The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-25

meet under the chin, but now the whole af-
fair is perched upon the head and does not
look half bad.
The last is a Milan straw braid, tipped
and twisted into becoming form and gar
nished with a bunch of bronze green tips,
among which nestle a few velvet forgetme-
nots, scarcely showing except when the
wind blows the feathers and then revealing
their tender eyes in fitful CLEANS.
Another one of those quaint poke bon
nets is of emerald green velvet, the brim
faced with satin of the same shade, and the
edge bound with a narrow band of beaver.
A green ribbon passes up over the pointed
crown and is drawn straight down under
the chin, and on the right side is a bunch of
pink tips. Just inside the brim is a pink
bow. The sides of this bonnet come down
closely behind ears. No prettier bonnet
could be found for a blond.
The costume worn with this bonnet, or,
more strictly speaking, with which this
bonnet was worn, was of plaid silk, dark
green ground, with pink, yellow and blue
lines in it. The bertha was of satin, as was
the upper part of the waist. Bands OF
beaver ornamented it, and this reminds
me to mention that fur as trimming on
dresses and wraps will probably be worn
all spring, if not even all the summer, as
nothing has yet been found that would give
such a sumptuous appearance. The sleeves
show no signs of diminishing if we may
Judge by this beautiful imported costume,
nordo the skirts show signs of narrowing.
The gown shown beside this is of old rose
cloth, with the sleeves and vest front made
of striped velvet of old rose and brown. The
distinguishing beauty of this dress is the
deep laid plaits in the black, and the revers
of the front breadth made of the striped vel
vet and buttoned all the way down with
brown and gold buttons to match the pas
sementerie belt and collar. The delicate
little bonnet is of old rose felt worked with
gold and brown, and with brown velvet
strings lined with old rose satin. The trim
ming consists of a brown velvet bow and a
bluebird.
Among the very handsome street gowns
for young ladies that have come under my
observation this spring is a chestnut brown
diagonal wool. The skirt is neat and not pro-
nounced in any way. There are three mar
row ruffies around the bottom. The waist is
plated to a paint front and back and held
in by a seal brown velvet girdle. The fore
arms are of the velvet, and the sleeve puffs
are plated downward, which is certainly
more graceful thar the stiff pufs so often
seen. A neat little triple cape of the vel
vet adds richness and effect. The hat is
felt, of the same brown shade asthat in the
gown, and it has maize colored plumes,
donkey's ears of brown velvet, a gold buckle
and two peacock anthers for trimming,
the entire outfit being a model for a young
lady. should not have neglected to men
tion the droll little seal velvet muff, with a
yellow tiger kitten skin and head as orna-
ment, for it is SO odd an idea that no one
could pass it over.
With the return of spring mothers and
daughters, too, begin to think of the sum-
mer gowns, and just now is the time they
are purchased and made, and no mother
forgets that it is necessary to have a sup
ply of waists that can be worn with any
skirt. Among the most useful is the plaid
surah blouse, for it is durable, always
dressy, and it keeps clean and fresh long
after other material would be worn out.