The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-04

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praise which one hears from the guest
OF the average country house.
It often happens that the woman who's
winter entertainments are voted dull and
heavy, and whose town house is not
famous for pleasure or popularity, makes
the most charming of hostesses when in
ner sylvan villa. Why his is so no
one has yet satisfactorily explained. But
the fact remains. the difidence and for
malty. dnllness and coldness, which
reigned in her town house, are banished
from Hill Top" or Ocean View,
One of the features of country enter
tanning is always dinner giving. The lit
tie dinner for eight or ten, at a round,
owe decked mahogany table, is a
charming way to cement pleasant friend
: SHIPS and enliven the evenings which
may fall after a series of cards, winter
dances and endless STUNNING on man
| dolin.
The hostess of this summer will use
flowers generally. In everything except
dlscomforts the guest must be reminded
of the glorious fact tina he or she is In
the country, away from the hurlylburly
Of town life. and at peace where brown
brooks laugh and flowers grow every
where. For summer table decoration we
md that pale eolors will be used more
than bright ones.
White and pink carnations, sweet peas,
tulips, ~geraniums, h-ydrangeas. iris and
other pallid blossoms will make the fes-
tive board sweet and fresh. For very
warm lays the wise hostess will deck
her luncheon TABLETOP dinners are not
hot weather fetes-with white. resting in
a bed Of ferns and moss, or against a
background of giant mignonette.
49,
Inc parasols brought out for spring and
summer are in better style than those of
last year, and charm by their simplicity.
Striped chine silks on white grounds.
with pink interviewer veivet stripes, are
ilned inside with pink thin silk, and have
double Fittings of butter-tinted lace. The
handles are most original; some take the
FORM OF small metal or china painted
balls, some have green painted handles,
with gold tops. Many of the newest
models are returning to the early Vlctori-
an style and have deep fringe. Bright
poppy-red silk will be much worn, and
will give a pretty dash of color to the
gay crowds we have every reason to ex-
pect will c~ongregate this year. Many of
the pretty glaces in white and colors are
printed in slight black patterns like lace.
Quite a new departure is the use of mar
row applique trimmings in sets of four
rows, starting from the top of the para
sol close together, and then widening and
radiating toward the edge; the ground
shot glaee. Black and white stripes are
divided by satin bands of color. From
Vienna come many of the newest notions
as to handles, and these include a we'll
modelled -rosy-cheeked apple. Gimp but
tons of large size with cord are now used
to keep the ribs together, and tops fash
Toned like pink elephants heads with gilt
tusks are among the novelties; snakes
have been well modelled for the am pur-
pose, and important-looking tassels are
employed.
This, certainly, may be called a white
summer, for never before has the white
frock been given so pronounced a vogue
writes Isabel A. Mallon in the June Lad
les Home Journal" THE materials fay-
ored are organdy,. dotted Swiss muslin,
dimity, pique and corded cloth in cottons
and China, 'foulard and taffeta in the
Plque of the received weight, which,
by-tfle-way, is not as heavy as Marseil-
les, is popular. The Skin, of a pretty cos
that I V just seen has the fash
ionabie curve and is not over-wide.
the edge is a design in white |
braid that harmonizes with the pattern |
which outlines the short jacket. The
is of white silk, finished with |
a high white silk stock. The sleeves are
decidedly small, having enough fullness
on the shoulders to be graceful, but fit |
ting the arms closely, and finished with
narrow braiding. The belt is of white
leather with a gold buckle. The hat is
made of white chiffon, and is elaborately !
trimmed at the Jack with enormous white
roses and their foliage"
49,.
One usually sees cake served with ;oa
cream, but although both of them arc
good separately they do not seem to go
well. Many people now reserve
the cake to be eaten With fruit of coffee
or lemonade, and serve small squares of
homemade bread with ice cream. The
creams and ices are SO sweet in them
selves that they do not require additional |
sweetening. Try bread unbuttered mot |
bakers, but the domestic article) and |
you will agree that it is remarkably |
fit with ice cream or water ice. Hard |
water crackers, the size of the palm of
ones hand, neither salty nor sweet. also |
well with ice cream, and yerv |
few Pennsylvanians will believe that |
anything can be better tha Philadelphia |
ice cream.
Everything that savors of Russia in the
way of 5ewelry is now the height of |
the fashion, and the Russian enanleled |
brooches and buckles, as wei as
umbrella handles, embodying. as thew do. |
uncut jewels of all KINDS, are greatly In |
A new ornament for the watch |
chain in this kind of enamel is a small
matchbox. Silver chatelaines have gone |
out of favor Of gold or of amber. the
latter forming the ornament at the ton
which the gold chains fall while the
are all amber worked in gold.
Narrow satin ribbon, pleated, gathered |
or shirred, is used at wrist and throat |
of lace or lisse ruching, by some
ultra-fashionable If two ribbons
are used together, one of them is sure to
be black satin.
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