The Jersey City news., 1892-05-16
LOVELY GRADUATES.
And the Lovely Gowns They
Will Wear on ReCep-
tion Day. /
iiWHITEATHE aFayoRITE QcVL&
Silk and Null Popular Materials
f's@ Fashions fol- Spring and
x, ~ ih go Summer.

There are two events In the lives of
most women which are alike in many
particulars. One is the graduation day,
the other the wedding day. At both
events the question of what shall we
wearp while in itself not essential. has
by custom become all important. On
both occasions is the girl greeted with the
same wise counsel. At the graduation
exercises one of the members of the all
noted Clergyman, perhaps arises aud after
explaining that the sight of SO much
girlish beauty makes him shy, he adj
dresses the sweet young graduates on the
life before them. He tells them that they
have left their childish girlhood behind,
that in their maidonhoo! they must
realize and meet the responsibilities at
tending their advancing years" Like
as not the speechmaker will look over his
spectacles and solemnlY declare that
"Life is real life is earnest"
So with the young bride. She Is told
that after she leaves her maidenhood to
enter the perfect liie, the womanhood,
she must prepare herself for grave re-
sponsibilities, for unselfsh aims. She
must also learn that life is real and ear
u6SG W Ddbtlc ouCSSoShultI NtoAJiN. EOs So
the position of the young graduate and
the young bride is similar in many es-
sentials the important question Of dress
is also similar. On both occasions white
seems the appropriate color. II is sym
boIical Of purity and the character of the
girl graduate and the young bride. We
will describe bridal gowns later on.
GRADUATION GOWNS.
The favorlte materials TOR graduation
gowns are the soft, shipimering, liquid
white of India or China silk, The pearly
tint OF pure white Henrietta or Cashmere,
the ,ricn white of satin or grenadines,
and all the varieties of creamy and misty
siiken goods are trimmed with chiffon
ruffies, Or Point de Genes in ruffles or up
piled fatty; crepe with chiffVn. ditto
crepon and silk null, or the Point de
GENES lace may be used on the crepon
and cotton null. White moire ribbon,
sleeve and shoulder knots and small bows
heading the ruffie that trims the bottom
of the skirt.
The mulls should be made with full
skirts, hemmed aud ruftted, while the
other materials have the plain bell"
shape, all being made TO dip" in the
back. The sleeves are very full to just
below or Il trifle above the elbow, OF II
full length they have a close-htting cuff
from the elbow TO the wrist. The bodice
is round, slipping under the skirt belt, or
slightly pointed back and front. It may
have q half low, round Y shaped on high
neck aud lace up the back or fasten IN
visiply in front. The trimming consists
of Bertha or bretelle ruffles Of lace or
chiffon. a fat yoke, pointed corse-
lot or bib collaretie Of lace,
using the heavy open Point dc
Genes OF Chiffon, according to ,airectious
mi of oh
trimmed to correspond. Silk null is
handsomely lined with silk; but where
that expense is objected to, use highly
finished percaine. Moire ribhous trim
the toilette deliberately or simply. The
gloves should he Of white, pearl gray or
very light tan suede IN mosquetafre style.
Ties OF slippers to match the gloves or of
hack. White gauze, feather and Chinese
fans, and flowers thrust IN the waist belt.
High necks are finished with a turnover
collar. high or rolled frlll Of the dress
trimming.
FOR SLENDER GIRLS.
Slender girls, or those Of undeveloped
figures, will like full, short-waisted eff
fec,s. In figured white China silk or any
white material. such as surah. grenadine,
null albati oss cloth, crepon or crepe de
chine, such style Is equally nretty. IT
is only necessary TO consult the wearer's
taste Or requirements with regard 70 be-
COmlugueSS.
'The sallow-complexioned girl will need
rich, creamy shades Of white, with soft
full ruches of lace: the satin1skinned
brunette will select an ivory tint; the
blonde with creamy complexion will also
avoid pure white, and the apple-Dlossom-
tinted girl with brown hair will rooe her
self in pearly white with ruffies of foamy
chiffon. The Titan blonde viii look best
III purest white, and SO will the blonde or
broW haired types with faIntIy-tintetl
pearly com plexions. The stout girl will
select Observation-Disclosures draperies, the
tall girl. plain material of rich fabric, and
the short girl can add TO her height with
demi-train of striped material.
Crepou is q favorite fabric, and Is in
such variety of plisse. corded and
figured effects that no Two Costumes Of
white crepon are likely to resemble each
other. hesides. the use OF ribbon as o
decoration affords such SCOPE for variety
that the most trifiing exercise of good
taste will result in some happy and