The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-12
IDEAS tor dWomen

made gowns. There is nothing else that
the society women will have, and gener-
ally the palmer the better. 1t used to
be the custom for ocean travellers to wear
their old clothes on the steamer. but
since the time of crossing has been cut
down to six days this has been compare
lively done away with, and more chic
gowns are seen on deck this spring.
One of the spring brides has ordered a
handsome bicycle suit of rough cloth, the
skirt just touching the ankles. and she
VIII wear this all the time on deck.
Miss Kitty Duer, who sails for Eng
land to be the guest of the young OUCH
ess of Marlborough, at Blenheim Palace
VIII take as one of her smart gowns a
tailor-made gown of dull tan lined with
deep red taffeta. The skirt is full and
has a row of stitching down each front
seam, and the skirt is cut rather laring
at the bottom. The Jacket is a cutaway
affair and falls from a deep red cloth
vest. The jacket also has the bobtail
effect in the back and shows much of the
red silk lining. With this is to go a
straw hat of the tan shade, trimmed
with red peoples.
h gown is g. most charming combina-
ton, and the red does not look too warm,
for the reason of the neutral tan it is
made up with. This dress will be worn
in London and at the English hunts and
races.
Another handsome costume made for a
society girl of New York has just left
the modiste's hands. This is for Miss
Edith Bligh, whose reputation as a per-
fectly dressed woman is international.
The cloth of this is thai dull. light
shade of blue known as cadet blue"
There is much more work on this gown,
and while it is tailor made, it could be
safely used for more dressy occasions.
The skirt is cut in three pieces; that is.
IN three faring ruffles of the same width.
yet the fullness is only in the bottom of
each ruffle. it being of the circular cut.
Each ruffle is lined with bright cherry
and Sream ~changeable silk. Heavy braid
trimming is carried out on the bottom
of each ruffle, in three or four rows. This
makes them set well. The jacket is of
the zouave style. and is heavily braided.
as are the Sleeves, and the same silk
composes the waist front. A hat is
made of the came harmonizing eolors
used for lining blue, black and cherry.
Mrs. Burton N. Harrison is one of
the best dressed women, and her spring
gown, or enc of them, is a grayish blue.
made up on conventional lines.
The skirt is plain and graceful and
the jacket tight fitting.
A stunning gown, and one a little out
of the ordinary severe style, is made
for Mrs. Victor Sorehant. The cloth is
a winish-brown kersey. The skirt is
split at the bottom front seams and
an uncut velvet piece set in, which is
edged on each side by small silk-covered
buttons. The vest of the coat is also
Of velvet, and the coat itself meets at
the waist line by six buttons, but all
around the edge of the coat and at the
wrist is an inch edging OF white corded
silk
One beautiful dress seen was a dark
brown kersey, made plain and tight fit
ting and lined with green ~taffeta, while
a little braid, but very narrow, of the
same color of green, was stitched over
the skirt and sleeves. The most stun
niTg thing of the whole outfit, how
ever. was a hat of straw and ribbon
exactly of the same shade of brown,
hyencd only by great yellow pansies of
the same brown centres. This gown be-
longs to Mrs. Archibald Gunter, the wife
of the novelist.
Mrs. A Cowles' sage green brown has
a plain skirt, cut with a rather scant
flare at the bottom. Its beauty lies in
the Jacket, which is an extremely tight
fitting zouave. Beginning under the
arms and continuing to the bottom of
the coat, star narrow pipings of black
satin, in diagonal effect. each meeting
at the center in a little loop. Upon
the coat sleeves midway between the
shoulders and elbow are bands of the
satin piping of the same width, the loop
coming in the center of the top sleeve.
From the various styles shown at the
tailors 1t is emphatic that satin trim
mings are coming in again. The narrow
pipings of some years ago around the
hips of the skirt are being revived, and
by winter there will be plenty of it.
Sage green, whether in kersey, serge
or silks, will be a popular summer shade
also. Some beautiful organizes come in
this color.
A curious bit of fancy work was re-
Gently exhibited that may easily be car
ried out with a little patience. A large
number of common bamboo walking
canes were procured. stained black and
cut into small lengths, after which the
pith was all extracted. AS these sticks
are much larger in circumference than
those generally used for bamboo hang
ings, the effect when strung together
is much richer and very odd. The beads
which were placed between these sticks
were very handsome, of many different
kinds, and of unusual briliance. Some
were cut crystal. diffusing light from
every facet, Others in white, pale blue
and amber. Others-and of these the
greater number were opaque-were large,
oval in form and of a brilliant red color.
These beads were the handsome yet
inexpensive sorts used in trading with
sayages. and were collected by the
owner during one of her travels. Beads
of a similar nature can be obtained in
almost any city, some of the most snowy
even cheaper than the small fine sorts;
and the more snowy and striking the
better for this work among the large
canes.
The upper ends of the canes, being
much thicker than the rest of the stick.
were cut off in unequal lengths and
placed at the end of each strand, thus
making a heavy fringe on the lower edge