The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-29
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
ConvrIeht.

Copyright.
New York, Sept 2S.-I was watching
her buy a hat
She had a merry, dark face, about which
clustered little curls tfat seemed as ex-
pressive of her mood a. were her spark
ling eyes. The saleswoman was showing
her hats at $40 at so. at $50. Finally she
pointed to a perfectly plain, wide, soft
crowned, curly brimmed hat in dark
blue.
"Only 81. miss" ventured the sales
woman.
80 much the better" said the black
eyed one. as she placed the hat far back
upon her head. and thoughtfully turned
her neck this way and that "H'ml Wants
something still. Bring me some quilts
the brightest you have"
Her deft fingers selected two of the
gayest of those brought hen and these
she stuck jauntily in the band, raking
backward, as a sailor would say. They
were barred with bright colors. a vivid
red most prominent.
Again the selfish creature put on the
hat. 1t was a triumph of taste, exactly
setting off her gypsey face. and already
assimilated to her personality, as IL sac
had worn it a week.
Il suppose I'd better take that S25 one
too" she said; but l shall like this one
much better, and so will"
And she stopped, FLUSHING. and I re-
solved some day to write an essay on
The Money Value of Courageous Taste"
Taste is OF less value If IT be not coura-
geous, of least value If It is over-bold
The zouave bodice is most pert and cute
Of raodpa xvhan xvorr, ~, dr..
but when the massive beauty essays it-i
The little woman knows her advantage
and VIII press Il to the full, now that these
qlstraclng little Yestments are again to
be popular. The timer, the shorter, the
snugger Is the zouave the better Is its
effect especially if worn on a slender fig
ure. 1t can be decked with runies win
sequins, which are perhaps best Of all
VII" WIN narrow lace, with smart gilt braid.
Inc zouaYe Is pretty-when 1t is pref
ty.
The scarf of null, lace edged. is the fad
of the moment.
The Wyndym-Quin twins dauqhters Of
Lord Dunraven, plainly dressed as a rule
set, or rather reinforced. this Charming
fashion last week by appearing In dinner
gowns thus cut. The material of the
scarf was cream null, the lace was real
and rich. The scarf was wide upon the
shoulders and brought to a loose knot at
the bosom OF the lace added fully two
inches to It's width. The gown itself Was
a cream taffeta, decked with pink rose
BUDS and blown roses in cluster-the skirt
plain but wide, the elbow sleeves bio
dfaWn close at the elbow and edged with
the lace.
The word that best describes this mode
is 'Womanly"
Another w0manly mode Is returning to
which more exception can be taken
DIdpeu skirts are unquestiOnably creep
ing pack into favor; not the successive
loops which remind one of the beading
OF colonial mantelpiece, but slashed
oNeIuIesses revealing the peeping petit
coats beneath. ANY move away from the
plain skirt except for highly festive oc-
easions, IS to be depreciated-but follow
ed II the nodists 50 win 1t.
snort or loop1ngs and slashings Of actu-
al ciOlh, one may use rich applied trim
mings upon the skirt. Pearls ana shine-
stones, velvet bands, perpendicular rows
OF sequins, little at top and big al the
bottom--these are some of the forms 81
decoration which robbing the skirt of IT'S
simplicity of six months ago
is dress this autumn reactionary?
The epaulets, the revers, the tiny shoul-
Ger capes Of year or so ago have
come back 10 u.s. but little modified
sleeves remain as big as ever, in spite
Of the coy and shrinking deneanor Dr6r,h-
esied in their behalf That they re skin
ught from the elbow down is perhaps
hoVelty. Some of them so insist upOn
s sIl OF Mt that they are buttoned
an the way to the elbow, and thus achieve
the true lego mutton shape. Yet there
are evening sleeves which are fairly close
aDoEe the elbow, too, and rely, for their
plIed upon the point Of the shoulder
N1th nearly all outdoor dresses the
close choker collar is worn, with its
wide bows at either side. AS frost nears
II begins TO be a less uncomfortable mode
me big hat is another instance of the
In0Ie'S perseverance Is il perversftv2
The modish shapes have very little curl
10 the brins and many of them have the
swallow crown which have plagued woman
with high foreheads for the past few sea-
sons; so far as the shape has cbaged. IL
seems TO favor an increased proportion Of
width to length. As to hight-well mt 81
this-year's handbook into a trunk. and see
how much room is leftl Hight is achieved
despite the fact that the feathers are
laid nearly fiat, instead of standing up
with a list forward as last year. because
larger feathers are used. Besides the
plumes from larger birds, like the heron,
and osprey, there is an increasing use or
dropping ostrich plumes, and even of the
funny tips.
Last springs feathers seemed to have
just jumped up, and craning their necks
over the crown to cry: MY sakesl What's
going onY' By this time many of them
are lylng down again.
You tilted your feathers from behind.
forward. last spring; now you tilt them
from front to rear, which does seem a.
more natural arrangement. Even the
bows Of wide ribbon are frequently fiat-
tened down to increase the effect OF
width.
Still, hat built upon last springs lines
Is not yet out Of date but finds Itself Ia
respectable company.
Two or three evening gOwns A plain
black satin skirt, bodice Of the same nut-
ed chiffon sleeves, a bunch Of soft pink
roses on one shoulder a knot Of pink
satin ribbon on the other, pink satin belt
pearl gray satin, skirt and bodice. the
right side of the waist draped with pearl
gray chiffon, puff sleeves OF the same, re-
vealing the tint Of the bare arm.
A white satin skirt, embroidered from