The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-27
IDEAS for QUo1nen,


wonder, as mat means much. II means
self-respect. seif-possessien n entire an
sence OF
French women are pfovereially the pesl
dressed ana oest-mannefed women In fhf
World-the v 80 together. No woman
can pc charming In appearance or man
ner who Is conscious OF soiled gloves. UNI
becoming hal, Or shabby shoes The
weli-ftting gown gave greater peace OF
mind than religion could do. was after
all not SO far wrong. or so skeptical as
she seemed.
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Last summer / was In Paris for 2
fortnight. and ] studied the fair Paris
iennes attentiyeay, enyiously and admir-
ingly, determined to learn something OF
their secret Of tbs art Of dressing. This
is I gieaned:-
As a matter Of fact, the best-dressed
Frenchwoman spends less money on her
clothes than does an iadinerently dressed
American: but where the fain Western
barbarian spends her husbands dollars,
thought and taste instead, and the result
a SAc
First, no matter what her station In
life. she is invariably hien coffee. bien
chausse, bien gantee-an plain English,
her hair is fau1tlessly arranged, she is
well shod, al well eioyed. Her gown
is altogether q secondary consideration,
but It is sure to be validating, and
guftless Of stain or break, or frayed
edges.
But you say how can such a toilette,
dainty in details only, make a really
wsll-dressed woman! TO which ! reply,
1t doesn't; you have yet to learn the
true secret OF q Parisiepne's
her hat. That Is the distinctive feature
of her outdoor costume; no matter how
plain, even poor her gown or jacket may
be, her hat Is surs to be as easily as her
purse can buy, and a yeritable work OF
art SO far as dtnesssand becomipgness are
concerned
And the last touch Of coquettishness is
her veii-over the charming creation of
the miiiiner's skill the filmy Bit of gauze
is tied as only a FreHchwoman can pos
sibly tie it There arg mo unbecoming
wrinkles across the nose, mo untidy edges.
no hutterins ends, and from behind Its
provoking meshes the fair wearer looks
calmly opt, secure in the charm OF her
manner, in the perfection of her toilette,
aEsd La ths consciousness that the reputa-
ton Of her countrywomen, . past mis-
dresses of the aHt of dress, suffers no
d.mAputien through her; rather that it IN
cTeases In the hand of so clever an ar
tiste as herself.
H" tss nsiissH "aroaone sh silaoSs
no"n' c1s~e "~fh si7ele navy spu Stray
Asn .SisAt stray ios seees siauev
s" ieaoasn ytotre are sutsoie iof pne
a "flees hiiilA ~ lloepef - ms
ssoseihpeF HAmes rome JOURNAL Back
U.s. sp0us ~ slrTst costumes. Ailioiis
a'e = S.seepu
$3.50 g ~ snA
~ spt s"f"' san
warp Eudo1z from q doaiar ana . half
ups cneF9on-iinisneo serges from a oe4far'
mohar hgurea goods from q dollar and q
etaarteFs,' ans plain mohairs from seventy
ftye cents AL OF these goods are Of
double width, and eight yards forms the
usual dress pattern In colorsd goods the
plain siadies, caotis are worn again, and
THESE should be spongef before making
them I'D TO prevent spoutins. The mer-
chant selling The dress can be requested
to send IL to the City where professionals
do the spongins for about fifty CENTS .
dress and retain the gloss SIS no oDe else
cam LadiezT cloth, Hike velvet, should be
made up all one way OF the cloth or the
pieces win shade differently. Seven yards
of cloth is a. good pattern. Rough boucie
fabrics having curas of hair VIII be Sc
8ected for Visiting ana church wear. mak-
ing Them IN with yelvet or plain cgota,
Accessories SIX ann ,pooa nlxt,,res 10
o1,Sus ve,ves or sIlk cambsna t,ans ana ara
foursf from a donaps nm tbangh tbey -
mot 10 be zeeommarv4ad ,,nsaa1 ! dosar
and a half a yard. The rough GOODS are
1,,sr,a,y ~ am n~,aaa
doraxutsc fabrics AZ seven4v-sve ca,.s"
The dsfieulty Of dscsding on the most
becoming style of bonnets and other head
gear may to a great extent be modified
by following a few simple rules la,a down
by the proprietor of Castle House NJ
Joseph Lichtenfeld. the well known vie.
maker. in his little work of .pbv-
s~sognomicai Hairdressinx" He has fol-
lowed on the same lines laid down in h;s
former work Taking thc nose for ~
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