The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-08

come Of the more delicate of the silk
gauzes, garlands Of small artificial flow
ers are used with charming effect
The hair is dressed very simply, in
loose bunch or braid fastened at the
neck with a ribbon or velvet bow.
Sometimes a girlish couture will dis
play a wreath or a small knot of flow
ers, but for flowing locks the ribbon
or velvet bow. with outstanding loops,
is thought more in keeping.
A fashionable New York dressmaker,
who supplies costumes for many smart
schools. has created FIVE delightful lit
tie frocks for Valentine party. All
are cut out at the neck. and the mate
rails chosen are such as lend especially
girlish effects.
Perhaps the most radiant of the five
creations is a toilette in pink and white
silk gauZe, designed for a girl of IS.
This, like all the others, is built loose
~ over a silk foundation. the pink of
the material showing in a round spot
on white. The simple skirt has d shaped
hounce gathered full and running up
at the sides in deep points. Two rows
of pink rosebuds, woven in garland,
head this founce, the same flowers
draping the neck of the little surplice
waist and forming the sleeves. The
fronts of the bodice, which fits over the
silk lining without seams, tie in a bow
at the bust The flowers forming the
sleeves are in five single garlands. and
the crush belt is of pink panne.
The same materials would be almost
equally effective over pink lawn lin
ings, and If white is preferred to this
combination, white organdy and white
forget-me- will be found dainty
substitutes.
The second frock in point of effec-
tiveness combines the simplest mate
rials--pale green French organdy and
taffeta ribbon in the same shade.
Made for a girl of seventeen, the
shortish skirt is frilled almost to the
waist. The ribbon, tied in prim
bows, decks each frill in a straight
line at the left side. The low baby
bodice displays two of the frills put
on bertha fashion, with two bows at
the left bust. Deeper flounces form
the short sleeves, and a belt of the
ribbon with short ends, tying at the
left, girdles the waist.
White organdy, white Swiss and
white silk null are the textures of
the remaining gowns, all of which are
for sweet sixteen. Crimped flounces,
shirring and a waved pattern of yell
low French lace are the trimmings of
the organdy darling, whose blousing
bodice has a gathered bertha fall of
the most Juvenile description. Two
rows of shirring head this pointed
founce, which narrows above the
short puffed sleeves. Eight other shir-
rings shape in hip yoke form the top
of the fiounce and lace trimmed skirt.
With this gown went turquoise
blue velvet sash and a hair bow of the
same effective material, which deck
ings suggest some sweet things in mai
den jewelry.
Along with the coral and turquoise
bean chains, which are the privileges
of youth, are some short neck chains
in thin gold. whose finely woven
strands and locket pendants initiate
the charming styles of the long ago
The prettiest of the lockets, which are
fiat and thin and round in shape, are
merely engraved. The chain upon
which they are worn is the merest
thread, and so big is the ornament
that II often suggests a watch which
has been ironed out Again you think
the girl must have inherited her
grandmother's box. for upon exami-
nation some OF these quaint lockets
prove 10 be genuine antiques.
Pendants more popular and more
numerous than these are small gold
and turquoise heart lockets and crys-