The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-23
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mind and kill of fingers for the material.
provided the color is good, counts sor
very little 81 long as the idea CT design IS
arsistically carried ont.
Wonders can be accomplished WITH
brigb colorcd cambrics. figured dimities,
geld and silver paper, beads, ribbons,
spangles. paper or artihicai flowers,
charcoal. pan and ink, paint brushes. scis-
sors and paste pos. TO aid in such prepa-
rations q few suggestions are given here
for some novel costumes, which are in
expensive and easy 10 make.
A very pretty costume can be made
from the Iadsbird. The skirt should be
black and rather short. and the bodice of
scarlet, Terminating With tive long coat
tails in fhe back, cut round, in the shape
of the folded. wing. The sleeves should
be puffea and also of scarlet.
All over the sleeves, bodice and wings
small black spots should be gummed on,
or else made with ink or charcoal. Red
stockings and red or black slippers COM
piete this Sery pretty dress.
Pierrette is an easy model TO follow,
too. One costume might be made of
bright yellow cambria. with short skirt,
tight bodice and large puffed sleeves.
The skirt should be full and trimmed
with stripes of black. put on in a KIND
of lattice work, and if mall black POM
pons are scattered over the entire dress
much effect will be gained. If the balls
cannot be obtained a few tiny BOWS
placed here and there will do very well,
and the bows can be easily made out OF
ribbon or black cambria.
A pointed cap. made after the fashion
of a Ounce cap. in yellow, ornamenteo
with pompons or bows. black gloves and
black stockings, give the finishing touch
to this idea. Another Pierrette can be
entirely dressed in black without n
touch of color, and another in white, with
black decorations. or in white with pale
blue, or pale green trimmings. In every
case the pointed cap is a necessity Pier
rot for a boy is all white, with either
red or blue spots.
Miss Folly is also pretty. Her dress is
fantastic. Select a yellow cambria petit
coat and cut a bodice that fits tightly,
with long and sharp points descending TO
ths hem of the skirt.
The latter should fall only just below
the knee. The bodice can be made of pale
blue or bright pink, violet. scarlet or
white, The low neck and sleeves should
also be decorated with points n every
point should carry at its tip a tiny bell.
Folly is also a sood costume for a boy
who, of course, should have yellow puff
ed knickerbockers and a jacket nding in
points, tipped with bells. He should wear
a large ruff around his neck. either OF
lace, white lawn or Of yellow cambria.
The North American Indian Is a clever
boys costume. Some brown cambria kill
ted under a belt OF gold paper. a fantastic
sash carried diagonally from the shoulder
to the waist. innumerable strands OF
beads, which he canstring himself, and a
head-dress. Of turkey feathers. will sug-
gess the savage at very little expense of
time or money.
-yso vsarss.s
We have news from one of the girls,
who is a guest at a house party not far
distant. of a beautiful dinner given to her
in honor Of her engagement, which has
just been announced. She writes that it
was the h~andsomest dinner she has ever
seen. The color scheme of the table dec
o~rations was white and yellow, and meant
10 her-the White ~symbolical of her we'd
din gown, and the yellow of the wedding
ring. There were ten at table; the menu
was not ptoo long or exhausting, just
enough COURSES and the food was of the
best. Not being much of a connaisseuse
In good cookin. this young woman was
more particularly struek with the beauty
of the decoration of the table, says Har-
per's Bazzr.y,sse
To begin withasthen. the center-piece
was an oval basket filled with exquisite
white orchids picked fresh from the green
houses on the place. This was surrounded
with a wreath of golden autumn leaves
so arranged on the cloth as to show every
delicate point and turn of the leaves. Just
outside of this wreath stood four tall cut
glass vases, holding more of the white
orchids. with maidenhair fern. A bunch
of orchids was at each lady's place. and
at each corner of the table was a cut
glass candlestick with yellow silk shade
and yellow candles.
The menu which had been paint
ed by the hos sere exceedingly pref
~. They sd of small squares Of
white cardboard edged with gilt, on
which were painted in bright colors diff
ferent golf scenes. One represented a
golf field, with the figure of man in the
act Of driving in the foreground; an
other represented the clubhouse piazza,
with two pretty young girls; another
showed a little "caddy' with his bag and
sticks; and still another had a collection
of "lost balls on a green field. They
were most beautifully and artistically
painted, and were taken away from the
dinner as charming souvenirs.
The business of visiting household man
ayers consists chiefly in the relieving of
wealthy women burdened with manifold
social duties and many household cares.
The managers take entire charge of a
limited number of houses, and see to it
that all the domestic wheels run smooth
ly both in the absence and presence of
the owners, bringing to the work a fund
of thorough experience gained in the
management of their own households.
The rich woman hands over to them
the affairs which she finds TO be beyond
her physical resources. All cleaning is
done under their supervision; floors are
polished, plumbing examined and, If nee
essary, put into repair by competent men.
Curtains. blankets. rugs and carpets are
cleaned and PITT down in their proper or
der. B~ric-a-brac busted and replaced un-
injured.
If the wealthy woman is contemplating
a trip to Europs or q her country resi-
dercS sns MAJ lr1ya the closing NJ her