The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-06
HIDEOUS CHECKERS
Which Soon Make the Love-
1iest Whitest Neck Ugly
and Brown.
SUMMER MATERIALS
Lawns, Dimities and Cotton Crepes
Points on the
Fashions.
SUMNER MATERIALS

The girl with the pretty plump neck
who abominates high collars, is moi alded
much by fashion illustrations now
adays as to how TO finish the
neck of her summer dresses stylish
". Almost all of them have enor-
nous "chokers" which make one un-
comfortable to look at. and which make
short. stout women who affect them, APP
pear ridiculous. This choker either
causes or hides an ugly neck. In the
former case. it should immediately De
lone away with, as it makes the SKIN
around the neck brown and wrinkled
after long use. If, in the latter case, the
high collar is worn only to conceal a Door
neck. the wearer should remember that,
with proper exercise and care, a beautiful
neck and throat can generally be deVei
op.d. Certainly nothing adds more 10
woman's attractiveness than an eXquls-
itelv shaped white neck, and no pains
which will develop and preserve It's
plumpness should be regarded as loo
great.
A few ago while in the noun
tains. I was attracted by the charming
appearance of n French lady of about
tjftv. While her dress was not exactly
Oh the French STYLE, she was SO bscom-
ingly dressed aud had such an exQnisitely
white neck that one was forced to acmlfe
her. afterward became acquainted
with her, and she gave as the secret that
her neck was still SO beautiful that she
had never ill.treated it. She had, she
said, never worn nigh collars. nor ever
'.choked'' her neck. Moreover she was
never troubled with throat colds. Doctors
will tell you that it is u mistake to mufhe
tlno throat AZ n rnlnL pIpfuvmen .tu
orators never do. remember often see-
ing Emil Fisher, the great basso of the
Metropolitan Opera House. on the street
in the coolest winter weather, with his
throat entirely exposed. and one never
heard of his not appearing on account OF
sore throat.
WHAT TO wEAR.
There. are many pretty ways for finish
ing the neck Of a street dress to hide the
uCly bones while practicing exercises TO
overcome their prominence; and every
woman can by trying different effects nud
out whether " plated ruchinG of silk, a
rolling collar or q straight collar with
rouuded ends Is the more becoming;
while for house aud reception gowns the
| possibilities in neck finishinEs are end
less, Pointed fichus, which have become
| stylish again. are almost universally be-
| coming and soft to the face. Lace also
allows OF endless ways of identifying the
neck.
AIRY MATERIALS.
At no season Of the year are the stores
| so tempting as at present.. Everything is
so bright and light and beautiful. and
seems so cheap. But. remember, it Is a
matter of going, going. and unless you
get it at once, gone. Never hesitate ABOUT
a piece of material. if you really want to
get it, or you are lost. And it seldom
happens that u house can get the same
patterns again. Among the loveliest ma
| terials are black organdy, stripped with
| small floral designs or bowknots thrown
| carelessly here and there. Dotted swisses.
which were SO popular a Few seasons ago,
| are again revived and improved. The
dots and small figures woven in the stuff
| are still seen, but the novelty is the prtut-
ed designs in colors over the woven de-
| signs. Often the ground is of some pale
shade and the printed design OF u darker
| tint in use, and, although flowers from
the pattern. no attempt at shading is
made. The batiste suitiugs with hemmed
| stitched borders, which until this year
were all white, lave taken unto themselves
colors, tightening patterns and set figures
being used instead of flowers. They come
by the yard and cost 20 cents. Real old
fashioned dimity is made up in striped
| patterns.
So much for old friends; the new
corners nave new panes as We'll as faces.
Til is the queer designation for a
| smoothly woven cloth OF very fine lex
ture. The designs are all French and re-
semble more than all the other materials
mentioned above the ever popular China
| silks. For elderly women Ii those In
mourning there is a new weave called the
broche with figures woven in the stuff
the same rs the new Swisses and then
stamped with appropriate designs. They
| come in tidy colors such rs black, brown.
blue and gray and black and white.
Idealeans, or cotton challies, resemble so
closely their namesakes that it Is almost
impossible TO tell the difference at n dis
lance. Last. but not least. comes the
best of the lot-the cfepons or cotton
crepes, which are truly far and away
the loveliest things ever made In wash
materials. They are as soft and drnpy as
the real crepes, and the designs are
woven, not stamped. Set designs and
figures. stripes INT waves predominant,
and beauty Of coloripg is depended upon
| rather b striking ornamental effects.
There are number of dainty patterns
in outing cloths and crepons that are
| really beautiful, and they make into gar
menUs that look rich and elegant. The
| cotton challies are also unusually artistic
and pretty and cost about six cents q
yard.
For travelling the feed tailor tweeds
are useful and durable, and the nuns
serge is also much used for that purpose,
though this latter only comes In black.
Scotch flannels, nou~-shrinKahle, Will be
| employed for tennis suits, and all come III
very delicate shades. Everything is lighl
and delicate in color except the novelty
silks. which rival rainbows.