The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-03

toward the silk waist department. 1.-THE
time for that sort of thing comes soon
enough and If you are not in hurry ict
me stop and cast an eye of maternal in
terest at these waists. All the pretty ones
I've seen OF silk and many charming ones
of muslin are made to fasten in the back
and as Mabefs smartest summer costume
VIII consist of herlaps, pique, lawn and
jute skirts In white and colors, worn with
various fancy bodies, / took pains last
week to pick up several at this counter
that pleased her fancy nightly. One was
a lily Of the valley green wash silk corded
in white, laid in box pleats in front and
set on to yoke of finely tucked white
muslin, bordered and collared by band of
white embroidery. Another was of white
muslin finely tucked in horizontal lines
but barred from throat to waist with
bands of white and pink embroidery The
sleeves correspond exactly with the body
and worn with a crush collar and belt of
pink panne and pleated pique skirt. This
makes as smart a little afternoon gown
as an inciDient debutante could wish''
Effective Simplicity.
There is commendable effort 1 OBJ
serve this season. said the hostess, pick
ing up a pretty waist of white null laid
from neck to belt in baby tucks alternat-
ing with perpendicular rows of gathered
Valenciennes edging and giving it, with a
ilOu anu siIhe OF acceptance, to the sales
woman, for doing away with the stiff
linen collar and cuff. This pretty thing I
am going to buy for Edith See how its
long tucked sleeves end in a soft point
over the hand, and all she will need to go
with II will be a four-in-hand tie of some
soft silk or lawn to wind about the high
straight neckband of lawn. l do so dis
like to see young girls yoke themselves in
hard starched linen that chafes and dis
colors the tender skin Of their throats, and
oh, If you pleased" to the saleswoman
I'm have this too and this-Edith will
look picture Ell. Mrs. Van Knickerbock-
err, in pretty body of this sort" and the
effectionate aunt held up a waist of en-
tirely tucked white wash silk made with
| bolero and sleeves of more white silk but
pin dotted in yellow and blue The bolero' s
! edges and the tips OF the sleeves were
smartened with shell frill of plain silk
| bordered by bands of blue and yellow baby
ribbon. A stock of white silk circled the
neck, and Mrs. Van Knickerbocker en-
viously but hastily calculated: Simply
sweet"
am buying this one for my ain self"
remarked Edith's generous relative.
| spreading forth a shirt OF orthodox tyne in
white muslin, not only tucked all about
but showing lines of tucks running down
| the backs of the sleeves. rs there any,
thing that looks more bewitchingly cool
than a muslin shirt waist? Sometimes I
| Snall wear this with one OF the new stiff
| linen collars, cut to slope up high under
| the ears. sometimes stock of liberty silk
| drawn through long gold slide under the
| chin and sometimes a high band OF lace
| showing my neck through an artfully
bound and bordered with a little stitched
on strap of colored silk to hold every
| thing firm"
vision in silk Yelling.
She would have continued her enthu-
siastic investments In fancy waists career
ly and indefinitely had not Mrs. Van
Knickerbocker, who had evidently been
revolving something IN her mind sudden
! ly linked her arm In that of her friend
and whrled her gently away from the
fascinating counter with the plea that
she had dress to try on in the upper re-
! gions OF the shop and In the final question
of its choice and purchase.
! II waver, like leaf In the autumual
blast, between two equally irresi stible
compositions from the most authoritative
! French masters of good gowns" sighed
| the good lady as she sank into a tufted
chair in the softly lighted. luxuriousiy
decorated importing department of the
| great shop MY husband always gives
me special allowance every season for
! two of the finest Paris frocks can ct
! In this town. I've already bought one but
| as / am going to visit a bit a, Newport
! this summer ! feel I must have enc ve'y
delicate gracious, ornamental affair for
the morning entertainments they tell me
are the feature Of that watering place,
| so l."
| oreathlessly as the models emerged from