The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

young girl, and were out of place for
street dress? 1t Is hard to believe, in
the face of present facts.
At the ceremony in the Yard at
the Harvard commencement day, a
girl of 49, whose costume was correct
in every detail, wore long watch
chain of linked opals of size and fire
seldom equalled. Its value ran up to-
wards the thousands, and yet its
wearer was not conspicuous in any
| way. The girl next to her had a Cir
| die studded with emeralds, which was
even more costly. AT a recent polo
| meet, q New York society woman,
whose son was one of the players, be-
came so much excited over the game
that in her cheering and waving she
lost pearl dog collar. 1t was worth
$4,000. And yet she wore 1t in broad
daylight on summer afternoon.
The jeweled parures worn with the
summer ball gowns have never been
equalled in beauty and magnif1cence.
| They sometimes cover the entire front
of bodice, and the ! excellence of
| workmanship is only rivalled by the
purity of the gems. Jewel encrusta-
lions on lace or silk have become
| common. Jeweled stocks and girdles
flash with gems of purest water. One
well-known society woman has a scarf
/ VI SIN CIGDG WHICH SH6 WlHQS around
her head and throat. 1t has all the
iridescence of the rainbow, and a close
| examination reveals the fact that it
is closely encrusted with tiny Jewels.
1t might be one of the heirlooms of an
Indian prince.
Dresses of HandwOrk.
Yet it is from Paris that the Ameri-
can woman learns her most extrava-
CANT lessons in extravaganza. Who
| can resist the handiwork of a French
| modiste, and Whom can gainsay the per-
| lection of her taste? From her come
| the exquisite appliqued flowers of chif-
fon and silk, the artistic use of span
| giles and the delicate hand embroid-
cries and stitchings. Handwork of
every description is the motto of the
| French modiste this summer. The
American woman cannot refuse the
hand-painted scarfs and dresses which
| she sends, nor the prices demanded
| for such exquisite pieces of art. Hand
| painted parasols, equally perishable
| and attractive, are among some of the
other expensive importations.
Among these also are the costumes
made of strips of mousseline, one-half
an inch in width, Joined by fagotting
of very fine chenille. The mousseline
| is laid on in three patterns-spider-
| web Persian and Renaissance-over
silk of the same tone, or white. IT
takes a girl three weeks to make this
overdress. The bottom of the skirt is
edged with a knife-pleated frou-frou
bordered by trell. all work of Louis
| inc ribbon studded with chiffon flow
ers. Such a dress costs from $500 to
| $500. Although the first was modelled
for stage use, it has had many i'm
] itations in the ranks of society. 1t is
| just another indication of how what
would once have shocked as being
STACEY is now eagerly copied.
One Of these dresses, in a Renais-
sance pattern. is appliqued with the
same chiffon flowers used on the frou-
| frou. The work on the overdress alone
kept girl busy for five weeks, and
the cost of the costume is an even
| thousand.
| A Brussels net coat, which is cut on
| f1aring lines is bordered by an ap-
| pliqued band of chiffon peoples. Be
meath this hangs a fringe of closed
| poppy buds. The amount of hand
work required is enormous, and it, is
not to be doubted that the coat is well