The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-24
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
Copyright 1s9f.l


New York, June 24.-It's too bad that
we are all such creatures of impulse so
easily swayed by feelings. We recog-
nize il in each other; for when man
will strike good bargain he gets his vic
tim into good humor by dinner and
| little judicious fiattery; or when an
| evangelist seeks converts, he brings his
| audience into softer and more pliable
mood by touching tales of woe and calam-
ity. If we feel all right, we are quite
willing to act all right. l am sure the
statistics will reveal that prisons are
fuller in summer than in winter; for it is
then that the uncomfortable, sticky
weather makes people cross and restless.
1t isn't possible to be half so amiable and
| sweet-tempered when the sun is pouring
walls of wrath upon our heads: and those
folks that do seem placid under such cir
cumstances are only sources of annoy
ance to the uncomfortable, cross indivld-
uals.
| Yet there are ever so many ways of
| keeping cool-according to the wiseacres.
Thin garments, calm frame of mind,
sweet smile, and slow, gracious move
ment, are recommended by some. Others
tell you to imbibe hot drinks at frequent
intervals, and that you will, in the course
of time, feel deliciously cool. 1 have
tried this, and feel sure that the slight
GOODNESS which does grow out of the
| method, is simplvthe contrast to the over
| whelming heat one feels Immediately af-
ter drinking. Others prescribe baths,
| the very performance of which is heat
ing. L am convinced that the only way to
preserve ones peace of mind, and cOnse-
quent GOODNESS, in the humid days, is to
| retire to some spot where fashions are an
| unknown quantity, dispense with all I'M
necessary garments; stretch ones self
on a cool mating or other out
| spread hammock, strung under heavy
branches, and there look up through the
leaves and dream the days away. And
| even then, if you should make hasty,
| incautious movement. you would find
yourself growing warm over it.
And yet l have great many materials
to tell you of--warranted to withstand
| all the onsiaughtS of King Sol. / went to
a great shop yesterday. where carriages
stood about the doors, and asked about
! the white craze. There is a great de-
mand for the pin-head dotted linens, but
that is all, for the most part, except
where the white ducks are made up. The
duck suitings III white, are more of a
favorite than ever.
Then they showed me some of the Swiss
gowns all simple and and lovely One of the
skirts had two rlffies at the bottom, each
edged with delicate lace; and, Just above,
a plain band Of the Swiss was edged
top and bottom with the lace.
The bodice was mass of
pretty fine ruffies each lace-edged-
three around the shoulders and bust, and
continuing down each sleeve to the finish
Yellow ribbons, in the new nacre MORE,
encircle the waist, and bands which
started therefrom, at each hip, met in a
point on the skirt, with choux at the
ends.
Another had dainty, pointed apron
front, falling over the plain skirt; and it
was edged with very deep valencienues
lace. Full epaulettes of the lace fell over
| the shoulders, with trimming of flying
ends of pink MORE ribbon, added. A
twist of the ribbon made collar and belt,
and there were bows on the sleeves.
The bodice was finely pleated one.
Then l looked at thin materials. There
was Bedouin cloth, of light weight and
much like French cambria, in pretty
stripes, for II cents yard 1t is quite
wide, and makes a neat, Serviceable
dress, that will laundry we'll.
There were cotton crepons, sheer and
heat-repelling, one would say, in plain
colors and in soft designs Crepons are
much cheaper now than they were earlier
in the season. Some beautiful patterns
are only 20 cents yard, and some of the
very fine ones are As. Those stitched to
give tuck effect are popular.
There is also a lappet cloth. which is
only another name tor dotted Swiss
called lappet when delicate flower pat
tern is printed over. These come in
shadowy, dull colors, with the grounds
white, and are very desirable when one
prefers little color in place of the all
white gown. Swisses and lappets are
from % to 80 cents yard. Other new
dotted muSlins have fine cord running
through the material, giving a broad
striped effect as well as a dotted one.
These come in pale, plain colors, pink,
blue and heliotrope, and are very fresh
and cool, made over silk of the same tint.
, The cotton foulards are so soft and
shining that they deceive you into believ-
ing them silk Both patterns and color
ings are deceptive. Fine diagonal stripes,
shading from pale brick into rich deep
red, and suspicion of black to tone it
down, are speckled with fantastic pat
tern in light brick tints. Another in
dull blue is covered with a large crescent
design. The cotton foulards cost 20
cents a yard.
The organdie of last year is not the
organdie you will be shown this summer,
if you ask for it at any of the shops. You
will notice that this seasons is finely
dotted, like the Swiss. In fact the dot
is great feature of many of the summer
materials.
They call the dotted organdie plumetus,
and charge As cents yard for it, which
! is somewhat more than plain organdie
costs. Silk glngham, if you get d good
quality, costs, As cents yard. Be care.
full, when you buy it, not to get it mixed
with the swiveled silk, as the silk ging-
ham is much finer and more closely woven.
The ginghams, all in one tint, say pale
: lily green, with little flower pattern
over, makes fine, elegant costumes.
In the coarser goods, there are the
: galatea suitings for duck suits, and some
pretty shirtings. You can get a ve~y neat
shirting in partly stripe, partly block pat
tern, pink and white, blue and white
: etc, for % cents yard and the material
is rather wide.
i Yet shirt waists and summer blouses
are now so cheap that it scarcely pays to
bother with their making. The shops
show some very neat ones, in sheer white
lawns or pale stripes for little more than
a dollar They are finely pleated back
and front, have round, rundown col
lars, lace or EN- broidery edged, with full
sleeves and plain belt, made very nicely.
In the white blazer suits Bedford cord
is used with good effect and embroidery
makes an effective trimming. An impor-
/ ted BEDFORD cord In, rrhS a a