The age-herald., 1897-08-19
 2 By MRS. GEORGE c. BALL.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The latest chloniclers of French fash ] ions tell of the advent of the sash that | pretty device for filling out sight figures as we'll as disgufsinlg lhat ndency to stoutrsss for which will make its5.f ap- parent with the necessary years. The | sash has not only come ,brll it has come everywhere, ev-ry how ard come Ito stay for sometime, if the indications count for anything. The one feature about the ubiquitous sash that commsnds it to all is that it is becoming 10 young anl old women alike The woman who deEir.s to appear youthful aid who does n5t?- has saShes to all lpsr besll gowns, and revels in the air of frivolity and coqudtry that they fmpart to the greatss-, SnosE e5date to.l ttes. Females from fifteen to fifsy years of age are privileged to wear and enjoy the sash. To be quite and en- Nirely in inc fashion the sashes must b. made, not born. as soma bright woman says. They are frequently formed of taf- feta silk, a width divided and hemmei; and an inch wide taffeta ribbon gal her on the edges like a ruff1e. This sash has a giGllle-lke beJi made firm with whale bones. Then thrre is -he ba.iste Scsh, twelve or fifteen inches wide, with tiny tucks, and lace insertions bsiautifying 1t. A black chiffon sash, made of the full wfGlh of the filmy material. ga thered at tth. belt, and al, he eri, into rosette's of the same, is one of the latest noveti s. A sash of green chiffon, tucked on the ends, is very effective with h blue flew cred fcu5ari. There are whit satin sash es for wedding gowrs, if uhe gown be satin, or organdie. Sashes of every hue, of every kind, aIrd of every shape ar. to the front, or rather Ito the back.
 ITO be up-to-data ona must not ar fulled veils any longer They are not admissible, because they have b -en brought ou. by merchants in ire i 9li va rie;ies which have caused a reaction against them, among fashionable w0men Plain white tulle is worn over dc'bled black tulle veits by yourg women, who are indifferent to the effect upon thlir eyes, and prefer to look pretty to every other good. Black dot.ed lace wells anl white chiffon with black dots, are +he safest and most satisfactory stylss to purchase wh,n one is in doubt. Co,oa'ed veils are worn somewiials, those elf brown dotted lace beBrg the most popular af,er The black and chiffon ones.
 The city council of Atlanta has just pass. d an ordinance prohibiting the use of hats or bonnrta at opera houses, or 1healters.
 The ordinance which was adopted will but two dissenting voices is as follows
 "Be i. ordninad that it shall be the duty of the proprietor, lessee or cther Te,-sotn in charge of each and every opera house or thsater in the city of Al larl a to rsqnire ladies who att lg1 pei-f29mane. in such thesaers- or opera houses to remove their hats before the beginliag of and keep them off during .he perform ance.
 sT'hat such propri tor. lessee or other person m charge of an opera house or
 
 section of this ordinance upon conviction rhall be fined in the recorders court not exceeding $1OO or imp isonment not ex- ceeding thirty days"
 Before he ordinance became a law it was warmly discussed by the alder men. whose positions were mat .riany affect q by the amoure Of torture they had endured behind some Tower-of- I3a- bcl headgear, which had inservened b. tween them arid the cnt. ancing views of dhe summer opera stage. The women of Atlanta have been taken by surprise in this matter, but there is no doutI1 tihat a. nluch-put upon public will rise up and bless the Atlanta city council. Cannot Birmingham follow the gooi example set by Atlanta in .h,s maIAer? RVho will be brave enough 10 throw himself into tho beach to save a wlore city of suffering. wormout theals1r-goeis, who have only caught tant aIlizing gTinpses of the opera house sllage since the picture hats came fin fashion? Councilman Howard of At qanta, in defending his m assure for pub lie relief said:
 q did not irJtsrd To say anything about this hat question. but my friends Lump kin and Maddox are making an attack on the ordinance which Is simply measure to afford the proper an1 riglptfnl prdiec- tion 10 the thesuar-g -goers Women have no right to wear three-story hats and bonhcts during performances A person is sometimes required to pay s1.5O for a seat only 10 find Itha1 he or she cannot sea tfe stage. The ladies ought mt to ob5tralct the view of persons behind them, in that manner. I am an admirer of pretty hats. like sflern and like the ladies who wear them. but I do not like ths hats better than the performances.