The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-05
FUNNY LOOKING PEOPLE.
NEW FORK STREETS ARE FULL OF
THEN NOW SUMMER'S COME.
But the Natives Have Gone Ont to Their
summer notwithstanding
Are Following Them, and shopping Is

But the Natives Have Gone Ont to Their
Summer Notwithstanding Dressmakers
Are Following Them, and shopping Is
Dull.
There are no novelties displayed at
present in the shops; the business for
the season is over as far as the regular
city customers are concerned. 1t is
not considered at all the correct thing
now to be in town after the 1st of
June, and New York streets have
already put on their ummer aspect.
Lots of people from all over the
United States congregate in New York
during the summer months, and seem
to think it leaves little to be desired
as a watering place. The idea might
strike any one that these folks per-
haps think that the New York women
have been overrated as opponents of
lyle on the street. In reality they
only see the people from other places,
the natives that are left in town keep
ing in the background.
If a woman does happen to want to
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she is apt to say, when she returns
Dear me, the streets are full of such
funny looking people! Where do they
all come from?
A few days since an artless looking
party, evidently fresh from the old
homestead, were strolling along
Broadway, amazing every one they
saw, and amazed at all in return.
There were four of them-a bride and
groom, holding each other by the
hand, and two girls with them. The
bride, a good-looking young woman,
with delicate features and rosy cheeks,
had a brownpapery satin dress on,
with a wrap made of the same mater
ial, and a straw bonnet, trimmed
with remarkable looking white flow
ers. One of the other girls had a sim
liar brownpaper satin, and the other a
bright blue. They evidently felt so
well dressed and happy it was quite a
pleasure to see them.
Some of the leading dressmakers
are looking over their stocks and pre-
pairing for their annual migration to
Newport, Saratoga, and Long Branch.
They take with them the balance of
their winter and spring garments. In
Newport their regular customers may
require additions. In Saratoga they
expect to sell out everything they
have on hand, there are so many
strangers there. Between the hotel at
Elberon and the West End Hotel,
Long Branch, there are a great many
rich people and liberal buyers.
There has been scarcely any real
change in the fashions since the En-
pire and Directoire styles came to the
front early last fall. There has been
for some time an idea that black stock
ings would pass out entirely, but al
though it is more stylish to wear those
that match the costume, at least half
of the women still wear the black.
Many long canes occupied conspicu-
Gus positions in the shop windows in
the fall and early winter, but no
woman has actually been seen on the
streets with one in her hand. APP
parently they have all been put to use
for parasol handles, but these have
only seem to have been adopted by
actresses, most women clinging to the
handle of moderate length.
The real feature of the year so far
in articles of attire is the fantastical
designs and colors used In shoes of all
descriptions, and the foolish extrava-
gance displayed in these necessary
appendages. Many have them to
match all their summer gowns made
of ooze and other delicate materials at
an absurdly high price.