneath the slxirt-hem to give ii
the desired flare. Sometimes tiny gus
sets are added to the breadth on the
front and sides of the skirt, which are
covered by fur bands or some other or
namentation.
Flowers rejected wholly of the mo-
dists this season are the chief corner
stone of those who construct hats and
bonnets. Rose-tinted velvet chrysan'
themums, yellow and pale pink roses
singly or artistically massed, are used
on headgear designed for 'dressy occa
sions. Among the other flowers thai
CLEAN out from amid fur, velvet ant
sable plumes are deep, rich colored wal
flowers, gladioli. nasturtums, .damasl
roses and geranium blossoms IN. Y
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