The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-01

l think that 4 new fancy which has sud-
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and that iNtho new Gnribaldi blouse waist.
1t is gatheEed full all the way down tho
shoulder seams, ind all tho gathers are
brought forward into q stirring of six
inches. Tho bottom is cut Sanding about
"a inches, tho deepest paks directly in
front, and this falls over and outward. It
was originated, I am tQld, by Mic. Laval
licre, the famous French actress, and
gained sudden favor. The princess GAVIN
is also ono Of the SEASONS successes,
though, to BIO sure, little Of the original
plan remains except the graceful slope Of
tho long curved lines from neck to feet.
All the rest is arranged after the other
prevailing fashions, and the skirt is fin
ished off with tho ihoayy organ pipe plaits.
Some of them ard open down the front,
which is ont away to a short distance be-
low the waist, and this is done to set in a
vest front of some other color or material.
Others, of thick wooden goods, have heavy
braiding set on TO outline a coat basque.
This is novel and exceedingly effective.
Coattails, or positions, as some. call
them, are seen on soma handsome tailor
gowns. 1 remem Der one that was very
stylish and very pretty too. Stylish gowns
are not always pretty.
This particular gown was of O fawn col
ored cloth, tho skirt being rather plain in
front. Tho back was loosely gathered.
On each hip there was a lap, on which
were set five large smoked pearl buttons.
Tho l,asquc was slightly pointed in fron6
and Tapped to the left side, where it fas-
tened with six Buttons, like the others.
The wide cloth reyers were piped with slate
gray velvet and also faced with the same.
There was u eEemisette vest of white vel
vet and h draped collar of the Same, with
the little winglike shirring showing on
each side of tho back of the neck. In the
back the basque was fitted with two seams,
and the position hung down to the knees
and lay in fiat plaits from the buttons.
Some fancy that this is the ~forerunner Of
another furoro for the incroyable styles.
The fashion might be worse.
The pretty little fancy for the shirred
and drnped collars is finding very great ia
vor, and the bows, shirrs or rosettes arc
placed as far back as possible, with a view
to forming a soft little frame for the face,
which is becoming to everybody. These
may DO OF silk, velvet, null, chiffon OF
lace, either black or white. l have seen
them OF crepon and of crepe de chine. 1
think, though, that the prettiest are those
of the lightest material.
One of the ncatcst and daintiest of the
quaint styles now in voguei is a gown thai
I saw today. 1t is of printed, or rather
brocaded, silk t%affeta, the figure being a
sort of lattice work of faint black outlines
on a violet ground which is of two shades
of the Same color. The skirt is of the stiff,
round form, very full in the back. The
sleeves are tight coat shape of the figured
silk, with draped over sleeves of plain
grosgrain in the same shade. There is a
enormously wide cape collar of the 81;
falling low on the shoulder in a point c
a cream Grape vest trent gathered and b.
dered down each side with a iabot frill OF
the same. At tho waist there is a crushed