The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04

be pursuing a fatal gait. The hero is no
doubt highly worthy of such tribute po-
tentially, but there is not a ghost of
chance that he has had an opportunity TO
prove 1t at the engaged stage. hero is
never appreciative of a bargain.
Too great anxiety to please is a destruc-
tive pace. 1t makes a woman who prac-
tees it insincere and unpopular. In COM
mon with every killing rate of progress,
defeats the object for which it is under
taken. Lying is a pace which kills. So
is the encouraged desire to be conspic-
uous, to dress emDhatically. Intimate
friendship between women Is a tempta-
ton TO the powers of destruction. The
habits of not answering letters, If doing
ones own homework if she does not
have to, threaten DISCRIMINATION. Some
mothers make the wrong sacrifices for
their children. Some girls are hurt by
the study of so-called art through having
their physical vision suddenly developed,
irrespective of their spiritual vision. The
typical "old maid lives a killing pace.
Her energy is employed in the monstrous
task of Standardization.
Perhaps the most conspicuous of the
commonest forms of present day feminine
PAGES which kill are scorching, gum
chewing and the inordinate study of oc-
cultism.
The season for sea bathing has come
around again, and with it the necessity
for another special costume, which, like
the bicycle must be 81 model, and not
one of the left-overs from SO, If you would
have all the modern Improvements and up
to-date variations in dress.
To be sure, the difference is not very
noticeable to the casual observer, but it
is enough to make it a subject of COM
ment, for, as far as so simple dress can
keep pace with the advance of fashion,
this one is success. The very latest and
most desirable of all the bathing suits is
made of black or white gros grain silk
trimmed with red, the leading color of the
season. The collar and revers may be COW
cred with red silk or made of the silk like
the dress, with a trimming of red silk
braid Serpentine braid in black, white,
blue, or red is a very popular trimming,
and two widths-the wider in the middle
of three rows-are very much used.
Bathing suits are made by the hundred,
as of old, but they vary more in style and
make some considerable pretense to beau
ty and good shape, catering to the extrav-
agant taste of the day. Surah and satin
are both employed for the expensive suits,
but mohair is the most generally popular
material, as il sheds the water and does
not cling to the person. The ever useful
serge, flannel, and cravenette are not al
together ousted from favor by the more
elegant silk and mohair suits, for many
still prefer the wool material. They are
made very prettily, with a sailor collar
of white or red, with knot and pointed
ends of the color tied in front.
The favorite style of bodice is the blouse,
with belt to match the collar, but some
of the models have a box plat in the
back, which is continuation of the col
lar holding it in place. The low-necked
baby waist, with a narrow yoke, is liked
by young girls but the prevailing style
| has the wide collar, which often shape in
to revers extending to the belt in front.
! Between these is full vest with a mar
| row yoke. All the sleeves are made with
a short puff gathered into a band or frill,
and occasionally they are lined with crino-
| line! Each suit has boomers and me-
! dunn length skirt with plain hem.
The prettiest suits are made of white
! silk and trimmed with red and blue braid,
| put on in straight rows or in a succession
| of tiny coils, but white mohair answers
| every purpose. One of the useful things
in the bathing outfit for the stout woman
| is the bathing corset of flannel, nicely
ing in the back it has a girdle-shaped
strap of flannel which fastens around the
waist. Another necessity to all bathers is
! the rubber bag, made of macintosh cloth,
| for carrying the bathing suit. 1t is made
| on the plan of a sponge bag, magnihed in
size many times, and costs only so cents.
The linen closet is as important to a
true housewife as the wardrobe. The up
to-date dining table is as round as King
Arthurs, and the table-cloth, of course,
must be round too. The largest size in
round clothes will cover a table holding
a service for twelve, the smallest just
hiding the top of a tiny round luncheon
table for four.
The popularity of highly polished tables
makes lace covers much in vogue, and not
only must the centerpiece be almost en-
Of Ia Httf ~
dividual plate and finger-bow doilies to
match. Renaissance lace Is at present
Eau fat" for the decoration of these beau
tifuI sets, but in the autumn the finer,
moro weblike laces win be introduced. One
exquisite set of centerpiece, and twelve
large and twelve small doiiies is edged
with duchesse lace In a fine intricate de-
sign quite in keeping with the exquisite
tissue of the lace. Another set even more
expensive is Of duchesse and real point
lace artistically combined.
OF course such linens could be used
upon especial occasions only, and for more
general use combination Of Renaissance
and Honiton lace trimming is at once
dainty. new and serviceable.
Point de Venise lace too. Is fashionable
and, while it may seem expensive at the
time of purchasing, its wearing qualities
recommend 1t to the housewife who must
always count the cost and yet who wishes
to have her table suggest the refinements
of life.
square cover, by the bye Is frequent
ly used for a round table, but the effect
Is not pleasing nor graceful.
Perhaps the newest thing I'm plain linen
is the natural bleach irish damask. AS
there are no chemicals used la the bleach
ing process, the durability is Increased and
the linens preserve their beautiful lustre.
They are all hemmed by hand and laun-
dered ready for use.
The French have a way o. making even
an inferior quality OF table linen look
well without the aid OF starch When
the napkins are washed and dried
ready 10 be ironed, they are
dipped into boiling water and
partially wrupg out between cloths They
are then rapidly lroned with as hot a
hatiron as possible without burning them.
Treated " this manner they become beau
tifully glossy and stif.
In colored cloths there are many novel.