The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-29
THE REIGN OF THE ROSE BUD.
THE CRIMSON TIPPED FLOWER
SUCCESSFULLY DOMINATES.

A Pink Spring Instead of Lilac,
Green or Corn Flower Blue One.
The Philippine StnrchIess Muslin
Is Charming summer Stuh-Ver-
nal Temptations in SILK and Cotton
Ginghams-The shirt Waist for
1899 Is the Most COquettish Gar
ment Ever Seen-H Is Maze of
Color with the OId-FashIOned
Cottage Waist Below.
New York, Jan. 27.-The reign of the
rosebud has already commenced. Small
as this crimson tipped flower is, il success
fully dominates every new fabric for
spring wearing Chaliies, organdies,
Swiss muslins ginghams and silks are
wreathed and speckled spotted and dot
ted with coquottish baby roses from the
romantic moss bud TO the close sheathed
tiny button rose. All this, of course, goes
only TO prove that we are in for a pink
spring, instead Of a lilac, violet or corn
flower blue one There is indeed mat
ter for a prolonged and undeniab.y thrill
ing teacup talk Of coming modes already
spread forth on the counters. Abridged
Information must make it known that the
faVorite organdie pattern is that Of a fine
rose vine in bud and creeping over a trol-
lis pattern in faint green or pale yellow
IL dimity and a beautiful new starchless
muslin called PHILIPPINE, the prim baby rose
is placed formally inside a tiny cheek
square or regular narrow bands of green
run a bayadere or perpendicular stripes
between straight narrow trails of roses.
The cloud-hke silk muslins that prom
Use TO be the most fashionable summer ball
gowns have full-blown roses in two shades
of pink or in yellow and red on their
faint blue, deep cream or lemon tinted
backgrounds, and for the Easter brides
maids these ere going to be the most FASH
ionable possible habits.
VernaI Temptations.
Zephyr ginghams and piques, with dam
ask stripes or flower patterns are going
to have the first choice i'm wash goods
while all the colored cotton goods from
Scotland show small plaids in two colors,
with shirred stripes Most interesting for
the moment, though, than these vernai
temptations is the great variety of light
weight WOODS that shops are showing. En-
phatcal.y from Paris comes the law that
less silk and more wool is to be typical
of the opening and the very most lovely
spring calling driving, theater-going and
reception toilets. garden party and even
WANING SullS must tOutu a IlSu Key IN
color.
Already we see how the leading dress
makers have their work rooms fun Of
pale grey suits. deliberately garnshed with
white panels, facings, vests and embroid-
cry. At opera matinees in New York
the box holders appear in pure white
cloth suits trimmed with silver and white
lace, and flashing sequins. That is just
the beginning Of a revolution in dress.
French Henriettas.
If you ask in the shops for the new
spring things, they will show you FIRST
of all French Henrietta cloth That is
guaranteed to usurp the place of cha.le
to a great extent. 1t is just as light and
cool and graceful as challie; it is no more
expensive and il wears very much better
Its lghtneIs enables one to indulge in
draped skirt without fear of weight and
its cleanliness proves it an excellent goods
for travel use. Women who are buying
it push aside the navy blue, olive green
and wood brown for French blue ash grey,
willow green, biscuit pink and pale tans: