The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-02
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the majority Of the new hats are round,
not very high, but broad, and recall
a highly ornamcnted beret. A curious
fact is that in ma1y cases the yelyet
has been gathered and then the stitches
removed, so that the material has alt
the appearance OF being puckered. des-
pite the absence of the thread, just as
the thread made it.
We are 10 nave a novelty this year,
too, in the colors OF the felt. for they
appear in all the bright shades, such as
the very lightest pink, Nile green, bril-
liant reds and biscuit color. 1t is, of
course, intended that these bright felt
shapes should be trimmed with black
velvet and black feathers, plames being
the best liked, although owl and coque
feathers will also be used to u consider
able extent. Light blue velvet is one
of the favorite trimmings, and one
charming little bonnet in this shade and
material was trimmed in a most unique
fashion. Black ostrich feathers We're
formed into very tiny tips, turned down
ward. overlapping each other, and put
completely round the crown, with a
couple of rams horn tips at the side.
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Ihe new ripDOnS are Wen worth SecihS'
the most striking novelty being black
and colored velours. Then there are
Oriental brocades which are very eff
fective and soft glace with borders OF
conventional pattern. Almost all the
new ribbons are shaded into three col
ors. and silk plains and striped velvets
are also to be seen.
The very latest In beleros-whieh are
yet with us-are those made of kid.
This seems at first thought a queer ma
terial to use for dress purposes. but its
great virtue is that it holds embroidery
extremely well and shows it to advant-
age, which, in the present craze Tor
hand-work of all kinds, Is a great point
gained. The foundation of kid is al
most entirely hidden by the mass OF
silk and gold thread put upon it in some
of the many beautiful designs made for
the purpose. while. the colored gems
scattered in profusion over the whole
make a very splendid looking affair al
together.
A black velvet yoke, with three-inch
! wide black velvet ribbons attached.
forms a most effective finish to a SIX
blouse. and may be- sewed on or MADE
separate, in which latter case 1t may
be worn with different blouses. The rib
bons are sewn fast to the yoke. four
on the chest and the same number at
the back. They are then crossed over
each other, forming squares over the
blouse and fastened to a band at the
waist. both back and front, while the
sleeves are similarly decorated.
Far from being old style the blouse
and shirt waists are more in favor than
ever and bid fair to be universally worn,
the only change from past fashion being
that all are now worn tucked into the
skirt. A recent adaptation of the blouse
has a short bolero with a deep valance
of plated tafeta put on the lower edge.
This is drawn into the belt and bags
slightly over 1t. Blouse vests in black
faille or peau de sole will be worn with
various kinds of skirts this fall, and
as soon as the weather permits, will
be made of astraken, sometimes with
sleeves Of the same.
The millinery display in the largest
shops of the city shows very plainly that
people are beginning to realize that
black is one of the most becoming colors
for a hat. Fully one-third of the 'crea-
tions'' are great black velvet things, turn
cd up a little on one side and covered
with curling feathers.
Sometimes these feathers are placed all
around the crown; more often they stand
,1p straight where the hat is tilted; al
most always there is one feather that
has escaped from the others and is placed
SO that 1T will fall over the brim on the
hair.
A good deal of trimming is under the
brims of tie hats this year. On a blue
braided felt there were two brown wings,
one of which stood up among ribbon
bows. while the other was fastened under
the brim and will almost touch the ear
when the hat is worn
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one Of the novelties in hat trimming
is the broad string which is fastened in
the middle of the back Of the hat. 1t is
meant to bring around in front under the
chin. Some of these strings wiz make a
very pretty soft background for the face,
White chiffon was the material for one
of these strings en- a black velvet hat. A
hat of heavy corded white silk. covered
with black striped net. had a string of the
same black net that was almost half 9
ward wide. At the bottom it was finished
With a box-pleating of the same stuff
Still another large black hat had twt
streamers of satin ribbon failing from bis
r~osettes at the back of the hat. At thu
bottom of them were two more rosettes-
whole birds are used on many of the
hats. The heads are placed directly il
the middle in front, and the wings slope
along the sides of the crown Some o.
the wings form the effect OF an Alsatiar
bow in the front.
Small turbans made out Of cloth arr
numerous. They are generally trimmed
with wings of the anne color as tht
cloth.
The stiff hats made to be worn will
street gowns are, like all the others
turned up at the left side, and trimmed
with cog feathers.
The children's hats are Fascinating
masses of feathers, and chiffon, and rib
bon strings. and ruches. and bows. The.
are. in fact, so big that one wonder
how the children win ever be seen unde
such d wealth of trimming. For the old
er children The hats are broad-brimmet
felfs. with bows Of plaid ribbon on them
Conspicuous among ths eosors of tn
hats is gray. Gray feathers, gray fel
and gray velvef are faverite stuffs.
Carrie 3 Garrett. In an artiela entitled