The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-07
QUAINT AND SIMPLE
Empire Gowns Which
Make Their Wearers as
Pretty as Pictures.
FRENCH FINISHING TOUCHES.
A New Gcred skirt-How to Freshen
Up Ones Wardrobe
Notes.
FINISHING TOUCHES.

Some of the Empire evening gowns
make their wearers iolk like pictures. so
quaint, simple and lovely. Ii will be a
great relief from the V-shaped bodice 20
see more of these graceful, sim pie gowns.
The Empire form permits of the artistic
brocades-which are very stylish this
year-for it calls for loose effects.
An elegant Empire dinner gown is made
of a brocade of green aEd black stripes
divided by a hr ken line OF cream color,
and strewn over with cream IL gold
palm leaves. The skirt hangs from an
empiecement or band. across the bust
aud back of cream and gold embroidery.
IL is in box plaits with the green on the
outside, ana IS Il at the waist with
a wide black satin belt, fastened behind
with a big rosetre. The shoulders are
covered with a guimpe of black chiffon.
gathered round the neck. The sleeves are
pulls to the elbow set Into IL Daud CT the
embroidery, from which falls a ruffie Of
chiffon. The skirt is bordele ed with a
Chiffon ru11e that has its UPPER edge cut
into Il fancliul outline and sewed on like
au applique, the seam being covered
With Il gimp. This appliqued i0unce is q
novelty worth nothing. a plain silk has
Il lace LOUNGE thus fanciEully cut on its
upper edge. The effect is some what that
of an oyerdress lying upon a lace skirt,
ana is very rich.
Lace aud thin muslins go well with
btocade VIXEN properly used. They
should veil and tone down the richness
aud confuse the repeating figure, II
so add the charm of mystery. Ar
exquisite dinner gown of green brocaded
WIN pink is trimmed with cream lace.
Ithasa hign neck aud round bodice with
belt stitched across the back, 10 which
the skirt is gathered. The front is en-
tirely covered with lace. The lace is
plated along the armloles 10 festoon
across the waist; a green velvet ribbon
passes round the waist and is lied at one
side, and the lace falls thence Straight to
The bottom OF the skirt. Two rufflss Of
bias green velvet are plated roma the
armholes III front, giving "A JACKET effect;
the sleeves are u snort puff of brocade
with close long undersleeves of lace
Wrlnklng along the arm. Green velvet
Is tied around the neck, with the bow be-
hind.
WELL DRESSED FRENCH WOMEN.
French women are wearing black for
walking and shopping gowns. But 40
not Imagine from this That they present a
sonbre appearance. On the contrary,
they have little tricks of dressing which
aud grace, style and tone" 10 ii costume.
This Frightening up is a happy faculty of
tie French woman's: it reflects her happy
vivacious disposition. As a rule, Paris
ienues are not strlkingly pretty, but they
have little coquettish> ways, tricks of the
head, fascinating, Flushing touches
viii h make one forget the sombre gown
which nature has gwen them and make
them rival. lnay, far surpass in interest
and attraction their p~rettler German and
Etatelier English sisters.
EreYeA women. III the first place, know
tfsn xdress should be cut. They fit them
aoor in the beginning. in consequence OF
ch, though their pristine freshness
9,Vty be lost with time, their gowns al
-hs4ys show an artists baud.
TIL EMPIRE GoRED SKIRT.
new shirt which is gaining popular
lty is the Empire Gored Shirt" It's diff
ference from the umbrella and French
Gored shirts lies in the fact that i5 has
one more gore, aud the four back cores
are arrow at the top. In making this
8 iirt each gore is lined separately. 10
finish neatly, each seam should be piped
or corded. III putting the seams to- !
gether, care must be taken TO hold the
bias edges of each seam a little full into
the straight edges. aud carefully pressed
without grFefelfnO l