The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-24


perpetrated by designers whose aim Is
for something new. regardless Of the real
istic. So they have pansies growing out
from among ivy leaves, and roses on ge-
ranium stalks. and the women who Ike
black roses and green carnations buy
them and go into OBSTACLES over their
Ioveliness.
Everything that isn't hower-trimmed
Is spangled. Nearly all the spring capes
are adorned with glistening sequins or
jet In one shape or another \ green vel
vet nothing was all ablaze with green
sequins which exactly matched, and the
garment was so small that its only mis-
sion in life seemed to be TO shine-a mis-
sion which it certainly fulfilled very well
The more servfceable wraps are made
of cloth. The short ones are spangled,
but the long ones have very little trim
ming. One long ulster Of tan cloth was
double-breasted, and the material was
stitched in three fine tucks down each
side the front. The sleeves were large
and had cuffs
Another. intended for an ocean voyage,
was OF iron grey material. 1t had no
buttons, but feH away at the front TO re-
veal "A bright marine blue cloth waist
underneath which buttoned UP with tiny
steel buttons. The cloak had wide sleeves
which narrowed down at the hand to ad-
nit of the cuff, which Is coming back in
TO fashion. The wide cape gave the whole
a nautical appearance, and the combina-
tion of blue and gray and steel was very
pretty. ! could not help thinking. how
ever. that the wearer of the costume had
never been to sea before, for il she had she
would have remembered that sea air ami
steel are mortal enemies. To make a
costume still more vulnerable she had
bretelle-like revers reaching from should
ers to waist, on the jacket underneath
her cloak, which were Ornamented with
large steel buttons of an inch or more in
diameter.
A short wrap. which was a combination
of cape and jacket, had no sleeves. 1t
reached to the waist and buttoned dag
onally across the front with large pearl
buttons The collar was haring and was
cut away on each side of the chin. maxi
ing a V over the purple gown beneath.
Instead of sleeves there were immense
cape-like affairs pleated in at each Shout
der. Pipings of white cloth formed the
trimming and the collar was lined with
white. Pipings appear frequently in the
new spring wraps. especially for young
girls. A marine blue cape for a young
miss of u years was piped up and down
the gored seams and around the collar
with white cloth.
Many of the jackets have vests, be-
cause they do not button together. and
the vest is a necessity for early spring
days. A tan jacket had a vest Of brown
MORE poplin, with a bow of the same
material at the neck clamped with a
steel buckle. Some of the capes are made
of perforated cloth over another material
of a contrasting shade. A light fawn
color had a pale blue lining peeping
through it's perfoT atoms, and a dark green
showed a rose color beneath. But this
is a relic of the styles of last fall, and
viii not be especially popular.
Little black velvet capes are the thing.
They are not very full, and they have
only one fiounce. but are heavily trimmed
with jet, and usually have a full silk
ruehe around the bottom. Some of the
more elegant capes have yokes, or points
around the neck and shoulders with a
hounce of lace or accOrdeon-ple null
sewed on beneath. These little wraps are
not much protection and can easily be re-
moved If too warm within doors. The
habit of laying off ones wraps in church
Is a good one and should be encouraged.
The best way to cultivate such habit is
to wear pretty gown beneath, and then
ones inclinations will coincide with ones
solicitude for ones health.
Some of the gowns which grace the
pews nowadays are to be recommended
from this sanitary view of the case A
lovely costume Of mauve silk yelled with
black mousseline de sole graced a fair
worshipper who came down the aisle
evidently absorbed in her devotions. The
skirt had many cores and was trimmed
with lace yelled satin ribbon. The waist
was black mousseline de sole over mauve
silk. A yoke was outlined with lace trim
ming like that on the skirt, and wide
bretelles of the same trimmed the Shout
ders. The sleeves were trimmed with lace,
and were tight from the elbow down.
A dark green gown trimmed with rib
bons and guipure lace was not less strik-
ing. There was a band of the ribbon
around the bottom of the skirt, and three
strips of ribbon down the front finished in
rosettes. A band of ribbon also trimmed
each side of the bodice. The bodice prop
er was made of guipure lace, and there
was front green mousseline de sole. IN
derneath the chin was the large bow of
mousseline de sole. which the fashionable
woman still clings to even if it has been
with us long time
Ribbon trimming is an important fea-
ture of many gowns, and some of the new
fancies are very odd. One charming de-
sign had a white ground with pink and
blue and gold bees buzzing all over it,
Another ribbon with green ground had
rosebuds of the most intense red, and
all run to small figures thickly woven
Alice Amory.
CHICAGO ENGLISH.