The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-11

nized this truth, and her American
sisters are beginning to see her wis
dom.
The shaded light of the boudoil
conceals much that is unpleasant. Tht
rose-colored hangings and carefully
! chosen color effects reflect color II
pale cheeks, and cheat madame into
her twelve hours older. So she clings
to her boudoir till the revivifying mo-
ment of breakfast is'past.
Another reason for the boudoil
breakfast is found in the universal
feminine delight in silky, lacy negli-
gees and dressing sacques. Some
women have a dozen of them, en-
broidered, sweet with sachet, and
rivalling the colors of the butterfly
There are strange exotic creations
heavy with embroidery and breathing
sandalwood from China and Japan
There are exquisite creations from the
hands of the best known French
modistes. And yet all this loneliness
is for boudoir wear only. Unless the
meal is strictly en- famille, they are
decidedly out of place in the break
fast room. Small wonder, then, that
madame makes every excuse to lingel
in her boudoir and luxuriate. The
boudoir breakfast is one of these ex-
cuses.
Every well-ordered guest chamber
| now has it's dainty kimona and slip
| pers ready for the guest to don. They
are there for the boudoir breakfast
| and the last remark of the hostess al
night will be: And what time shall
l order your coffee sent to youl
room?"
If the guest is an old friends, she
may be admitted to share in the
breakfast of her hostess, and then
plans are laid and condolences ex-
changed. Over the teacups is not
! nearly SO delightful as over the coffee
cups at a boudoir breakfast.
These coffee cups are joy in them
selves. They are no longer drawn
from the ordinary china dinner set
The fad for boudoir breakfasts has
created specially designed individual
| services in the daintiest of patterns
They include every dish which might
possibly be needed. These individual
services come with a large tray of
papier mache. both light and strong.
Its color usually matches the ground
work of the china, though, as it is
more often hidden by a fringed nap
kin, this might seem a useless pre-
| caution.
The different individual services
vary slightly. Some are larger than
| others, so as to accommodate some
thing besides the simple breakfast of
coffee and rolls. One of the fullest sets
contains both a coffee and a chocolate
pot, a covered dish which will hold
toast or breakfast portion of bacon
| and eggs, a deep saucer for cereal, an
| egg cup, a plate, cup and a saucer.
One of these dainty sets would make
an acceptable present for almost any
woman, since they are convenient in
case of illness. The price might be
a bar to some pocketbooks, however.
The woman who can afford maid to
serve her in her own room can usual
ly afford china, so there is nothing
cheap about these individual sets.
The newest designs in these services
are fruit decorations in natural size
| and colorings. The same fruit-rosy
peaches, purple grapes, or golden
pears-appear on all the pieces of one
set.
If madame has quieter tastes there
are delicate traceries and Oriental
bands in subdued colorings. Rose pat
terms are always to be found. In
deed, the less expensive sets are in
French china is dainty floral designs.
About all of these individual sets
| there is the charm which belongs to
individual possessions of every kind.
Madame looks upon her boudoir
breakfast set with sigh of satisfac-
ton as she says:
THE dinner china / buy to suit nv
husband and my guests, but khis is for
myself alone"