The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-15
Simple organdies and Dotted Swisses.
Elaborate MORE AntiQues-Taffeta
in Great Variety-RIbbons and Other
Trimmings-Paris Latest Colors.
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him a synonym for good business; and he
never complains of few extra degrees Of
heat.
Hotel piazzas are Overlooking, and all
sorts of schemes are on foot The big
parlors are thrown open, and the galeties
have fairly commenced. And though we
must confess that the summer girl is
growing more sensible, and spends less
and less of her time dancing away
the evening hours, it can truthfully be
said that most OF those well-flled trunks
contain more than one shining evening
gown, that she would not willingly part
with.
There are so many materials for the
dancing and evening gown, that selection
is no simple matter. Silk, of course, is
the favorite material. But there are so
many varieties Of silk that the problem
is no nearer solution. Then there are
gauzes, grenadines. mousselines de sole,
satins, fine muslins, embroideries and
lace.
The young girl who desires a simple,
unpretentious dance or evening dress, will
take one of the fresh, spotless white en-
broidered gowns with yoke or bands made
over color, with finer embroidery intro
duced in the trimming, and with plenty of
ribbons. The very sheer muslins-in
white or pale color, preferably yellow or
pink-or the delicate oraandieS or cotted
swisses, are equally satisfactory, made
over the colored silk slips.
But if more elaborate costume Is de-
sired, there are all the lovely chine and
barre effects, on taffeta founda-
tions. There is the pekin moire
delicate, shadowy carnations, in the
fashionable purplish blue, touched with
gold These are on old pink ground.
There is the tatfeta pointille as well as
moire, with pale green blue ground, and
large lavender feur-de-lis; the taffeta
foundation, with pompadour broche-
pink, with small flowers in dull green
tints; the tatfeta chine, with a delicate
plisse between, of crinkled mousseline, all
in pale yellow, with rose shades in the
blossoms. There is also a softer
taffeta, all in white, with satin filet-a
narrow stripe-of white. and another of
lavender. set closely together. These
materials cost from eighty-fve cents to
five dollars yard. The moires are most
expensive, particularly when they are
also chine with the flower effects.
Less expensive silks are the finely
striped taffetas, twenty-four inches wide,
that are now to be bought as low as sixty
five cents a yard. For seventy-five cents
there is a cheaper grade of the chine
taffetas, very pretty and delicate in de-
sign.
The gauzes are very popular. This
year they are made, not over plain silks
alone, but also over the taffeta glace in
fancy colors. The mousseline de sole is
lovely in white or pale tint, embroidered
in small flower sprays. 1t is very hand
some in black, also, where brightness is
still maintained by the sprays that are
scattered over. A lovely silk crepe, in
rich cream, has a narrow plisSe between,
IN cream also, of mouSseline. The plain
stripe is dotted with tiny stars in pale
green. These cost about 50 a yard, but
are double fold, therefore less expensive
after all.
The moire grenadines are quite a nov
city, with chine stripe between, showing
lovely flower effects. The plain chifons
are very largely worn in the pale colors
Yellow, white. or pink and white, are
the favorite colors for evening wear.
Flowers, especially roses with no stems,
trim the pink gowns. Tulle is another
trimming very much in vogue, and it is
found easy to drape, inexpensive and cool.
The spangles and pailettes so generally
used to trim evening dresses, abroad, are
not so popular with US as the American
prefers softer and richer effect, rather
than the brilliant, glittering one.
Even the rich pearl passemter-
les are dispensed with for the
summer gown, and soft folds and
draperies of chiffon take their place.
All the white tints are worn, even the
genuine blue-white, which does not look
so harsh IN the pretty tatfeta Sleeves
are large, of great diversity of shape. and
may be made of the material OF the gown,
or of the trimming. Many of them leave
the top of the arm bare, accentuating the
sloping shoulder effects. Some velvet is
used in trimming, and there is always the
delicate pointe lace to fall back on.
Many of the bodices show wired Marie
Stuart collars, and the long pulled sleeve
OF the Stuart period, with lace rufle be-
low.
One simple gown, made of white tat
feta, dotted with small pink buds, has no
trimming on its skirts besides the small
roll at the foot, and three rosette bows.
placed diagonally across the front. The
bodice is not at all elaborate-low cut.
closely fitting, and trimmed with founc-
ing of EN- broidered crepe de chine. Lace
rosettes trim shoulders and front of
bodice. Few Of the gowns have elaborate
trains. The skirt is generally a seven
gored one, with the beck just touching the
ground.
Ribbons are always great feature of
the summer evening gown, and this sea
son they tutter in as great profusion as
before Shoulder straps and graceful
braces finished with full rosettes or ebony
arc oCCis Llduy VI WHICH continue TO the
waist line, and there finish in long. float
ing streamers that fall to the bottom of
the gown, both back and front, weighted
with rosette at the end of each to keep
them from frolicking too madly.
PARIS LATEST COLOR.
The new color in Paris is the lavender
blue, bleu-bourrache, or, translated into
cur own tongue, borage. 1t is a bright
beautiful shade, and is combined with
equally good effect with white. pale vel.
low or darker blue. One sees the b0rape
forming collar and belt of a light gown.
but 1t is in the hat that the color comes
out most prominently. Lovely combina.
tons are made of white straw. with trim.
mings of the borage ribbon, white tulle
ana couple of soft white wings Or
a pale, yellow straw is trimmed with
the blue tulle, touched with white ribbon
loops or white straw will have rich
dark blue tulle snowballs, white wings
ana olueles Of the borage shade. in great
profusion. And since no bonnets are worn
IN the streets Of Paris Just now, the color
Is very prominent in the larger hats one
sees all over. a pretty way TO trim the
plain white chips is 10 encircle the crown
with a twist Of rich gr0s grain ribbon
Iooped az intervals, and supporting lone
narrow loops Of the ribbon thar stord