The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-11

beginnings, and. after all, do we not
get our best lessons from Mother Ma
ture.
A Trio of Stunning Gowns.
A pair of stunning gowns just COM
pleted by a smart dressmaker vie with
the maple leaves themselves in au-
tumnal splendor.
The first costume, which is of vivid
red serge, veined with black, shows
the possible continuance of the band
trimming found so universally decora-
tive when black is employed on color
Taffeta silk, cut on the bias and stitch
ed over thin crinoline forms this strap
ping as usual. The skirt is in three
tiers, the two lower sections being
shaped after the manner of the grad
uated fiounce, and put on in the same
way without gathers. The top skirt is
gored at the front that IL may cling
TO the figure; it gathers slightly at
the back under stitched girdle of the
bias taffeta. The bell sleeves initiate
with their three sections those of the
skirt, and under the trio Jacket is
worn a corsage of black figured net
over red silk The hat, which is de-
signed from one of the new models. is
coarse, shaded red straw with a crown
of massed marigolds in the palest tint.
IT lifts coquettishly at the left to
show a long. narrow bow of black
velvet against the hair.
The Coming Hat.
One Is continually hearing that these
under-bri trimmings are going out"
but the winds of autumn are certainly
not blowing that way. Anything that
tends to softening lines and enhanc-
ing charms is too valuable to be done
away with, and since many of the
new hat shapes reproduce the
taunty side-cock, found so be-
coming this season, it's stands to
reason there must be some filling in
for the under space. But don't start
out at this on still hunt for your
chapeau d'automne, for as yet it exists
only on the painted plates which man
ufacturers are sending to dealers.
When they are on the market you will
know II. And so also will the poor
man who pays the milliner.
But 10 return to frocks. A charming
rig for afternoon driving or visiting is
carried out in novelty wool in wall
flower yellows and browns. A beautiful
skirt and bodice decoration of this is a
floral application of guipure, introduce
ing with its rich ivory white cord OF
soft brown chenille; the first dead leaf
of the coming seasoni Velvet of the
same quiet shade forms the close stock
and narrow girdle, as we'll as the bands
that hold the bishop sleeves at the
wrist.
The third gown in the group picture
Is more summary in suggestion than
the foregoing two. Ivory white cloth
realized this vision which bore the
stamp of Randnitz. and an air of ex-
quisite simplicity despite the toll that
had been lavished upon IL. For a
blouse and skirt founces had been
made of the cloth treated TO the
French system of decoration. an elab-
crate cutting out by hand to initiate
the vagaries of embroidery This was
all outlined with black silk, which
showed solidly under the box pleats
of the little jacket The sleeves bands
and collar were likewise of the cut
cloth outlined with black the former
topping puffs of white Liberty satin.
Black velvet ribbon girdled the waist
and I'm narrow bands striped the white
satin parasol.
Elegant Simplicity.
AS said summer is singing her swan
songs, but you know IL is the habit OF
this extraordinary bird to pipe his
sweetest notes at the last. So IL comes
about that fluffy folderols of the dos
days grow more enhancing as the pc
Rod for their vanishment approaches.
Never were summer costumes more
nearly ideal than now, all the trans.
parent laces and gauzy ribbons con
tributing toward a whole as feminine
as elegant. The combinations of ma
terials were never more felicitous, and
81 extravaganza has been the thing 80
also has been simplicity, Take, for ex