The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-11

freshness and originality. One of them
SAT IN a box not far away from mine with
Mrs. Gould and was radiant in a robe of
plaek satin worked In mingled black and
silver spangles, laid so close together
from her shoulders to her knees, with no
broken line at the waist that she very
nearly resembled some lovely reincarna-
uon OF the Lamia or a mermaid from the
African coast with the moonlight playing
on her splendid cleaning dusky scales.
from the knees down, about her satin
shod feet; flared an accordion-pleated
founce that waved and flourished in the
most bewitehing manner as she passed me
in the foyer hooded and shrouded in black
velvet
out of this cloud with its silver streaks,
rose her handsome Write shoulders inno-
cent of all jewels save strap of bril-
Aants arching on one shoulder between the
hard brilliancy of the spangles and the
lender whiteness of her arms and neck
the clever dressmaker had twisted
scarf of chiffon at the top of her bodice.
Long pearl white gloves and in her hair
a couple of black tulle wings glistening
with silver spangles, brought the details
of the costume up to the perfectly cor-
rect standard.
An Adaptation of the Princess Idea.
When had satisfied eyes and envy on
this creation, my eager gaze roved on to
a perfectly brand new adaptation of the
princess idea, from the memory of which
VIII get no peace until possess in per
maps less costly form an exact reproduce
Lon. The instant my eagle eye rested
upon the gown l marked il as something
entirely out of the course of common
things, new star in Nhe armament of
fashion and one that is destined to have
many imi atoms.
1t was blue. My dear, have you no.
Nv
over wholly 10 blue in one shade or an
other?" Not waiting reply the hostess
hurried on. blue silk muslin, peated in
straight lines from shoulder TO foot and
pleated as full as the gauzy goods viii
allow, was the dress proper. Upon this
went robe of Lexeun lace that covered
only the back and sides of the cerulean
clouds came forward to lap in imitation
of a figaro jacket on the bust and let
fall one graceful lacy figure on either arm
and so leave the whole front of the frock
as pure azure as the skies ia June, save
for a sash of cream white stuff that fast
ened directly in front and waved its long
ends to the wearer's toes.
Zine Gray and DafOdI Yellow.
Miss Chicagoese, having hardened with
due patience to these rhapsodies, drew her
supple length erect from the stool beside
the tea table and smiled. She was wear
ing a good grey gown of zinc colored
bunting. deliberately embroidered over in
grey silk sprays. About the throat and
over the bust appeared touches of yellow
that would match a daffodil's petal and
she prepared to festoon gracefully about
her throat boa of ostrich feathers exqui-
sitely tinted in grey and yellow.
How well and how promptly your ccs-
tunes echo the first motifs of an APP
preaching season." sighed the hostess. ut
will be quite a month yet before | get into
one of those smart cloth or grenadine en-
broideried frocks, conscious as l am that
they are the great and prominent feature
of the present moment. At the opera 1
saw my first love ia an embroidered even
ing gown worn by one of the sweetest
debutantes. Hers was a pale ecrue liber-