The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-08

a half ruffle of footing. which gives
pretty finish and launders remarkably
well.
The narrow hem edged with lace, oil
trimmed with two rows of narrow in.
s~ertion, is always in good taste. and such
a handkerchief ranges In price from p
cents to 81 each, the difference depending
upon the lace u~sed-whether real valen-
ciennes or imitation.
Colored handkerehiefs are again the
vogue. tho French fashion being the
p~lain-colored centre. with a border of a
contrasting shade.
The marking of a handkerchief is an
important item also. Indelible ink is
considered bad form, and is never really
necessary, as a single letter in script
may be quickly and easily outlined in the
simple Kensington stitch.
Men of fashion, too, for the nonce are
forsaking the pure white handkerchief
affecting the very fine linen with a small
figure scattered over the centre and a
colored border of the same shade.
A favorite style Of marking mems
handkerchief is to reproduce the sigma
ture of the owner in script, a much more
masculine style than the un~decipherable
monogram or the single initial.
The pure white linen handkerchief
measuring % inches square, finished with
a narrow hem and embroidered as sug-
gested above, with the fac simile of the
autograph is considered the acme of
good taste by the fastidious man who
avoids anything ultra in his dress.
Any innocent joke, perpetrated in a
spirit of friendly mischief, will befit Hal
loween night. The idea of the olden time
centred around the pairing of lad and
lass, hence the chestnuts were put be-
fore the fire to fest the future of those
whose names they bore: If they burned
steadily the courtship would go well, if
they popped apar the course of true love
would not run smooth. Hand-glasses.
with apples beside them, should be placed
here and there, so that the modern Eve
mi eat her apple and wait for Adam to
peep over her shoulder, says the Ladies
Home Journal"
Greater pleasure. however, will be found
in the games which all may play. The
tub of water, with floating apples which
must be lifted out by the teeth alone.
and the fork suspended from the ceiling,
with its lighted candle at one end, and
the apple, from which a bite is to be
taken, at the other. will cause much mer-
riment. The search for the ring in flour
is also much enjoyed. The flour contain
ing a ring is packed upon a large platter.
The guests each cut off a slice with a
knife, and the one uneovering the ring
must pick it with his teeth.
Lead, melted in large iron spoons, may
be dropped in water, and fortunes told
from the shapes which it assume Great
amusement may be had by placing two
hiekory-nuts about three inches apart, on
the hearth in front OF an open fire. One
is supposed to represent the girl who
places it there. and the other, her as yet
undeclared, but mentaliy-chosen, lover.
Should the nuts burn brightly a happy
marriage will result Should the nut
named after the man jump toward the nut
named after the girl she may expect a
proposal before the next new moon.
The .sWoman's Home Companion says
that a surprising number of the we'll
dressed women you meet are arrayed in
costumes manufactured by their own
hands. Some of the smartest cycling
WoA1 ot0 jill Law 60 49,
many handsome street and evening
dresses. Yet SO well and so cleverly are
constructed that there is never a hint
of ..home-madeness'' about them.
Tt used TO be, much more so than at
the present time, that those who could
afford the services of a dressmaker
were the ones who made their own
Indeed, it was not unusual to
hear a woman b~oastfully remark that she
not thread a needle or sew a
seam. so ignorant was she of
Nowadays many 5ell-to-do
women consider it a great accomplish
ment to be able to be independent of
They have learned how TO
sew, how to cut and fit and drape. Their
sewing-rooms are fitted with modern APP
pIiances. There is a form over which
skirts may be hung and adjusted. A bust
form. over which corsages may be draped
and arranged, is one of the necessary adj
iuncts. Where the home d~ressmaker has
supplied herself with a system" she
is guided in her cutting by patterns.
It is the woman of limited means who
derives the greatest benefit from knowing
how to sew we'll; for often times the ex-
pense of a dress is not in the material.
but in the making. Therefore, she who
makes her own may afford two dresses
for the price of one.
One thing every bride gives a great deal
of care and thought to is her outfit of
lingerie to be worn on her wedding DAY.
Satin ribbon plays a prominent part in a
very pretty set seen recently, the up-to-
surpliee corset cover being trimmed
bows of it, the robe du mutt being
fastened in at the waist and around the
sleeves in the same manner. The short
skirt of white lame was particularly
being cut out in V~andyke
around the bottom with a gathered lace
ruffle underneath them, then each one
had a medallion of lace b~utton-holed on
with silk. The seams and yoke were all
feather stitched with silk. This set was
for a queen.
Many handsome black gowns and cos
tunes will be worn this winter. partly as
an effective contrast to the very rich
cofors that will prevail, and partly be-
of the beauty and novelty OF the
new black materials and the greatly inn
proved appearance of the more familiar
English woolens are nandsomer
than they have ever been, and those from
the Priestly mills are shown in exquisite
md beautiful varieties. Beginning with
he plain and fancy camel's hair fabrics.
md passing on through the countless lines
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