The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-18
MUST THE BELL SKIRT GO?
Rumor Hath 1t That ORA
peries Will Take Its
Place in the Fall.
PRETTY SILK FABRICS
An Attractive Seaside Costume
Natty Alpines and Sailors
Fashion Notes.

Have you heard that skirts may have
to be draped in the fall, to be stylish?
Will it not be a pity? This has been such
a tall period for women, the reign OF the
bell skirt. 1t has been such a comfort
able affair, no fussy drapery, verv little
trimming, and much grace. And now to
lose it all. Little women have been made
to look the average height" those OF
average height. ~''tall," and tall women,
''statuesque." On account of this kind
effect The bell skirt will probably die very
hard. A tall girl of this season doesn't
want to be termed dumpy next. So she
will probably boldly declare that the bell
skirt is much more comfortable than all
others and persist in wearing it, for a
time at least.
PRETTY FABRICS.
Stril es are among the designs most
liked. Their popularity has been humor-
ously accounted for by q curious man,
who suggests that as America wakes
older the people become more jndo.ent,
and the wonen therefore are growing lat.
Grounds are pale tinted or cream, an. the
stripes, varying in width from an inch to
less, are sometimes of satin Il often out
lined with black. A fancy much in vogue
is to have the grounds between stripes
covered with pompadour flowers in colors.
Another idea IS 90 have the stripe covered
with broche dots of the ground hue.
Broche sprigs in self color are on very
many of the silks, striped andunstriped.
By broche is meant figures tarown up
in the welt by the jacquard weave Very
much surah Is used that has the surface
covered with dots in this way. Silks
strewn over with broche dots have been
popular with one or two of the Paris
modistes for some months. Another idea
worth mention is Irregular groups of
many colored printed dots scattered over
the surface like consultations.
The colors most i'll use for evening
dress are old rose, heliotrope, gobelin
green, pale yellow. aid cream white. A
great deal of Whine is used.
The fabrics are Indian silks, SO called;
Louisine; surah, and light weight summer
bengaline. The beautiful crepe de chiue
also IS in all evening tiuts. An exqu site
variety Of the hitter is shown with Tiny
Droche figures in deep colors or black that
have all the effect or hand embroidery.
A new effect is called maori. 1t is woven
of white or black and a color i'll u bias
notified effect, after the manner OF Brad
foid wool stufs. This pattern, it is said,
was originally designed in India, aud is
now made in large quantities i'll England
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by boLn men and women.
Changeable silks, in tuffeta and surah,
are much used. OF these the most beauti-
full is tia shadow silk. 1t is a rich quality of
changeable surah with the several coiors
coming to the surface in indist!nct
blurred masses, as If an impresslonlstic
flower painter had laid i'll here his
ton and is the perfection of the change
able silk idea.
NATTY HEADGEAR.
The alpine hats have uecome a gen uine
fad. The craze for them is growing cpl
demfc, and they are being brought out in
all materials. The silk ones are so high
priced that they will not be as generously
are the high crown alpine, with a shallow
dent across the little top CROWN, and are
banded with ribbon, with a bow at til g
side; others are low and broad, with u
puff of the silk in front. The stitching
is in close rows. Cotton Bedford cord
with the crown in cores, like the crown
of q jockey cap. 1t is in light c1lors,
banded with black galloon. Similar hats
are of cloth and storm serge. Caps of
cotton and heavy wool Bedford cord are
innumerable in var. ety..
Straw alpines and sailors are banded in
narrow leather straps fastened at Que side
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on one hat, or perhaps two of leather ana
one of velvet, the latter finished with d
tiny fiat bow. The edge OF the alpine
brim has O roll of velvet inside. These
leather Strapped hats will correspond
with the blazers that are caught together
in front with a leather strap and buckle.
Yellow straw alpines have a band OF four
inch black velvet that almost covers the
crown.
Steamer derbies" are in light ecru
shades, with red stitching and red horn
buttons. White channels derbies have
red leather binding, and the big yellow
horn buttons are sewed on witt red
thread.
o THE SEASIDE.
A golden haired blonae who wants a
pretty costume for the seaside, will per-
haps be delighted with this suggestion for
Que. The original costume which / saw
was very attractive. 1t was made of very
tight tan c1oth-oanvas would go nicely
8iie skirt beIi shaped, with narrow rows
Of navy blue aud red braid trimming at
the foot. Inc waist was of a
dark rich shade of red, slightly
blouse, with O high round collar, and belt
of navy blue velvet. Accompanying this
was Il jacket of the tan. reaching to the
waist line, lined with red silk, and cut
oval, its top button reaching TO the chest
line. 1t was dalntily trimmed to match
the skirt. The hat was a tan straw sailor
trimmed with blue ribbon, edged with
tan, and the pretty wearer carried a red
paraso1 in her tan gloved hand.
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