The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-21
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senoles in size and shape the ordinary
palm leaf fan. These fans are always
obtainable at small cost. One side Of the
fan is lined with satin of pale blue shade.
The corners are brought together aud are
secured by means of fancy pins or small
blue satin bows. A pin cushion about six
inches long and three inches wide is COW
cred with some of the blue satin and
drawn up into a frill of about half an
inch deep at the top, around the edge of
which is fulled IL bit of novelty lace an
inch wioe. Across the bottom of the
cushion is also a strip OF the lace put on
plain with the edge toward the top. This
pretty little cushion Is fastened at the
apex of the fan so that the lace falls
slightly over the point. Upon the handle
is tied a full bow of blue satin ribbons.
Distinctly novel. effects are sought in
jet. Among the most unique are both
wide and narrow bands or meshed grena-
dine, thickly embroidered with cut jet
beads AS a finish to jackets, sashes and
panels there are sequin ffinges in jet and
lrldescent eolors.e ag~
Tapestry blue and arbustus pink are
mingled by modistes in wonderful style.
Luncheon robes especially offer oppor-
tunities for allurinR modes of combining
the fetching tints. n one of the loveltest
concert wraps on exhibit Was of tapestry
blue cloth with an exquisite lining of
arbutuS pink.
Bright ponceau red capes, formed OF
three collars gathered into a high band of
fur, are the most coquettish garments in
the market.
Theatre capotes of embroidered satin or
velvet display charming little beaded
sprays, while the strings upon French
bonnets are generally of velvet, faced with
satin in some contrasting tint.
Dark Russian furs will be most in favor
for winter wear, THESE being chiefly used
as narrow borders.
Some of the fashionable wraps are
made Of caterpillar suiting, a rich mate
rial of shaded woollen plush.
Illuminated velvets, combined with
faille, are introduced rs revers, panels,
vests and Jackets upon elegant reception
robes.
Skirt trimmings made of very wide
black MORE ribbon are popular.
Pins, ornaments and bucKles of bright
colored rhfnestones are again in demand.
Fancy Velvets in plaid cross-bars,
striped aud amber effects are much liked
Tor trimmings and combinations.
The sealskin sacQue of days gone by
has experienced a transformation only a
little short of the marvellous. The styles
for this winter-for there are almost as
many different kinds as there are in the
cloth gHrments-inclnde the Tudo man
tie, will and without the gigot sleeves;
another with aud without the Vatican
pleats; and still another, made in the
long, straight, tight fitting coat form.
with wide siashed collar extending far
out beyond the shoulders, and giving the
rather top heavy appearance now arrived
at in every thing. Wolverine will be the
fashionable French fur.
A model for a tailor-made gown is thus
described;-The skirt Is not bias at the
back, and so avoids the appearance of
dragging, aud is finished with a stitched
hem. The corsage is a short Jacket with
fitted back aud halr-adjusted trout, open
ing widely. with self-faced revers on a
white wool vest. The vest is neither tight
fitting nor pulled. but NATURAL" with
no seams or folds, fitted easily over the
bnst, and held in. as needed. by small
| plaits at the waist and neck, it is crossed
at the neck and waist by bias bands of
heavy surah, forming a small tied cravat
belt at the waist, finished with a knoG
with two pointed ends and no loops. The
vest is even with the jacket below the
belt; it covers the fitted Innings, to which
it is fastened on the sides. The coat
sleeves have seven tiny crocheted silk
buttons along the outer seam at the waist.
The fashions from Paris hint that we
are threatened with a return of the
abominable headgear. the chignor, and
that the Psyche Knot, which has defined
the outline of well shaped heads for the
last year, is to be relegated to desuetude.
This seems hardly consistent with the
empire fashion of skirt and waist, which
is about to be introduced, rs most GER
tainly no one ever saw the graceful
Josephine with the back of her head hid
den under a plastron of curls and braids.
which. hang low upon the neck. and can
be nov en- mGSSe at pleasure.
Braid embroidery is again popular, and
a pretty dress ornamented alter this
fashion was of black diagonal made with
a yoked bodice and short open zouave.
The yoke was made of pale blue
cloth, embroidered with very narrow
black braid; there. was a band
of the same around the bottom of the
skirt, and a wide belt and neckband. The
| appearance of the gown was simple but
charming, and the cost very little, as the
wearer embroi dered the blue cloth her
self.
Any woman with a black silk house
gown she proposes altering or making,
will find happy suggestions in a model
that appears to combine every advantage.
1t has the usual simple bell skirt, with
two tiny frills of black and scarlet ribbon
about the edge-the bright color under
meath. The bodice has a soft, full front of
the silk. dragged skilfully around so as to
make all the folds run diagonally from
right to left. A frill to match the skirt
ruf1es finishes it about the edge, while q
small zouave OF scarlet silk, braided in
black. fits over the bust and is bordered
By a sort of jabot-like frill of coarse black
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