The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-06
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IDEAS for dWoanen.

a noticeable feature about q miscel-s
iaaeoos gathering of women is the lack
OF harmony in dress.
It is not that the articles Of apparel
are In themselves untastefulE or inele-
CANT Frequently the most elegant ar
ticies Of the wardrobe when worn to-
getner produce a very unbecoming effect
and nentralize the beauty and elegance
OF the other. On the other hand a COM
paratively cheap toilette wora in
harmony with its accessories produces an
excellent effect
The woman who can afford only one
complete outfit for street wear. should
consider carefully the relation of each
article to the other that she proposes to
wear together.
II only n hat is to be had. nothing
IN the way OF a pronounced effect
should be selected. but something neu-
tral which may be varied by the change
OF ribbon or flowers beneath the brim
or upon the outside. The gloves should
be unobtrusive and harmonious In tone.
or in other words neither gloves or hat
should be the most CONSPICUOUS point
in a oman toilette.
A tasteful illustration of this was
noticed among the modest belongings
to a little trousseaa. The bride was not
wealthy. but her troussean would lave
been a good example of refined taste to
many WHIT have unlimited cash to spend
on each passing fancy.
II was a dress for general street wear
mat took my fancy, made from the
goods much in vogue of very dark brown
and running through it to form a plaid
or check threads of invisible green.
while over the whole surface spread
thick nap of shining black wool through
which the plaids showed but family.
INT skirt was cut moderately full and
finished plainly. The bodice or waist
was cut box or Empire coat fashion. and
also finished by simple stitching around
the edge. With this dress went several |
fronts. One, a surah Of pale green, |
plated from collar to bust very closely. |
where a pointed belt met 1t, the belt be- |
ing ornamented by six large buttons of
white pearl. |
Another vest OF rich Persian silk |
showed a belt aad collar of black satin. |
a vest of white serge and another OF
black satin. They gave variety to the
one costume.
me nat TO be worn vt this froek was
PLAIN black. nearly a sailor shape. Wide |
BOWS OF black satin ribbon, two small
black tips, and two green ones were tae |
trimming. Plain black gloves and yer, |
Ozark brown ones were selected.
Few petticoat models are shown with
the pointed yoke. the newest pattern be-
ing the one snugly fitted by means of
cores over the hips. says the sDry Goods
Economist"
The bright. warm looking garmentsI
make an attractive addition to the under
wear department, where there is little
color to relieve the monotony of the clear
white.
Black flannel pettieoats are much af-
fected- They are not always used solid
~ black. The sombrenees Is relieved by
eolored leather etitching. the lower edge
being cut in deep s~callops, or squares,
beneath which fab ruffles of lace.
Where Spanish founcas designate the
lower part of the pettieoat the upper Dor
ton Is a deep yoke extending below the
hips.
A silk petticoat of black, green. blue.
violet, red, ETC.. c~hangeable silk trimmed
with ruffies. plaitings. lace. ste ana
usually finished with a slight stirenins
around the 1--WE edge. gives the last
touch to the costume.
a lSAeu"oiidH seiectS her pettlcoat TO |
accord with the general costume, as she
IS pretty sure to show it some times and
thus afford a picture of complete har-
mony in color.
Lately there nave been very good sales
of striped and brocaded silk pe,ticoats
as well as the glace effects. The Paris
made silk pettfcoats are not as wide or
as much trimmed as the handsome de-
made I'M here /
-.
The winter roses of thin crunpled crepe
and velvet are lovely. They seem to
shade Ill the real down of a rose petal.
Virot's favorite combination, and each |
seems to have a distinctive one.
is turqoise blue and violet, and the cachet
of a Virot touue at present is to have a
wreath of violets with a twist of velvet
in the centre placed or one side OF a
turquoise blue velvet toque. This estab-
is using more stiff plumes than
ostrich tips. Glossy black birds with
Strauss diamond eyes are perched on
velvet hats. Few felts are shown. and
toques and hats have not departed much
in shape from the forms described In an
earlier letter. A few strings appear, and
although they are attached to hats. or.
rather, toques, designed for a matron
of certain age" as the French put it,
the effect is SO pretty that it will be
strange if younger women do not adopt
them A charming theatre toque of light
tulle is trimmed by two long argus
plumes. These spotted tail feathers of
the argus pheasant are not only ex-
tremely d41icult to prepare for use, but
almost impossible to obtain, since the
hunting of the bird In Java is prohibited
by law. They are an innovation in mill
linery, and this difficulty in procuring
them undoubtedly helps to make them
the rage The toque Of tulle referred to
has two of these long quilts of rich
brown, spotted with white, curved about
the entire form and a dash of warm color
is added by a bunch of velvet violets
placed on one side.
Delicious shortcake may be made from
one pound of best -four, sifted, half a
pound of butter, quarter of a pound of
quarter of an ounce Of rice four
writes Margaret Macleod Brown in the
January Ladies' Home Journal Wash
the butter and press 1t between the folds
of a towel to remove all moisture, then
put it with the sugar In an ea-rthen-ware
basin and beat II (wfthout in any u1ov