The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-30
APROYIDENT WOMAN
The Means by Which she
Made One Dress Look
Like Many.
EVOLUTION OF A 0 W
The Change in Our Mourning Gus
and the De-
crease in Marriage
Furniture Polish.

Nothing costs moro than the dainty
little love of a bonnet" A bead or two,
u Cherry. a tiny ribbon, very. and you've
got your $40 worth.
The woman with any knack at all
about her, can, with the sum of $40 sup
ply herself with a number Of dainty bon
nets. and have a surplus left for a ticket
Tor the matinee. where she can wear the
bonnet.
Go first to the millinery store, the most
reliable in the city, and select two or
tnfee pretty frames, the shapes that are
simplest and most becoming. Next 60
to the dry goods shop and select what
furnishings that are to be had there.
Ribbons. ~velvets. iaces, silk, are gotten
at a lower cost than at the millinery
store, though birds, eaahers and aig-
rettes must be bought, at the latter place.
A dainty black and white bonnet, that
fashionable creation, can be evolved with
a little cost. A white wire or buckram
frame, a piece of white silk, some fots
OF hlmy late. a white aigrette, and two
tiny black birds and a pearl buckle with
q bit OF ribbon made one of the prettiest
bonnets for theatre wear or evening oc-
casions.
The frame was a small toque. Over
the frame was gathered in neat folds a
piece of white silk-about an eighth of
rich grosgrain. Two very full r~osettes
of the silk lace and a rich bow of rib
bon, from which the white aigrette
stood up. trimmed the back. A little
twist of the lace and a iot of the RIB
bon was arranged to fall over the hair
on either side the COIL. The pearl
buckle with a little more of the lace and
ribbon was brought from the front along
the left side, and in the front, a little to
one side, a dainty nest of the lace held
two perky black birds, A twisted BAN
deaux of black velvet finished the edge
but was removable, so that any other
color could be used.
A fetching queen bonnet is worm by the
same woman and made by her. Moss
green velvet covers the frame smoothly
and a twisted edge gives style to the
arrangement. A round jetted buckle
forms the: centre of a bow of velvet
which spreads out in wlng-like effect.
From a fuller bow and buckle at the
back, a black aigrette stands up stihly,
and there are a few green velvet leaves
bronze and golden green, and three rich
pink velvet rose that droop over the
hair with an especial fine one thai
mods saucfly over the top of the bonnet.
A rose colored bandeaux. and pink flowers
are also worn in a small hat of black
velvet with black and blond lace, and
three nodding black plurnes. Bunches of
pale, double velvet yiolets are some
times substituted for the pink roses, and
are fastened under the brim.
This women makes it q point to in
saa son n ha one ELABORATE hat during each
nets In which she Is the envy and ad-
miration Of her friends. are her own
ing not as much as the one ordered hat
The evolution Of q gown belonging to
shows how the wit of a woman can over
come the niggardliness of fortune. THE
some satin duchesse with a garniture of
guipure and jet.
~ T ss5ss cores | were added from carefully
the result. New sleeves We're added, and
T 9laek b saAtaen b seoa the PLACE tri At th aba laes.
yelled with Violet chiffon, and ! smart
moved and a collar Of white satin yelled
and e asap c wfth e gu tPe lac lace T replaced s It
and edged with narrow cascades, ending
ornaments, outlined the NO front seams
of the skirt. The. black and white bon
net anu Wnite groves We're completing |
The skirt, beginning to show a little
wear, was carefully repaired. sponged and |
pressed. Yelled in black tulie, 1t made a
dancing skirt, andg gave a deal of wear.
Then the economical owner ripped ii IN.
pressed 1T out, and mounted 1t over a
mohalr lining. A tiny bias frill was added |
TO the bottom, and over it another of gui- |
pure lace headed by aeruche of black
satin ribbon, and the owner congratulated
herself upon having one of the hand
soonest black petticoats to be seen In a
days promenade: The waist was carefully
wardrobe as an at home waist to sup
plement odd skirts. Now what think you
OF this for artistic ecorOmy?
One secret of being presentable at all
times Is to- put everything to use, or
save everything for future occasions. |
Fashion Is not so arbitrary IN these latter
days Of the century but that a Woman
can suit herself. She can accentuate her |
good, points and bring them out, yelling
and toilette as never before. I~ndividuaiity
seems to be the keynote, and therefore |
everything almost can be worn.
IN saving the odds and ends, do so In |
telligently.. Don bungle everything into |
boxes or bags forfeiture use, but rip
carefully, pick out the stitches, press and
fold up. Laces can be rolled on a piece
of cardboard and ribbons rolled on empty |
spools.. Chiffon that seems hopelessiy
crumplea, II pressed with a hot iron, are
CHANGING OUR MOURNING CUSTOMS
As a People We Arc FEARING Away
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