The Jersey City news., 1892-04-25
BEAUTIFUL FARASOLS.
Some of Them So Gorgeous
as to Put the Sun in
the Shade.
NOVELTIES IN HANDLES
How to Line the Bell Skirt-The
Vatican Pleat Not for
Street Wear.

BonnetS are not the only dreams" and
"poems" which women rave about these
times. Have you seen the latest IN para
soils? Verify they are things OF beauty,
ruffied and frilled like the gorgeous pet
tcoated lamp shades so much in vogue.
Parasols are akin to fans IN more ways
than one. In the first place they are both
essentially feminine; man has up to date
been unable to learn how to use either
gracefully or effectively; and in the Sec
ond place they are like in that they give
restless women something to hold, some-
thing on which to exercise that nervous
activity which most of them always seem
to possess 1t Is SO easy to look sweet
with mass Of lace or beautiful silk as a
background for the face.
But before go into details and describe
the dressy parasols. let me warn you. If
you are going to buy one, to consider to
what use it is to be put II CHIEFLY for
walking, with plain street dress. get a
severely plain one; if tor the seaside or
carriage you can ''dream" at leisure
FOR GENERAL USE.
The parasols for general use are both
neat and graceful in style. They are in
all changeabe hues with tape edges
an Improvement on the helnned edge,
and soft surahs With one, two or three
pinkcd ruffies have been found so desirable
that they continue in favor. Handsome
black pongee silk parasols, edged with
wide black chiffon ruff1es. embroidered in
delicate, colored sprigs or white dots are
very attractive style. and bunchings OF
chiffon or lace at the top are universal.
Twilled silks make serviceable para
soils, The sizes are medium, also Ghe
style of making, nothing absurdly strlk-
ing marking the stocks thus far shown.
Lace and silk ruff1es finish the edge
singly and together. One novelty resen-
bles a mans cane in the stick. but such
designs are mere passing caprices.
DREAMS"
The dressy ones are Dewitchingly beau
tiful and delicate, with fluffy effect.
There are transparent grenadines over
shot silks, with plated ruff1es or lace.
Some Of the black surahs have corn col
ored ribbon quilted on, gray have rink.
and other colors to match compilations or
dresses are sewn upon black.
The bowknot pattern Is worked In dell
cat shades on the chiffon or silk gauze
ruffles on the light Darasols. which are
made OF faille. Some i'll light spring col
ors have black gauZe or lace rutfieS. Some
parasols of light silk are covered with
lace. Others with loose rufhes OF chiffon.
painted muslin or spotted white lace. a
Darfect cascade of delicate ruff1es to be
lifted and fluttered with every breeze.
There is fancy for inserting rows OF lace
in paraSolS.
A great deal of jet is also used in orna-
ments of fleur-de-lis shape, stars or bow
knots For all black parasols MORE will
be liked with a plain edge, or bordered
with lace, also polka dotted satins with
large and small dots together. Tur-
uuoises as large as nail heads are on the
black net paraSols to be used by those
wearing colors. Small sprays of heather
or other flowers are fastened in net covers
that are gathered over surah cores.
White parasols still lend in the most
recherche styles, and white pongee oi
special beauty is bordered by white
chiffon ruffle, edged with black silk en-
broidered palm leaves in two sizes, SO
deflly put on that they appear to be
woven in the fabric. A rather fiat rosette
showing unese beautiful leaves, with
plated chiffon above, is placed at the top
| An other is of striped changeable moire
| silk in pink and heliotrope. with q white
silk embroidered crepe lie chine ruff 2
about eight inches deep, and similar EN-
broidery is gathered at the top, below .
| chow Of lace.
Some of the new styles are quite curious
| In shape. The canopy OF one is undulated,
| the ribs rising to sharp ridge, and the
| spaces between the ribs siukiug iuto
sort of gully. The effect is novel, bu
| more singular than pretty. The size o1
| this shade is large-too large. it would
| seeni, for real eiegance-and the material
| chiffon, finely pleated, terminating in ,
| wide frill at the edge. embroidered IL
| shaded silks; the design. violets anc
| their leaves in natural colors The lining
| is also of chiffon, not pleated, as on th'
| exterior, but tackled or shocked here ant
there. Most ct the sun shades fer dress
| uses appear to be large to excess, but tn
| handles are of moderate length and size
| HANDLES,
Natural wood handles are ornameuteC
| with silver aud gold bands. carved faces
| birds and beasts. Crooked sticks, twisted
/ apparently without method or reason, ar,
| stylisn; also ebony finished with Dres
| den head. China handles are wonderful
| In design and number, and ebony ap
| pears frequently.
Carved ivory and mother-of- pear
| handles covered with silver and gol'
| etchiugs are too costly ever to becom
| common property. A black parasol will
be carried with all costumes aud ,suppte
| the wished-for 'biHck note' in man
| cases. Light wood handles are also yer
popular, and are used with handsom
| materials; German cherry (wechsell
| from its delicate perfume is an especia
| favoritc.