The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-19

Knew ffau an aHQ#a1lGea adAHtOet tl4E1l-
itesimaily small. But Oh: bow she chose
! and planned and $ueceeded! She knew
what suited her STYLE and complexion,
and she wore it. Perhaps there was not
an exciting variety In her costuming,
but there was ever a delicious harmony.
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Mummy, what becomes of the stock
ing that belonged in the holes?" asked
the inquisitive ~youngster.
To judge from the facility with which
boys OF all ages reduce stockings to a
stage OF holiness, mummy herself must
often wonder the same thing.
There are to be lac excellent stock
ings. thickly ribbed and double toed and
heeled, for both boys and girls. But,
with all this care, it seems impossible to
keep the boys stockings p~resentable and
in order without constant buying.
The knees and heels have an aggravat-
ing way of eliminating themselves, very
sister who's duty it is to look after the
family darning basket.
After the stocking has been darned
until the knee has become u~nsightly and
the heel has been made uncomfortable,
the garment can be mended very nicely
If the knitting pms are called into use.
Get the ball darning cotton, the best
quality of fast black, and a set Of knit
ting pins; Knit a patch In plain stitch
the size of the rent in the heel or knee;
cut away all frayed material from the
stocking and sew in the patch neatly,
with an cover and over, seam.
The result will be a, very neat and all
most invisible mend, that prolongs the
use of the garment for a much longer
period.
This same method will also be found
very satisfactory in repairing ~1annels,
skirts and drawers, that are capable of
much more wear, but for the holes in
knees and elbows. Knit patches for these
garments from hard wool and insert into
the worn places.
The garments mended in this way are
not u%nslghtly, and much can be saved to
the household purse by these small ecori-
omies.
The new styles In petticoats are bewil-
deringly pretty; better still, they are
eminently sensible in material and cut.
Silk is the favorite material, and as there
never was a time when silk could be
bought SO cheap, it is quite possible,
even for the woman who has to consult
economy. to have several. Fashion re-
quires that the Innings of the cloth suits
this year shall be of contrasting silk, and
one of the newest fads is to have a petit
coat to wear under the gown made of
the same color as the gown itself, but
just a shade or two lighter. All these
are fuller h a they were, but the full
ness is gathered into a small space at
the back, quite like the skirts of the
gowns, and the fit over the stomach and
hips is carefully attended to. A deep
Spanish our Is stifl the fashion, but
the skirt itself extends under the fiounce
now. One or more ruffles to trim the
f1ounce, and just as nam inside ruches
or little f1ounces as can be put on, are
added. Lace insertion is very much
used-black lace on the fiounces of petit
coats to wear with street gowns, white
lace on those to be worn with light
gowns In the house, In all the petit
coats there is some attempt at wiring,
either with a feather-bone run through
just above and just below the 1ounce,
or the -dress-extenders, which are really
capital. put into the back breadths so
that h petticoat hangs out full and
wide.
Don't make a mistake in buying a ready
made bicycle suit in selecting a combina-
ton skirt that is supposed to answer for
knickerbeckers and skirt, too, instead of
one that is just caught under at the
knees in back. The first named is
quite as heavy and much more incon-
venient than the two separate garments,
Knockers and skirt. Besides all this they
cannot be raised, and when removed
have to be dropped to the floor and step
ped out of. Likewise, when put on
they nave to be stepped into after the
fashion of mems trousers. and are ex-
c~eedingly cumbersome and one is held
as if in a box or vice. People have be-
come so educated to the look of the short
skirt, and women have found that they
are so much more rational, that a woman
riding a wheel with her. skirt down to
her ankles looks a~ntiquated and has the
same difference in appearance to be seen
in a homemade gown and one made by
a modiste.
The Czarina has a good memory, and
never loses her interest IN anyone who
has awakened it. In 1894, when she was
Princess AK, she spent a month, by
medical advice, at Harrogate, in England,
and g~raciously consented to become the
godmother to twin babies born at Cath
cart House, where she was staying. She
has repeatedly inquired after their well
fare, and sent presents, both to children
and parents, and before she left Balmoral
directed her lady in-waiting to write ard
ask how they were getting on. and for
ward them two splendid drinking mugs,
enamelIed in scarlet and turquois blue on
a gold ground, and matching a dinner SER
vice she had previously presented to the
family.
Ornaments for the hair, feathers, flow
ers and even ribbon, will be more large
ly used this season than they have been
for years. A small wreath of violets
around the small loose knot in the pack
and tied at the top with green MORE rib
bon, with the loops and ends standing
well up from the couture makes a pretty
addition to a rather scant twist of hair.
The combination of feathers and flowers
is a favorite one for small theatre BON
nets and for a finish to the couture with
evening toilettes.
Take half a pound of dried lavender
6c.uara half or, N - a-s.a 49,