The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-05

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the end of that time it may be entered
andsthe windows opened and they should
be left open as long as convenient, even
for a week, if possible. After fumigating
a thorough process of cleaning should be
instituted. AT least the walls and ceilings
should be rubbed dry. Much the better
way is to whitewash and repaper The
floor and the woodwork and the furni-
turs should be scrubbed with a solution of
earbolic acid. or some other disinfectant.
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1t seems a curious caprice OF fashion to
bring white skirts into vogue at the be-
ginning of winter. but Dame Fashion is
ever caprieious, and perhaps the mode Is
introduced to give her fair votaries an
opportunity to demonstrate the fact that
their souls soar far above such sordld
considerations as laundry bills.
The new white skirts in no wise resen-
BILE the starched and embr dered petit
coats dear to our -grandmothers. but. in
stead, are soft, diaphanous creations of
null and lace in generous ~profusion.
The body of the skirt IS usually in fine
nainsook or cambria, while the deep Span
ish fiounee is covered with small %ruffles,
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edged with narrow lace. Or the deep fall
is accordion plated, which is prettier still,
and in that case is trimmed with rows of
'inch-wide lace Insertion and edged with a
deep frill of the same at the bottom.
When muslin is not worn china silk
takes its place. but for winter wear should
be lined to give warmth and weight
White wadding is sometimes used. but
light French flannel is best adapted for
indoor wear.
1.-THE laundry work. one of the most i'm
portant of our domestic tasks. is. as a
rule. left entirely TO the management of
unframed household servants" writes
Mrs. S. T. Rorer in the November Ladies'
Home Journal telling o to do the
family washing. And being unframed.
they naturally select the most difficult
way of doing what. under proper condi-
tons. should be easy work. The person
responsible for the family wash should
really understand a certain amount OF
chemistry. in order TO preserve the color
ing in different fabrics, and to understand
how TO remove stains and various spots.
To prevent the f~aannels from shrinkage
she should know the condition and char
aeter of the fibre of wool. and the differ
ence between that and the fibre of cotton.
If the coloring matter in a colored gar
ment is acid an alkaline soap will dis
solve or neutralize it, and the garment
WIFI come from the wash entirely faded.
The average housewife returns to the
laundry all articles Improperly Numbered.
but she fails to pin to each article a little
suggestion of how they may be made bet
ter, with the result that the articles are
returned again the next week in exactly
the sumo unsatisfactory condition"
Silk is worn more than ever. Entire
costumes are builded of ii. Solid taffetas,
especially black, is in great vogue for
visiting toilets. They are trimmed with
fancy buttons, fine laces and faint touch
es of eolored velvet.
I saw a gown yesterday of black taft
fera that is worth copying. The skirt had
three narrow bands of velyet ribbon run
about the hem. The bodice was built
very full with corded tucks running two
inches apart from throat to belt. About
tho shoulders was a wide. full square
collar of silk, its edges tucked and out
lined with a pleating of black point d'es-
prit- The front opened over a vest of
white tucked satin. Over the white satin
turned a narrow band of yellow velvet.
At each cuff showed the yellow velvet.
1t was a stunning gown, my deari
yiolets are no longer punched on the
gown. / noticed a new way of wearing
them on the streets after services. So
many fashionably frocked women, wear
ing their new fall tailor suits, had the
purple flowers as the one bit of frivolous
trimming. They were arranged in small
punches and worn in a line instead of a
bunch. Down the flap of a tailor coat
they would form a line from the bust
nearly to the waist-a ruffle of leaves and
blossoms.
And this reminds me of an unique way
of wearing red roses. 1t was established
at a recent fashionable dinner panty. A
broad band of crimson satin ribbon was
worn about the waist, knotted at the side
and falling a little. tied itself about the
long stem of an American beauty.
A dancing froek of pinkish lilac silk
barege hangs entirely loose from the silk
petticoat foundation. The upper part
from waist to hips is laid in narrow up
and dewn-tueks. The pointed bodice has
a stomacher of black lace. spreading like
a V-shape oward the shoulders. Shout
der scarfs of the lilac barege are used to
trim the shoulders. being drawn into puffs
and rosettes at intervals.
So
The latest basque pieces this fail have
no curves, ripples or even tiny wavelets.
They are fiat, silk-faced and fitted
smoothly. They may be quite straight
around, tabled, cut in long or short Van
dyke points. scalloped and bound on the
edge or omitted on the front and sides,
with a button trimmed postillion at the
back.
The most noticeable feature of the fall
jacket is its loose front and high collar.
Hussar extending from Shout
der to shoulder vie with stitched bands
of cloth, applied vertically, for the favor
of those who prefer a little trimming to
the severely plain machine stitched coat.
Mrs. May French Sherman, the African
recently elected a member of the
English Royal Geographical Society. is
the only woman ever thus hunored. She
is an American by birth.
The change in sleeves is coming about
very gradually. So far few of the real