The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-16
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bread-winner is SO justly reaping a fin-
aneial benefit from her happy conceit.
The most recent and attractive shape
brought out of late is the pretty French
sunburst parasol.
1t has much the air, at a little distance,
of a Chinese s~unshadc, but on closer view
very straight ribs are shown. covered
with a prettily tinted taffeta. while over
this falls a cover of figured silk lawn,
batiste, foulard. or even Bingham. closely
accordion plated.
A more charming bit of frippery for a
Spring gown than a white muslin sum
burst, decorated with graduated widths
of velvet ribbon of all shades. from the
faintest lavender about the ferrule to
rich dahlia tones at the outer edges,
would be hard to find. 1t is very much the
custom with imported gowns to sell a
parasol made of goods to match. and a
scheme of trimming in lace or ribbons
carried out on its surface to harmonic
with the frock's ornamentation.
For the conventional form of dome sun
shade all manner of eccentric and COM
mendable schemes a been evolved to
vary their decoration. On all sides are
seen p~arosols with putting or frills of
tulle along the ribs on the inside. Some
times a tiny line of rosebuds or white and
pink hyacinth balls fringe the edges of
these interior puffings, and add much to
the beauty of the silken tent when lifted.
We
Everything is done in the bulk, now
adays, and the time seems rapidly APP
preaching, which has been long foretold
by many social reformers, the era when
all servile and mechanical duties are
performed for one, leaving ample oppor-
tunity for personal Improvement and
amusement. Among the countless in
dices of this trend is the advertisement:
"Mending and darning DONE" and that
seen in a New York newspaper: Dress
skirts rebound, pressed and cleaned for
ST." This last, by the way, shows still
another manner in which women can
earn money at home, as by the other
odd industry, also practical in Gotham, of
| supplying clean towels to offices, etc.
In housekeeping there is everything
ready made for use, from pancake -four
to cleaned-really cleaned-currants, to
| salad dressing, and through the endless
list of canned foods ready for relocating
and serving. The last addition to these
assistants is a liquid icing which comes
bottled and prepared for instant use.
1t is as soft as boiled icing and of much
the same consistency, crusting on the
| surface at once, but not hardening, as
did the old styles of frosting, even when
| some time has elapsed.
49,
Yellow is the true color at Easter, for
ANYTHING but the church.
For a luncheon given in Easter week
the tables can be arranged as follows:
Have a centre-piece of daffodils or jon
quils. With them may be the delicate
| narcissi, or if arranged in a fiat dish, the
yellow flowers may be surrounded by a
rich border of mignonette. No other
green looks as well with yellow, as
mignonette.
With yellow for the centre-piece. buff
| shades should be used for the candles.
At each plate put a little floral box on
the top of which is painted a jonquil.
The box can be filed with candy. The
| china should, If possible, be gold and
white.
A pretty color scheme can be carried
out in the CONNECTIONS and cakes. A
mould which represents a young girls
straw hat, llitu Will CSSS, - d odS6CS-H
ton. The hat may be white or green. A
basket of clear candy filed with yellow
rose leaves, or rose-shaped caps of candy
resting IN green leaves and filled with
lemon or orange ices, is also very pretty.
-.
The diamond jubilee of the Queen of
England will bring in fashions in furni-
tuPe and dressing. Much of it! Silk
mittens nave already been worn by the
| smartest English society women.
The fashion is early Victorian and
the brilliant beauties like Lady Helen
Vincent and Lady Henry Bentuck are
now declaring that no glove is as pretty
as a mitten for opera, dinners and dane
ing.
They are of silk, are very long, fit
snugly on the hand, and display to
advantage the ringed fingers of the
wearer. Then they are more economical;
they last longer, cost less and clean
easier han the evening glove.
A small wreath of flowers with a
bouquet at the side. Small sleeves
f1ounced skirts, broad sashes and lohg
rlumes have ali come in with the jubilee.
1t is said by the upholsterers that fur
| niture will go back to the carvings and
| designs of the early Victorian age.
49, @
Musquetaire sleeves still obtain for
| organizes, chinas and all seft materials.
| Some nave a puff at the top. while 9TH
ers have three gathered ruffles put al
most one on top of the other. A further
| addition to this style sleeve this spring
is two or three ~up-and-down tucks, or
headings, in the centre of the top.
A silk slip for diaphanous materials,
| while being the incest thing to have, is
| no longer necessary, as the colored lawns
manufactured for this purpose now are
! an excellent substitute. Untold quanti-
| ties of lace will be used to trim these
| gowns, together with countless ruffles.
Straw and silk fibre braids are in great
use. New design show not only whole
| hats of braids, but sts have brims
edged win plated yofraids. Crepe
brims have narrow braid binding the
\ frame wires. Crowns of lace hats are
made of silk braids in basket design hold
ing masses of violets.
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Pale green MORE is beautifully trimmed
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