The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-07
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For seaside wear, says Harper's pa
azar, the thin gauzy materials are not
suincient, as there are too many days
curing the summer either too damp or
Too cool to allow OF their being worn.
fique, duck, cotton canvas and linens
nave to be the real reliance, and cense-
Quenuy there are many of these gowns
now being turned out. Linen is the COOL
est OF all. but unless most deliberately
braided, Is not SO smart as pique or duck.
The coat and skirt pattern is the most
popular. but of course there are many
dl1erent styles of coats. The Elton jack
ct is a favorite one, with broad collar
reyers; the revers. bound with dark
blue or red, and trimmed with applique
OF heavy lace, are exceedingly effective.
Then there is a short jacket resembling
IN length and cut the Elton, but made
without collar and revers fastened at
the throat; this style is generally heavily
braided in white, a round braid being
used as well as soutache. There are also
pox-coats made with fly fronts, n the
never-to-be-suppressed blazer shas taken
a new lease of life; the revers on both
these coats are faced with plain linen of
blue, brown, red or white; but one style
has no facing, and the revers nave mar
row braiding. The blazers are cut to fit
we'll at the back, and are quite short; the
sfeeves are small coat sleeves, the full
ness at the top being laid in pleats. The
skirts are, as a rule, plain, unless with
the all-over braided Elton jackets, when
the skirt is trimmed with five rows of
braid, put on just below the hips, and
~raduate up to the belt at the back.
There are many grades of linen used;
the smooth is the coolest, and this year
seems to be rather smarter than the
crash. One style of linen gauze has the
sailor blouse, and is most deliberately
braided, but this gown is not to be gem
orally recommended, as it is very expen-
sive, and not becoming to all figures.
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Colored linen crash blazer suits in blue
red and green are made up and sold by
the hundred. They onfy cost about ten
dollars, and are very smart, but they are
not so cool as the linen.
Both the white and colored pique gowns
are fashionable, and some of the greens
and the yellows are charming in tone. A
pale green costume has a skirt of medium
width. nearly circular in shape, and
trimmed with five rows of round white
braid. The waist, tight-ftting in the
back. has a blouse trent, which is en-
tirely covered with a pattern of braidins,
the round white braid being used.
Sleeves, coat-sleeve style, nave five rows
OF white of the braid around the wrist
Belt and collar of white gros grain ribbon
finish this costume, which is markedly
noticeable for it's severe simplicity. This
same pattern is also effective in lark
blue.
A white pieue with a tiny dot of red is
made with the skirt trimmed with band
of red, Elton jacket with narrow revers of
red and brown, with white dimity skirt
waist This is a pretty and effective
gown, and one that Will launder well.
Many of the white piqre and duck gowns
have the facings and trimmings of the
different colored linens heavily braided,
and the braiding shows to far more
advantage On the linen thar on the
piqne. On a short jacket, slashed in the
back and at the side seams, a narrow
cord of red is used more effectively.
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The cotton canvas gowns look so much
like the wool ones it is quite difficult to
I'll dPdll ~ they dIG OI course muC1
scooier and less expensive, although they
Require to be Hned throughout. There
are many different colors to choose from.
but the smartest are the green's. A gown
of the new shade of green is lined with
black. the skirt trimmed with rows of
narrow black velvet ribbon; the waist
has just a little fulness in the back, but
the fulness is drawn in at the belt; the
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hang in full blouse effect; straps of mar
row black velvet ribbon finished with tiny
steel buckles trim the fronts, and there
is an inside front of embroidered linen.
Turned-over collar of linen with cuffs
to match, a bow of black satin ribbon at
the throat, and a belt of bias black satin
fastened with a steel buckle make the
gownsyery smart. The sleeves are plain
small leg-of-mutton shape-with a puff at
the top. and there are bands of the black
velvet ribbon put on above the cuff. The
material for this gown was thirty cents
a yard, and the entire expense was very
little. Black cotton canvas is not desir-
able, as it will surely gab, and there is
considerable doubt asYfo whether all the
colors will not fade; but gowns made of
this material look smart enough for gem
eral wear. and are as cool as if not cooler
than ginghams-
When duck is used for gowns, linen
duck is generally preferred, as being
cooler and not Sinking SO much; the cot
ton duck, on the other hand, is very
much cheaper, and wears quite as well;
both are used, and make most useful and
smart costumes. Severe tailor styles
should always be followed for these
1ouns for the material is too thick to be