Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-08-02
FASHIONABLE FEMININITY.
Newest Attractions In Materials and
Make of Airy summer
Costumes.

The newest blouses and fancy waists
close either at the back or they show
the revived style of fastening ON the
left shoulder and under the arm, says
the New York Post.
Thus far, the exhibit of imported
gowns and costumes in black, white,
or black and white combinations have
proved the most elegant and attrac-
tive Of the season. Wholly novel ef-
fects in black and white mixtures in
silks, fancy satins, laces, nets and airy
melanges in French millinery are set
forth in artistic and beautiful form.
The new gimp shirt waist is supplied
with shawl collar that is nearly cov-
cred with lace and insertion. The
gimp is joined to closely-fitted under
waist that has trimmed front, the
neckband finished with turn-down
lace collar. The gimp portion is tucked
all around the neck to the depth of a
deep yoke. The close sleeves are fin
ished with turn-back cuffs, and some-
times they reach only to the elbow;
and, again, gathered undersleeves are
added that match the gimp in fabric.
A very handsome summer toilet OF
embroidered black mousseline de sole
is made over foundation of white
liberty silk. The tucked skirt,
trimmed with wide band of white
Venise guipure, opens down the front
over "a shirred petticoat Of the nous
seline de sole. The blouse waist has
a front of Venise guipure, and yoke
and sleeves shirred and banded with
straps or black velvet ribbon. The
pointed girdle is of velvet, and the col
Jar and sleeve frills are of the hand
some lace
The exhibition of fowered batistes
organdies, French lawns and India
muslins this season is more attractive
and beautiful than any display of SIM
liar textiles ever made in this city. The
array of French batistes is notably
dainty and elegant, and some of the
most charming gowns for June brides
maids and graduates have been made
of embroidered batiste, lavishly fin
ished with soft ecru lace flounces
scarf-fronted fichus draped low Oh
F, the shoulders, and yokes and under
sleeves of plain batiste deftly gauged
Hand-embroidery and hem-stitching
have been used in place of lace ant
Insertion on some of the most exclu
sive of the batiste and other trans
parent "dress" gowns of the summer
celestial blue" is the name of thu
very newest of the tints of this still
remarkably popular color. 1t is al
even more beautiful shade than bebt
or turquoise blues, and bleu celeste
appears among the lovely crepes d'
chine, batistcs, creped satins, sum
mer brocades and taffetas, as well a!
in the list of dainty belt and necl
garnitures in chiffon, velvet or satin
and in hat fabrics and trimmings in
Vulnerable.
Dressmakers very frequently selec
the corselet skirt for travelling, out
ing and beach promenade costume
for morning uses, and when worn owe
trim shirt waist of China silk, dim
ity or other fabric, the effect is chi
/ and pretty on fairly slender figure
the cerselet top doing away with al
the details OF waist of the ordinar.
kind that calls for careful fastening
betting and adjusting. A short Etol
jacket is the almost invariable finisI
for these skirts, the most novel mod
els being made with vest-front sec
lions and an Aiglon collar. This jack
ct always matches the fabric used TO
the skirt, which, as rule, is cut wit
five very shapely cores, and is mad
variously with suspender tops, wit
simple pointed corselet effect, or wit
the front of the girdle portion slashe
and laced across with silk cords.