The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15
FASHIONS FORECAST FOR '99.
DREsSMAKEEs PLEDGED TO OVER
SKIRTS AND TIGHT SLEEVES.

The Reign Of the Rumc-Spring Sug-
f-eStions Are in the Air. and They
Have Developed the EIevating In
huence OF the New Jnbot-CoIIars
COntIuc to Grow, Having Passed
the Ear Line Some Time Since-A
High Peak in the Back Extends
Halfway ~ the Head.
New Yorlss Jan. 13.tHavng rung out
The old year the caterers of fashions fo,-
lies are ringing in a number Of changes,
if not distinct novelties. What we have
kept over from last year are chiefly trains
long tight sleeves and high. tight col
lars, but on these things the dressmakers
are going 10 exercise an improving influ-
ence. They are pledged to cut every gown
en- train, even the pretty muslins and dim
tiles and the adorable chintzes that are
clarifying the January openings, and they
have sworn themselves not to make an
other silk or cotton dress without an
overskirt.
These draperies viii at first be only the
long skirts of the coat-shaped dress
waists such as are already seen here and
there, but it does not require a very proph-
etc soul to see that by Easter time the
full-hodsed overdress will be enjoying I'M
disputed reign. For the present it falls
from the hips 10 what is called pelplum
form to the knees in front, and longer be-
hind, though the popularity of the Louis
XIV fronts is unabated. The study of the
tailors is always after long perpendicular
lines, ana nothing short and bunchy is al
lowed about the hips.
spring Suggestions.
When the time comes to discuss wash
goods, il will he found that all reliance
is TO be. laid on the long-tried virtues of the
ruffie. Just now we are still too much
occupied by woolens and furs to think
without a shiver of cotton and linen. but
il lis as well 10 know that the present
Latitude of fashion allows dresswaist to
be cut with knee-loug tails or short-off
at the hip
Where close basque is adopted II is
Invariably cut in aseries of seven graceful
scallops about the hips. These curves are
not ornamented with anything, and. in
fact, after season of frivolity, the tailor
dress is regaining its old tidy simplicity
of outline.
AT the start of the year a number of
handsome new tailor frocks have been
noticed. and chiefly in perwinkle blue.
4iNli N'lHtN MT bdCh anu front, without
a wrinkle, the skirt is fully trained, Of
course, and pronounced tendency Is to-
ward renewal of what used to be known
as a complete suit; that is, a waist and
skirt, and then a longish coat of the same
goods.
Smart JabOts.
With such costumes the elevatlng in
fiuence of the smart jabot is most keen
ly felt There are jabots and jabots. but
the one that now has the longest train of
followers is the largest. 1t is either
very wide limousine ribbon folded twice
about the neck and tied in really gigan-
tic bow in front, or it is is -long piece
of white satin. laid twice around the
throat, tied in four-in-hand or Ardsley
knot in front and letting fail couple of
lace-edged ends nearly TO the knees. With
the limousine RIBBON a collar that has
turnover, hemstitched bands is worn. ard
a smart little pin is thrust through the
knot of the bow Butterfly bows of white
pale-blue and Nile-green tulle or chiffon.
fastened TO stock of the same are stin
seen broadcast among the women whose
winter coats are dark and button high.
These airy nothngs the taiors themselves
not only recommend, but make.
In spite of prejudice, women continue,
more or less, to use certain types of PLATO
goods. The Mackenzie, Macdonald,
Forbes and Campbell checks stiH brighten
our landscape. and the quite simple skirts
are made up with a bias seam down the