The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-03
FASHIONS FANClES.
New Styles in Fabrics and Makes-Hat
Trimmings.

New Styles in Fabrics and Makes-Hat
trimmings
Venetian, covert and buckskiD coalings
will all be popular. They differ only
slightly in appearance, quality aud weave.
The demand will be more largely for
light shades in tan, gray. brown and
mode. some of the grays and very light
tans are most beautiful. The same
changeable styles that characterize the
seasons dress goods are seen in these
heavy, all-wool ~coatings. Notified effects
and mixed black and white grays, brown
and white, etc., will be greatly used. The
dark shades OF these goods are rich and
stylish. Biue2reen and myrtle green
notified shades are shown, also mixtures
of deep tones of terra Gotta.
A pretty new fabric Is MORE bengaline,
in large waved patterns like MORE an
tique silk. In soft shades of old blue or
pink, or Russian gray, 1t makes up ex-
tremely pretty dresses.
The old-fashioned combs of our grand
mothers are again in vogue, ana tower in
tortoise she'll carvings or gold hligree in
stately height above the soft curls and
puffs of the modern chignon.
Apropos Of fichus. the bits Of colored
crepe and Russian lace formerly in vogue
for those dainty articles of dress are go.
ing out. In their stead we find the Marie
AntoiDette 1ch of white muslin, blond,
or chiffon. Marie Antoiuetue fchus are
very ample and are of two sizes, one that
fastens at the waist line in front, another
that crosses and extends around to the
back where the ends are tied in a single
knot. II of muslin they have u frill of
lace around the edge, il of blond a fine
plating of the same, and when chiffon is
used. a ruff1e embroidered IN silk. either
white or colored, forms the finish.
The rainy day costume seems to take up
two-thirds of woman's attention just
now. Many prominent public women are
giving their views upon the subject. The
general verdict is that long trains, pull
backs and such stylish co~rGrivances are
hindrances to comfort and health, aud
that short skirts must reign. Mrs. Mary
Mapes Dodge is of the opinion that il short
skirts are adopted feshy women had
better stay IN the seclusion OF their homes.
There Is nothing personal in this, how
ever, as she is one OF them herself. Mrs.
Helen Campbell fayors the bloomer cos
tune for very Young girls in their teens,
VINO are still slender and shapely, Mrs.
Jennie June Croly thinks a medium kilt
skirt might be arranged that would be
more tasteful and womanly that a long
skirt. bloomer costume or short skirts.
All these ladies evidently speak their
minds for the good of humanity, and yet
it appears that women will wear Just
what suits them, as long as they are in
existence and that it will be something
which enhances their good looks, rain or
shine.
Many poplin and Ottoman weaves are
seen in dark and medium shades for
street veal
Fable Franchise and bengaline de
sole, IN both large and small cords, are
the seasons standard silks, combined
with veive5 or fancy silks for day or even
ing wear.
The latest novelty in stockings are
those of shot silk, made in all the colors
now worm, and harmonizing with each
costume.
Many of the materials used for evening
wear are je y eled, or the designs are out
lined with u tinsel thread. and this is un-
usually pretty upon the popular black
grenadines.
Quite atnumber of white wool gowns
display sleeves of green velvet, that being
the only bit of color In the costume.
Ostrich feathers and aigrettes were
never in greater demand, as velvet bows
In Alsatlan style are so much employed
that trimmings are apt to look heavy or
monotonous, and tips or aigrettes lmpart
the desired variety or iightness. Plaided
velvets make gay bindings, folds or
"~donkey's ears" for young peoples hats.
and very large gilt. steel or Rhine stone
buckles are seen on hats of every descrip-
ton. Turkey tail feathers or quill feath-
ers stuck through velvet bows are very
stylish, particularly so at the side of an
Alpine felt for general morning wear.
Light colors are fashionable, and a white
felt trimmed with white corded ribbon,
five or six white ostrich tips, supple
mented by a gilt buckle, is for a young
person the acme of style. Green is very
prominent in many shades, often com
bined with crimson, yellow or pink, and
green ostrich plumes sometimes shade
into pink at the tips with very pretty eff
feet,