The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-18

pensive and Is very durable. 1t is better
suited for middle aged ladies than very
young ones, and yet they are quite fashion
able for children from 8 to 6 years old and
give the little wearers a deliciously quaint
appearance.
eros de londres is the name of another
heavy silk for ceremonious wear, and i'm
perial is between a faille and ottoman,
very elegant. Some of the taffeta glace has
figures in brocade looking as if covered
with lace, and the ombre taffeta peking has
chintz cherry figures on it. These are made
by stamping the warp of the silk before the
wool is woven in, and when it is woven the
threads somehow lose their places a little,
SO that the edges Of the figures are dim and
indistinct, instead of being clear and sharp
like those in silks that are printed after
having been woven. These are usually
made with light colors and tints.
There are some novelties in white silks
for weddings, one of the prettiest being e
brocade in small figures Of velvet on a gros-
grain ground. This is for grand toilet or
for weddings, and as after Easter there are
usually q number of them I will portray a
wedding gown made of this brocade for a
young lady well known to New York soci-
ETY., whose wedding will take place soon.
The dress is princess front and back, but
cut away V shape in front and under the
arms, whereit is filed in with satin duchess.
The skirt opens on the left side over apahel
of satin embroidered in chenille, with an
orange blossom wreath and foliage. Around
the short train and bordering the high collar
are bands of ostrich fiues. Orange sprays
are to be fastened on corsage, shoulders and
hair. The veil is of tulle and will fall in
front to the waist and in the back to the
feet. 1t is to be held by a spray, and the
tulle will be held up like a bow on the top.
must not omit mention of the renais-
sance effects in silks, which resemble up
holstery in some instances and in others the
dainty vatican pictures, and the large
patterned cheneys. They call all these re-
naissance styles Ferdinand-Isabel and give
them names that recall the voyage of CO.
lumbus. The shades are ".cloister of la
rabida," a somber enough shade, and the
brilliant blue and red of Salvador and ORR
noco. Isaw a gown Of silk with a sort of
wayy line in slate gray and black, and this
is called ''sea m Shore" The skirt was
entirely plain, with a narrow double band
down the front Of emerald green velvet.
The pulled sleeves were of the velvet, and
there were deep lace bretelles, which, /
fancy, represented mountain peaks.
The names of the new colors seem to have
something of aspiration after the beautiful
about them. For instance, Amiral Russo,
Moscow, Baltic, Marengo, Zanzibar, Daho-
mey, Corea, Ozof-all these bordering on
red. In the blues we have anemone. email,
ibis, capucine, hyacinth, dahlia and an
dromeda. In green there are pistache, cac-
tus, velasquez, printemps (springtime), ser
polet, artichoke, chicory and prairie. In
the browns, which are all IN the golden or
russell tint, there are mage. malone, s%oleil,
famine, %rouille, bisque, chardon and nubi-
enn Beyond these we find mostly deli
cate tints and half tones. One OF the pref
test combinations of color is that obtained
in a dress of purple cashmere, the purple
being a dull shade, and prairie green velvet.
The gown has a double skirt, and both top
and bottom have four rows of graduated
black braid. The sleeves are quite elabo-
rate of velvet and cashmere, with double
caps. The skirt is stiffened with horsehair
lining.
The new England" wool goods for walk
ing dresses make very handsome gowns.
A pattern where the ground was dull indigo
blue, with broken lines of black on it, WA