The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-15
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.

I world far less than how to III the list OF
/ Christmas presents. which is longer this
/ year than II ever was before. because IL
/ is older and has taken on at least one
more name each year. Nevertheless, no
sooner will Christmas be over than there
will be another grand rush to the modiste
and dressmaker similar to the swoop that
the summer girl made upon her return
to city civilization in October.
Those Louis XVI waists did not get
fairly started in that first onslaught. and
have only been coming on piece meal dur
| ing the autumn months This is more to
their advantage than otherwise, for so
long as a style remains fashionable with
out becoming common it is the thing most
to be desired. 1t viii be very difficult for
the ordinary dressmaker to initiate these
waists for the ordinary customer: be-
cause unless they are made of the finest
Of velvet they do not look like Louis XVI
waists at all, and the ordinary mortal
cannot afford velvet at $50 or $500 per
yard for any kind Of waist But there are
so many extraordinary mortals these davs
that it is safe to predict that enough Of
those waists will be worn that were fash
iOnable at the end of last century to in
sure their regulating the gowns that
grace the going out of our own century,
perhaps until the new one is ushered in.
Who knows but the twentieth century
girl will make her debut in a Marie An
tOinette waist?
But this is too far off to consider now
and if we must look TO the future. there is
our last leap year of the century to he
considered. We must certainly look our
best then, for it would be far more hu-
initiating to be refused than never to be
asked, which is the worst fate that can
overtake us on other years And if a
Louis waist would ensure US against such
a calamity there are plenty of girls who
would buy velvet at any price and make
UP nan a dozen OF the alluring garments.
An exquisite gown for the evening be-
longing 10 young woman whose pro-
possls of marriage need not come from
her side has a crimson velvet Louis
waist. There is a vest of beaded NET
The neck is very low in front and on the
shoulder strands of dun beads only par
Jlally ven the beautiful white skin. The
skirt is trimmed around the bottom with
velvet and beading. OF course. lace en-
tiers into the composition of this gown
as II does into nearly every feminine gar
ment worn. 1t is white.
Black lace is almost unknown in the
Kind that is admissible-that is indeed
very Northumberland that is black with
white lace appliqued on. This comes in
both wide and narrow widths and is med
% L
Is SJlo a yard Then there is an fnser-
ton about four inches wide which is
Hesed lot the strap or pleat down the
front OF blouse or for the bretelles that
are fashiona BILE now
In the trimming line everything is fash
lonable except possibly let Jet is on
the bargain counter and that always looks
suspicious. Nevertheless there is a great
deal OF 1t worn. But the colored sparklers
are more IN favor, perhaps because they
So much for the grown folks clothes
and now to see what the little folks arc
Vel i tor, after all, this jolly Christ
Inc smallest ones wear white regard
less of the season, for plenty of warm
Hannels take the place of the ugly wooden
frocks which used to be considefed nee
essary They are made with a tucked
yoke or ggimpee that is separate, so it
it is soiled. Some of the little dresses
are gathered full around the yoke anj
fall loose from there. But most of them
are made with rather short waists and
a little skirt. White null or nainsook
aprons are very pretty for children who
wear eolored dresses. They have a little
tucked front reaching to the Waist and
wide ruffies over the shoulders. 1t looks
like white dress with colored guin,pe
and sleeves and is useful kindergarten
trock for 4-year-old.
Very soft white India null trimmed with
thread lace is the daintiest material for
her best Dress
Children under years of age NAV wear
the pretty Kate Greenaway lengths but
after they have attained the age of 4 thew
must have their frocks shortened to the
knee.
Time was when the idea of making an
evening dress for girl under 10 would
have been ridiculed. But nowadays the
young lady of 4 finds her party Dress
almost as necessary as her play frock and
watchful mamma, thinking of future pos
sibilities of titles and social positions,
provides her with the gowns and other
accessories which may lead to such
elimination.
a Dresden silk frock for girl of seven
might have served her mamma If it had
only been made larger. 1t had a roll
of green velvet at the waist, and green
velvet leafEI;s ai, egaulets over the
the epaulets, and over the sleeves was a
hounce of lace.
Children's coats are long reaching to
the bottom of the dress. The collars are
quite wide, and are made in sections he
ing slashed at the shoulder and usually
edged with fur. Boucle or cheviot makes
the prettiest coats for ordinary wear
! The fur used is either stone marten or
| ermine. Swans down and narrow edges
of mink are also used.
| Lace, both applique and founced. is
much used on coats for children of all
| ages.
Their bonnets are stiff in the Ouaxer
| style, with very broad brims, especial
| ly right at the top. A little blonde prin-
! cess, whose coat was green bengaline
| had bonnet with brim that stood up
| seven or eight inches above her golden
hair, but narrowed down to almost moth
| ing when il reached her bonnet strings. It
/ was faced with pink silk that was pleat-
| ed up and down. A couple of pink tips
| peeped over the brim. and the strings
! were pink, but the bonnet was green TO
/ match her coat.
! Some of the bonnets are faced with
/ lace like that worn by the wee tot in the
| picture Others have a bow of ribbon
/ in pale shade: and one of the sweetest
1 have seen was pure white with a bunch
| of tiny rose buds resting on the sunny
/ curls. Altogether, the wee tots clothes
| are more fascinating than those of their
| elders, and perhaps we take all the more
| pleasure in them because we have men
| tai pictures of the unattractive frocks
| which our puritan grandmothers consid-
cred proper for children. Alice Amory.
a GIRL TRIED GLASS EATING.