The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25

accordion wrinkled sailor tabs drops on
the chest. Into the knot of this fresh
white tie a bright brooch or scarfpin is
usually thrust, and save for the sentiment
of the thing the 35-cent scarf is every
whit as effective as the one that cost $780,
Comfort Bags.
Fashion and Christmas traditions have
also fraternized over the very sumptuous
comfort bags that the women carry in
place of bouquets to the opera and thea,
ter. Reticules of peach and plum colored
tin brocaded in gold. and then crisis
crossed with narrow quillings of a green
or yellow chiffon are the most popular con-
veyances for the small fan. handkerchief,
glasses, smelling salts and comfort box
that the women like to have near
Mrs. Henry Clews takes on her arm to
her box seat a bag of pearl-grey MORE
painted with trails of periwinkles, her IA
vorite flower this winter. It's four sides
are edged with silver fringe and it hangs
by silver chain from her girde, or her
wrist or the back of her chair.
Numbers of women adopt little sachel-
shaped bags Of antique brocade with clasps
and bindings of gold, supplied with very
positive gold lock and key. Others who
are determined on novelty go calling with
bags of doeskin on their arms, deliberately
and extensively beaded by Indian squaws
and mounted on frames of perfectly I'M
polished Klondike gold in pouch-shape.
All Are of Chiffon.
The dressmakers, driven well nigh to
desperation in their search of some means
by which to give to a 1S0-pound patron
some of the imperatively fashionable sem
blance of almost serpent-like slenderness,
have adopted at last the Partisan eXpedi-
ent of making calling, as we'll as dinner,
opera and ball gowns, all of chiffon. The
superstructure so diaphanous is built on
a foundation of Liberty silk, or crepe de
chine, and il is almost necessary to at
tend a special school of department in or
der to learn how to carry such a skirt
with dignity and modesty.
To the wedding reception of Mrs Colgate
and the Earl of Stafford several of these
skirts were worn with notably long trains,
and at the first great afternoon reception
in December Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney,
who is as slim as she is tall and graceful,
appeared in very much trained costume
of beet root colored chiffon adorned on its
founces, foot and dra perry edges with mar
row bands of sable Her waist of chiffon,
over silk of the same color, turned back
wide revers of Venetian lace, heavily set
with turquoise beads, just over the bust
from a square bib similarly decorated. Her
high collar was of lace set with blue, and
tiny turquoise buttons, running from wrist
to shoulder, over the outside of her arm.
An oddty noticed with this toilet and
that of many other ultra fashionable wo-
men was a single jeweled chain falling
from the girdle, and TO ID was suspended
a very very small Recamiei fan with gid
ed wooden sticks and a narrow mount of
| painted parchment. The second striking
point was the enormously flaring cuffs
which, were so fun and so deep that wnen
the arm hung slack only the very tips
of the fingers could be seem AS result Of
these cuffs. into one of which as much as
a yard and half of delicate lace is often
thckly pleated, only two buttoned gloves
can be worn, and the thnnest white Py-
| rennees kid, undressed, is considered the
most modlsh selection. For walking a new
four-buttoned glove has been brought out
and for warmth they are lined about the
wrist with close-woven plaid silk.
Too Costly for Rain.
In the dear old days Of comparative sim
pncity In dress a woman. with her winter
costume. usually carried a close rolled
/ umbrella showing a soberly handsome
handle. Just now friyolity is rampant in
the umbrella department, and In fair
weather as IN foul. she who walks carries
/ her umbrella mainly o excite curiosity,
admiration and covetousness OF is handle.
| II Is now sure TO be- as large AZ that on a
mans umbrella ana cut Of wood, or ivory.
or precious metal. 90 show the beautifully
| modelled head Of horse stretched az in
the excitement OF "a race strapped into a
Birdie ~ goid ana the eyes superbly pol
| fhed Fnneuino aRaffs.
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