The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-20

it possesses the wonderful advantage of
being no more expensive and a great deal
less trouble to give than the ordinary for
NAL affair. The woman who originated
the grape dinner had a man to serve it.
The table was set for eight, and under
each plate there was a dolly in the form
of a grape leaf, stitched with green
around the edge and veined. The cloth
was snow white, as were also the dishes.
The guests were served with grape jelly
made in bunch-of-grapes mold. This was
served with the Fame With roast came
grape sorbet (home-made), after which
there were ices and cream in bunch-of-
grapes form tinted with pistachio. Over
the tables punches of grapes were hung
from the chandeliers.
In the center of the table was a big sill
yer and glass dish into which were piled
grapes of a deep purple and bright green,
with an abundance of grape leaves pom
them. As grape leaves are not always
easy to obtain, imitation ones can be SUBJ
stftuted for the sake of the appearance
! of the dish; but at this time of the year
a trip to the country will give anyone an
arnful of leaves for the asking. From
the dish there extended grape vines which
led to the four corners of the table.
The marabou boa is so 1eecy and feath-
cry that one can scarcely make out at
first what it is. 1t is the plumage of an
African stork, but it looks more like err
mine than feathers, and it is the softest
possible of boas or collarettes. The abb
sence of a final T distinguishes the name
! from that of a Mohammedan saint, the
Marabout proper.
One can have either a black or a snowy
white marabou boa. The white are ex-
quisitely Soft and pure looking, like new
fallen snow, or fresh swansdewn. They
are no Frenchier than the smoke-gray
ostrich feather boas, but they are far
more distinguished looking than the new
coque," in faWn brown and white (which
looks like owl feathers, but is really the
domestic ~barnyard article in disguise), or
the flashing iridescent green and black
cocks pluInes. The plain black ostrich
feather, as usual, has many admirers,
and one of these little collarettes keeps
fresh for a long while.
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Old ladies' bonnets are made of felt or
covered with black silk or velvet. The
universal trimmings is of heavy gros-
grain black silk, duh finish, shirred and
applied either in bands. outstanding loops
or large leaves stiffened inside. The
braided felts wear forever, practically,
and if you select a blue-black Gnstead of
one with brownish or pink reflections in
it, it win not grow rusty with time or
constant use, as the others are apt to do.
The so-called jet black sometimes wears
a rusty brown, which is anything but sat
isfactory to the owner of the garment.
You may think that black is black, but
if you put together three or four samples
of different black materials you will not
ice a variety Of colors which is not to be
wholly accounted for by difference of fab
ric or OF weaving.
Long sashes of broad ribbon with a
large bow in the back, from which fall
streamers to the bottom of the skirt,
are the latest concessions to the 1880 re-
yival. The prettiest of these silken cein-
lures are of plaid silk, pale greens, pinks
and lilacs striped with lines of black or
odd and pretty blocks OF two contrasting
tints. Some of hem are edged all the
way up the sides. as we'll as the ends.
with finely plated inch-wide frills of
black mousseline. A frock of transpar-
ent black with a stock and sash Of
some bright tint is one OF the becoming
whims for house wear this season.
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Trimmings are bright just now and
promise to continue so all winter. Cloth
and cheviot gowns lock very chic trim
med with any of the new rich tones of
red. while cerise and yermiHon in a va
sriety of shadings down to geranium and
mahogany are prime favorltes. 1t is
much more snodish to use a bright cloth
decoration and cover it with one of the
new applique of silk cord and beads than
to trim with velvet.
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The whilom craze quilt has been
dead for a decade or more. A very lovely
revival of that crude sort OF decoration
is made of Java printed linen covers,
says the New York POST" Of which
the design is worked soIidiy. scraps of
silk being ta~stefully blended over the
pattern, and the whole edged with fine
gold thread. The result should be ex-
actly like a piece OF old Oriental handi-
craft, nor is it beyond clever fingers and
the correct eye for color of women who
do other kinds of fancy work.
For the sewing room piece-boxes in
stead Of piece-bags are much to be pre-
ferred. These may be built along the
wall, forming pigeon holes about eighteen
inches satlare ~duly labeled for each
member Of the family, and for Innings