The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-26
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Youthful evening frocks shown by the
Tessmakers suggest many pretty ways
using ribbon as q 8arniture. Fancy
Ribbons are not so popular as they were
q year ago, and a plain satin ribbon,
contrasting In color or matching the
foundatiou-if the frock be Of null or
some thin fabric mounted over a coll
ored Silks preferred. Some ribbon
trimmings give a quaint Vatican effect
behind. Over a gown of white null one
strip OF ribbon starts in q point from
the waist line. is carried under the arms,
high on to the shoulders. thence to the
back, where it makes a square bow: the
ends of the bow are twisted and brought
down tightly 10 the waist line, where
they meet the ribbon ends that form the
waistband, n there all four streamers
are knotted together and fall down over
the back of the skirt.
A charming ~debutante's frock Is of silk
embroidered with null. mounted over
white satin, the embroidery consisting of
tiny rosebuds- The skirt is fashioned of
three deep voiants, quite in the 1880 style.
h1Q Tic Only lIlU1lfllIS 0H tl6 Plttty
frock is effected by a lavish use of green
satin ribbon. A broad sash ribbon is
! crushed about the waist and tied in a
Aprim bow behind, with long md hanging
e9wn on. the skirt. The corsage is COW
red, blouse fashion, by the null, and
tut with pretty, rounded dceolletage and
short pulled sleeves. On the left side,
nigh ON the shoulder, are placed three
ribbon loops. and from under this bunch
of loops fall two streamers of ribbons,
that are carried around In a circle to
the right side of the bust, where they
end under another from the bow on the
left side. following the line OF the two
upper strips,
A pompadour evening gown of blue
Abrocaded silk is oddly trimmed by rush
kngs Of blue velvet ribbon. The corsage
S cut in a wide square about the should
rs and finished by a ruching OF the
klvet. 1t is shaped in the form of a
ort pointed bodice and a row Of ribbon
VS.. graduated in size. trims the front
pompadour style. The sleeves make a
ght narrow puff at the shoulders and
Q Their shlrred tightly to the elbows,
here the thick laces rufrles make a nice
Irish. TIL skirt opens over an apron
Canel and is trimmed down the sides
by velvet ruchings that extend in three
Rows about the sides and around the
slight train. A bunch of rosebuds is
placed on each side of the skirt. The
apron is Of several founces of lace, ruff
fed over a foundation Of. blue satin.
AS a rule, the custom of making W
IL = -an.A aanfn air I
than modish in its results. for 1t Is a
rare instance when both an evening and
day time blouse can be fashioned 50 thai
each shall appear to make. with the use
full skirt, a separate and distinct cos
hume. An always well dressed and some
what caustic belle said once, when look
ing over the gown worn by a friend with
Va small dress allowance, Very clever,
n what is the other top like, dear?'
A for steels and wires and that hideous
thing known as the hustle, while they
may be seen contingent on the success
of drapery in the midst of the future, they
are of the widest kind of red flag to
wave before a Paris dressmaker. Now,
one advancing such a query is easily let
off If answered by a shrug or even by
the mild sarcasm of a recently inter
viewed dressmaker, who referred to GER
tain fashion writer's for any information
on the subject. Why try to make fashions
sensational?
There are marked changes to be sure,
but if one follows up a series of good
Bankruptcies, the easy manner in which
one nod suggests the following one is
really the most conspicuous thing about
the turn of the wheel. During the last
three years there nave been two hustle
scares. with absolutely no reason; at the
present moment there is another, and
founded on a rather better basis. Blu
there is no reason to take it seriously. In
the first place, there is a strong chance
that 1t will never be anything but talk,
and if they-the bustles-do arrive, no one
need wear them who does not wish to.
There are no sleeves of fashion now
among well dressed women. At the same
time. If woman concludes to wear a hustle
she will
When n model gown arranged over a
hustle is to seen at a reliable dressmak-
er's a careful note will be made of 1t,
Rnd when twenty appear in public in
Paris 1t will be time enough to say that
the hustle has arrived. At the present
moment neither occurrence seems prob
Able.
The fashion of wearing long chains of
gold about the neck is attractive. The
chain should be strong enough to hold
the watch tucked into the belt, and often
p tiny gold purse and bunch OF gold
plated keys that are better carried by the
mistress than by the maid. These chains
are supposed to be for use, and are seen
with tailor-made shopping costumes.
Parisians are carrying, while shopping,
Dainty bags of brocaded silk with gold
clasps n ornaments or bags of fancy
esther boYhd with gold or silver. This
8 a coquf ttish revival of an old fashion
and doesy ot necessarily suggest a shop
ping trip a s~uburbanite. The small
bags Of tie leather. with clasp, chain
and mono5 AM of gold. are particularly
gttractiye hnd the extreme is a bag ten
lines lar than a purse, Of fine gold
mesh price is not one of its attrac-
lone in Paris there are always pa
the expensive fads introduced by
'She is such a weIl-dressed girl" is the
nvariable comment concerning a young