The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-20

ing on the charms of well modelled extrem-
tiles. Pretty shoes and slippers in fact
have never been so strangely conspicuous
as this season, when trailing front breadths
must be held high when the wearer takes
the least exercise. 1t is to be observed that
cloth topped shoes are having a return of
feminine patronage and that colored pat
ent leather vamps are absolutely the only
kind for dress occasions. Black varnish is
Of course always a standard, but in the
pretty vagarles of fashion a dark invisible
green patent leather is much used, as well
as deep rich red. Some dainty carriage
shoes have black cloth tops, red patent
leather Vamps and small close-set buttons
Of jet. Only very irreproachable foot
can look well in such dressing, it Is true,
but the novelty of the thing is delightful,
just as the slippers that show their high
heels and toes covered with a skin of gun
metal into which tiny diamonds are sunk
have their place in the toilets of dancing
bellies
brilliant Stuffs for the Ball Room.
Black nets and chiffon powdered with
dots of colored silk and velvet are among
the prettinesses that appeal to the dancing
sisterhood. White and black ball room
goods continue to glitter with spangles and
show in addition an elaborate decoration
of narrow bands of bright raveled silk,
gers who frequent bali rooms display their
diamonds to advantage with their gowns
Of Mirage velvet, a changeable and decep-
tive goods that is also much used for decor
alive addition on cloth suits. When made
UP in calling gowns some of these velvet
skirts are buttoned up the front from waist
TO hem, and as eccentric as this may
sound the result is interesting and decora-
tive Not few very luxurious skating
dresses made to button up the front thus
are edged with fur and the upper half is
cut in the form of the Russian Cosshck'
eheepskin coat with enormously loES de-
tachable fur cuffs. These cuffs in reality
are muffs when pulled down over the
hand.
Bridal spIendors.
Paris has not quite exhausted the posi-
billties of the spangle as an ornament, for
the loveliest wedding dress yet seen was
made in Paris for the Duke of Manches-
ter's bride and consists of white satin
overworked in the most glorlously opales-
cent shell seduihs interpreted with pearls.
For the Duchess of Hamilton, whose
daughter was recently married, beautiful
fawn colored cloth was made on the Rue
de la Paix and adorned with spangles of
cloth. These spangles were not laid on
flat but We're caught down on one side
and went to form the clusters of grapes
In vine embroidery that overran skirt and
waist.
A similar gown in oyster grey satin has
been sent to New York in the wedding
wardrobe of the young woman who is to
wed the Baroness de Selliere's son, and
with It. what In feminine vernacular Is
known as "a duck of bonnet" 1t con-
sists of two pearl grey tulle roses, each
containing fifty huge petals and every
petal edged with silver spangles. Where
these two giant blossoms come together
tall grey osprey spouts high, and when
pinned on top an airily pompadoured
head. this is dignihed by the name of
| theater bonnet Two wings and a knot
Of velvet also assumes this name, while
certain amount of interest centers in the
hats that have faring brims made half
of jet and half Of closely massed roses,
and as often as not such hats have
crowns made of embroidered and perfo-
rated leather.
From time to time leather is taken very
| seriously as an ornamentation by dress
makers and milliners, but never has it
! PLAYED as leading a role as this winter
| II is not the hide of anything tougher than
/ q cat or a kid that the modistes use,
! though they do say the new embroidered
vests, cuffs, belts, collars, etc, are made
of fawn skins, tanned and dressed by the
| Indians Whatever animal does supply
! the skin is a matter Of small moment
! when one considers the beauty of a soft
| black leather coat vest beautifully work
ed in steel beads, or a snow white glace
leather carriage coat, offset with wonder
ful embroidery in brown and turquoise
silk and garnished with lace and sable
down the front A deal of leather Is APP
piled on dresses as an open worked EN-
broidered goods fancifully cut out TO
show a brilliant silk or velvet beneath.
Black suede thickly worked with dull
black beads and trimmed with lynx forms
the most modish mourning coat or cape 1t
is possible to procure
Illustrations of Fashions.
l The type OF house gown that covers all