The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-08
THE WOMhN
OF FHSHION.

/ has TO do with prevalent ideas of decency
and decorum! Although New York is not
at all sGueemish in matters Of public be-
havior and morals. the appearance Of a
remarkably pretty. young woman on
Fifth avenue the other day dressed in
! an accordion pleated chine silk skirt and
bright chiffon bodice. cut square in the
/ neck with elbow sleeves, was too much for.
ardent mammas and papas who happened
TO be on the avenue a the time and wit
| messed the lovely vision
An Indignation meeting was called by
one Of these good women, who felt re-
/ sponsible for an attempt to keep decency
within reasonable limits, and the as
sembly sought by earnest conversation
and exchange Of ideas TO better this con-
dition of things.
In the midst of the hot discussion. just
when the secretary's lead pencils had
almost given out. the daughter of one of
the most ardent reformers rode up on her
bicycle and called out:
See, mother? I have thrown away my
skirt-am going to wear knickerbockers
after this. Good bye!' and away she rode,
her bright red stockings appearing alarm
! ingly wicked to the shocked eyes Of the
matrons gazing after her.
The result Of this startling picture upon
the meeting was that all the minutes were
wiped out with one sweep of the pencil and
the following substituted:
Resolved, That hereafter all costumes
for street wear must be high in the neck
as well as long on the legs.
II will avail nothing. and all these eff
forts for the good of society Will go for
naught. Because, if fashion DEGREES that
low necked dresses are to be worn in the
street as well as in the bali room, they
will be worn-that is all!
One cannot deny the fact that wherever
the low necked dress can be worn by my
lady fair" without great comment, she is
sure to adopt 1t. In the many summer
sports it is in the lead it is in white duck
worn by beauties lolling on the sand; it
appears on mermaids diving in the surf
it is prominent on the yacht and queen in
the ball room; ii is gaining ground on the
tennis field and pronounced necessary in
athletics; adopted almost universally for
morning wear and with such sway every
where else what wonder that it has dared
venture out into the street?
High collars, stiff, tight and uncom-
Portable make wrinkles in your neck. said
cut bodices, and her words act like magic
What is more horrible to think Of or more
terrifying to a beauty than wrinkles and
what young girl with a pretty neck, would
not hail with delight any excuse for the
showing of it?
Mrs. Oliver Islin, the greatest yachts
woman of America, has taken to the low
neck for out door wear Her last yacht
ing suit is of the regulation sailor blouse
with a plain skirt, and jacket The wide
sailor collar turns far back exposing
striped skirt beneath; this is cut so low
that her plump neck shows below the
collar bones. This white flannel suit is
made perfectly plain, and when belted in
with canvas belt, and silver buckle, is
one of the most becoming costumes Mrs
Iselin can put on. The jaunty white Tam
o Shanter settles down snugly over her
| fluffy hair forming a picturesque cover
ing for her head and what odds if IL gives
no protection from the bright hot sun.
that has already burned her face to a
rich bronzel
! 1t will be needless to say that every
yachting suit ordered for some time to
come, will be cut low in the neck, and
those who are the owners of particularly
well moulded shoulders and have a head
set well upon them, will dispense with the
knit shirt and permit the sailor collar to
| turn back as far as it will. Mrs Iselin has
set a style most acceptable. The mammas
may talk all day! 1t will do no good what
| ever
Women who go shopping have begun to
| prepare seriously for cool weather Out
side of hunting costumes and outing suits
/ for tramps rides and rough picnics, cos
tunes are at a standstil, while so far as
millinery is concerned a decided step in
new styles has been taken
A peep at the early shapes makes known
! the fact that they are of beaver, of a fine
! silky texture, and tend to resemble the
hats worn by me ancient cavaliers The
crowns are pointed and the brims curled
! All this will necessitate a new mode of
hairdressing-or rather a coming back of
the old styles of centuries ago. Straight
brims are to be rarity, and the Tam-o'-
Shanter overhanging crown will be adopt
/ ed, both IN beaver and felt. Some of the
late importations are of the old riding
hat styles-f1at, low crowned and some
what new-womanish, or in words of days
! gone by-rather mannish in appearance
The picture hat with its mass of pumes
will carry yet another season, only the
! brim will be made to curve and wave
about into all kinds of turns and startling
angles the stiffness from wires will be
done away with, for which everybody will
be grateful.
One of the new styles for early autumn
wear bears the startling name of Sun
burnt Beefeater Straw" However, when
seen trimmed in pale green and dark blue
ribbons, it looks much better than it
sounds. and is, in fact. quite chic.
One of the latest fads in gloves is a
mirror neatly hidden in the palm The
woman in taking up this have only fol-
| lowed the eXcentricities of the masher
! who has introduced such a bit of vanity
| by sporting the hand covering and public
ly setting straight his eyeglass or giving
! the regulation twist to his moustache
through its aid. The bellies of the sum-
mer are using 1t to a better purpose-they
tuck into the wrist of the glove a piece
of chamoise well laden with powder, and
when the tell-tale glass cries red nose"
or shiny skim" out comes the powdered
square and dab or two brings peace and
harmony again.
An importer of gloves declares that la
dies will wear this fall, outseam gloves
with buttons or large clasps; black en-
broidery-very wide, will be extremely
fashionable. Many unique features will be
introduced For evening wear, they will
be made of glace and mousquetaire, and
the two-clasp reindeer will be a favorite
The dude is quite Disguised and little
resentful over the fact that an idea, no
matter how unique, cannot be patented