The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-15
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up in corners or on cushions, making pic
lures everywhere"
.Neck FILINGS" are elaborate. This is
necessary. because the big hat-and the
small one Of the moment, to~o-demands
that rufus aud not fiat collars, snail be
worn to complete the picturesque and ar
tistic effect, which is what the new
millinery is striving after.
There are muslin and lace bows for
everyday wear. velvet ruehes. feather
boas and crisp bows of ribbon. The veil
vet ruche, which is really the latest
thing. is becoming TO young and old, and
is made narrow for the neck that is short
and wide for the neck that is long,
Thick boas Of plisse null have little
rings of small ostrich tips encircling
them at intervals. with long. fun ends,
that reach TO the waist line, where they
are fastened by a brooch, such as have
been used, and are still. to fasten the
tips of ostrich boas.
The boas and raches worn with the
Gainsborough and other large hats are
wide, coming out over the shoulders in a
fashion that is daring. it is SO extreme.
The extremely wide boas of gauzy ma
! terials, however, are reserved for evening
wear, the mode of the moment being to
wear with low-cut gowns, fluffy boas and
large hats.
An exquisitely fine evening boa is made
of narrow black lace put on to tiny ruff
! fes of white mousseline de sole. These
ruffles are so many. so full and set so
close together that they make a boa quite
nc rn1,na &c thoca of ostrich feathers
she ends of the mousseline boa are long,
of the gauzy stuff, accordion-pleated.
The silken mousseline in delicate eolors
and trimmed with white lace or frils of
Fhe narrowest and finest footing are
very charming adjuncts of toilet for the
debutante.
The tailor-made gown continues the
favorite with the well-dressed woman,
but there is an ideaiized edition distin-
guished by generous decorativeness
which caters to the mine of feminine
tastes who runs to fripperies, or. for her
who delights only in the masculine style
with its accomplishments of stiff-bosomed
shirt, four-in-hand scarf and dogskin
glove, there is the conventional coat
and skirt gown, simple in style and per-
feet in detail.
French tailors are sending forth coat
bodices, with siashed. crenelated, battle
mented, vandyked, tabled or scalloped
edges, while the favorite sleeve is the
m~utton-leg shape, with little shoulder
draperies, called Hungarian caps. Fol
the woman with the over-slender arm
the m~ousquetaire modes obtain, as the
long glove-like sleeve successfully dis
guises the obtrusive angular tendencies.
The very smartest materials for dressy
tailor gowns are drap livree, royal Mus
covite and Venetian cloth, while broad
cloths, cheviots, serges and Scotch tweeds,
all of which are primarily serviceable
goods. are the most sensible choice for
the street or travelling gown.
Covert cloths and twilled mohairs, as
well as black, in fancy weaves are also
approved by fashion arbiters.
In colors there is a wide diversity of
novelties, but the very latest are ad-
miral blue and nickel gray American
Beauty red cloth is much affected in New
York for the early autumn gown, but
Philadelphians, more conservative, lean
to the bright shades of blue and the
various tones of tans and grays-
I1S SILK l111IS Slll pfGfdIlS, AN tdiLCbd
as a rule has the preference, although
some of the latest French gowns are
built over a rich quality of satin.
Skirts are less wide than those of last
season and fit closely over the hips.
Strapped seams are the hallmark of the
well-made tailor gown, but where an
elaborate pattern of braiding is used the
seams are simply tapped and stitched fat.
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Long WASTED women are rapidly dis
appearing from view, SO quickly than one
cannot ascrfbe the phenomenon to any
hut it's rue cause. The extra long,
heavily steeled article copied from Eng
lish models which We're warranted to
supply the wearer with the desired long
waist are not worn now. The new
French stay has a straight front, nine
inches long, instead of thirteen or more
to the count. 1t is short OF the hips
and cut low in front, so the wearer can
turn an dstoop without getting purple
in the face. The decollete model is
supplied when inquiry is made for it.
The short gored hips and fan back are
features of the new hodel. 1t is low
and round and thoroughly comfortable
for bicycling and golfing. tennis or long
walks, in every way an Improvement on
the stiff engine of discomfort admired a
season or two ago.
Enormous satin flowers, hydrangeas,
peonie; and mammoth roses appear on
the seasons moires, and will be generally
worn except by women "in black" which
stands for modified mourning. The satin
Powered moires are indeed gorgeous. The
colored silks are right royal in their rich
ness of texture, and the black on black
is brilliant enough to serve as a contrast
to Itself, the wearing is 0 cunning in
producing this effect. The trained skirt
of an evening dress or calling costume
will give the desired opportunity for
showing off the big patterns. 1t can
hardly be done on a waist or a modified
sleeve. The Powered moires look their
best when combined with rich velvets.
Do not eat, or do not feed your children
on. white bread, which is deficient in
~phosphates, and causes the teeth to crum-
BILE SAYS the Ladies Home Journal" A
little hard food requiring thorough masti-
should be taken at every meal. Thes
teeth should be brushed both night and
morning. Avoid sweets. Drink at least
two quarts of water a day-a glass the
first thing in the morning, another the