The Jersey City news., 1892-01-11
fADS AND FADGIES.
Fashions Exacting De-
mands Keep Her De-
votees Contlnu-
ally on the Go.
GOOD TASTE SHOWN BY BUDS
Evening Dresses and Biouses-0dds
and Ends Dear TO Woman's
Heart.

Verify, extremes meet in the fashion
able world if nowhere else. While many
Of us have profited by the reductions
made after the holidays, aud are hud-
ding ourselves in iurs aud wraps which
seem all the warmer and nicer because
we imagine they are one third or one
half Off, the stores are all tempting US TO
examine their spring and summer goods.
It is really discouraging. with our first
really jolly snowst0rm, to have TO think
of flowery challies, Bedford cord ging
hams and such ether light materials
which give us the shivers 10 think of
wearing them. Summer and her de-
mauds seem so far off now.
The fact. however, that many women
do prepare their summer outfits very
early iu the spring was strongly demon
strated to me last year when in early
July | tried to get some gingham at one
of the leading stores. There was abso-
lutely no variety. questioned the clerk
upon this, and was somewhat supercili-
ously told that the season for these goods
had past weeks ago.
! felt like apologizing humbly for my
ignorance, but nevertheless went on my
way But it took al long time to get any
thing suitable.
The Bedford cord einghams which
mentioned before are very beautiful, and
will, so | am assured. be much worn.
They come as high as fourty cents yard
but are warranted 10 be fast colors. The
challies are, as usual. very dainty, the
patterns being smaller, which, | think.
an improvement.
For those who like that sort OF thing,
the handsome heavy brocades are fash
ionable. / don't. They always suggest
furniture to me.
ARTISTIC MATERIALS.
A fabric tflat merits description is
flower-paiuted mous5eline lie sole, which
looks as ii il came out of an impression
lists studio, The ground of one is of
black. Over it are strewn crimson How
ers that are grey in the shadows and are
mostly i'll the shadow. The crimson shows
only here and there, in broken lights and
half lights. The shadows are lighter than
the ground, and are transparent, us shad-
ows ought to be- The eye is caught on the
surface of the texture only where he high
lights strike-just as an artist would nave
it, and where, here and there, polka dots
of black silk are woven soliG1y in. 1t is
charming, and it is characteristically
French This is the high-water mark of
French art in this direction this season.
Such material cannot be made too simply.
1t wants no garnishing but sash ribbon.
This symphony in color print costs three
dollars yard.
THE BUDS.
Never before have the debutantes of
season been mentioned as dressing so
simply 'Miss A. wore a simple
white gown of China silk" Miss b
was gowEed simply in crepe"-and so
on They have been con mended, or
their mothers have been, for the ex-
quisite simplicity and perfect taste dis
played. Dress a debutante of nineteen
or twenty in handsome decollete gown
like her mothers, and let her copy her
mothers manner and where is the de-
butante? The bud will unfold quickly
enough, and fade-alas! So give bud
hood the charms which belong essen
TALLY to it. modesty, simplicity and
fresh natural beauty.
Evening gowns this winter are in
clined to be classic in outline. rounded
or oval outline being the favori g style
Enough width is left over the shoulders
to give the appearance of. ample support.
Sleeves of diaphauous materials accom-
many many of the full evening dresses.
They are the rule, not the exception. and
are especially beautiful when they are
left unrestraiued at the elbows and fall
in soft folds.
For young women bodices are round or
else pointed slightly at the lower edge.
Belts are much worn and sasheS. A
pretty way Is to finish with a butterfly
bow in the back, with long streamers.
Ribbon about four inches wide is used
for this.
Chiffon, crepe, China silk and tulle are
fayorite materiBls for young girls.