The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-27

| Will ASt IutQictl ADVICE IOf any ulSedSe-
and solid basket, weaves in brown, green,
slate gray, and dark scarlet. Scotch pat
termed fabrics are in great favor again.
Plaids and squares are also well liked in
the new wash goods; so are fancy stripes.
Dress goods with chine patterns, to-
| gether with stripe and broche effects,
have still a goodly number of friends: the
stripes especially are of great diversity,
but are rarely ever more than one inch
broad. Silk fabrics with stripes are a
charming novelty; the stripes are of a
lighter tone and simulate ribbon with
picot edge. Mousseline de sole with close
stripes is fast becoming a f~avorite, and is
in many cases used for the plain chiffon,
almost exclusively used hitherto. This
striped mousseline de sole is perhaps to
be reproduced.
Cashmere is well liked. UGH as, for in
stance, the different shades of red, green,
pearl, purple, biscuit or steel blue. Many
of the latest spring novelties also con-
tain a plentiful supply of gold and silver
threads.
Among the latest novelties in spring
goods attention is drawn to attractive
checked weaves, the nap of which is COW
cred with a fur of fine plush hair, where
by the somewhat glazing effect of the
whole is judiciously neutralized. In other
goods of this kind barely recognizable
tendrii designs or fancy flower patterns
cover the checked grounds. Very hand
some also are the fabrics striped in two
or more shades. Far more pr~etentious
than these weaves are those striped in
four or five colors. Either bronze, dark
red, navy and black are combined, or old
gold, slate, black and pearl. Fancy black
flower designs or short criss cross strokes
lie gracefully over these stripes.
The new idea of rubber-soled shoes
will prove a comfort TO many women
who nave known the torture inflicted by
the ordinary rubber shoe. The thought
of having to stoop and remove an over
shoe or suffer the penalty of painful feet
need not discomfort them in the future.
The rubber can be bought in large or
small squares, and any weight desired.
A shoemaker will cut the rubber over a
pattern of the sole of the shoe and Sc
cure them by means of a glue prepared
especially for this purpose.
For winter this proves almost a lux
ury when worn on a heavy walking boot.
This idea will prove beneficial, particu-
larly in spring weather, when rubbers
are too warm and only the sole of the
foot really requires protection.
The foot will be in a much more
healthy condition after having been shod
in this way.
Everyone knows that the beauty of
the Oriental rug lies in its sheen and
soft tinting, and that these qualities are
only acquired by time. What everyone
does not seem to think of is that rents
and tears are not necessarily marks of
age. Many neat and nice housekeepers
will allow their priceless floor covering
to show ragged fringes, or ugly holes, as
If they were a part of noblesse oblige. A
rug may surely be so deity darned as
to present a complete" appearance, and
yet nav all "the beauty that was,
Eastern. land the glory that was
Asiatic.
When you feel that you nave taken a
heavy cold, take a large dose of whiskey
in hot water, after you are tucked up
warmly in bed for the night. A profuse
perspiration will rapidly take place, but.
If enough bed-coverings are used, and, If
care is taken. on the following day, not
to catch more cold, this sweating process
should not be inco%nvenient, nor should
it result in anything else than in entire
ly breaking up the cold in the head. One
On the lungs must, of course, have more
drastic treatment.
A girlish-appearing hat that might be
worn with almost any costume is built of
silvery white straw. The rows are sep
r.