The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-24

turieres to be worked into the court
gowns One necklace of six strands of
pearls was being sewed on to a design on
white satin that was to serve as vest
for the gown of a dowager duchess.
A gown that is bound to attract admir-
alton has a skirt of rich white satin,
with a long court train. Around the bot
tom of the skirt is a garland of pale
yellow roses placed close together, with
clusters of green leaves surrollndinp
them. The decolette bodice is made of
embossed velvet, pale yellow roses on
background of green that is a little too
light to be called moss green. At the
front the bodice has full short baSQues
and at the back the fullness continues
into a long train that falls in great folds
to the end OF the white satin court train.
Full pieces of white chiffon start from
the arm seams and are brought along
! the top of the bodice to give a soft finish.
! They cross at the front and are brought
| down TO the end of the bodice in soft
folds to form vest which is strapped
with narrow JeWeled bands. The sleeves
are very short wide puffs of the en-
bossed velvet, surmounted by clusters Of
the pale yellow roses.
The court mantle that I saw was made
of green velvet and reached TO the hem
of the dress. Down the front was a rich
rocco design in gold, and the same de-
| Medici collar. The lining was of the pal
est green silk.
The Duchess of Connaughts gown is
of white duchesse satin trimmed with
emeralds. The bodice is formed of two
! fun pieces Of satin that cross at the
front and are confined at the waist with
a pointed corselet studded with emer-
aids. Five big buttons of emeralds and
stars edge the top fold of the satin bo-
dice. The short puffed sleeves are fin
ished with a frill Of real lace. The full
gOdet skirt has Van Dyke points of real
lace studded with emeralds that reach
from the bottom Of the skirt nearly to
the cOrselet.
One of the handsomest steamers on this
| side Of the water is being fitted out to
/ take parties from France to Russiasfor the
/ coronation. There has been made up a
here that expects to embark
One of the travelling gowns that I saw
/ completed had fun godet skirt of
/ Scotch plaid green and blue. The short
/ round bodice was of dark blue ladies'
1 cloth with vest of green silk edged
/ with green and blue silk passementerie.
! The sleeves Of the plaid We're tight from
the wrist to about two inches above the
/ elbow, and the puns that surmounted
/ them were not at all fun.
! Another travelling dress had a skirt of
/ MarOn canvas cloth, and the bodice to
/ be worn with it was Of fawn with a vest
/ Of striped brown and white silk
In a letter that I saw from Russia the
| other day there was a description of a
! diplomatic dinner, and among the nine
| ladies present seven OF them were Ameri-
| cans.
They We're gorgeously dressed in bro
! cades and Jewel-studded gowns and they
| bore themselves with royal grace
/ American women do not overdress any
! more. OF that 1 can assure YOU You
| should hear Her Grace This and Her
! Grace That asking for gown precisely
| like This or That's of America one
| dress, for one of our own countrywomen
! 10 wear az court dinner, was covered
! down the front with conch pearls in pur-
/ est six. a seeded effect was pink satin
! precisely the same color, or woven into