The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-27

satin II was gathered into four ran
horizontal puffs. These were separated
by narrow bands of black velvet rippon
that were finished with tiny bows wnere
the corsage fastened at the front. The
topmost band edged a short, yoke OF
cream lace that merged into short epau-
lettes. The sleeves of the silk were
close-f1tting and were without trimming.
tall full ruche of yellow gauze finished
the back of the V neck. The narrow
black velvet girdle ended at the left
side with long stiff bow.
A stately matron whose hair IS tnged
with gray, is exceedingly striking in a
house gown of silver gray tafteta that
boasts the most remarkable sheen. The
rather clinging skirt is close-htting over
the hips, and the fulness at the back
merges into a slight train Around the
bottom of the skirt there is a broad
frill of accordeon-pl aired gray mousse
line de sole over a gray taffeta iounce.
Heading the flounce is broad band Of
English lace with narrow tabs reach
ing nearly to the bottom of the skirt.
Six inches above this is another broad
band of the lace.
The corsage is a blouse of white satin
covered with pale gray ACCORDION
plated mousseline de sole. 1t fastens
at the left shoulder and under arm
seam. The English lace forms a long
square yoke back and front. and at the
front it merges into two long, narrow
strips that extend twelve inches below
the waistband. The long, close-htting
sleeves are of the pale gray taffeta
They are mounted by full frills of the
accordeon-pl plated mousseline de sole
The girdle of violet ribbon Yeivet-is fin
ished at the left side with long, mar
row bow. A frill of white tulle mounts
the high, straight collar of lace-covered
satin.
Soft shades of pompadour silk are
very popular for these dressy mouse
gowns. Such an attractive gown of
pompadour silk was of the palest shade
of turquoise, powdered over with tiny
bouquets if violets.
The corsage was a full blouse fasten-
ing at the left shoulder and under-arm
seam. II was trimmed with a frill of
Brussels lace that took the form of a
square yoke. At the front of the cor
sage the lace fell in two jabots that
were caught with bows of violet velvet
ribbon. The blouse front was caught
down into a girdle of the violet ribbon
velvet, with the strips crossing, at the
front. Short puffs of the silk mounted
the tops of the ciose-fttng sleeves.
They were trimmed around the bottom
with slanting strips of the ribbon, end
ing in narrow bows The ribbon velvet
was employed for the high collar.
The skirt of the pompadour silk was
close-f1tting over the hips with the full
ness at the back shirred in three rows.
Around the bottom of the skirt were
three fiounces of imitationl Brussels lace
The second founcer overlapped the bot
tom flounce and the top 1ounce was
placed six inches above 1t ended in
jabots on each side of the apron, where
1t was caught with bows of violet rib
bon velvet F
One of these dainty house gowns al
A good many women prefer black silk
stockings and patent leather slippers,
but the majority of women wear stock
ings and slippers to match their gowns,
pair of bright pink suede slippers
that / noticed especially were made with
a high vamp that extended in a point
over the instep. The entire slipper was
covered with a pattern worked Ia silver
threads and studded with strass. Around
the edge of the slipper there was a fun
ruche of satin ribbon the same shade as
the suede.
The pink silk stockings were trimmed
deliberately with appliques of cream lace
studded with strass.
The new colors are primrose pink, a
bright pretty shade; quartz gray, a
soft steel with blue lights; Sultan red,
the most brilliant hue imaginable, not
far from turkey red. Then there is