The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
Rich Trimmings That Dazzle the Eyes
Of FTaiI Women.
Beauties of Winter Dress-Fur and Jet
Combinations-They are Laid Over
Brilliant Observation-Disclosures for
Evening Bodiees.

! Evening Bodiees.
Copyright 1s94)
! New York, Nov. sit was the Judgment
/ Day in my dream. The females were
being tried first poor things. Some of
them had already passed through the
/ fiery ordeal, and then set aside into the
/ sheep and goat compartments. noticed
/ that one particular group wore robes of
| brightness, shining with what seemed like
| stars, and their garments We're ernlne-
/ trimmed, and swept about them with
/ great splendor so that they lit up the
whole place They could not keep their
eyes and hands away from their robes,
so beautiful were they; and each showed
hers to her neighbor. and they all com
pared and examined, and exclaimed with
wonder.
Not far off there stood a sober, quiet,
reflective group. to which several were
being added. They were clothed in long,
loose somber garments of duh black.
There was not a ray of light about them;
even their eyes were duh and sparkless.
What do these distinctions in garb be-
token? l asked of the recording angel
DO not all of them belong to the saved?"
Yes" he answered; but even as there
were distinctions below, so must there be
here Those in black are they which,
while they lived in the world, enjoyed all
its pomps and vanities. They reveled in
gorgeous raiment and shining jewels;
they were birds of fair plumage
Those yonder, who now are clad in
| brightness, are the ones who yearned for
it through all their mortal existence, but
were then denied the baubles that the
frail heart of that sex yearns for. They
! ENJOY their compensation now. Even in
heaven we must make allowance for wo-
mans failings. After a while they will
/ rise above these trifles, and then both
companies will be robed as those higher
beings are" And he pointed to a group
that had been known upon the earth as
| men,.
l was glad to learn that women were
! judges so leniently by these superior be
| ings, and also that there was some adj
| justment Of the disappointment of this
| world. / opened my eyes q had been TAX
| ing an afternoon nap, dear reader) to find
a bright butterfly friend fitting in at the
| door What dismal robe you will
! nave to wear" said 1 Dismal robe "
| she echoed. when and where? Not /.
| my dear; you have selected the wrong
! subject and she tossed ner pretty head.
l wondered what the recording angel
would think of her. That velvet wrap
would cause him to obviously shake his
/ head. 1t was a lovely thing, with its
1 yoke embroidered in jet vines with large.
| full sleeves, that tapered into sings and
| that turned back into square shoulder
| revers, slit in the center. These too,
We're deliberately embroidered; and the
whole thing, fronts, revers and edges,
| We're trimmed with ostrich tips.
! know that it is a season of bigness,
| and one of velvet, and one of jet, and
as a few other things. But let me put
] q nix ef5I 1.
! 1t is season Of trimmings A dress
| isn't a dress unless it is draped and hid
| den and metamorphosed by one, two,
! three of four materials that are foreign to
| 1t. It's net, or jet, or passementere, or
! fur or feathers or chiffon, or pearls. No
| matter what so long as your bodice is
lost sight of, and your trimmings are pre-
| dominant.
Here is sample. The dress is made
of an unobtrusive brown cloth. Its the
| trimming that makes il. The loose blouse
! effect of the bodice is of velvet, and down
| Its front is set piece of dainty guipure,
| open with the net portion cut away. The
| hne ring pattern was caught down with
small jet heads, and each ring was en-
| circled with jet beads. At the neck a
! yoke of mouseline de laine, of a dull straw
| berry color, was inserted, and this was
also covered with the net work of guipure
and Jet At the sides, beneath the arms
| a slashed effect showed the strawberry
| mousseline, yelled by the lace. The short
bodice was caught loosely to the skirt by
an applique of black velvet leaves, palm
leaves, that were outlined with fine silk
| passementerie; and this garniture fin
| ished the bottom of the skirt also
Another, and simple black satin, or il
would have been, had it not scintillated
with long jet points that trimmed the
skirt seams, that were set over bright
magenta satin. The bodice was stin more
| 10 had q
hung with loose strings of jet-a blouse
of magenta, somewhat toned by the black
net that was draped over and above this
long. close lines of jet beads were grace
fully and closely hung.
What are the favorite trimmings? First
and foremost comes the combination of
jet and fur generally sable. Tiny rosettes
are set in of the sable, encircled by let
heads, and there is a narrower arrange
ment of jet beads between, fas-
tened on black net These
bands cost 50 a yard and more.
Bands are all very well for outlining
Jokes and for fine trimmings; but when
1t comes to striking effects, the Vandyke
is always in evidence These pointed eff
fects are most striking on the skirt
seams They come in sets for this pur-
pose, from eighteen to thirty-six inches
in length, with the long ones for the
front, gradually narrowing toward the
back. For handsome gowns they are let
embroidered on black net; and for quiet
cloth dresses, they are made in all black
silk passementerie. For bodices. elabo-
rate yoke pieces are made in the same
way-of net and leland many of these
have the close lines of jet falling there
from, caught up in garlands, that cover
the entire bodice. There are also many
velvet trimmings. covered with jet en-
broideres, these also coming in the point
ed skirt pieces.
Another fanciful trimming has velvet
for it's committeeman is strewn with
tiny satn-covered mouds. Each Of the
moulds is outlined with gold or jet and
, between the Gatherings are placed satin
chouN at regular intervals, also studded
, with the small moulds. For evening wear.
this trimming is made up on white satin,
and the moulds are of white or some bril-
, liant shade that is used for the trimming.
Another trimming OF this sort shows fine
vines Of beads, between which the satin
heads ana butterflies are placed.
, These trimmings are seen on seams, on
yoNes, sleeves, and over the shoulders,
, where they form pretty braces. The fiat
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