The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-27
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told. 1t is to- be used for coats. jackets.
vests and In fact for any and every pur-
pose to which fur can be put. The fancy
for black and cwhftH,s which has lasted
through the, summer and seems likely to
run through the entire year. will bring
ermine prongiIeEtN to the front. though
this fur win be used mostly for trim
mings, reyers. ,~eoliars, ETC.. where a
touch of whiteSis needed to make a gar
ment effective.
On the other hand, the return Of mixed
grays and browns, to popular favor, VIII
create a demand for brown furs of all
kinds, moufflon with a brewnish east be-
ing specially liked. Black and white fea-
ther hoas are the principal novelties in
that line, While black and beige tinted
marabeut combined With white or iron
gray will also be worn, And then there
are short eapes and collars in woven
plumage which promise to be pretty well
liked. Ssas
Embroidered fronts and panels are seen
on many of the new costumes. both for
day and evening wear, though more es-
pecially for the last named. Most of
these fronts for skirts have also a piece
for the full pouched bodice, decorated to
correspond. The variety of styles to
choose from is endless. and chenille. silk,
gold, jet and even aluminium are used.
singly. n in all manner of combina-
tions. Aluminium Is very desirable, for 1t
is light and quite impervious to changes
of weather, never furnishing in the least.
Coral is another new material which is
seen this season, and none of them are
more effective than this.
Skirts with panels are favored in Paris.
One costume made on this plan was OF
chiselled violet velvet. with short curved
lines of white ground just occasionally
seen between the violet pile. TIL skirt
opens on the left side over a narrow
panel of white pleated afmure. The rich
ness of die material precluded the ne
cessity Of trimming, and the whole effect
was very good.
Other new skirts 1 saw were made very
long, of black cashmere or vicana cloth,
slightly draped over white serge, the lat
ter being either braided with black or
having trimmings of black. velvet. These
seemed TO me .rather somber, but might
be redeemed by q judicious mixture OF
white in the bodice.
The edict has gone forth that to be
fashionable one must wear a sash, and,
generally speaking. that sash must be
black, although others are occasionally
seen.
AS to material, there Is more choice,
as it may. be of velvet, satin duchesse,
taneta or even of some very thin silk,
but should have a bow of some sort at
the waist to be strictly up to date.
Narrow sash ends of ribbon or velvet
may be worn hanging at the side, a little
in front of the hip or just over it. As
far as / can see. the Important thing
seems tosbe toshavssa sash, If not In
reality at least In effect.
How to arrange q table fer a garden
party dinner invariably puzzlss the host
e<s. says the 81. Louis Republic" Two
friends-er. rather. friendly rivals-both
resoarceful, clever women, consulted
zach other recently about this problem.
and decided that at q dinner each was to
Civ they would use nothing but paper
decoratiohsssate 81.
One used a large round table, and the
other nSordinary dining table, n it
was diffeplt to say which a the better
effect H.
The round table was first covered with
swsnsdown calico as a foundation. and
over 1t were placed several layers of
white tissue paper. drawn in round below
the edge of the table and finished with a
fun ruehs Of crinkIsd white paper. made
by box-pleatlng a long Succession of fold
ed strips with. a needle and thread, as if
it had been SO much muslin.
This formed the tablecloth- Round
mats of smbsr laced tissue paper were
arranged tens receive each plate, and
each salt caffaf and decanter stood in a
little nest of amber crinkIed paper, made
into fated, ,ruehes by the simple device
of folding strips zof paper about one
eighth of a yard wide and Joining the
edges either with thin gum Or lacking
threads, and then running round
ruler through to give . rolled. puffed-out
appearance.
Every lamp and candle shade was
made of yellow acrinkled paper, two or
three tfns being used. so that there might
be no monoteny. 1.-The receptacles for
flowers were fuwsand round, and consisted
of three Tuclfes of shaded arnber crinkled
paper, a yellow one at the top and another
resting on the paper tabIecloth, with q
white one In beEweeH. They were filed
with yellow and white ehrysanthemums,
nicely made of crinkled paper, and just
diversified with blades of green tissue,
cut to resemble grass.
The servtettesp were white and amber
paper Of japanese origin. and the menus
were printed on white card or paper,
packed by a small pan OF crinkled amber.
Beside every plate were a white and
a yellow chrysanthemum, the stalks
deity twisted in with two or three Of the
green blades, and the prettiness of that
dinner table made it a decided success.
The oblong table was all lone In shades
OF rose pink, with the exception of the
cloth, which was treated fundamentally
in the same way as the other, but edged
with d eut-out s~callop-shell design, in
stead Of the ruche. This stands for salt
cellars, ~decanters, water jugs, etc., were
made of three or four shades of pink
paper, much In the same way as tissue
paper mats were turned out about a
dozen years ago; but the petal-like pieces
of paper were cut much finer, giving the
effect of a cactus dah1ia. The lamp and
candle shades were on the same prin-
ciple. The flowers were pink carnations
and roses, arranged in cylinders of vari-
Gus heights, each of which was surround
ed by a full auting of white crinkled
paper, tied in the middle by a strip of
pink paper that simulated ribbon, and
was elaborated into a small bow.
Paper roses and carnations were placed
oronnd a1taruafelv for the e,1aSts Tho