The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-18
LANGTRY'S WARDROBE.
Bah Has a Private View Of the Dainty
FTOCkS Of the Jersey Lily.

monds, Rubies and Turquoises-one
ofThem Cost SAC, ooo-veIvets ofRose
Color, Shading Into Pale Lemon.
Moires That Glisten With spanEles.
Lille" as Beautiful as Ever-Bab
Awards the Palm of Beauty to Mrs.
Elisha Dyef-Queer Things in the
World.
New York, Nov. F.-There can be no
doubt about it that beautiful woman is
the uoblest work of God, Honesty is
a cultivated virtue. Beauty comes direct
from Heaven, and should receive the hon.
age due such a gift. The way 1 came to
this was when, the other day, l saw that
woman whose name will stand in this
oeptury's history as the most beautiful
Lille Langtry. Time, that is five years
Of it, has made no impression upon her
The eyes are as bright, the skin as peach
like. and the figure as superb as when
she first came to this country, and re
cetved from the gallant Americans the COM
mendations that her beauty demanded.
Remember I say her beauty demanded,
not the woman, for a perfectly beautiful
woman simply lives along her life, and
admiration comes as naturally to her as
does the bow from well-bred man.
The artistic dressmakers say there is
no woman who has as fine taste in frocks
and hats as Mrs. Langtry, consequently
the things she has brought with her from
the other side to delight the feminine
world are of interest. She said to me:
american women dress well themselves;
consequently, I made Il great effort to get
the very best and most beautiful of every
thing to wear before them. The hats
that the beauty has. are most marvellous
in shape, the greater number of them
hing enormous Gainsboroughs, trimmed
with groups OF feathers and superb
buckles At church parade last Sunday
she wore a mode-colored cloth with an
Eton jackt of leopard skim. and a, large
Gainsborough hat of green, velvet, having
on the left side three standing and three
falling plumes, while just in front was
an enormous buckle of diamonds and
pearls At night, when she went to hear
Melba sing she wore a black broadcloth
skirt with a pink bodice, trimmed with
a yoke of point de Nenise, and hat OF
black velvet heavy with black plumes,
and an enormous emerald buckle. About
that beautiful throat were three strings
of pearls, with diamond clasps, While on
each side was a. diamond button, one
set about with diamonds, the other with
pearls.
Speaking Of jewels those living beau
ties which We women all adore, I had the
pleasure Of seeing all the gems in Mrs.
Langtry's jewel casket, and it seems to
me that it would be mean not to tell about
it Queen Victoria wears one crown; her
Lilyship can choose from four. The first
one shown me was high tiara of tor
Quoises and diamonds. With this, as with
each of the others, was bracelet, brooch
and a ring to match The next was one of
rubies and diamonds. This is the most
beautiful of all. There are fourteen large
rubies set about with over 100 diamonds
and innumerable small rubies. This, with
out its adjunct cost $4,000. Next is a
tiara of pearls and diamonds, and then
one OF diamonds alone. l looked at them,
admired them and was glad that some
body else had the responsibility of them.
The head may be uneasy that wears a
crown, but it certainly takes beauty TO
look well in one, as any one can see by
observing the women at the opera and
watching how uneasy sits the tiara on
their heads. Any one of these that / have
described can be changed into a necklace
and worn close about the throat Among
the necklaces, the richest is one of rubies
and diamonds, but of the six which she
possesses there is one of all diamonds
one of rubies and diamonds, one of pearls
and diamonds, one Of sapphires and dia-
nOnds and one of cats eyes and dia-
monds.
a marvellous piece of iewelry is in
tended TO be worn as c. corsage decorat ton.
At one side is fastened an enormous
button formed of an emerald set about
with diamonds From it hangs two
strings of diamonds caught up high on
the other shoulder under a pendant OF
omeralds and diamonds, larger than the
button on the other side, and having
Lensant emeralds that are pear-shaped.
his is beautiful decoration. and in
fashion is marvellous, because emeralds
are seldom seen cut this way. pendant
mat shows contrasting pearls has three
pearls for its center piece the middle one
clear white one, while on one side is a
pink and on the other q black pearl. This
IS framed in diamonds and has three
black pearl pendants. OF course there
are hundreds of small pieces of jewelry,
hhi these are the ones that will delight
the eyes of American women this winter
Among the oddities are some sleeve
INKS that are worn when yachting. One
pair is enameled with the picture of the
" hlte Lady" the famous yacht which
belongs to her. Another pair has in colored
stones the royal yacht squadron pen
nant Another has Joe, the French poodle
who accompanies Mrs. Laugtry. in black
enamel, while another shows her initials
IN diamonds and rubies. II is pleasant to
look AZ pretty things and magnificent
'ANlSs. and to realize that they are to be
worm by some one who will look well in
Them
But the dresses" says somebody. I
cannot describe them they are too many
mere ere velvats of rose color that shade
INTO pale lemon; there are 7noires that
Rhsten and glitter with spangles, and
.aiVets that bring out to perfection mag
olhcent laces. Everything that can tend
10 make a woman look superb has been
Drought out for this seasons work. and
certainly, in my acquaintance which is
n rather extensive one, have never seen
more magnificent frocks
Ihere are capes and cloaks, coats and
Jackets. A remarkably pretty cape is of
yellow broadcloth with deep overcape
"i rich white lace and over this are sec
Mons, pointed ones, of chincllla fur The
collar is high one of white lace thick
~ spangled with gold. and long yellow
llobon ties are at the throat. Flatterer"
No. am not; but am willing to ac-
knowledge the beautiful wherever it eN-
lsts' a1d l think that there are handsome
enough women in this country for them
w no tair TO other women who possess the
F'It that comes from the gods