Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-08-08
FEMININE FiNERY.
Reasonable Hints on the Making of La
dies Costumes.

Beasonable Hints on the Making of La
dies Costumes.
Every season somebody makes de.
termined effort to crowd the enormous.
ly stiff and uncomfortable collars back
from the throat, but, for some unex'
planned reason, no sooner are they
withdrawn little, so that the wearer
can get little natural and easy
breath, than up they go again more
fluffy and close than before.
The vest, chemisette, pulled front
and guimpe ideas are, however, sus.
ceptible of so many notifications that
women may wear thin materials around
the throat, if they choose, instead OF
the velvet and satin that so many oil
them seem to prefer. OF course, there
is convenience and economy In
thicker fabrics; they stay in place
and keep fresh much longer than
thin ones, and are there.
fore more universally adopted. Neck.
wear plays such prominent part in
present-day dressing that it Is worth
while to study it from an artistic stand.
point. 1t is said that the stock-collar
has seen its best days, and that beaded
collars and bands Of elaborate cmbroid.
cry are likely to take its place. This
has points OF advantage, as very many
people are tired of 50 much material
around the throat.
A dress of black satin has the waist
made with collar and pointed vest OF
embroidery. From the shoulder seams
to the bodice points five folds are laid
in the material. These are drawn
over the bust and narrowed into
very small space at the wast-line,
where they are held down by three
buttons on either side.
A pretty and stylish waist for a
young lady has the collar and yoke OF
passementerie. A cascade front OF
lace extends from yoke to belt This
is worn with cutaway or Elton jacket.
A handsome imported waist is made
of taffeta silk. The waist has a fitted
lining, and the fullness is smoothly
drawn down over it. There is high,
straight collar of the material, and this
and the entire upper part of the waist
are covered with a most elaborate
passementerie. Fine scrollwork and
arabesques begin at the collar, increas.
| ing in size and richness upon the shout
ders, and forming yoke with irregu.
lar lower edges. From these depend
very long strings of beads and cords
tipped with tassels and made orna-
ments The sleeves are full puffs above
the elbows, with plain lower portions.
Embroidery becomes more promi.
nent in handsome costumes as the sea-
son advances. An imported dress has
the front almost covered with EN-.
broidery, and there are side sections
that look like wide box-plaits with
vines and sprays in richly-wrought
needlework. Entire waistfrouts, cuffs,
Jokes and fronts of skirts are finished
in bead work, and a novelty is a cor
selet of passementerie with long points
reaching to the foot of the skirt.
There are four of these points, two on
either side. Deep cuffs with long
points reaching well up on to the
sleeves and plain close collar to
match, make the finish to this cos
tune.
Beaded lace is used for yolses, and
one handsome dress has beaded yoke
with very fine beaded lace in full
vufile from the edge of the yoke, the
fuffle gathered in at the lower portion
forming what used to be called Fe.
dora front, which, by the way, is one
of the coming fancies. N Y. Ledger.