The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21

year or awo of study. while the older sis
ters with their mother as chaperon, are
enjoying a glimpse of Partisan society.
On Thursdays and Sundays they them
selves get a glimpse of society, so that
they may appear easy in their manner
when their first season rolls around.
So they spend these two weekly holidays
with their families, which are generally
located at some swell hotel, and receive
with their sisters for the day.
Monday and Friday mornings see them
trudging back to school with all their
books for another week of study.
It's wonderful how quickly these girls
master the French language when they
are put into French school, where they
hear French, and only French, continual
ly.
They are never so busy with their the
infant class, and learn the alphabet with
tots a third their ages. But their pro-
gress is very rapid, and after they have
been I'm the schools for three months
these girls can generally carry on an in
telligent conversation with but few mis-
takes.
They are never so busy with their
studies, though, that they forget to plan
their new gowns, and they are as exact
ing of their couturieres as their elder sis
tiers are.
"Carouna Soeurs," an establishment that
is noted for it's tasteful girlish gowns, has
on exhibition now a fascinating display
OF this years models.
Tweeds in tiny checks are the materials
chosen for travelling gowns: canvas is
popular for the outing gowns; light shades
OF cashmere and popnn are employed in
the dressyer gowns.
In the assortment of cotton frocks 1
noticed some very smart gowns in plaid.
Scotch ginghams, and some exceedingly
iovelyTones In organizes and dotted swiss
es. -U.
They certainly do know how to keep chill
dren back here until they are grown up.
1t is quite remarkable how very juvenile
Paris mother can dress her baby of
II years. In America she would be plan
ming her coming-out gown, but in France
she isastill feeding the kittens and romp-
fng In the courtyard. 8e.
The Paris shopkeepers are selling the
Mckinley plaid furiously. 1t is so varied
III cOlOF lnal III catcneS on ana suits to
t the critical French eye, which de-
mands color
The French school girl wears waists that
are made of bits of cloth. The left-overs
of her mothers toilettes are carefully pre-
served and put In shape for her A very
few yards of goods makes waist for the
girl who goes to school
With this season there has come in an
limitation blouse. This consists of tight
hitting waist, with braiding put on to inn
itate plats. If this is artfully done, the
bodice looks very full and rich, although
II is really a very plain affair saw one
OF these worn by a sweet miss whose af-
fairs of heart are now confined to FIVE
black kittens.
The fashion for the school girls sleeve
Is the modified bishop. It is gathered
full In the arm-hole, and again full at
the wrists, where 1t is finished with a
broad cuff. The sleeve is lined and the
girl cannot push her elbow through II.
American girls pity their French cous-
tns because they are kept back so long
nut the French girl has the advantage In
that she is dressed in simple easy clothes
ana left to enjoy her girlhood as long as
may be.
Bodices of fancy materials are worn by
growing girls upon very nice occasions
with light skirts. / saw one In delicate
Inauve linen trimmed with tiny rows OF
lace and run with pauve ribbons. 1t was
round' waist, with a snug belt. Waists
OF TINS KIND are carefully fitted to thS