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

would stand remodeling. Wisely enough.
ne never permitted anything but the best
material to he used. and consequently as
long as a scrap lasted Il could be utilized
This man ought never to be forgotten by
women. He took the law into his own
hands when gowns were at their ugliest.
when cOlors were most crude and when
harmony IN a toilette was unknown out
OF chaos he created order. He taught
women the art OF dress. He was generous
with his suggestions. and the result is
that ell the world over womankind Is more
sensibly attired. can select. II she wishes.
the shades most suitable TO her. and can
always be smart. no matter how simple
her raiment. II she knows how to wear her
clothes. II she does not. she might as
well assume a salt bag. The knowledge
OF wearing gowns. of giving them an in
dividual air Is shared by the French and
the American women. The English wo-
man Is at her best in evening dress. The
French woman. from the duchesse down
10 the grisette. wears that which is suited
10 her position and wears it with an air
that it indescribable. No single word can
be found to express Il. In America this
ability does not extend through all class
es but here and there. are found women
who look well in anything they assume
| Unfortunately, there are no caste distinc-
I tons. and so the maid servant initiates
INC AiAAeAAESs anu appears III n cheap SILK
tawdry hat decorated with Haunting
feathers that, having lost their curl. seem
to weep at their disgrace. instead of look
ing chic In black gown, a white apron
and white cap. In time, when we are
wiser, he distinctions In dress will be
more general and taste will be better. and
then / do believe that.
The American duchess and the Ameri-
can grisette will not look alike.
Speaking of Worth and Mrs. Langtry,
most OF us saw her in new play. Cos
sip" Her appearance proved to New
Workers that the years have not withered
nor custom stalled her marvellous beauty.
A little thinner, perhaps, but the head is
on the shoulders in the same wondrous
way and the body gracefully curved as
it was when she first made her bow TO
us, 1 think none OF us like to say how
many years ago. She was not the hero
inc of the play. That part was taken by
an actress whom / have never admired
Efiie Shannon. Her voice has always
/ seemed unpleasant to me, and she is
blonde in inanity. Her lack of color in
skin, hair and eyes brought out Lang
| try's charms as a gray skeleton leaf
would a damask rose. So she was a
good foil. Most of us were deeply inter
| ested in the gowns worn by the English
beauty. They represented the styles for
the summer, and Of them IT may be said
that they were faint in color, being pale
greens, dun pinks and faint blues, still
they were much trimmed and with large
but not enormous sleeves. one good les
son was taught by Mrs. Langtry In her
| costumes. Until she was In an evening
| toilette. she never wore even a brooch.
but, when on her way to a ball she
stopped to do her friend a good turn, she
was gowned in a white satin spangled
with silver and embroidered in roses,
/ I'M. a
tiara, of diamonds. About her throat
was a diamond and ruby necklace, and on
the bodice. cut low enough to show that
beautiful neck gllttered diamonds and
rubies innumerable.
A crown is not an easy thing to wear.
Shakespeare said that a long time ago in
| a different way. and with "a different
meaning. But Langtrys sat upon her
| head as If she had been born in the shad-
ow of 1t. Apropos. of course. Il Is very
| funny TO see Mrs. George Gould wear
| hers. She assumes Il as If It were a bon
net and 1t sets far back on her head.
Another wel-known woman wears hers
| slightly to one side. which gives her a
popularity rakish air, but this magnih-
cent crown of the Jersey Lily's is worn
on the top of her head. just as the queen
would wear hers. and gives TO her a
stately abr. while it never takes away
from her beauty. 1 regard this as the
most trying decoration for any woman
| and that the beauty was superior to the
stiff circlet of diamonds certainly proved
that it was real beauty and not imita-
| ton.
l do admire a beautiful woman. and l
am always willing to give every woman
the honest praise that her beauty calls
forth. We are so rich in beauties that
sometimes we don't quite realize all that
1t means. There Is nothing in the world
to be compared to a lovely woman ex-
cept a beautiful flower, or an exquisite
peach. We have them all in this great
country OF ours, lovely peaches, lovely
flowers. and lovely women. We can keep
them and make each generation of them
finer and more perfect by giving each the
proper consideration and care due IL. II
is in the hands of the American man to
do this. /, for one, believe he Will. be-
cause he is courteous to all women, and
| appreciative of their goodness, as well as
their beauty; and so I guarantee a proper
as well as tender care for them, vouching
for him over the name of Bah.