The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-06

I heard a very fashionable Parisienne
giving the address of a very smart tailor
to her friend the other day, and her chief
est recommendation was that he had not
been found out yet by the Americans.
Therefore it was possible. to make ones
own price with him. So while the Ameri-
cans are congratulating themselves on
the reasonable prices of their silk-lined
gowns, they are being roundly abused by
the French for spelling the couturieres by
abiding by their absurdly high prices.
What seems enormous TO Parisians is
dirt cheap" to US.
modiste has just completed an ex-
made of pale gray silk. with a design in
deep amethyst stripes. The skirt is a
full godet and the stripes are so arranged
as to form points at the front gore. Be
tween the front and side cores narrow
panels Of deep amethyst velvet are insert
ed, and bordering the panels are appliques
of deep cream lace.
The bodice of silk has a long yoke, made
of a pierced hand-embroidered batiste
square over pale amethyst silk lining.
A'ViNSlHiS AhlS long YOKE are dCcOTulOn
plated plisses of citron green mousseline
de sole that. reach below the waist line.
so that the crush girdle of amethyst vel
vet is hardly discernible.
The sleeves and collar have finish of
green and amethyst rufus of mousseline
de sole.
The toque that goes with this costume
is of pale gray felt, with band of strass
sleamlng through lace choux and tail
bows of amethyst velvet.
beautiful ball gown made at Worth
mas full godet skirt of heavy cream sat
IN. over the satin skirt there is another
SKIRT of cream accordion-piaited mousse
ilne do sole with entire deux of Brussels
lace. The pattern of the lace is traced in
seed pearls. The. bodice of cream satin,
opens at the back, and five bands of cher
~ velvet two inches wide encircle the
BODICE. Short puffed sleeves of the vel
YET fail quite off the shoulders and are
supported by bands of velvet run through
pearl rings.
There are quantities of silk Bodices be-
ing ordered. The dressiest ones are OF
pale shades of satin or silk with a great
uedi OF trimming on them, and -the SER
Nceable ones of darker silk are exceed
Hlsiy simple. The price for a silk waist
dt the finest places is $50 and upwards so
d Well-chosen silk bodice is dressy enough
5or most occasions. The black satin skirts
hold their own
a rich visiting gown Is made of pale
say ladies CLOTH The skirt is me-
dum width godet with band Of Persian
ymorlodery around the bottom in which
shades of soft yellow predominant.
reading the embroidery is a tiny plsse
Oh black mousseline de sole. The seams
VI the front gore have straps of the
embroidery reaching nearly to the knees,
ava below that the seams are outlined
WI win plisses Of black mousseline de sole.
me bodice of the gray cloth has a long
yoke Of the embroidery, and over 1t comes
broad box pait that shows facing OF
ournt orange satin
me sleeves reach to the elbow and are
nhlshed With friils OF black nousseline
ue sole. The loops coming from the gray
satn crush collar and girdle are of dou-
ge-taced satin ribbon, gray on the OUT
sac with an under side OF bright orange
pnr large buttons OF strass and topazes
ulfn the top OF the box plan.
one OF the pretty new green and blue
toilets is very simple In design. IL is
punt of taffeta silk. The skirt Is quite a
IEh godet with Ave bias folds Of the silk
around the bottom that overlap each
oiher. The folds are only tucked at the
Top edge, and the bottom edge Is stretched
so that the facing OF dun green taffeta
is quite conspicuous.
The bodice Ia simple dartless affair.
with The folds laid on in the same way
70 form a long yoke. Folds OF the SILK
9ullq ogtltbe tight-htting sleeves ia such