The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-19
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ooe with eidpoTate Wardrohes at the be-
ginning of the season, but it seems neces-
sary to keep OF furnishing new articles
of attire, says the Baltimore American"
At this particular season 1t is considered
the height of prudence to begin with
the spring sewing and the children's
frocks are the first that come In order.
Gored skirts are now much more worn
h the full ones, and some of the
models are exceedingly pretty. In many
aspects they are much better, too. for
there Is not as much weight to carry on
gathered ones. Piques are fashionable for
dresses for children of all ages. For
girls from twelve years up they are par
ticularly charming, and can be had in
a variety of colors this season.
A pretty pattern for a piaue frock is
of the pale pink. made with I'VE cores.
each seam marked out with open work
insertion. half an inch wide. The waist,
full, with blouse effect In front, has a
bolero jacket of embroidery, and a high
collar of Insertion, with a ruffie OF en-
broidery. The sleeves are medium in
size, with little puff at the top, and
turned over cum at the wrist. with bands
of the in-sertien%and a ruffle of the en-
broidery. Another pattern OF a frock has
the skirt made in the same way, but
a little coat, quite short, with deep sailor
collar, with revers edged with the en-
broidery.
In pale blue pique a ive-gored skirt
has three strips Of the embroidery around
the skirt. but not with the material cut
out underneath. This has a full blouse
Just in front. with straps of embroidery
from the shoulder to the waist, and a
band of embroidery for the belt All
these piques are warranted to wash u
they are of such delicate colorings that
it is we'll to- try a sample before making
up the frock.
Checks and plaids VIII be worn for the
spring dresses. In the brown and
white light wool goods. is a smart little
model. The gored skirt has no trim
ming, but the waist IS trimmed with
bands of white satin ribbon, on which is
a pattern of black soutache braid. This
is put on for a felt, for the straps from
shoulder to belt, and across the front,
forming a yoke. also around the wrist,
and the white and black are pretty and
i'd. with the brown and white. although
some people prefer red cloth instead OF
the white satin. Another pretty brown
wooden has a jacket effect in batiste en-
hroidery, and this Is very dainty also.
Even little girls, very little girls of
eight years old, wear the bright plaids,
and plaid silk is not considered too old
for them. In a red and black plaid, one
model has a full skirt and waist made to
wear with a guimpe. Around the
shoulders are full rnffles of black chif-
fen, edged with narrow red satin ribbon,
and this is all arranged In a very soft
and becoming fashion. Plaid silk, black
chiffon and red satin ribbon seem a
combination best fitted to a dowager, but
when anything is a fashion our eyes
seem to- see 1t differently, and now a
child of eight gowned in this wise is
S IMPLY thought to look quaint and pic
turesque.
Jacket effects in1bra.d. or of some
bright color braided in black. are con-
siaered not too old on froeks for little
girls He'd is always becoming, and
when there is a full blouse of that color
the black braid1ng on the bolero does not
seeni out~of place. but, on the contrary
is exceedingly smart and effective. All
these ~foese@effects make children look
much better. for, unless corsets are worn
fortunately fashion asserts that
they should not be-any tight-ftting
are shapeIess, unbecoming and ut
terfy without style.
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Therefore, the coat blouses with the
Jaunty little jackets rave an air about
them. even when made of inexpensive
n 1t is foolish to buy expen-I
sive materials for any child who is
growing, as-the froek will be outgrown
long before it is worn out. Full effects
in front should be arranged so as to
bring the fullness quite in front, and not
the side seams, for thai gives an
ugly bulkiness. The shoulders should fit
we'll, and while there should be no
Tightening that is in the least uneomfort-
able, the waist line should be defined by
trimming, or a soft ribbon belt. This
on the wooilen frocks. as well as those
of the wash material.
The new patterns In percale, lawn,
Calico etc, are shown In many varfe-|
ties that are pretty for children. Even
in ginghams there are brilliant plafds
which, when oned down with white en- |
broidery, will not look too startling, and
there are many little prints with small
patterns which will make up with ruffles |
and pretty ribbons to look every bit as
well, II not better, than silk. But if silk !
is worn there are a great many cheap
summer silks which, so far as pattern |
is concerned, are quite youthful enough
even for children Of 70.
As one looks back over a period of ten
or twelve years On the people who have
crossed ones path in that time, what a
strangely confused mass of images APP
pears. Some are of absorbing interest,
others very much the reverse, but all
alike. from sheer force of numbers, are
blurred and in~distinct. Tonight some of
these passing figures lave disentangled
themselves from the crowd and become
clear and vivid. Let me try to photo
graph them-it will only be a snapshot
before they a into the mists again.
First I see a small and somewhat fierce
Old lady of a wonderfully dignified pres
eHce. The scene is a mountain hotel high
In the Alps; I can hear the waterfall be-
hind 1t now. and the tinkIing Of the cow
bells, and distinctly remember nv fright !
on being presented to the aforesaid old
by the kin hostess with whom both
she and ! were staying, In these words I
Mr.. Kemb1e, this young woman is a
great friend of mine"