The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-18

drawers at all, but short divided skirts
masquerading as such. They are made
Of China silk with a six-inch row Of lace
and ribbon insertion edged With a deep
| curved founce of lace, each leg meas
uring just one yard and a half wide,
which is surely out-Loie Fullering Loie
Fuller, for whom the pretty garments
are named.
An unusually chic breakfast jacket
made for a young girl OF eighteen was
made of a heavy quality of cream china
silk printed in large rings of delft blue.
The silk was gathered very full at the
shoulders and neck. and over the fuilness
at the trent fell three board box pidits
that were unconfined. The square yoke
| was of delft blue tafteta.
1t was draped In at horizontal folds,
and ended at the left arm in a broad fril
hat was faced with cream china silk
The back Of the jacket was fun without
the box piaits. 1t had a short yoke conn
posed of horizontal folds Of the blu taf-
feia. A narrow belt OF the blue 1arfeta
was drawn ender the plaits at the front
I and ended in d short bow at Inc pack
that was drawn through an antique sill
yer buckle. The sleeves Of this Jacket
were full puffs. ending just above the eli
bow with a narrow band of delft blue
taffeta.
There are numbers of dainty Lawn
breakfast jackets that are made up most
deliberately at the shops. They are made
With antre-deux and edgings of the real
Va.enciennes lace and boast 40 end of
ribbon trimmings. The solid lawns III
pale yellow, pa.e pink and violet are the
most popular for making Saese breakfast
Jackets.
A simple law house gown that Is es-
pecially adapted 10 slender figures is
made of buff avn with a pattern in
swirling lines of deep yellow printed on it.
| The skirt is a generous godet. made up
over cream taffeta. 1t Is gathered on 70
the waist and rather full at the front and
over the hips.
The corsase is a full blouse OF the lawn
over a tight fitting lining of white laf-
feta. Two broad frills of the lawn nm
ished with a narrow edging of deep cream
Vaienciennes trimmed the bodice. They
started at the shoulder seams width at
the front and continued the same width
to the gird.e, to give a broad effect 10
the corsage.
The sleeves are scant puffs sha- reach
barely to the elbow, where they are TN
ished with a narrow cuff of buff ~taffega.
The tall, straight collar is of The buff taft
feua and is finished with a friii OF deep
cream Valenciennes lace. The same taft
feta is employed for the girdle. 1t Is a
tall crush girdie, with long, rounded ends.
reaching TO the bottom of the gown. Tiny
frills OF deep cream yaieneiennes edge
the ends of the slrdle.
One Of The little tricks which the
youthful housewife mas to be taught
is 70 paper d mould. II y not IL The
leas, difficult, hut it is just one OF those
little hints Ehat cookery books seldom, NJ
ever, give. for the trained cook learns il
as a matter OF course and so the know
ledge Is taken for granted.
This is the way:-Lay a sheet OF white
! paper over the bottom OF the tin 30. be
used, and crease IL down 10 take the
shape Of the circular bottom Of The TN:
now cur the paper down to the crease IN
| several places, and Ar II INTO The tin.
brush it we'll over with dissolved buttey
or fat, carefully cutting away any paper
that is doubled over, bal, allowing it 70
project fully an inch above the Top
Of the mould.
The mould itself should have been well
buttered before putting in the paper.
! The best way to butter a mould is to use
a pastry brush, dipping this IN the dis
solved fat and brushing 1t all over even
~ and carefully, so as to leave no part
unbuttered. Some cooks simply cut a
round to fit the bottom Of the tin. and
line the sides with a straight ban OF
buttered paper: and this plan nswers
| eapitally for plain round moulds, but
with fancy tins the first method is the
best.
A sailors knot with two short ends
of ribbon is much admired os the finish
for a belt, The ribbon Is lightly twisted
and tackled down here and there on the
edge of the waist. The idea il 10 look
as simple as possible; but all The same
the two ends of the sailors knot are often
trimmed all round the edges with beaded
jet or whatever is used on the bodice as a
| garnish. The sailors knot is lied At the
left side.
Plisses of tafeta silk. dull pink. mauye
| or black give q pretty dare &c he waist
| of the medish sleeve. Thert are also
worn at the throat and prove more be-
| coming thar the fiat bias bands which
go twice around the neck. but will look
| stiff. Some of the knowing dressmakers
try to make the bias bands popular, bur
on all hut the portly threats they ada
nothing to ths sum of good looks.
Soap, says thu Ladies Home Journal"
will not remove ran nor freckIes Battle
| the face in warm water. and dry very
carefully with a soft towel. Do not nss
soap on the face uniass absolutely neces-
sary. Never use face powder Of any sort
it spoils the skin by closing the pores
II your child suffers from sunbnrn
moisten the face al night with cucumber
juice; cut a cucumber lengthwise and rub
it on the face. allowing the juice TO re-
main Until it cries off. or use = mild sola.
ton of baking soda.
For evening ~,oilettes the rose sleeve
puff, a mass OF dainty pufss OF chiffon.
mousseline de sole, or Sulls on a plain
taffeta cap, made to look rs near like 8
crush rose as pessible. is very much
newer and therefore. more desirable than
the frilled or butterfly models.
Very bright scarlet. though not the
mode for ladies' costumes. is considered
stylish for children.s froeks. and AT the
| openings not a few handsoms models