The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-08-04
DRESS And UNDRESS.
Points on Ball Room Cos
tunes and Bathing
Toilets.
THE GIDDY DOUBLE V.
A tumble of Jottings About Surahs,
Sashes, Pompons, Chatelaines'
Plastrons, Gimps, and Other
Feminine Mysteries.

Large passementerie ornaments are
placed at intervals around the bot
tom of some skirts.
The favorite new flower brooches
simulate orchids.
| The Directoire style is already on
the wane.
| Queen Olga, of Greece, amuses her
self trimming her own bonnets.
| Hand painting in Vatican designs
is seen on some white silk parasols.
Some of the newest frocks are made
with long pointed waists.
| With the quite low pointed necks
embroidered or lace collars of sailor
shape are in vogue.
Wide sashes with deep fringed ends
are worn on the right side of some of
the new frocks cut in the princesse
shape.
Wings will be very much worn in
the autumn on hats.
Crepe de Chine is often seen COM
bined with velvet this summer.
Yellow felt pokes are among the
novelties for out of town use.
Gray and Suede colored gloves are
| more stylish now than tan.
There is fancy just now for bow
knots, both in jewelry and embroid-
cry.
Sleeves are set in the shoulder seam
as high if not higher than in the
spring.
The lace frills falling from the brim
are becoming, and are somewhat worn
at Newport on colored straw hats
Many of the new small bonnets are
| made of bits of the embroidery used as
trimming on the frock it is to be worn
| with
! 1t is predicted now, as it usually is
at this season of the year, that plaids
are to be the rage in the autumn.
Black trimmings and mutton leg
sleeves of the same sombre hue are
worn now in Paris with frocks of any
gay color that are ornamented with
black ribbon and lace.
The new pretty fichu bonnets are
covered with lace scarfs to be brought
round in front and fastened with
bow at the waist.
Open work black silk stockings
worn with fine black ties ornamented
with large buckles look we'll with any
evening toilets.
The Empress Frederick has a prefer
| ence for English made frocks, and is
having the trousseau of the Princess
Sophie made entirely in London.
With full dress now the tulle draper
les are often arranged to fall over gar
lands of flowers.
Most all of the Young women at the
resorts have the gingham and baptiste
frocks they have with them made
with plain, full skirts, full waists cut
low in neck to wear with white
gimps.
Small pompons of gold or silver
thread ornament some of the pretty
new white and black slippers.
Diminutive onyx towels with chased
gold handles are among the newest
bangles.
Walking suits made now for city
wear are gayly colored, as If the wear
ers were en- route to ball room.
The jointed sticks on parasolettes
make them very desirable sunshades
to use in cars or carriages.
Russell shades are fashionable for
boating costumes. Russell stockings
and shoes, and long, loose gloves of
russell kid make them very effective.
Two gold mice, nibbling at golden
bit of cheese are shown among the
prettiest new bangles.
Tiny colored handkerchief covered
with embroidery are worn now by
some young women tucked into the
left sleeve.
With the newest Directoire coats
the front drapery is cut in one piece
with the crossed right side of the
waistcoat.
Combinations are being made up of
| f1uS,h of Oh
| with large figures and the other with
small sprigs.
Many of the black silks fray out
even while being made
A pretty flexible bracelet in gold is
made in q chain, and has rose dia-
mond paddock that locks, the small
gold key hanging as bangle on a
tiny gold chain.
The very newest parasol handles are
of the natural wood, with fruit carved
in ivory and tinted. A bunch of
cherry tops, cherry wood stick, and
mandarin orange, and one of orange
wood.
Miss Chamberlain recently wore at
garden party, in London, frock
made of white Bengaline, with inser-
tons of Valenciennes lace, and a
zouave jacket embroidered with
gold.
Dark blue chip hats, with low
crowns and fat brims, rolled up be-
hind, trimmed with poppy red or
bright yellow crinkled Grape tied in
a great bow in front, from which pro-
| ject two black and glossy Wings are
very much worn at French watering
places.
A very striking toilet worn last
Thursday afternoon in a victoria at
Long Branch was of black figured
lace over corn color, with parasol to
match, and black lace hat, trimmed
with corn flowers.
Evening frocks seem all to be cut
now with low VS. back and front, and
with elbow sleeves
Many of the most beautiful cos
tunes worn at the recent wedding in
England were either yellow or white
trimmed with gold.
Some of the most delicate parasols
carried at Newport, with white after
noon toilets. have coverings of white
accordion pleated net over silk, fringed
with lilies of the valley, clustered
sDrays of the same flowers and frilled