The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-29

are so easily slipping into our everyday
conversation. and taking apparently SO
fixed a place in our talk writes Edward
w. Box in the December Ladies Home
Journal" And the worst of it is that
so many people are using slang entirely
unconscious of the fact hat they are do
ing SO. If the common usage of slang
were confined to a particular order of
girls. it would, perhaps, serve as an in
dicator of character, and pass unneticed.
1t would, at least. not touch the sensi-
bilities of gentle folk. But it is not so
confined. Slang is invading the very MIC
est circles; it is beginning to influence
the talk of our most carefully reared
girls. And this is why the habit should
receive closer attention. Girls are for
getting that slang phrases and refine
ment are absolutely foreign to each
other. A slang phrase may be more ex-
pressive than a term of polite usage, but
it is never impressive, except to impress
unfavorably. 1t is high time that our
girls should realize that they should speak
the English language in their conversa-
ton, n moi the dialect of the race
track, nor the lingo of the baseball field.
A girl may cause a smile by the apt use
of some slang phrase. But, inwardly,
those who applaud her place her, at the
same time, in their estimation. No girl
ever won an ounce of respect by being
slangy. On the contrary, many a girl,
unconscious of the cause, has found her
self gradually slipping out of peoples re-
spect by the fact that her talk was dot
ted with slang phrases. or, she is clev-
err said a woman not long ago, of a
girl who could keep a ompany constant
ly amused by her apt use of slang. She
amuses me greatly. But / should not
care to invite her to my home nor have
my girls know her. 1t is a poor popu-
larity for a girl, which has as its only
basis the cap and bells of the Jester.
The life of the jester is never long.
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Paradise plumes, white, black or of soft
cream color dip, sway and swirl in all
directions from bonnet and hat alike at
any well attended social function. The
paradise plume ought not to be worn
except on strictly dress occasions, and
for these it is preferred to theNmore pop
ular ostrich feathers. 1t does not look
well to wear paradise plumes in a street
car VI d CIOWoCu SliOP, WAiNAS - NAoI
not put out your neighbours eye with i'm
punity.
The extreme s~oftness and exquisite
ineness of these. feathers makes them
usually becoming to a feminine face.
Matrons who are well stricken in years
should forego the pleasure of wearing
them. The contrast between feathery
softness and a wrinkled, pale complexion
is too strong to reflect favorably on ones
good looks. A plume th~ree-quarters of a
yard in length is too pronounced" an or
nament for women who are not in their
first youth.
Dame Fashions edict has gone forth
against suede gloves and against NOUS
quetaire ones. Whereas, TWO seasons ago
nothing else but these were worn, now
for both street and evening, unless it
be for a short-sleeved gown (when, of
course, the shoulder length suede are
necessary milady dons glace kid, but
toned for evening and patent-clasped for
street wear, with heavy stitched back.
White comes first for evening wear, for
informal occasions many affect black
stitching, and for dressier wear the
white. For street wear it gives a better
effect to the tout ensemble to ave the
hat and gloves to harmonic with the
gown rather thar match. Have a hat
and gloves to wear with each gown by
all means, but don't have too much
sameness and stiffness by having every
thing match exactly; neither seek for
odd combinations of colorings, for this
vogue is passed. Things harmonize this
season, but harmony is not necessarily
Walking gloves of dogskin
are still great favorites.