The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-23

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This seasons cotillon favors are of end
less variety in pretty, fanciful shapes il
plush and satin trimmed with flowers Of
ribbons. Few of them are really costly
most of those shown in the shop
could be easily copied at home by a host
ess with any ingenuity n skill as /
needlewoman. These home made favorl
are especially priced as souvenirs.
The very newest favors and pretties
are the plush and satin bags, made il
every variety of shapes from that uset
for opera glasses to one like Cupid's bow
with an arrow shot straight through it
They come in all the delicate colors ant
are closed at the top by satin ribbon
strings and decorated with soft bows
These bags are often richly embroidered
In flowers. and some fine hand painted
ones are seen. but they are less popular
OF course, these bags always hold a boz
OF choice Notwithstanding. mosl
often.
A pretty design is the flower shaped
favor for holding a chocolate candle
These are of silk, and are seen only in
orchids or. roses. Miniature Chinese UNI
brellas done in Oriental colors and fatty
suggestive of bon bons are one of the
seasons least fancied novelties.
SWhere a cotillon is hastily, gotten uI
and there is no time to design favors
venetian vases and rose Jars are given
In the dance, while sometimes punches OF
flowers, v~iolets. mostly, are substituted
fer favors. Satin boxes in fanciful shapes
Hs~decorated in embroidered or painted floral
neslgns and ribbons, are always popular,
winnie miniature hat boxes and leather
cigarette cases filled with chocolate
tsmokes" and tied with bright red ribbon
are very smart favors for gentlemen.
Dresden china favors done in the shape
OF powder boxes or ash jars are new and
make dainty souvenirs. Small bottles of
choice perfumes, wrapped in satin paper
tied about with net ribbon. are generally
favored.
To the woman of 40 who knows herself
tosbe in her zenith. life is intensely inter
esting. Instead of the vague idea of ii
she had in former years. she sees it
stretching before her in greater or less
distinctness. During the past years, while
other women of her age have been on tine
decline she has been developing; she
has gauged her powers, and learned how
to use them. Now, more thar ever, is
the time of deep interests and conse-
quently for keen enjoyments. Filled with
the animation natural to a person in the
fun vifor of mind and body and KNOWN
that there are many years to come ere
there need be any thought of decay, how
full and rich life seems to her, And
what a pleasant person she is to CON
verse with!s There is no weight of wears
pressing upon her; she feels that she is
as yet rarely in her prime, and she has
all the ease which comes from a hnowI-
edge of this fact. She will laugh and
joke, or be grave just as she feels in
clined. She has a keen relish for pleas
ure In some form, or a keen interest in
work OF some description and as a nat
ural result she is fresh, helpful and inter-
esting. This is not a fancy picture. Both
in public and private life are to be found
such women; a satisfaction to themselves
and those who know them.
Shirre ed breadths and fiat or boxed pleats
nave in a great degree replaced the godet
effects at the back of dress skirts. In
RoSSSAA1CllClAC SlLlUldllIR DTalQ is
carried from the skirt hem upwards, not
only on the front and sides, but fire.
queEtiy on new French gowns, at the
back, tapering as it goes. In nearly
every case. Notwithstanding all we hear
of the absence of stiff interlinings, the
back sides of these skirts are thor
oughly well set out from the figure. and
not a few of the gowns are so arranged
tina French dressmakers call them
standing gowns and certainly some of
the moderately spreading, deliberately
trimmed models would not be improved
by a sitting position of its. wearer. There
are very many women who never wear
their walking costumes in the house any
more.
Black velvet hats with black feather and
large turquoise ornaments for the only
color are one of the latest fancies of fas-
hion. And a novel toque is made of tur-
quoise, blue and brown velvet wide in
shape, with an aigrette of tube roses.
Flowers are generously employed on
winter hats, n camelias, garenias and
violets seem to be in the lead in Paris.
french crepe, ~"Yokohama'' and "Ar-
der" muslin are two novelties. The former
has all the beauties of silk crepe without
its expensive price. The latter is some
what on the order of null, only much
softer. 1t is almost covered with hand
some colored designs, with a Tapped
weave or silk scroll effect running over
the whole surface.
Some of the handsome Russian-blue cos
tunes are made up with a bolero jacket,
girdie, and cape-collar, edged with mink
fur, with a blouse vest of blue, cream,
gold, and green plaided silk barred with
satin, whose soft folds are by the high
ceintnre. The sides of the front breadth
and the hem are bordered with the fur.
Another novelty in Scitch Newmarket
shirting- It is made of a very d weave,
and it is safe to r-e1ict that it will be
the most popular fabric for smart shirt
waists of the conf g season.
The Rh~a Fibre.
The claim is Tut forth by the London
'.Times" that the Comes process for
treating the rhea fibre is completely
successful in rendering that plant a most
valuable source at textile material. This
process adopts zincate of soda for the
without the slightest injury to the fibre.
After the ribbons" or strips of bark
have been freed from dirt they are
placed in weak acid baths for a night;