The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-24
What an Observing Woman
Saw at the Drawing
Rooms.
SOME STREET COSTUMES.
What the Smart People Are
Wearing-A "Noah's Ark"
Gown Worn by a Pretty
American Girl.


idea that the three-quarter length capes
are being done to death. and that they
win not last long enough to be regretted.
Every other woman" one meets on the
street has Henri deuxn atrocity, with
very lumpy shoulders, round-frilled
abomination. whose tawdrY, gilded finery
is only overshadowed by Its huge be-
/ feathered Menicis collar, whose length
and breadth seem illimitable. or course
/ some OF these mantles are really lovely,
but they are very expensive, while the
| cheap limitations seem to me entirely un-
! worthy Of the consideration Of good taste.
| The Queens Drawing on last Wenes-
| day is said to have been the largest that
she has had for years, aud the gowns
were remarkably beautiful / was fortu-
nate enough to get glympse of few Of
! the very prettiest, and l am sure have
never seen anything to surpass them. An
American girl, Miss Amy Green. wore
the only striking original dress I ever saw
on q debutante. The frock itself was
| perfectly plain from the round cut low
neck to the skirt hem. and had no visible
/ fastening.
A NoAH's ARK GOWN
1t was described to me. in fact, as
'sNoah's Ark dress p Probably, if we
| can call TO remembrance the cut Of Mrs
! Noah'sn gown In the time-honored toy.
| the imitation will be understood. The
material of this straight up-and-down
garment was very heavy white silk, bro
caded with tiny conventional trees all
1 over 1t. The train was Of white satin.
brought from the left shoulder where &c
was held by huge bunch of white feath-
! ers tied with silver cords.
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train was powdered with tiny silver
! figures, brought into striking relief on
| the white satin ground. and it was Dor
dered all round the edges with narrow
ruche of white feathers. Her veil was of
white tulle, and this also was strewn with
| tiny silver figures, and the bouquet was a
shower" of white liiacs and silver gauze
| ribbons. Another queer gown was also
worn by an American, Mrs. Sidney Ped
der, whose entire dress and train were of
white satin, heavily embossed all over
| with silver and crystal half-moons.
Mrs. Evans, an American by birth, and
the wife of the member from SouthHmp-
/ ton, was attired in the colors OF her boz
/ r0ugh"--cream white and turquoise blue
/ "a most happy combination, and one that
showed TO advantage her magniheent
! diamonds. 1t was generally rem arked
that the number of bouquets carried were
| comparatively small; in fact, most Of the
ladies of the embassies, and many of the
hdute noblesse, had dispensed with them
entirely.
This fashion ia said to have been set by
the American Minister'S wife, Mrs Lin
coin, who has never carried one of the
cumbersome, though beautiful adorn-
ments. Another interesting fact was also
apparent. namely, that the trains are no
longer the regulation width of four yards :,
but that the majority measured no more
than a yard TO a yard and half in
breadth. while the stern rule regarding
black or white shoes is quite relaxed, and
fair danes are now able to encase their
"tootsitums" In chGusserfe to match their
gowns.
Walking dresses and every day habili-
| ments are perhaps less sumptuous in
their splendor, but they are certainly of
more practical value. The general use OF
| ''corn flower blue'' for trimming bonnets
and gowns is to be deprecated by care
full observer. 1t is especially hard color
to wear we'll" A real brunette looks
| yellow and "mettled' when 1t Is brought
near her cheeks, while Mile. Blondine be-
comes colorless and unsubstantial when
In too close proximity with this trying
l shade.
GOWNS IN BLUE.
However, there are lots of people who
! can bear "blue" With fmpunity, and to
| them will describe a verv good gown
saw recently. The skirt was Of q deep
| coffee colored corduroy cloth, with the
hem bound with the blue before mention
| ed From either side, Just above the
k nees, came straps of blue silk that but
toned across the back of the skirt in an
entirely new fashion. The bodice was of
cloth, with square Tabs" all round bound
with blue, with a straight piece OF the
same color was brought from the shout
ders and fastened at the waist with a
! silver hook and eye.
The sleeves were of blue. with deep
cuffs Of cloth, and the collar was rather
/ lox nd r1r n6 nun n no r Of
| cream white chiffon striped with blue.
l The hat to match this gown was of dar K
brown chip, trimmed with any mum Der
| OF duttering bows of blue with asiiver
edge. Brown half shoes and stockings
| clicked with blue were shown to great
advantage, and big brown gauze and
silk parasol, with a lGpis ldSattt knob,
! shaded as nice rig as one would wis b
| to see.
The wide brimmed, aoppy, rice straw hats
are prime favorites with French women
this spring. They are more picturesque
than bonnets, and rather less trying. The
brim is usually folded up against the back
| of the crown. ana held in place by mount
| ainous fiots of ribbons, or huge punches
of flowers. One hat of this description
| was of cream-white straw, trimmed with
| huge pale blue bows. which confined great
punches of watercress. 1t was a very
| funny looking combination, and was
freely and unfayorably commented on by
| all who saw II.
| A charming little walking or carria ge
gown attr acted me immensely recently
| 1t was of mouse-gray Bengaline. with a
| plain skirt that had deep piece of coarse
] cream white Russian lace set on quite
! plain above the nem- This band of lace
was studded at regular intervals with
small jet nail heads that seemed to ae-
centuate the pa ttern.
| The bodice was quite short, and had a
! broad, scanty hounce of the jet-studded
| lace all round it. The same lace was
brought straight over the front of the
bodice like waistcoat, and deep cuffs Of
lace turned back over full grey sleeves
| A bit of the lace made the bonnet, with a
| coil of grey velvet aud ponpon of
feathers; while the parasol was of grey
silk, studded with black nail-heads
and fiounced with plain cream white
lace.
Died Hundred Years Ago.
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