The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-12

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thinkers, not subscribers. we also
have deep writer's is, of course, admit
ted: is contended is that our aver
age light novelist has no parallel in
America, and this because the American
woman influences public taste in htera-
ture to a far greater degree than does
the American man. May 1t not be SAID,
or the contrary, that in England the
male reading public almost balances the
female and that what vogue has been
enjoyed among us by fine and grave
literary work has been mainly due to the
male mind? When a MAJ takes a LADY
down to dinner he will ask II she mas
read The Christian or tFlotsam, not
The Woes of Lady Wilhelmina' or Dis
cords and Divorces"
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More than a passing glance should be
bestowed upon the small hats, Tor,
though the big hats are many and inter-
esting, they are not the only styles to
which the milliner and designer have
given great care.
For the want of a better name, the
small hats-with the exception of those
for theatre wear-have been punched to-
gether under the head of tailor hats.
First among the tailor hats is the walk
ing hat of soft felt, with denied crown,
rolling brim, ribbon band and smart
wing or quilts. This style of hat may be
found in all colors to suit gown or COM
plexion.
The turban of the moment is either
very plain lor very dressy. The palmer
part, trimmed almost squarely in the
front. The dressy turban is of velvet,
| with rolled-up brim faced with plaid,
| embroidered stuff. or otherwise made
| fanciful. A bunch of curling tips at the
side makes the velvet turban a very
smart affair, indeed.
Tam" cr~owns-though ugly-are Eng
lish,' and so stay, as English styles are
dividing honors with those of Partisan
origin.
Some turbans with fancy brims have
etam' crowns of velvet.
Gray in the small hats appears with
great frequency. The gray walking hat
with large bird is one of the most
| modish bits of millinery to be found
this fall.
The .Woman's Home Companion says
that this season white taffeta takes the
lead for bridal gowns. and has a very
liz liz bC oO @S
as a softening effect, and are made of
chiffon of the same white tint, in the form
of soft gathered ruehes or full narrow
ruffles. Sleeves of chiffon. made in nous
q~uetaire style, reaching down well over
the wrist. finish with a narrow ruche OF
the same. Fashion has made a departure,
and now consents. though with much re-
| luctance, to a very modestly low-neck DO
a. to.,,t +1a ool~ r7aiCt iGs al
ways considered in better taste for a
bride, who is always expected to pose as
a modest. unassuming maiden on her we'd
ding day.
Wells are draped in Russian style from
the crown of the head, held with flowers
havirg the short fave-veil, which is re-
moved just after the marriage
Congratulations must never be offered un-
til the short veil has been removed.
Here is a little elegance which g clever
woman has just inaugurated.
Instead of spelling the looks of a pair
of pretty stockings by two ugly figures
or equally unattractive initials, try this
scheme. Embroi6er upon them, two by
tive, a pretty spray of blossoms, the color
ing of which will accord well with the
hue of your hosiery or the borders. For
get-me-rots, lilies of the valley, mar
gueritee, violets, primroses, etc, are work
ed in silk in their natural tints. And by
bringing together two by two these tiny
flowers the footwear is matched and pair
ed.
1t is well worth the slight trouble in
volved. 1t is not necessary even to have
a different flower for each pair. They can
be repeated in a different style, and one
can make an infnitude of combinations.
The bracelets of braiding will be COM
paratiyely new on the sleeves of cloth
gowns. The few models which have been
seen lead one to look favorably OF the
mode. The braiding must be done before
the principal sleeve-seam is stitched;
otherwise the bracelets will never appear
straight, although hours may be spent in
basting them in different positions. The
number of such bracelets depends on the
width of the braid, but an odd number al
ways looks better than an even one. Even
the dreaded .-.right-angled' tear which has
been made in a sleeve by catching on some
piece of metal may be disguised by clever
arrangement of braiding.
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IN making cafe parfait, says the La
dies Home Journal the cream may be
favored with chocolate, vanilla or straw
berry, the parfait taking the name of
the favoring. Use good, thick cream,
very cold; add to it half a pound of pow
dered sugar, and a gill basin in a pan of
cracked ice, and with a wire eg~g-beater
beat to a froth. This will take about
five minutes. Put the mixture into a
mould, put On. the lid, cover the joint
with a piece of waxed paper; pack it in
| coarse salt and ice, and stand aside for
two hours. Or it may be packed in the
freezer and served in tumblers.
Extremely high vamps appear ON the
new winter walking boots. Stout, sensi-
BILE soles that rob a damp pavement of
half its ~terrors, and rounded, square or
bulldog toes are the feature of this foot
| covering. Many women hate to wear a
| rubber overshoe unless in absolutely
| stormy weather, and yet the paper
| shelled'' sole of the average woman's boot
is quite sufficient as a protection from the
wet pavement. Ask your bootmaker to
put an extra storm snieIupon your winter
walking boot, and you win find it act as a
clog or patten to raise the foot from the
mud or water of A street crossing.
Furs are to be very fashionable indeed.
| When are they not? Many of the fur
jackets will be belted in at the waist