The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

piled to the tulle by some means known
only to Partisan manufacturers.
Last years ermine and white fox capeS
can be made as smart as possible by slop- |
ing off their fronts and whipping on the
inside edges wide full 1ounces of chiffon
or rich real lace. There, by the way, is
another of the keynotes of the season.
That is trimming furs with masses of
lace Dark and light fur coats and capes
are calling for the highest and most reck-
less bidders, since modest purses stand no
shadow of chance with the SEAL sable
and broad tail coats that have revers, col
lar Innings, vests and exterior appliques
of the costliest handmade lace.
Big fans will not be carried for a season
yet so that the wisest purchase to be
made is a dear little Recamier fan 1t
really is not but two inches and a half
long and 1t can most economically be
made of a bright brocaded or chined silk
with pearl sticks. The gay Towering of
the silk shows on both sides and a gem
timely helpful breeze can be raised by one
of them. Modish women carry their fans
still slung about the neck by a long chain
of false pearls or coral beads, and the
luxurious fan consists of ten thin sticks
of choice blonde shell, beautifully inaid
and strung together by a lutte ribbon. This
is also of the Recamier size.
Some Imputant Etcetras.
No insignificant amount of consideration
this autumn has been devoted to the
etceteras of dress. All the best tailor
skirts, for instance are hung on very mar
row elastic silk ribbons that stretch to
encircle the waist. A jute material has
been brought out for the greater protec-
ton of the dress hems where they touch
the ground. Glove spring fastenings close
the packet holes in two Places, and by
rendering waterproof that part of the
baf tba
clumsy dress shields are in many in
stances done away with. Belt buckles
have gone the way of all good fashions,
and woman this fall would as soon think
of girding herself with a rope as with a
narrow gross-grain ribbon band or a
cestus of jewels. About her slender cir
conference passes a ribbon, five to eight
inches wide, and its either end peated in
to fasten to the two halves of a metal
clasp that are long and narrow The wide
ribbon draws in close fine folds about the
waist and the clasp is of Derby silver or
Burmese gold, richly wrought but rarely
set with jewels.
Daily the ribbons themselves increase
in ornament. They have RULED and vel
vet edges, and the last mentioned decora-
ton Is the smartest. They show silk dots
or circles of open work and nsets of lace
and it is noticeable that sash ribbons cave
gone down on the bargain counter. Where
a bail dress shoulder or otherwise cast
long end TO the breeze, those ends are
most elaborately trimmed. There are Sc
ries of tiny chiffon rutIies set on. or lace
appliqued, or six dots freely sprinkled
and the consequence is pretty and fluffy
to degree,
Illustrations of Fashions.
A duet in silk muslin and chined elk
is artfully manifesto in one of the three
grouped gowns. This has its front and
body made wholly of bright peach pink
muslin, all gracefully puckered in double
gauginGs that describes elongated lines on
skirt and waist. The handsome train is
white MORE messalin chsned in bouquets
of small scarlet roses, a velvet knot of
which is fastened in the hair Cadogan
sleeves of muslin fall low on the arm and
over either shoulder run small straps,
covered with scarlet leaves cut from vel
vet. r.Iei- rciil
not less interesting gown shows In
the skirt three falling panniers of jetted
lace over a pa.e yellow silk petticoat.
Some day the French dressmakers say
those panniers VIII be looped up and
grandly punched out on the hips, after the
eighteenth century mode, but for the
present they hang Hat and graceful. The
distinguishing feature of the bodice is the
vast collar rising behind the head and
| made Of rufiles of jetted lace on a wire
frame.
More simple, but none the less attract
| i've, is the third costume of finely pleated
| lilac chiffon over a petticoat of apple
| green silk A deeper shade of lilac, almost
violet purple silk. extends In apron shape
over the front of the skirt and in charm
| ingly embroidered in fine steel beads, de-
/ scribing delicate wreaths about medallons
| of white lace, through which the green
| silk under pettcoat shows. A similar
| scheme of co or and decoration is carried
out on the body of this admirable dinner
| dress. VI
A dinner toilet Of purple velvet or white
| satin IS suitable for a matured matron,
and is made sufficiently brilliant by a lib
eral use Of spangled net and butterfly en-