The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-18

Occupations for Lent-New Coiffures
to Practice on-A Lavender and a
White House Dress.
Copyright ls94)
New York, Feb. 17.-Who could help
raving over them2 They suggest all the
daintiness, the freshness, the gayety, the
balmy airs of spring time. Never were
materials softer and brighter; never did
they appeal so directly to the hearts of
woman. How pretty they looked, as one
after the other, the pieces were unrolled
before me, and piles of shimmering stuffs
lay all about me. Yes, they all SHIN
mercd. Satin striped grenadines-on
might dub them in ordinary language
but l would never hurt,the pretty things
feelings by so plainly terming them.
Grenadine' Yes, l suppose it is so; but
what a queer grenadine. Rather, and
more properly, a narrow stripe of canvas
cloth, sometimes in the original un-
bleached shade, sometimes in pale gray,
water green, a duh blue or a salmon.
And between the stripes other stripes of
satin in fresh colors. The combinations
were like this: dull blue canvas
stripe; old gold canvas with satin
stripe in brilliant green. pale golden
den brown with violet satin, extremely
fashionable: the same pale brown with
the deep golden brown; a gray white
with a delicate green, just the thing for
sunny Easter morning.
But this wasn't all. was to be initi-
ated into more undreamed of possibilities.
Another species OF grenadine this time is
a raf 1rAAy 1Tltr hnd fff.t1Iu ,.lxT
glossy surface. 1t was in deep olive tints,
and was further heightened by dots of
black slI-pointille, as they say in Paris
Another grenadiue of this order had a
moire stripe divided into blocks. an olive
and deep wine-ColOr alternating, and,
between them. corded stripe of black
silk. | fearfully inquired the price of
these most fascinating combinations.
Three, four, aud five dollars a yard.
Quite reasona Bile % I gasped, and noted
that they were very narrow.
Then looked at some goods from which
the silk was lacking. One, in the grena-
dine variety, was quantity wrought out
in a confusing lace pattern, in a maCrame
tint, with a water green thread running
through. Another delicate material like
grenadine, only with closer mesh, was
in pure gray blue, and had a wooden
cord in white. forming stripe. On the
blue ground were silk dots of a darker
dull blue. The beauty of all lay, for the
most part, in the tineheSs of the mesh
and the lightness of the material. One
was taken quite aback at lifting what
looked like heavy satin crepe. The ribs
were so heavy and the satin so soft of
lustre, that il seemed the material mist
be weighty and yet, on touching it, one
discovers the same lightness of back and
the same open mesh in tue weaving.
These satin crepes are very handsome.
They cost "a a yard.
Other grenadines had irregular, small
blocks of silk set into them. A gray
green weave had blocks of darker gray
green; and a peculiar plum shade was set
into a light bro wnish pink.
But these are but the beginning Let
US have patience 1t is still too early to
think Of wearing the exquisite fabrics,
and many of US can well atfOrt to bide
the time when there will be simpler and
less expensive spring materials. just now
! these few imporJatious are being bought
up quickly by the fortunate few who go
south at this season, and who must have
their spring gowns al an early date.
Lent is a most convenient season; for
in it one actually has tina to pursue her
! fayorite hobby for a few days l know
that that is not the occupation in which
we are presumably engaged but the self
denials SAVIOR more of disqualification,
| often, than we are aware. Even the girl
that eschews candy for six weeks is COM
| placently reminding herself all the while,
that her complexion will be improved at
the end of it; and the girl that reads con-
! graduates herself upon the daily in
creasing list of topics with which
! she is conversant. Even the girl that
| vows allegiance to the retaining of
! her scared locks. dried by frequent
! applications of heated irons, finds infinite
! pleasure in brushing them into a soft
| gloss. The couture occupation is, am
inclined to think, the most popular
! Winding and twining those locks into in
| genious and wonderful Coifures, and then
standing off TO get the effect. is very sat
isfying 1t even does a little good, I fancy {;
! for the ability to tastefully arrange ones
! hair is an accomplishment not TO be de-
! spised. l have few new arrangements
on which you may practice. The waved
tresses are caught together at the back,
! Greek fashion, with a considera bic por-
ton left above, to form a double twisted
loop, that stands straight up at the back
of the crown. A ribbon band twisted
around it is carried in front to form a sort
! of diadem.
A stately 1880 fashion has also a long
! narrow coil of braids. star ling at the back
I of tn crown, and curying over the back
of the head, finishes in point from which
! small CuElS ldil. L IOIu Ju6 CeubCE Oh Lu6
long twist proceeds braid, which stands
there in a pugnacious ball The front
nair is parted and combed sedately away
from the forehead, but elaborate curls
are at each side. 1t is most trying
style, and needs pure-cut face to bear it,
This fashion Of fiattening the hair on
top and waving profusely at the sides. is
| growing in favor. Its introduction not
! long since by popular actress first di-
rected attention Of the public TO the
quaint effects that could be had from it,
With coils at the back Of the head aud
dainty little hat perched over the fat
| part, my lady looks coquettish and jaunty,
if she has just bit OF a saucy profile.
Another style has double loop at the
back Of the crown, one standing up, for
ward, the other dropping back. Between
the two, for evening, one puts a waving
plume or aigrette.
A graceful style has a series Of narrow
pufTs at the back OF the head, three Of
them ia all, each well removed
from the next, that the effect shall not be
/ heavy. Tiny curls peep out from the
ends. one wide, soft loop Of hair stands
at the top
TWO PRETTY HOME GOWNS.
II Is stil too early 10 talk OF new styles
The OTerskir, Is worn; and, on the other
hand. 50 Is the perfectly plain, untrim-
med skirt Woman may stll assert her
| Independence. and choose which she will
4