The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-02
TRAILING SKIRTS.
Which Garry Sickness and
Disease Germs in
Their Trains.
EFFECT OF WATER ON PONGEE.
New Styles in trimmings
Chiffon Veils-Watteau
Pleats.

advise against the trailing gown o.
opposed to good taste and health,
am going to add my protest. There
was a lingering hope that after wear
ing it all winter, women would have
tired of the mud and filth brought
into their homes by it, and that the
spring styles would have showed
some common sense. But that hope
has not been fulfilled, although in 8
leading fashion journal of New York
there appeared recently a long and
scientific article showing the evils OF
the trailing skirt.
l saw a young mother last week
wheeling her baby in his carriage and
walking very rapidly. She wore q
train of at least a quarter of a yards
length, which switched back and
forth and one could see the dust
as she walked. Her baby was very
young, and no doubt as soon as she
entered her home she herself
carried it and attended to
its wants in her walking dress. "
Probably before she wore it the next
time she shook volumes of dust out;
it never occurred to her that in that
foolish vanity she might trail to her
home some disease germ which might
imperil her baby's life. or course
not, else she would never have done
it. / acknowledge that it is somes
times hard to have a gown made as
sense and good Judgment dictate.
One goes to o ''stylisli dreSsmaker."
She asks your ideas. You explain
them. You want a walking dress.
She listens attentively and does-as
she likes. When you are fitted for
say, a bell skirt, you behold a train,
eight or ten inches long. You pro-
test. She raises her eyelids. You be-
come somewhat neeker, but still pro-
test. She becomes very ironical.
Have you seen the latest styles, she
asks, with a look that makes you
meek enough to inherit the whole
earth. All her "swell'. customers wear
trains. That settles the matter, and
thus you join the band of street clean
ers. We do not, in our aversion
against the trailing skirt, acknowledge
the beauty of most dress reformers'
walking skirts, that escape the ground
by about five inches, nor do we
recommend them. They are hideous
and almost as ridiculous as the other
extreme, showing the tops of the
shoes. But there is a happy medium.
We had it in the almost ideal tailor
made suit. Why have we let it go out
of fashion,
PONGEE SILK.
Are you contemplating getting
a pongee silk dress for this sum
mer? If 30, I would advise you to
consider and weigh the merits and
drawbacks of the material. If you
are going to the seashore, it will
prove a failure. The slightest drop
of water spots it, and you may have
OCCASION to look at it with dismay on
this account. Some advise that it be
entirely washed in hot water and
well ironed, thus getting all the oil
out before making up, but experience
has taught Inc that this works well in
parts, while in others there will be
enormous oil spots, tawny and tan
bark brown. Instead OF the pongee,
/ would advise China silk of The bet
ter quality or a light all wool summer
cheviot.
NEW TRIMMINGS.
In the trimmings for Spring dresses
there is much that is entirely novel:
the colors are very effective. Beads
play a most important part; for ex-
ample, an edging one-quarter inch
wide, with green tinsel beads in the
centre, a row of gold and silver on
either side, and Topped edges; or
another with the centre line formed
of red sequins overlapping each other,
and o either side a couple of rows OF
green and red beads, with looped
edges of the same. All these are seed
beads lined with color. For edging
bodices the trimmings are often made
with vandykes or loops falling below
straight lines of beads, frequently al
ternating with small sequins for the
heading. They are to be had, however,
in various widths. There are glimpse and
cords of beads, and the favorite colors
employed are heliotrope, serpents
green, electric and ruby-red. There is
another range of trimmings made Of
narrow ribbons, folded IN points and
united down the centre by gold. The
entire width is not more than one-half
inch, and is used for edging. Then,
again, narrow ribbons are formed into
lattice work, with a spangle at every
intersection, and this is used in mar
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cover sleeves. Soft messy silk ruches
are also fashionable.
Crochet fringes, with long dropping
knots of cord tipped with silk acorns,
having drops of beads and pearls, are
decidedly new and. most effective.
Plain beaded fringes are to be much
worn in various lengths, and here the
fashion for Oriental coloring asserts
itself.
Open work embroideries. point de
and the light and delicate Irish
linen laces make the daintiest trimm-
ings for ginghams, bastistes, zephyrs
and all wash as well as light silk
fabrics. l.a.E
Cream-colored Russian applique
bands are also used, and briar-stitcEed
gimps. The garnitures a la
Russo form wide collars and cuffs.
or rounding Jacket fronts, hip
entire sleeves, or a deep
upper puff only. Bretelles and fichu-
pieces of lace and embroidery
are employed, likewise pointed belts
and low corselets.