The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-17
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Toqpes are many and various at the
moment; these are, indeed, the most
popular form of hat, though in thesn near
future we shall wear broad-brimmed leit
hats trimmed with two ostrich feathers.
the one ~slanting to the right, the otnef
to the left. and neither being raised pc
yond the crown of the hat. / saw a hat
OF this kind lately in pale gray GROWING
q pale gray dress of covert coating. with
I. a collar of c%hinchilla and an ivory lace
vaistcoat, and it certainly helped 10
form a most attractive costume.
There is much talk of the Princess
dress being popular. but very few of
ss.c:a models appear; however, there IS
one example sketched here made in fine
cloth of a dark red shade. 1t is not per-
haps. a Princess in the s~trictest sense OF
the word, fsrsi is Joined round the waist
yet it seems TO AVE the virtue OF neans
cut in one. A belt of kind, Jetted' ehc,r-
cles the waist. and the collar at the
neck is of fine jet, mounted over req
velvet and borded with black astra-
khan, astrakhan again appearing on rhe
hem. The same style could be adapted to
a pelisse to be worn over a dress anu
dark blue or brown would be equally
useful colors in which to make 1t.
The best material to buy for a dress
at the moment is undoubtedly piach
cloth. and, If well made by a worthy
tailor and eiaborately hemstitched' II IS
difficult to beat a black cloth gown Ior
slnartness, always supposing that II De
suitably allied to dainty waistcoats OF
lace and lisse, and crowned with the
latest fashion in millinery. me pro-
longed summer has given us much op-
portunity for indulging our fancy y
Eyht and airy waistcoats, the pest y
these being undoubtedly OF tucked cnii-
fon and Maltese lace, striped W1th iai-
row rows of chinchilla. Chincnlha IS d
fragile fur, but it is q JOY 10 the ese
and to the touch. And a beauti1ui iace
dress which 1 saw the other day. an
edition de- luxe of its kind, had oouDie
rows of chinchilla bordering the top
founee on the skirt, a narrow line OIL the
same across the decolletage, fastened
with a lace scarf, and a large buncn OF
Neapolitan violets.
A notion for renevating a last years
black satin dress. The hem Oh the
skirt-which r am perfectly certain woulo,
in the common course of events, be rup-
bed@should be supplied with a yanoyKe
design in Jet traced upon net, the poaice
being entirely made of this and Ined WIN
white lisse. while the tight sleeves snoulo
extend to the wrist and a large punch
of flowers be placed at the corner OF the
low bodice. If the skirt be too shabby TO
benefit by such slight improvements tnen
might it be covered up to the knees with
a straight piece of jetted net put on tight
" beneath a double piping. Should jet be
too a possession, then mignts
T cordially recommend the black satin
skirt to be founced up to the hips Win
fine knittings of black Lace; -boolce OF
6ne lace mounted over with white Isse
should complete such a skirt, and round
tbs waist. could be a sash of white chiffon;
or If. there should be any objection held
bv the proposed wearer to the suggestion
of half mourning about black and white,
then a. bunch of colored overs at the
c7Saer of. the, deeolletRge. and a chiffon
sash to match, might better meet her
views.
let me lust say a word or two about
furs. and advise an ermine hning 10
fbe COLLAR of an old sealskin coat, and
a touch of ermine on last years seal
sltfu muffs. while 1 counsel the possessor
OF last years caracule. jacket to let 1t
do duty as a lining to- a sack coat OF
drab cloth elaborately braided in drab,
and adyise the women who possess
trimmings of blue fox to use them for
evening wear on capes or cloaks or
gray veIveteen. And let me bestoW just
a last word of advice on women in
general, the poor and the rich, the
prodigal and the extravagant- When in
doubt as to what present any dear
friend should Civ you, choose furs. All
women look well in furs, observe one
of Henry Arthur Jones, heroines In
serhe Case of Rebellious Susan" and any
fur is better than no fur, always pro-
yiding that it be real fur. I have a hor-
ror of imitation sealskin, and your dog
skin that is supposed to loek like caracule,
and the mouse that is supposed to look
like ehinehilla- away with them!
49,
The bulbs of lilies are made up of
scales. sometimes amounting to nearly a
hundred in a plant, but oftener much few
er in number, Says Viek's Magazine.
One-fourth or one-fifth of these may be
broken off from the outside without in
jury to the bulb, and the minute latent
bulb at the base of each scale may be
made, by proper treatment. to develop
into a new bulb.
These scales should be placed into a
light sandy compost in an upright posi-
ton, a little beneath the surface, in pots
or boxes, with the soil pressed compactly
about them; or in a green house, or warm
place about the dwelling, and kept mod
erateIy watered, and in the course of a
month or two they will form small bulbs.
The best time for this work is in the
later part of winter, and the bulbs from
wlich one wishes to propagate should
now be kept comparatively dormant. but
not allowed to shriveL.
After this winter planting the will be
we'll established when warm weather ar
rives, and in May these pots or boxes may
be sunk in the ground without disturbing
the bulbs srsTTk
ON the arrival of winter the whole
should be covered with three or four
Inches of leaves. In the following spring
they may be planted separately, and in
a year or two will make Towering bulbs.
A simpler method is to take up the old
bulbs in the autumn and pack them close
in a bed, covering with a few inches of
leaves. Then take them up in the spring
ard remove the small ulb surrounding
the stem and imbedded in the mass OF
fbres; plant them and they will soon