The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-15

soils. Delightful travelling blouses
come in gunmetal silk and the lovely
gray Shantung or Japanese silks.
Waterproof taffetas are not stiff az
of old. but soft and light of weight
They are most effective when made in
shirt-waist suits with Elton jackets 10
match.
A simple but stylish costume in
brown taffeta for travelling has front
and back cores laid in groups of three
wide tucks running crosswise. The
side cores consist of three flaring
pleats, which run from the foot of the
skirt, graduating to the hip, where
they end in sharp points in a narrow
stitched strap, giving the effect of a
fan opening on either side.
The blouse has three narrow Shout
der straps, running from neck to a
point an inch or more below the arms
eye, and from these straps, back and
front, run double box pleats, with the
center of each laid in very fine tucks
Between the box-pleats in the front
runs a narrow vest of ecru cloth
braided in dark brown and gold, and
smart stock collar with long ends in
the front is of ribbon showing brown,
ecru and white. The sleeves are laid
in pleats from shoulder to point lust
below the elbow, where they are
pulled into a deep, pointed cuff of the
silk. laid in tucks and outlined with
buttons covered with silk.
A brown leather belt, natty Fton
of brown broadcloth, trimmed simply
with heavy lines of stitching, and
brown straw hat, trimmed with stiff
bows of brown and ecru, and a flat
gold buckle complete the costume.
Gowns for the Children.
In planning travelling gowns for the
phil6rnr0 &c vail n rAlA
which can be utilized for wear with
their summer frocks on cool evenings.
This may constitute the only wrap
carried in the family wardrobe.
covert coat is indispensable for the
growing girl, and the looser the bet
ter, box REFERS remaining in high
favor.
The sailor dress is popular with
girls of ten years or under The skirts
are made plain and full and shirred on
to a sleeveless skirt holder, which goes
over the shoulders. The blouse should
be finished with an elastic around the
waist, and little ornamentation is used
The rolling collar may be braided with
a single ornament on the left arm.
A pretty combination of this sort
shows tweed with tan ground shot
in brown and just "a little of green
The deep, rolling collar is trimmed
when a brown braid, and the vest or
shield is heavy linen. With this is
worn covert REFER with a white and
gold emblem on the arm, and great
ivory tinted buttons. The hat is of
figured straw in ecru and brown
trimmed with brown velvet ribbons
and straw ornaments.
Homespun, tweed. hop-sacking and
serge make. pretty travelling frocks for
girls. A popular combination is serge
with heavy linen canvas.
An effective model shows the front
gore of a blue serge skirt laid in a sue
cession of narrow pleates, turning out
ward. The back is laid in a box pleat
and the side cores are plain. The coat
is a cross between the Norfolk and
the plain REFER and has a rolling col
lar and turn back cuffs of heavy linen
canvas in ecru, braided in novelty
trimming showing blue, ecru and
white.
For the Awkward Age.
For the awkward age, there is moth
ing more effective than the blcused
Elton, and the effect of too long limbs
is materially lessened by the use OF
skirt yoke.
A stylish tailor model for a girl in
her first long skirt shows nine cores,
each finished with a simulated pleat,
which is permitted to flare at a point
just below the knees. The front gore
runs straight from waist line to hem,
but the side and back cores are set
into a yoke, edged with sharp seal
lops. The bloused Elton has a deep,
scalloped shoulder cape and a vest of
wide novelty braiding. The trimming
is buttons covered with the cloth, a
tweed, showing brown, green and just
a dash of deep red.
For the small boy, linen Buster
Brown suits are fetching, but they
rumple easily and must needs be
changed before the journeys end.
Much more sensible are the Scotch
tweed suits with their neat Norfolk
jackets and shields to match.
The general coat effects for boys
are long and belted, and these coats
may be worn at the shore over linen
suits for cool mornings and evenings.
The Buster Brown fulled trousers APP
pear in cheviots and tweeds, but as a
rule the heavier materials look better,
If cut plain and square at the knee.
If a wash suit is used for the boy
traveller, it should be of heaviest linen
in natural tone, or a striped cotton
cheviot of neutral tint.