The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-06

Versailles" which announces his arrival
every winter
The "Paais de Glace" and the pole du
merry crowd. And, as some of the
most enthusiastic of the number declare,
there you have all of the fun and exer-
else of skating without being at the mercy
of nipping winds. which make red noses
One sees no end Of attractive skating
gowns to record. Some Of the prettiest
OF these gowns. that seemed particularly
suited to the long. gliding motion of the
wearers. were made princess. If they are
not princess there IS something about the
way the trimming is arranged that gives
that long line princess effect
There were Jacket effects. too, that were
particularly smart. and becoming big pic
ture hats that would never prove prac-
teal for out-of-door skating.
One of the princess gowns that was par
ticularly rich was made of prune ladies'
cloth. 1t had a short round poke of
black astrakhan that merged into a high
Medici collar. A narrow band of black
astrakhan went around the yoke, and at
the left side, where the gown fastened it
formed one continuous line to the bottom
of the sirt. The outer edge of the as
trakhan was trimmed with two narrow
bias folds of bright turquois velvet
over the hips and at the front the gown
was close fitting, and rather chung TO the
lines of the figure Broad haring cores
were inserted at the waist line to give
the fun effect at the back. The gown
bloused just a trIfle at the front over the
turquoise leather belt, that was heavily
studded with turquoise set in gold.
Around the bottom of this gown there
was a broad band of black astrakhan.
trimmed at the top with double folds of
turquois velvet. The sleeves were cut in
long points over the hand and were FIN
ished with narrow bands of the astrakhan.
The becoming little toque worn with
this gown was one mass of turquoise vel
vet loops, with a bunch of black tips fas-
tened with strass buckle on the left
side.
A charming young American girl was
very much admired in her pretty gown of
soft gray cloth. The skirt, which was I'M
usually full, chung in heavy folds to her
figure. 1t was trimmed around the bottom
with three narrow circular frills of white
brOaQCloth tnat were covered with coral
passementerie. The edge of each frill was
outlined with a narrow band of silver fox.
The corsage of the gray cloth had a
draped front of white broadcloth that only
showed at the left side. From the right
shoulder came a circular ruffie of the
white broadcloth that crossed over to the
left side of the corsage, where it was
drawn under the belt and ended i'm a long
tab that reached about six inches below
the belt. This circular ruffie was covered
with the coral passementerie and was bor-
dered with narrow strip of silver fox.
The high straight military collar of white
abroadcloth was mounted by flaring col
lar of silver fox.
The sleeves of the gray cloth We're with
out trimming.
A gown of uncompromising hollyberry
red cloth had such wonderfully chic cor
sage. II was blouse of black velvet that
bagged trfle over the narrow black vel
vet ceinture.
over this there was short bolero ef-
feet In the red cloth that was slashed
into three long points at the front The
edges of the pocket were trimmed with
sppliques of narrow black velvet ribbon
put on in a waving line and outlined with
silver threads. The blouse had full sabrt
basques of the red cloth that were trim
med with the black velvet ribbon. The