The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-07
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Most interesting In the history Of fash
ion is the development of the slender
| girdle with which the Greek goddess
lightly confined her flowing draperies-
Today his simple band IS no longer seen,
the new woman demanding a great va
riety Of elaborate belts for her several
costumes. She belts in the waist of her
trim bicycle suit with a slim two-inch
strap of perforated leather, and away she
rides in a manner that would have shocked
the stately maidens of Rome and Athens
These perforated belts consist of a
| piece of flexible leather stamped or cut
in conventional designs of flowers of Ori-
entail patterns, showing a lining Of bright
silk. The closing is effected by a MASSIVE
buckle Of gold or. oxidized silver chased
in a design corresponding with that eof
the belt.
The fashionable leather belt IS far more
ornamental than the girdle Of a few sea
sons ago. Brilliant buckles Of gold and
silver embellish the belts of dark leather,
while the lighter ones-such as rose,
green, blue and y~ellow-have enameled
buckles to match, set sometimes in the
centre with a miniature.
The saddle belt, quite a new design, is
made of patent or enameled leather in
the heaviest grade, stitched and finished
much like harness. two nickel or silver
plated rings hold at each side, and the
buckle (Which can be bought in the shape
of a stirrup or a bitl is fastened by means
of a hook resembling that used for the
check-rein. For the horseshow gown or
the costume worn at the races, this is
considered very g
The delft design in belts and buckles is
another novelty. The ribbon is of Yale
blue silk. the buckle a long. graceful en-
ameled scroll upon which the delft colors
are exactly produced. A handsome belt
with a buckle in the shape of a Napole-
onic wreath is called the Empire.
Very costly but exquisitely lovely are
the tortoise she'll belts. These consist of
six pieces of the shell banded and linked
by gold or silver bands and rivets.
Belts of gold army braid, with a gold
slide and buckle, are very attractive, and
those of silver braid studded with tiny
nail-head Jewels are exceedingly dainty
with white gowns. The hand-painted or
white enamel Dresden buckle ornamented
| further with scroll work, is sold at a
very reasonable price and is beautiful for
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ribbon.
Ar exquisite arrangement shows q belt
consisting of silver fligree butterflies set
in pink enamel, and Joined at the tips of,
the wings by silver links.
Gold bands set with amethysts and sap
phires are gorgeous, and will be used for
elegant evening bodices. Lovely girdles
for Empire gowns are fashioned after a
description Of the girdle worn by the En-
| press Josephine. This was Of rubies set
in gold and intersected with pearls.
The correct bridecake from now on will
be q simple loaf spiced and fruited, iced
and wreathed in natural orang blossoms,
| and only large enough to exactly supply
the bridal party.
OF course the ring, spoon and thimble
will be baked into the loaf. and the CEN
tire of the table occupied by the gorgeous
plaster and nougat ediice, meant for or
namentation, not for food. Then for
| guests, at the reception, the confiseur
sends tiny brida loafs. Every one is a
miniature cake In itself, appropriately
spiced, cut square, in a circle, or heart
form. iced, wreathed with artificial orange
blossoms and bearing, in high sugar re-
lief, the couples initials in the centre.
Every one of these toy cakes is to fit,
at the costly wedding, in a box of water
ed white silk, having a hinged top and
fastened with white wax, stamped with
the brides seal.
If you use one of the long rubber and
glass tubes for feeding your baby. re-
member hat the least bit of careless
ness may cause the child's death.
The tubes and nipple become tainted
in half an hour on a warm day, and
tainted with a most active and virulent
poison. Tainted milk will cause yomit-
ing, commissions and fux, and a baby
that is ailing the least little bit will soon
succumb to the poison.
Clean the tube nipple and bottle the
instant the child is fed, and put all in
a dish of clear water to soak till needed
again When fed at night remove
the tubes the same way and throw a nap
kin over the bottle if milk remains in It.
These precautions may save a baby's
life. lack of them lose 1t.
SllVefsmfths are ever surprising the
public with novelties. This time it is
lemonade spoons, the handles of which
are hollow and can be used instead of a
straw 1t is told that these hollow ham
dies are easily cleaned.
The new lemonade spoons are things
of beauty, with gold bowls in leaf shape.
Plain common folk, however, will con-
tinue to drink their lemonade In the old
fashioned way for few sideboards are
large enough to hold the ininit variety
Of things in silver that the enterprising
silversmiths are deyising to crafty lux
urious pocketbooks.
Rocco jewelry, Greek ~intaglios, Bulgar-
ian silver ornaments, Norwegian silver
buckles. Louis XIV. and XIV. miniatures
framed in gold, set with diamonds OF
pearls, Roman shoulder-clasps n ex-
quisitely wrought FRANCISCAN girdles and
chatelaines are anonymously worn with
elegant evening toilettes of any and ev-
cry description. Fancy belt slides and
jewelled hair, neck and bodice pins are in
high vogue, and a rich and artistic but
wonderful medley of garnitures and or
naments is also noticed on hats, tea
gowns and French reception dresses.
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