The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-03

tea gowns. Perhaps their daintiness
may bring the resurrection of that al
most forgotten gown.
One of these recent importations is
in the new shade of steel blue-a
rather dull tint-in crepe de chine. But
it is relieved by edgings and entre-deux
of Lierre lace in a decided yellowish
tone. The lace edges the wide pagoda
sleeves and the deep fichu collar, as
we'll as the graceful overdress. 1t also
furnishes the jabot which falls from
the throat almost to the floor. The
entire gown is accordion pleated, the
lace entre-deux being applied before
pleating. Made over fitted princess
lining of silk, it's popularity is the odd
ly pointed overdresS, which gives the
effect of a jacket over the long trail
ing skirt. The conception is an odd
one, but is becoming to a slender fig
ure.
A favorite combination for the room
gown is ecru and blue in varying
shades. A pale blue nuns yelling is
an example. 1t falls in graceful folds
from the bust line-not too scant to
cling suggestively to the figure, nor
too full to be clumsy. The neck is
cut out in a deep V, and finished by
a full rounded cape collar, which gives
the long shoulder effect. This is
edged with wide. rather coarse thread
ecru lace. Wide insertion of the same
pattern edges the V and extends down
the front in something of a stole eff
feet. This is threaded with soft satin
ribbon of the same shade as the gown.
The ribbon escapes in loops and ends
at the bust line, and again near the
bottom hem. The puff elbow sleeves
have tight-fitting caps covered with
the ribbon-threaded insertion. though
this seems an extravaganza, since the
caps are entirely covered by the cape
collar.
Silk and wool mixtures are decided
ly in favor for the midwinter loung
ing robe. No matter if the boudoir
be steam heated, they seem an anti
dote for the bleak winds which rage
outside.
Pale pink is the color chosen for
a gown of this description. 1t has a
tightly fitting yoke lining to which
the outer garment is arranged with
inverted pleats. Handsome embroid-
cred buttons hold these in place just
below the bust line. imparting some-
thing of the empire effect. There is
a sailor collar covered with lace and
ornamented with many rows of mar
row gold braid. The same braid
edges the f1aring sleeve caps and the
elbow ruffles. 1t is reinforced down
the fronts of the gown by a pas
menterie insertion of white and gold
in a checker board pattern, and by
several of the embroidered buttons.
The two scant ruffies at the foot are
headed by bouillionee shirring
which is a decided novelty. The I'M
dersleeves has a slightly puffed cap
finished with the white and gold in
sertion. There is also a moderate
puff below the elbow, and the cuff is
trimmed with the gilt braid.
Heavy silk crepon is having wide
use for robes du chambre. 1t makes
a warm and comfortable, as we'll as a
silky, luxurious garment, and comes in
all the pastel tints.
One in a pale blue, with a raised
pattern of interlocked rings, has a
round cape collar of blue bangaline in
a deeper shade of blue tucked in plaid
pattern. This is edged with a scant
silk ruffie buttonholed in blue silk. The
back of the gown is cut with a bias
seam down the center which affords
a full sweep at the foot while the full
ness of the fronts is held in to the fig
ure by means of a handsome silk cord
girdle. The full pulled sleeves are
banded into a fiaring turnover cuff of
the tucked bengaline. The fastening
down the front is double breasted,
carved pearl buttons adding a rich ef-
feet.
Another crepon gown, in white, COM