The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-21

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pretty face and fine figure, and was one
of Norway's f~avorite professional singers
before her marriage to the plucky ex-
piorer. Since then she has occasionally
appeared at performances for charitable
rpose and always delights her hear
ers.
During the long absence Of her hus-
band Mrs. Nansen was often asked if
she was not afraid he would never re-
turn, but her reply always vas that she
had the most complete confidence in the
soundness Of Nansen's plans, and the
result seems to have justified her in her
opinion
Early importations of autumn hats are
marked by quite as vivid coioring as the
spring brought Us, but colors Will, as a
rule. be mingled with a more sparing
hand. Fancy braids of felt mingled with
satin or chenille are shown in all colors,
bright apple-green, vivid purple, prune,
browns and grays. Birds and feathers
are used lavishly, and there is a strong
inclination for them all to take on the
long curving droop of the bird-of-paradise
feathers which lave been so unbecoming-
ly and inartisticaliy manipulated during
the past season.
Dresses preparing for immediate wear
embrace many fawn-colored woolens,
trimmed with white silk or satin, and fast
ened with white buttons. Shepherds plaid
is capable, too, of being made up in many
fascinating ways. A little rash of the
new deep geranium-red is most effective.
whether it be a vest. a front or merely
a rosette in a hat.
The queer habit men have of regard
ing women as mysterious beings whose
actions and modes of thought are quite
incomprehensible, was amusingly illus
trated recently by a writer who wonder
ed. through a column and more, why
women, when walking, seemed embar-
raised about how to dispose of their
hands, says Vogue" The custom of the
sex of carrying purse. cardcase, umbrella
or other something was explained to be
al CtluAl " SOiF0 LIE QdcSllO4t VI Hl~t
should be done with her hands. Most
unlike the habit Of men.
It is indeed quite true that the sexes
on the street manag their hands and
arms after different fashions, but I'M
likeness in this particular is artificially
produced, as the wondering writer could
easily ave ascertained if he had taken
the trouble to investigate. Men of high
and low and all intermediate grades
swing their arms as they walk; that
beautiful. natural and comfortable move
ment is not permitted to a woman or
girl with any ~pretensions of good breed
ing. Don't swing your arms is among
the earliest of the appalling long cali
endar Of Don'ts' prepared exclusively for
girls. In fact, among the very awful
sins that conservative people charge
against the bicycle girl is that when off
her wheel "she strides along and swings
her arms What she should do, accord
ing to these censors, of course, is to
glue her elbow to her sides and to take
Iady-like steps. However. athletics is
likely more and more to claim the hon.
age of woman, and it is more than
PCSTlD1t ludl ere lOlS tQQfGlttOA Will
| permit her arms to swing as freely as
do those of her brother, and when that
time arrives n more woman "mys-
terry" will be d~issipated.
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Many of last years gowns can be sub
jected to dry cleaning, and with new coll
lar bands, belts, or perhaps sleeves, and q
Encouragement of skirts, assume quite a
| new effect. Rows of narrow velvet or silk
| ribbon can be added round the skirt and
cuffs. No unpicking is required for such
cleaning. Tea gowns and tea jackets thus
| treated look almost as good as new, and
velvets assume quite a fresh face. Old
satin and poplin evening dresses dye well,
n with the new range of inexpensive
| trimmings watered velvet can be renewed
most satisfactorily. These, of course.
| should be unpicked. Black will dye blue.
brown. crimson, claret and other shades,
and this few women realize. The best
plan is to send for a color list to any
respectable dyer. and see what other
shade the color will take.
There is more to an underskirt than
the simple fact that it was made to wear
under a skirt.
Those designed for house or evening
| wear In the winter are as frilled and
tucked as the most fastidious child of
older days could desire.
One is Of excellent Lonsdale cam
brio. The wide Spanish fiounee
is cut in points that fall over a wide
hounce of Valenciennes lace. But the
points themselves are also outlined with
yards Of lace fiouneing, giving a most
veluminous drapery and showing to ex-
cellent advantage when the skirt is held
| UP.
Such underskirts are expensive, but the
girl who Jews cleverly and has time can
make herself similar lovely ones at
home.
Although there are a great many
widows everywhere-and why is it that
there are so many more widows than
widowers?-very few in this country wear
the cap which distinguishes their time
of mourning in England. This seems to
be from a notion thai this headgear is
ugly and unbecoming. 1t is true that
the Anglican make is extreme in its