The Jersey City news., 1892-05-09
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and this year will be more in vogue than
ever before. Many women leave their
diamonds aud other gems ut nome. 10 tne
safety vault, or else with their jewelers.
when leaving town for the summer, as
they find them rather out OF place anu
hard TO take care OF.
The French foulards show less or nov
city in their design and coloring than any
other of the summer silks. These textiles
are patronized year after year Dy quieb'
conservative class who have got over the
taste for novelty. even II they ever pos
possessed it. .
Morning dresses made of soft China
silk in palest shades of rose or blue
trimmed with Valenciennes lace and rio,
bons, are indescrIbapy dainty and Will
be delightful for hot weather wear: j,
I The word toilette is diminutive or
toile, a small covering OF linen thrown
over q dressing table. but 1t was reserved
for the decorators of the reign OF Louis
XIV. to discriminate between the grand
aud the little toilette. The latter was
very simple arrangement, tndeed--a plain
wooden altar with unadorned white nap
cry and looking glass, at which the
celebrants were only the lady's maid aud
much more splendid affair. The table
was laden with Golfers of jewels, glove
boxes, receptacles for paint, patches, po-
matum and scented waters, and finally
with the dressing case, the furniture Oh
which was often of gold or silver, hand
somely chased.
Changeable surah silks are among nov
elites for the summer, and dotted black
grenadines will be made up over change
able taffeta silks.
Milliners are introducing fruits as trim
ming on some of the new bonnets. Grapes
and cherries are apparently in highest
favor.
The closings of bodices are made more
invisible than ever by the shirr1n9s, plait-
ings or jabot of lace which quite hide the
hook and eye fastening.
Trains grow in length, and the wearer
of u trained skirt rs she goes into the
street, gathers her skilt gracefully in
one hand and walks erect with conscious
ness that she is revealing an elegant, be-
founced. lace trimmed silk petticoat;
Silk ruffiing, pinked and shirred ana
mounted on bands. may be found In the
shops and is bought by the economical
woman and sewed on petJlcoat OF ma
terial other than silk.
Among all the new cotton stuff5 tnere
is nothing Iovelier than the Irish lawns,
which cut to beautiful advantage, being
forty inches wide and selling for 1212
cents. They are sweetly pretty and look
so neat and cool for summer frocks
Striped effects are decidedly aimed at
in every department of fashions at pres
White satin and moires that almost
stand are the material tor Easter brides.
Three cornefed Continental hats are
among the new shapes in straw. On the
head of pretty girl they are very fetch
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Yellow and pink alone or together will
be extremely popular. the yellow that ls
fancied being u perfectly pure shade and
rather light.
Navy blue crepon, with snowfaxes OF
white and ribbed crosswise. Is one or the
novelties for spring dresses.
English tweed gowns have pockets at
the sides of the skirt. like mems trouser
pockets. Some are buttoned over, with
ornamental buttons. The evening and
tea gowns made en- sacque. with toier-
ably broad velvet ribbon brought up from
un der each EARN. and tied in loops on the
sacque, with very long flowing ends. are
graceful.
Women of taste maintain that large
flowers. such as roses, show better 10
advantage when single than when ar
ranged in masses and large bouquets.
For this reason the style or decorating
ones rooms, and also the dining table,
with tall, thin glass vases containing a
single perfect specimen of ones favorite
variety has become popular No set
arranRement of the vases must be
attempted; three or four in odd places on
the table, and also ON the buffet, look
well. while in the drawing room they may
be scattered indiscriminately on tables.
piano, window seat,0r wherever they will
catch the eye aud delight the beholder.
Fringed ruches. ribbons set on in rows OF
perpendicular loops. triple box-pleat1nRS
pinked at the edges, and slightly gath
cred black lace fiounces, are the popular