The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10
FOND FASHIONS SLAVE
SHE CHANGED HER FROCKs A
DOZEN TIMES Il DAY.

O6A II
New Jersey Is a Great Place for Wild
Orchids-They Cling to the Shady Hill
sides-How to Breathe Healthfu1ly-Is
Iced Tea Injurious?
There is such a pretty French
woman staying at our hotel. She
goes to Deauville shortly, and | have
been an amused spectator of the
gradual collection of her trousseau for
the bains de mer. She intends chang
ing her dress five times a day on fine
days and two or three times on wet
ones, when she cannot go out. Five
or six different costumes are supplied
for each of these changes, and for
each costume there are hose, hat,
gloves, sunshade and fan to match.
Her travelling dress is in the beige
colored vigogne. The skirt is gathered
into the bodice, the collar and cuffs OF
which are in old silver. This may
surprise you, but is one of fashions
freaks. The metal is of the thinnest,
and is laid over the velvet or cloth of
the collar and cuff beneath. The but
tons match the old silver. Thetravel-
ling cloak is made of the same
material as the dress and has some
handsome passementerie upon it. 1t
fastens with a long silk cord.
Her gowns for one day ire as fol-
lows:-Matinee of embroidered batiste
lined with silk and trimmed with a
profusion of lace and ribbon. Very
short skirt in ACCORDION pleats from
the waist. This is to be changed for
the early promenade for a foulard
with plain pleated skirt. The bodice
is made with a Figaro vest over a
batiste chemisette. With this goes a
Lamballe straw hat, matching the
color of the dress, and trimmed with a
bow of shaded velvet. Next comes a
midday toilet in surah. The bodice,
otherwise plain, has a silver collar
and cuffs. Over this is passed the
straight, round skirt, and the juno
ton of the two is hidden by a band of
black velvet or a belt to match the col
lar and cuffs. From two o'clock to
five is to be worn a more elaborate
dress of white muslin embroidered
over it's entire surface, mounted upon
a silk lining and 1ounced around the
edge with V~alenciennes lace. The
bodice is made with a deep lace collar,
and opens in front over soft frills of
the lace. The sleeves, reaching only
to the turn of the elbow, are deeply
frilled with Valenciennes. The Di-
rectoire hat is in biscuit colored
straw, trimmed with roses and foil
age.
From five o'clock to seven is brought
forth the climax of this crescendo of
elaboration. 1t is a black lace dress,
with a lace redingote opening over a
lace skirt. Round the edge of the
latter are three bands of narrow vel
vet, pale green in color. Similar bands
run round the collar. the cuffs and
the belt at the waist. A black Rubens
hat is to be worn with this.
At the Grand Prix | saw a wonder
full redingote in pale green and beaver
stripes, the material being Sicilienne.
This opened over a front of pale green
Indian muslin, embroidered with silk
dots in coffee color. This front was
very full in the bodice, which was
trimmed with lovely Mechlin lace.
The large hat was in beaver-colored
straw, trimmed with pale green
feathers. The buttons of the redin-
cote were gold. Very long gloves of
beaver-colored silk were embroidered
in a leafy design in pale green. The
stockings matched, and the shoes were
beaver-colored, with green heels.
This very original dress was worn by
one of the most graceful women !
have ever seen.-Londom Truth.