The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-10

Several new fads says the New York
tribune, are reported from France, one
OF which is stilt-waikiug for the elite.
Sucn an amusement must necessarily be
practised only i'm the country, however.
rs even the eccentric grandes DANES of
france would hardly care to be seen walk
ING on stills in the Bots de Boulogne
Al a mouse party up the Hudson a short
time ago half a dozen pairs of stills were
proNided for the amusement Of the guests.
ana lne attempts TO master the awkward
LOOKING AFFAIRS caused much merriment.
one young lady who had pracuced the
ART IN her childhood evoked much ad-
miraUion as she STROBE OF with her at
lehdant swain with perfect ease.
Another report from the French capital
Is TO the effect thar the abbreviated cos
tune which the Parisienne calls her HI
cycie dress has been found so comfortable
that several women who love 10 hunt
ana nsn wear 10 habitually on their coun-
try estates in the daytime. They refolce
III Jhe sharp contrast of silken. lace-be-
decked tea gowns and the smartest OF
dinner frocks in the evening Bicvclos
seem TO have succeeded in INTRODUCING
M few months what dress reforners
nave been vainiy trying to inaugurate for
year, J. e., a sensible outdoor costume for
women. Even in America 1t Is now con
sldered the proper thing to wear a very
snort tailor-made skirt with knickerbock-
ers and leather legeings for country
tramps or sports-although to the credit
OF American women be it said that ex-
tremes are considered vulgar. Our really
smart women wear costumes that are
invariably ladylke.
Another new transatlantic idea. which
this time is English. is to have dwarf
trees as ornaments for the dinner table
the florist having Initiated successfully
the Japanese method OF producing Lii
Duuan specimens of cherry, apple ans
other Towering fruit trees.
Some gowns recently made In Paris
FOR Nine. Adelua Patti, says the n v
York sun. attest the continued popular.
lily OF cloth for day dresses. as three oui
OF the number were made Of this smooth
faced material. One of rose color has
two narrow bias bands of black-and.
white striped silk stitched onto the skirt
four inches from the bottom, and the
bodice Of cloth has a finely plated VIII te
satin chemisette reaching to the bust
where IL meets & waistcoat made of
bias folds Of the striped silk, which also
forms the belt and a chic bow at the
back The cloth part of he bodice is cut
in the shape Of toreador jacket and
edged with silk passementrie The col.
lar, of white satin turns over, and a
black satin craNat tied in the conven-
ttonal evening style completes this unique
costume.
The second gown is in a peculiar shade
Of light ecru, more gray than yellow, and
the skirt is made with nat box plaits
at the waist spreading out VIDE at the
bottom ms ED of the fanlil1e godets
so commonly worn at present. Fern
green velvet, put on in braces back and
front and made into a collar and belt,
trims the bodice, with the addit on OF
velvet tabs decorated with single mot IS
Of lace falling over the sleeves
And stil ano aer dress Of gray cloth
made with q plain skirt stitched around
the hem is trimmed on the waist with a
'harness-Iike' decoration of gray silk
gimp spangled W tn stee1 and embroid-
cred with gray pear-shaped pearls.
a dainty tea gown, which is a member
of this extensive outfit of theatrical and
private costumes. is made Of pearl-gray
satin, opened over front of finely
plated mauve silk muslin, drawn down
with a deep belt of mauve satin. Large
bows Of mauve fasten the gown on either
size OF the waist and from these fall
cascades of lace A friI of muslin edged
with lace trims the neck, which is
slightly open. and a RUNE of lace finishes
the long sleeves.