The Jersey City news., 1892-03-14

| latest style is what jewellers call pierced.
work." This is very like scroll-Work, ana
| the designs are intricate anu Deauliiui /.
| The combs do not set very high on the
| head, but they lend stately dignity 10
| the wearer, aud are one OF the COMMENT
able things that fashion has adNp; ed. 1t
seems almost as though the ingenuity OF
man would soon b. exhausted. vet each
year brings forth something new, and
this season is remarkable in,that way.
I 1t you are purchasing stockings ana
have forgotten your number, douole up
your hand aud measure the foot OF the
stocking around your fist, and, II heel
and toe meet, then you may be reason
ably sure that they will fit,
Spring Jackets have severely military
air. They are double breasted ana
trimmed with large bone or pearl but
tons. Pocket flaps have develoPed in
size since last spiing and are usually nn-
ished with three rows Of stitching up aud
down the front and around the collar. A
Jacket of gobeiin blue lady's cloth was
stitched with black. A Russian collar
and large bone buttons were the only
decorations.
Triangular pieces of chiffon crepe, or
silk net, edged ali around with three or
four-inch double ruffies of point de Gene
or cream silk lace, and sometimes en-
broidered in each corner with small
spray of flowers, make simple yet very
dressy fichus for evening wear. Ihese
pointed neckerchiefs, trimmed with Dut
single ruffle, slightly gathered, are par
Jicularly becoming to stout women. the
two decided points in front being brought
down little below the waist. These
points, falling below the line OF the belt.
lengthen considerably the appearance OF
a short waist.
The modified poke bonnet has already
proved quite a success across the water.
Inyy on N vun a N hp Of getting "A
good piece of silk when she is buyingY.
This is an oft repeated question And
the answer to it ls, "She can't" Even
the one who buys the silk direct from the
manufacturer can't be sure of q good
thing The saying. "There are tricks ia
all trades but ours, and ours is all trick. "
may be applied to the manufacture OF
silk. Why, there are more ways of cheat
ing in the making of silk than of cheat
ing at cards The better quality is some-
times woven with the long selected
threads, while the cheaper ones are
woven with the refuse, making it much
more probable that they will crack and
break. BY twisting silk over ones finger
and then smoothing it out the buyer can
tell something. II the silk smooths out
without crea-es it is very apt to wear
well. By touching match to it as with
woollens one can tell whether there Is
cotton in it. Pure silk does not burn
E6d9llys DuI Uuc OcoU Oo Soi ao i' w -
TO a shop known for honest dealing and
throw yourself on the mercy of the clerk,
who always tries to do his best. But
even he is deceived sometimes.
Not even flowers escape the ever iu-
creasing pursuit for something novel and
startling. Some of the most peculiar ar
raugements ever seen, and even new col
ors are among the latest Innovations.
French women are carrying violets ar
ranged in round ball and tied with wide
violet satin ribbon, with ends almost
reaching to the floor. A bouquet of lilies
of the valley assumes the shape of Gala.
The latest novelty in color is the green
gardenia, which Oscar Wilde has, sue
ceeded in making fashionable with Lon
don swells. West End florists sell them
and they say they are raised at a cost OF
81 each. The florists are also making ex-
periments with roses and rhododendrons.
The idea OF coloripg flowers comes from
Paris. 1t WAS the accidental discovery of
two sisters who made artificial flowers
for living The sisters were very pro-
ficient in the art and copied almost ex-
clusiyelY from nature. One evening,
happening to put some white flowers in
q bowl of dye, they were next morning
surprised TO see them transformed to a
most beautiful green hue. Flowers. are
much used now as one nights trim
ming for IL gown. Bunches Of small
rosebuds, such as our grandmotherS used
to wear on the inside of their poke bon
nets, are used in festoOns and for fasten-
ing draDeries.