The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17

be found in the light"
In connection with the subject of the
effect Of light upon the skin, it is inter-
esting to recall the many cases in which
the Roentgen rays have caused some-
thing almost precisely like sunburn. Per-
sons who have exposed their hands, or
any part Of their bodies for a consider
able length of time to the powerful cleo
trio rays have observed the sensations
and mpar them to an acute form of
burn from sunlight. 1t seems to point
to a close relationship between the two,
and to support the modern theory OF sun
burn here described.
Somebody has spoken of fall as that
awkward season in referring to the
matter Of dress when it is too cool for
muslins and too warm for cloths. 1t is
just at this season that challie comes in
for its greatest share of appreciation, and
its long hold in the world of fashion is
due to the fact that it so thoroughly
fills the billo for a between seasons
gown.
The shops are showing some of the
new challies, but not all that they will
bring forth in a week or SO. But l have
seen samples of these, and so know that
there are some new and very pretty eff
fects among the challies that are to
come.
Some are Powered. others lave ara
besque designs, such as have been popu-
lar in foulards, and still others have
vari-colored grounds with fine tracery
| designs. OF these last one eombines
green, yellow and blue in some vague
device in the ground, the colors fltering
through an interlacing of fine brown
| vines. There is a charming fower-pat-
| termed challie with blue, pink and yellow
chaysanthemums. in pale tint, on an olive
green ground broken at intervals with
satin stripes. Black a~rabesques printed
on a reseda satin striped challie, with
broken white dots. is new and artistic.
There are navy challies, as it seems
| there has always been, but these are
smarter thar they once were. They
have white scrolls and other Orienta
looking figures instead of just solely and
simply white lines or little dots. Black
rounds, with cerise or other bright, con-
ventionally patterned designs are
than the Powered black and blues, and
nave considerably more style about them.
1t is a past vogue to trim challies elab-
orateiy. The leading dressmakers have
among their models for early fall gowns
only simple designs for chailies. Satin
and velvet ribbons, put on in rows and
in bows. Some lace is used about them,
but this is only of the very heavy kinds.
The skirtless condition of the very lit
tie girl is not the only thing of its sort
that omankind has to be thankful for
this summer.
1t is astonishing to find how many
women of all ages and sizes travel in
their bicycle suits nowadays, not mere
ly when journeying by rail to some good
place for hiking, but in regions where
it isn't even worth while to take their
wheels along, and often upon trips where
it is just plain travelling, with no in
tention of settling down anywhere. So
common has the attire tbecome for tour
lists that it hardly caves a stare.
Looks of envy from SAthe long-skirted
women are about the only demonstra-
ton that it calls forth. And, Oh! the
comfort, convenience and independence of
such a costume. In a short skirt the
traveller can defy rain, WEAKNESS,
warmth, heavy satchels and pretty near
ly every other i'll that tourist flesh is
heir to. There need be no question about
the elegance of the garb- A few inches
less of skirt in no way interferes with
fit or finish, and as a matter of fact
most such suits are the smartest of the
smart, bearing the irreproachable tailor
stamp.
1t is noticeable that the wearers are
invariably women distinguished by an
expression of rare good sense. They are
not the strong-minded or radical sort at
all. but they are plainly women with
minds of their own, and pretty contented
minds. too, and who, pray, has a better
right to be contented than she who has
solved the problem of How to be Com
Portable Though Smart"
80
It is in imitation, doubtless, of the
trig-looking horsewoman that the BIZ
cycle girl has designed the hat which
she is wearing on all her long summer
rides. The girl who rides horseback has
always looked charming in her little felt
derby, neatly drawn Town over her
braids or coils. The wheelwoman has de-
cided that she will appear no less chic.
Her new hat is a derby of coarse straw,
with it's narrow, upturning rim and plain
black band. 1t is pinned down so tightly
on the head that the veriest hurricane
will not suffice to dislodge it, and 1t
makes the wearer appear both more styl-
ish and more becomingly dressed h
any previous bicycle headdress has been
able to do.
1t is usually of white straw, although
some faddish young women have it of the
same color as the bicycle suit and worn
with a colored hat-band. Ne new BIZ
cycle hat seems very appropriate to the
shirt waist, with which it ,~isiusually worn,
and a distinct advance upon the bicycle
hats heretofore devised.
"
For a variety in late summer table
decoration the somewhat unusual one of
geraniums is suggested. AS a rule, these
flowers are considered to have too strong
a perfume to be acceptable on the table,
effective as is their beauty of coloring.
The rich pink variety is peculiarly deco
rative. and in silver or crystal BOWS ar
ranged with its own leaves is very
pleasing. A drop of liquid glue brushed
on each leaf will preserve them fresh
looking for a number of days.
TIL present fashion is to omit breast
pockets in all coats, whether Prince AL
bert. frock, cutaway or sack, says the
Ladies' Home Journal" Even ~overcoats
are now made without breast pockets.
handkerchief is carried in the lower
pocket, the trousers pocket or the inside