The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-18
FASHIONS FADS.

White and Gold in Favor for Dime
Sets-Fancies of the Hour.
Those who are inclined to embonpoint
should court the pointed corsage, as it
gives q slender effect.
Artificial flowers are in the greatest
favor as for garniture Of evening gowns.
In ruches about the bottom of the skirts
they are especially effective. The finest
of French flo overs are used, and are very
expensive, but in the end they are really
cheaper than the low-priced.
The newest felts have shaggy brims.
Shirred satin %bonnets, trimmed with
lace and jet, are among extreme novel
ties.
Another fashion in color is a com bina-
ton of blue aud yellow. or black and
fawn color.
Accord IL pleated skirts. which are very
graceful for evening, but somewhat awk-
ward for street wear, are still much
worn.
Round low waists with sashes are worn
by young women.
Linen cuffs are worn considerably with
tailor dresses or with cloth toilets less Sc
verely made. They are fastened with
link buttons in the inside OF the arms,
and are small and close, as of necessity
they must be. The stock of silk or rib
bons is, however, succeeding the linen as
Il finish for the throat. 1t is made of fol-
ded velvet ribbon, one end fastening
under eyes on the left side and the other
forming the cravat-like tie in front.
Small white comets are worn IL good
deal on dress occasions, and many are
| stylishly trimmed with fur. Fur is seen,
too, on many evening gowns, AMI look.
somewhat homogeneous when associated
with Grape.
The princess gown is constantly gain
inn in ia vOY ul SO CanQihIa and prnCpfDi a
style OF faShionlng a gown deserves.
Novelties in thimbles are OF china in
Royal Worcester, Dresden, aud Trenton
manufacture. These thimbles are white
with a garland of colored flowers on the
border.
Clever limitations of the wool Bedford
cord can be obtained in dark shades by
those who wear cotton gowns in Winter.
Girdles of jet, and of velvet shirred
down till they are narrower in front than
they are at the sides, are a feature of
new gowns. They are used in front with
jacket fronts. and all around the waist
with round bodices. The straight high
collar, fitted smoothly to the throat. is
preferred to q 1aring collar, except for
evening wear.
White and gold Is the fashion for
dishes. Tit most elegant tables of today
are set in white and gold or ivory aud
gold, with candles, glass dishes and dec
o~rations to match. The white and gold
combination in dishes is staple; it is haste
and refiued, and there is no risk run in
buying it. The ornamentation is of EN-
bossed borders covered and elaborated
with gold patterns, producing an exceed
lngly ricn aud jewelled effect. Artists
tell you to avoid buying square dishes; or
are not curved lines more beautiful
h straight ones?
Fur trims most of the evening gowns
Strings. now so much worn with large
hats, are either tied In u small bow III
front or else just crossed in front and
knotted together at the back. Bonnet
strings are similarly adjusted; the new
est shapes are either like u close fitting
cap or else like Il fiat lid. The trimmings
are fiat and divided between che middles
of the back aud front. Wells still cover
the whole face, and during the Winter
dotted and figured tulle will be worn in
preference to plain.
The number of different sleeves worn
this wiuter is marvellous. They are al
most as varied AS the Dress fabrics, yet.
wnen studied. they are discovered to be
outgrowths of the Catherine lie Medici or
| Valois sleeve. and the tull bishop model
with its deep cuff. The style of sleeve.
close on the lower arm, and ample and
rather high at the top, is used on any
aud all costumes. and for cloaks, jackets,
teagowns and even nig~ht-dresses. This
is the outline of the ruling model, but
the manipulation and artistic adjustment
of the hundreds OF materials and trim
mings forming it, transform it into num-
berle-S varieties.