The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-14

| wrinkiing. a crest along the elbow seam
producing chic effects. The skirts OF
these tailor gowns are very graceful,
very elegant In themselves. but show
little variety. The basque absorbs the
inspiration. the novelty and the rlcn-
ness. demonstrations of embroidery and
of lace are lavished upon 1t n pearls,
spangles. silk borders. mousseline de sole
and other more costly furnishings with
charming effect.
Speaking of fancy evening waists the
DRY Goods Economist" says
In this assortment checked. striped ana
fancy plaided taffeta stood out prominent
ly in red. pink, blue, green, violet ana
beige effects.
For evening wear there were pink,
white. black and yellow chiffon, plain ana
embroidered, over satin, with lace appii-
| ques, all over or On certain parts.
Many were finished with a velvet belt
and buckle and collar, or part Of the
collar, as tabs, to match. others were
shown on forms with a ready-fnade belt,
rosette and long ends at the back of sash
ribbon, plain or lowered, edged with 4
tiny putting of the chiffon
A few had g square or slightly V-shaped
neck, but, as a rule, all of these semi
evening waists were high at the throat.
had a baggy front and quite small sleeves.
Some beautiful hand-work appeared GA
chiffon and light silk designs, where black
| lace insertion was ..let in" in crescent or
disk forms. showing the lining. and edged
with beads, gold cord or spangles.
Plaitings of plain-colored taffeta on fig
ured waists are yet in vogue; also frills
of chiffon and the narrow putting used on
| edges and in rows as a trimming.
Square yokes, tiny jacket fronts, sur
plice fronts, with a second material as a
similarly folded vest, collars extending
into epaulettes and baggy fronts are fea-
lures that meet n at every side in a
large showroom literally filled with
waists.
What they term shirts are less elabo-
rate, and always made with either a re-
movable stock and tie of the same, or
have a linen collar attached. These have
| the cuff sleeve of moderate size, and are
of plaid or hair-line striped taffeta or
| satin nine times out of ten.
Such waists are to be worn with a
| leather, ribbon or metal belt, and are so
shown on a form. All have a yoke at the
back, nearly always one in front, n a
loose effect if they do not actually bag
| over the belt.
City merchants report that the sale of
separate silk waists continues in a very
successful manner through all seasons.
A pretty novelty in lingerie is the lace
and ribbon matinee or breakfast jacket
which is shown in the up-to-date shops.
The silk or cambria lining is half tight
fitting, while the jacket itself is made
of alternate rows of inch-and-a-half
wide satin ribbon and valenciennes lace,
finished with a wide ruffle of lace at the
bottom and around the flowing sleeves.
The deep sailor collar is edged with the
same. and tied with broad satin ribbon,
while the waist is loosely belted. the long
ends of ribbon falling to the hem of The
skirt.
Another pretty finish for the hroat of
such a negligee is the thick ruching of
lace. ending in broad stoles of ribbon and
! ends of ribbon falling to the hem of the
| jacket.
New importations of lingerie also show
a cache corset which solves the problem
of the underwaist for the stout woman
who breads the slightest fuIlness below
the belt. These pretty triies are made
of French null cut moderately low in
! the neck, edged with narrow lace, and
4 tucked from the waist-line almost to the
bust, thus giving ample fullness without
adding to the bulk of the wearer.
A tiny casing at the bottom is run
with linen bobbin, and SO tightly tied
that this dainty garment acts as a dress
shield without interfering in the least
with the fit of the bodice.
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The sWoman's Home Companion" says
that the next best thing to taking a
summer or winter trip is to change the
aspect of ones home twice a year. Such
change does not imply a domestic up
heaval involving great work, family dis
comfort and general wretchedness for a
week or more. It simply means what any
woman can accomplish with ease, taste
and tactfulness, supplemented by ordin-
airy general eleaningday'' effort on the
part of the h~ouse1naid or maid-of-all-
work.
No woman who has not tried 1t can con-
eeive of the rest and pleasure resulting
from such changes Monotony is deadly
to bodily and mental health; possibly to
spiritual we'll -being also. A change of
environments even if to others less attrac-
tive, is beneficial, simply because it is a
change.
The return of the high, unframed
stock band on the collar of French
waists means that the scarf is in Its
heyday. The scarf is of transparent
or only partially opaque silken fabric, a
tiny twill is thrown up on the glistening
surface. 1t is desirable to have the
scarf either short or long. If the reaui-
site length ahree YARDS it is passed
about the throat, knotted in front, and
the long ends suffered to float as the
wind listeth. If a yard and a half is all
the length, most of it is pulled into a
large, square-cornered bow under the
chin. and the ends are either thrust into
the loops to add to their Importance or
else tucked away out of SIGHT under the
Jacket or bodice.
Lemon sandwiches, says the Ladies
Home Journal are made by seeming
both the bread and the butter. Trim the
crust from a loaf of fresh bread; put il
into a large butter-pot or soup tureen,
and surround it with lemon peel. Taks 9
sufficient quantity OF butter, about half q
round cover 1t over with grated lemon
wrap in wax paper. put it also IN thu
.-x.. ac1 afiow IT 70 remain over niphI