The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-03
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hair is said to be the fleece OF the An.
CORA goat of the Orient.
It is coarser than alpaca and always
white, so it can be dyed any color. AL
paca is from the goat of South America,
and is usually brown or black or mixed
colors, with very little white in its nat
ural state; so anything lighter than
dark gray is sure to be mohair. Many
tailor gowns are made of mohair in the
approved coat and skirt style, and one
example is in cornflowerl blue coarsely
woven.
The coat piped all around the edges
with white kid. and a narrow white kid
belt passes across the back and through
the side seam, and underneath the front.
across the soft vest of white silk EN-
broidered with pink ~rosebuds, which has
a band OF kid embroidered in cut steel
down the centre.
The sleeves are plated down from the
top and up from the waist, forming puffs
at the elbow, and are cut in two points,
falling over the hand
Very useful mohair dresses are made
by the dressmaker, with a our waist
fuled slightly at the belt both back and
front-a narrow leather or gold belt be-
ing very pretty-and cut to turn back
in wide revers in front.
The revers may be covered with MORE
popiin in some contrasting shades, heavy
cream lace or silk to match. If the
gown is for ordinary wear, chemisette
vests and collar bands of different con-
trasting shades may be worn making a
nice variety with one simple gown
Brown mohair trimmed with bands Of
white silk embroidered with dull blue
and gold, and god and blue enamel but
tons and belt buckle is very effective and
unusual.
Despite all the unors to the contrary
silk waists and odd waists OF all sorts
seem to hold their own in fashion, and
bid fair TO outlive the summer.
The fact that so few tailor gowns are
made with the c.ose fitting bodice Il
conclusive proof mat the silk waist Will
endure for at least enc more season.
The loose. blouse effect is going out,
however. but in its stead are draped
waists with carefully fitted Innings and
pointed front, with either one or two
points. The material is laid in narrow
plaits up the back where the waist fas-
tens, and the scart folds are arranged
crosswise on the front. The sleeves are
draped in a small putt at the top, wink
led and close below, and cut long, with a
frlll of lace falling over the hand. The
collar band OF this simple waist is very
fancy, with draped silk and lace ana a
lace bow at the back.
The cut of the new skirts is not yet
materially changed, for they are still
aggerafed fuiIness. closely iltted about
the hips, and made with an inside FAC
ing of hair cloth.
The model with the wsde box plat eff
feet in front seems 10 be a favorite, and
this plat is sometimes stiffsned across
the bottom with whaieDore 70 keep 1t in
place. About the only variation notice
able in SIX rts is in the front breadth.
which is often cut very narrow and far
ing and trimmed down either side on the
seam.
Eve yards is a good width for the
c7-fr4 oro,frd f1o -hntf0vr for r1afh ~ onV
wool goods. But street skirts are cut
short enough TO clear the ground we'll
II would not seem possible that they
could read unn1oved the thrilling descrip-
tons of the way in which egrets' feathers
are obtained-that the birds havet to be
newly Matched young. leaving the nest
lirgs TO de of starvation: Or those other
descriptions of the scft furs called Per
an lamb which are obtained by killing
the mother-the Astrakhan gGat-in or
der to strip the fur from the unborn
young. In most cases. of course. these
facts are unknown Indeed, it appears
that many women are not aware that
hut had thought them delicate prepara-
lions of silk. The test comes after they
rave made the discovery. How much Of
many? How much Will 1t weigh against
the solemn edict of that unknown author
", Fashion, which announces, They will
In reality the evil lies deeper than the
surface. and we must, to vfndicate sucf
women at all. look in a different direc.
ton. First, he excuse which so many
sth~oughtless persons -make-aSorne one else
will if l do mott $50 long as the bird il
dead. why not wear the wings?"-is mucf
more persuasive among women thar
among men. simply because women have
been left 50 wholly ignorant of business
To men. demand and supply mean some
fhing: the youngest boy who has traded
in postNge stamps knows that if nobody