The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-30
FASHIONS DEGREES.
Pc ints on Color and Cut Of Ladies
Garments JeWelry Notes.

White and yellow are two very popular
colors. White Oxford ties OF canvas, with
white enameIed bands and tan coIored
soles, are in vogue for seaside wear, and
with them are worn fine white Isle or
balbriggan stockings.
4 color of the season particularly be :
coming to blends is grayish tint Of blue.
sometimes called Napoleon blue. Yellow
is the color note Of millinery. and yellow
with russell red one of the new combina-
tons. Red Drown--assort Of tan shade
is much worn, and heliotrope in conbfna-
ton with green or tan is attempted by
women with clear complications. A ne W
and peculiar shade of reddish pink has
crept into use lately and Is often used in
conjunction withs jet ecru and even with
gold and brown. The color would once
have been called pale magenta. For
years it has been depised by all save
Italian women.
Wide MORE ribbon is used TO make CIR
dies and jacket fronss.
Crepon Jackets are worn with China
silk costumes.
Black taffeta petticoats look pretty
trimmed with pinked or lace ruffies.
Zouave jacket fronts of lace are worn
over silk or crepe gowns.
Frenchy costumes show a combination
of blue and heliotrope.
Pinkish cream suede gloves viii be
worn with white evening or visiting toll
lets.
The French lead in styles. an authority
says, but the American women are the
best dressed in the world, because they
are remodelled from the French. I'M
proved and made TO suit the American
form, which is different from either the
French or English.
Among eccentricities OF Partisan eve n
ing toilet may be cited one Created by
the Princesse de Wagran, who appeared
with sort of fan of white lace posed on
one arm, somewhat below the shoulder,
and standing up straight the top being
about level with the ear; while on the
other arm the sleeve WIS solely composed
of narrow band of feather trimming, a
combination Of that which edged the low
body.
Many of the tailors and best dress
makers are cutting even rich silk gowas
on the cross. This gives certain novel
look to the dress and at the same time q
more graceful effect than the old straight
form. Extra wide silk only is used in
this manner There is, however, an OBJ
lection TO a skirt cut in this shape, which
is, that unless most carefully arranged a
skirt shaped on the cross has a decided
tendency ito lift here and TO droop
there which is destructive of elegance.
Chiffon is the prettiest ightest and
most becoming trimming imaginable for
a summer bonnet. 1t is such fragile
stuff. however, that it will only stand a
weeks wesr. In bonnets, as well as
evening dress, pink seems to be the favor
lite color. Yellow ranks second, then
comes pale green; blue is nowheres
A becoming hat is composed Of black
lace and jet, and has a trimming of rib
bon loops and ostrich tips.
Champagne color, the last fashionable
shade. is neither cream nor decided
yellow. 1t is mixture, showing the
pale, golden tints of the exhilarating
beverage. Ii is so much favored that it is
used not only for dresses, but also for
stylish furniture covering, p0rtieres, cur
tains, etc.
Very nice tissues tor dress purposes are
made In these favori5e champagne colors
in fine wool ribbed grounds, with broche
designs OF silk representing small roses
on white palms
Some Of the new shot silks are very az.
tractiye. Old rose and bronze together
are productive Of the peculiarly pretty
pink of copper freshly minted- The effect
of green and gold and of silver and mauye
is always beautiful, and the latter made
up for evening With cream lace mRkes an
ideal toilet for q blonde. A corduroy
crepon recently opened completely eff
faced all the other fabrics that lay nea r
it. 1t was the splendid shade OF rose
colored rhododendren JUST full blown, a
color of which most people are afraid
but the faint tint of purple in il is IN
reality most becoming. and a pretty
woman with fresh complexion look
prettier than ever when she wears it.
Moreover, iE is absolutely new, which is
very important, as it is now quite diff
cult to keep in advance OF those who spoil
the fashions.
Standing baskets for holding a pot Of
ferns or Other plants have been brought
out in many new shapes. One of the most
uncommon itself resembles an enormous
fiower@its size being exactly convenient
for flower DOT. From the base springs
a cluster OF long and narrow green leaves
which are curved gracefully outward
from the center. Another flower stand is
supported on ornamental legs, and is APP
parently made OF a large, nat circle OF
plated wicker foldei in half; the two
sides are caught closely together, the
middle beiGes bowed ont 10 take the flower
pot. For table plants no simpler or less
expensive pot cover could be devised than
those of green auG natufal-tinted rush.
All that is wanted TO complete them is a
scarf of silk or chiffon twisted round
them and tied in smart bow.
Pretty Louis coats of lace are worn
with skirts Of surah. China silK. net and
foulard. a. beautiful dress worn at q
noted resort in the Catskill Mountains is
ul&0S Oh pHiest tuFQuOlse-D4u ODlQa SIX.
a Gured with small bouquets OF palesE
pink roses The skirt is finished at the
foot with a fiounce of pale-biue silk lace.
arranged to diminish 70 narrow rufffe
front and back on the skirt, aud to widen
TO half The length OF the skirt oa the
sides. The Louis coat is made entirely of
the lace, with fun sleeves thar reacn to
the elbow only, there finished with fFiils
OF the same. There is q low-necked. short
sieeved under bodice OF China silk that
shows as a half vest below the chest
Ab1ve thlsAihe lace coat fast ems.
Thin chaxlies aud summer silks have
lace frjlled up the tapping side breadths,
and when this style is followed the
nounce aE the skirt hem is omitted. The
steamiess skirt with straight front and
bias back is the most generally used for
light wool dresses. Simple and stylish
costumes are composed OF fompassonr
striped silk skirts bell shaped, and huish-
ed With a rose ruching 1T the hem. With
these SKIRTS are worn tailor basques Of
some light rich material with long
bASqnes that are very generals slashsd
10 tie bclt, then cpt In points, hesr Civ
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