The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-30

finto m-ayonndzSe dressing and lne rice
border to the chops be colored yellow.
All the ribbons used should be yellow,
and the effect Of August sun will be
captured and reproduced. A clever and
effective decoration is to drape yellow
tulle over the portions of the table UNI
occupied by dishes or flowers. The place
cards should bear the guests name, the
date and some quotation applicable to
her musical tastes. After the luncheon
an informal musicale should be held. each
guest doing her share to add 70 the en-
t~ertainment. The recitation of Owen
Meredith's Aux Ttaliens. Austin Dob
sons Child Musician Longfellow's de-
scription~ of Ole Bull from Tales Of a
Wayside Inn, or of Burners charming
'Schumann's Kinder Scenen.' viii make a
charming interruption
Toile Parisienne is used by many
~dressnakers for foundation skirts and
skirt Innings 10 summer gowns. This
fabric is much like a batiste, with a
linen finish. Under sheer textiles, a
tinted material is frequently used by the
modiste called %dauphine. This is simply
a newer name for corded lawn, n the
cords give a material stiffness that
makes 1t a desirable fabric in this sea-
son of spreading skirts. In figured
varieties it is used for making very
pretty morning dresses, the designs be-
ing printed upon the repped surface. It
Is sometimes striped in charming con-
trast of color. as pink with mauve, lilac
with cream color. rose with reseda. yel-
low with willow green, ciel blue with
tea rose.
French batistes that are semi-diaphan-
Gus and have a silk lustrous surface are
easily mistaken for India silks. as they
are very similarly patterned. Some
modistes make these up over inexpen-
sive silks while others prefer toile
Parisienne or plain sateen. These
batistes cost but 20 cents a yard, and
are twenty-e,ght inches wide
I'm your own person you must live
up to what the social world asks says
Ruth Ashmore in an article addressed to
young girls in August Ladies' Home
Journal Achieve the stiffness of form
that is the great charm of the English
woman. Learn to be quiet of body, do
not jerk, do not wriggle, DO not move
from chair to chair, do not restlessly
| pick up first one and then another of
the trifies on the table, and toy with
them, do not bite your lips, do not set
your jaws as if you were going to fight
a battle, do not tap your foot. and do
not show, by moving your hands back
ward and forward that the enemy of
good form, restiessness. is controlling
you. Then, when you talk, avoid all
those little smart speeches that seem
to you so clever, but which are very apt
TO be coined at the expense of somebody
else"
The riding habits in the royal trousseau
were of the customary length just COW
ering the stirrup foot. The skirts were
plain and rhe Jackets made TO fit tightly
to the figure in almost every case. The
waistcoats were chiefly made of fancy
drill, one with a small, neat pattern in
blue, another in pink. and SO on. A covert
coat had strapped seams, and, though
tight at the back. was straight in front
and had a velvet collar. In riding boots
a plug was introduced in front of the
heel to prevent the stirrup from slipping,
Blocks at the ankle and above it prevent
the stirrup leather from CALLING the flesh.
Very high. strong boots were provided
for shooting and climbing. For cycling
the goloshes were patent leather with blue
cloth tops. or brown goloshes with stock
inette tops made very high, and resem-
bling CATERS For evening wear We're the
daintiest possible shoes of gold or silver
kid bronze, embroidered with iridescant
sequins, blue satin worked in steel. white
satin embroidered in silver, or in pearls
and gold sequins, and satin shoes to
match all the evening gowns.
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The new head worn by fash
ionable women are somewhat barbaric in
appearance. No longer are tiaras, or their
representative diamond sprays, worn al
the back. but boldly. deiantly on the from
OF the hair, standing up straight and I'M
compromisingly. With a couple of Mer-
cury's wings in spangles and an aigrette
with a gold and ruby serpent entwined
round it. the quietest of women wears the
said to be clad in her war ain These
fashionable changes necessitate a good
deal of expense. for, whereas our grand
mothers treasured their diamond orna-
ments from generation to generation Tin
fact, most of the finest jewels are heir
l0oms), the up-to-date woman has hers
changed and reset every year. The result,
of course, is varied and effective, though
diamonds can never, under these eircum-
stances, retain the value and charm of
those beautiful old settings which in
themselves are to the connoisseur both
rare and satisfying.
A costly gift is in course Of preparation
for presentation to her Royal Highness.
the Duchess of York, by the Ladies' I'm
ion Of the Nobility of Malta. 1t consists
Of a parasol of exquisite design In Maltese
point lace, on a ground of pale blue silk,
4 which shows TO great effect the delicate
work. into which are Introduced the
crown of England and the Maltese cross
encircled in flowers. The rod is of purest
ivory. the handle being Of solid gold, en-
cjrcled with gems.
AS soon as flowers are gathered cut
their stems a half-inch or so before ar
ranging them in a vase. At night put
them in a cool place where there are no
draughts. IN the morning cut the stems
and place in fresh water. Some flowers
viii keep better if wrapped in damp It's
size paper over night. but carnations must
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