The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-03
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women prefer to make all the clothes
themselves. but others, and they are in
the majority. buy the outfit ready-made.
The prices range from ss.25 for a set of
eighteen pieces. to $3.50 for a set of
ffty-four pieces and 50 on. as high as
one wishes TO pay
The eighteen pieces in the S8.23 set are
two shirts, two bands, two barrows, two
flannel shirts, four slips, night and day,
one dress, two pairs of socks, a wrapper
and a quilted nursery pad The SOCKS
which are all hand knit, are of white
zephyr, with pink or blue stripes or plain
white, coming at II cents a pair. They
can be had be had of zephyr, with the
stripes of silk, either in pink or blue. at
20 cents. and of silk at $3.50 a pair. No
colors but those mentioned are used
Then there are the little bands.
These are knitted. Flannel bands are
not used any more. They are made with
or without stripes and range from 40 to
IS cents. Dear little shirts, looking too
small for any mortal, are In wool, very
plain, burt neat at 60 cents. Others with
crochet edge are silk, in the shape of little
fans ARE 81. The all-silk mes are 81 and
up. and for those who do not care for
either of these. there are little shirts of
silk and wool mixed, with pretty silk
edge and a white baby ribbon. used as a
drawing string to the neck. at the same
price as the silk ones.
Barrows are sometime included in baby
wardrobes. but they are not necessary.
The very p~lainest are of cotton flannel
and sell for the extremely low price of
rs cents. Finer ones. in soft white fan
mel, with prettily embroidered edges, come
at rs cents. There are some beauties at
So. which are embroidered by hand in
s~callops, some with open work edges.
Most women prefer everything of fine
material, as fine as their purses will per-
init, but everything plain, such as the
little shirts of nainsook. simply trimmed
with narrow Valenciennes lace.
A pretty skirt of nainsook is hem
stitched around the bottom, and trim
med with pretty embroidery and seven
tiny tucks. This one was seventy-fve
cents. Another, at s1.25 had, nine tucks,
loop-edge embroidery around the bottom,
and feather stitching, and the embroid-
cry around the neck and wrists. Still
another had little clusters of tucks around
the bottom, n lace insertion and edg-
ing. This was 2.25. At 81, delicate skirts
of French nainsook, trimmed with real
lace. would suit the most fastidious
taste.
The slips range from thirty-eight cents
for a plain one, with a little bunch of
tucks, to $3.50 for one of French nain-
sock, trimmed with valenciennes lace,
the lace forming a bib in the front.
Pretty ones of dimity. shirred at the
neck and belt, and lace trimmed, are
$3.50. There are other slips for 81 and So
of nainsook, or linen d. Inde, trimmed
with lace and embroidery. The flannel
sacks are of either pink, blue or white,
are featherstitched with pink or blue
silk, and narrow ribbons tie at the neck.
One in white cashmere with feather
stitched seams and edges embroidered in
seallops, Of pink silk, and with pink rib
bons. is s-75. Another, In a delicate rose
pink cashmere. is IS. A little beauty, of
pink crepon, lined with silk, of the same
color and trimmed with valenciennes
lace, is $3.50.
The wrappers range from 80 for one of
! cashmere. trimmed with lace and ribbon,
90 S1.25 for one of plain flannel. Hood
shawls are new. They are worn in the
house. if the room is chilly, OF, when
carrying baby from room to room. One
in pink flannel is featherstitched about
the edges. and has pink bows at the
neck and on the tiny hood. Pretty bibs
of pique, trimmed with an embroidered
edge, can be had from fifteen to fifty
cents. They are all hand-quiIted. Those
trimmed with drawn work are $2-25. A
new bib is double, having the quilted put
next to the baby. and the outer bib of
nainsook, is edged with valenciennes
lace. The newest wells only come half
way down, instead Of reaching to the bot
tom Of the coal. They are of white
Brussels net. edged with lace, and draw
ing strings of baby ribbon. They come
from $3.50 to 1925. There are little knit
ted sacks. made Empire fashion, in pink
and white, or blue and white, or solid
colors. Some nave tiny hoods. They are
$3.50 and s2.25, and a few cheaper ones
at ~thfrty-five cents to 81. Eiderdown coats
with a little cape are $3.50. One of Bed
ford cord, trimmed with white baby rib
bon, is $3.50. Pretty ones of fancy white
cloth, with embroidered capes and ruffle.
are $3.50. The cashmere coats at S. are
sfik-lined and Authenticated. The inn
ported coats made of white bengaline.
have a deep cape and collar, covered with
deep embroidery. They are $s5. A prom
inent feature Of the imported coats is the
fastening, They are made to fasten on
the right or left side. instead of the mid
die, and the capes fall over the plain
part This way of fastening the coats
keeps the baby from taking cold. The
highest priced imported coat is SIS. The
imported dresses, which are rarely used.
except for a christening, are $40 and $50.
They are trimmed with finest lace.
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Shoes are keeping pace with fashions.
There are embroidered slippers and MON
ogramed ones; slippers Of silk and satin,
slippers beaded and slippers braided; ali
are worn. The decorating of them is a
pretty diversion from this ordinary run
of fancy work.
A plain satin slipper can be made into
e very beautiful one by q llbtle handwork.
II the slipper is to be worn with a dark
house dress select a perfectly plain black
satin one; If a light dress, choose white
silk or satin.
For the va1np a btack-beaded triangle
looks pretty. It can be set on with a point
extending howard the ankle. On the toe
of the stfpper can be set q LITTLE hpaf7ea