The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-11

Sweet Lavender.
Though only a certain number of the
more progressive men have adopted these
warrior-lil1e sarks, all men whose taste in
dress is good and progressive have given
themselves up generously TO the influence
of lavender. This color pervades the mas
culine wardrobe, tindng the underwear
night clothes, gloves and hose, as well as
the linen. Clear clean, solid tones of Law
ender, occasionally diversified with small
dots, rings, diamonds and vermiceli wrIg-
giles OF black or white, are regarded as
chaste and becoming choice, and it is to
be vouched that men, dark. light and of
uncertain complexion, accept the iaven-
der dyes with astonishing grace.
Nearly every phase of the almost ubiq-
uitous baudanna tie chimes we'll with the
lavender linen, and the man who is got
up creditably for all his morning avoca-
tons who runs into town every morn
ing to his office and spends his Sundays
on club house piazzas, ties his china silk
bandanna in a four-in-hand about a
straight standing linen collar and over
black and lavender French linen shirt
bosom. High up on the linen frontage
fastens, double breasted by large white
pearl buttons, a gray linen wastcoat that
invariably demonstrates on its surface the
useful beauty of a dot or plaid. The dot
or plaid may be in a paler shade of gray,
or very delicately done in brown or dun
green. If a plaid il is drawn in hair lines
that suggest rather than emphasize color.
Trousers of a gray homespun, or serge,
or tough, rough Scotch tweed and a dou-
ble-breasted REFER of blue serge contribute
just the correct tone to a typicaly spring.
like and business-like costume for the
season.
Very dark brown shoes and a rough
cream white sailor hat, having its dark
blue gros grain ribbon band held on one
side by three small, dark blue enamel
buttons, in place of a bowknot tops off
the whole thing tidily. If low brown shoes
are worn, full silk lacers tie in an abund-
ant sort of bow on the instep, and brown
hose, pretty well peppered with the gay
est yellow, blue and red dots or streaks.
are the morning rule.
The Manicure.
We have it or the authority of men who
yield 10 nothing effeminate that the mani
cure is still very essential to the nice per
lection of the masculine toilet In New
York those barber shops frequented by
the fashionable club men are all provided
not only with the manicure conveniences
but a professional, who yields skilfully
all the instruments and applications nee
essary for shaping and bleaching the
nails.
The finger tips are first brushed with
very soft bristles in tepid suds of sweet
CASTLE dried, cleansed with a steel blade
that Is not sharp, and then a pointed
orange wood stick, dipped in clear bleach
ing fluid is passed back and forth under
the nails. pair of curved scissors are
used 10 snip off hangnails and to shane
Inc nail itself into rounding arch, like
the outside of a crescent for lone or ,,oir+
ed nails are detestabe on a mans hand
with the ivory end Of the steel cleanine,
blade the manicurists gently pushes hack
the edge of flesh that is ever growing IN
from the finger on 10 the nails surface !
Lastly, the operator rubs on the base
of her right hand thumb a trihe of sweet |
white powder and then rubs the nails of |
her customer swiftly back and forth
against her own powdered palm. Rv tbis |
device fine finish, no glitter. is contrib. |
uted to the nails and all the color intro |
uced is the healthy glow of blood in the |
finger tips that produces a clear pink and |
white in the nails themselves.
The summer Perfume.
If lavender is the chosen color for This |
seasons linen, lavender water is adontal, |
wisely and quite universally as the most |
approved toilet liquid for the warm weathN
er. Bags Of English lavender are MT in |
presses and drawers where underwear is |
laid, and no feminine fripperies were ever |
more dalhty IMAM the striped lavender and I
White WASH SILK pa1amas that now supplv |
the masculine wardrobe In pIaca Of ~ |
cords hitherto used for the na3ar,o ~ ~
at the waist, a sash-like ribbon is nou-
run through three straps al the back ara |
the broad ends of the ribbon are ca,,att
In close with fiat silk tassels