The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02

that tha various neck arrangements are
madeSof chiffon, lace. Liberty silk. null
ard nets Of different ~raes.les. Collarettes
are made aajustiDle and convert. the
evening open-neck bodice into a 1ligh7
necked waist for daylight wear. Many OF
them extend far out on the shoulders,
with a square effect across the front ami
back, the whole being edged with several
net or chiffon raffles made quitesfull. Fo"
shirt-waists, the short how tied under tbs
chin is made of plain or figured silks.and
has much the appearance of a short Wind
sor tie. Null scarfs having q plating of
the same across the ends go around the
neck i'll stock fashion. and tic in a huge
soft bow under the. chin.
Wells make or mar a face, and must be
selected with a view to becomingness.
The single-thread mesh is invariably be-
coming. besides being less trying 10 the
eyes. If dots are too close and large
they will throw shadows on the face, but
if scattered widely. have a becoming eff
feet. The very latest wrinkle in veilsis
the Empire scarf, 1t comes two and .
half yards long. and is meant to be fas7
ltl6Q dDOul The DiiiSO4 ltS i0t,
at the back and brought .around and
knotted on the left shoulder. They are
usually of dotted net in black, white, or
white with black dots, and are edged top
and bottom with very narrow black rib
bon velvet. Across the ends of the scarf
is a plating or frilling of fine lace about
a finger wide. Plain Brussels net also
makes a pretty Empire veilf
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For house wear there is no doubt but
what sashes will obtain, but for street
wear they will not appear with stylish
costumes unless the sash be in black.
Every silk, Swiss, organdie. etc., gown
for the summer can be matched in a sash
of satin, reps, MORE, taffeta, plaid or
bayadere ribbon says the DRY Goods
Economist
The manufacturers are preparing sash
ribbons in 12-yard pieces and in single
lengths having fringed ends Three yards
are usually sold for a belt, knot and w
long ends.
In the retail stores the. striped and
fringed sashes have been shown since
Christmas, and sell well even now but the
fad for them will strike us when trans
parent gowns and their huttering ribbons
are donned
If a sash is not fringed it is finished
with rows OF narrow velvet ribbon across
the lower ends or a row of gauze ribbon
not over an inch in width gathered at the
upper edge or in the centre as a frill to
finish the entire edge and to form sew
erai rows at the ends. A tiny putting of
mousseline is often used in the same
manner.
Other ribbon sashes, plaid and plain, are
worn without any extra trimming, with
pointed ends to the very edge of the
skirt, falling from a tiny square bow.
knot or rosette, or crossed under a buckle
or broad clasp of steel or antique silver.
Mousseline. gauze or tulle, sashes have
long ends fully 40 inches wide, with tucks
IN the ends and a tiny puff around the
edges or rows of the narrow putting that
have a tiny beading at each side across
the ends to half the depth. The full
width is used for the soft belt, though
folded narrowly.
Ribbon ranks ahead of all piece goods.
however, and in gay plaids and bayadere
stripes from four to eight inches wide can
be found to agree with any gown. In
plain colors any shade can be matched,
and black satin is handsome with silk,
wooden or cotton frocks.
Leghorn, Manila. chip and raffia, in all
colers, are used for the new spring hats,
as well as an absolutely new straw braid
with a satin finish not unlike the silk
covered braids which obtained during the
winter, says the Ladies Home Journal
Sailor hats. that always nave an assured
position. are in a new material in the form
of woven bulrushes, which. after being
braided. are shaped and generally edged
with a narrow black velvet ribbon. Linen
crash is also used for this kind of hat.
The most striking of all are those of
wear.
Rich ribbons of velvet. silk, satin and
MORE are all used, being plated and
shirred, while piece fabrics, heavily en-
broidered with beads and ~spangles, also
obtain. The fashionable colors are peri
Wrinkle blue, m blue, heliotrope,
champagne, the light shades of ruby.
brown. pearl gray, pink and pale green.
Fanciful combination are noted in the
flowers. There is a decided fancy for put
ting the trimming-that may take the
form of a bunch of flowers, a bow of rib
Don, a draDery OF VelVet or Salln-undef
the brim on the left side, so massed as
to lave it come well on the hair.
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A novelty labelled corset chemise" is
made of wash silk. and is a very low
necked bodice with ribbon shoulder
straps. IL is boned softly, and fits to only
just under the bust. TIC it is hung an ac-
Gordon plated skirt that falls to the floor
al around. Hiding wher, waist and skirt
join is a wide sash knottedf in front in a
rosette bow. the ends falling to the hem.
That adorable bow is too bulky to admit
the garment under an ordinary dress. 1t
is too low to be called a boudoir gown, is
impossible as a tea gown, but would be
nice to put on to be rescued from a fire.
Really, the grament is to be worn under
a gown of transparent lawn. This is all
frills, seems to be just slipped on. and is
all foam and looseness. The new garment
is very pretty, and it is a pleasure to
fancy that some folks wear it. but for
ordinary women it would be a wicked ex-
travagance.
A princess gown that appears to be, cut
out in front, allowing the skirt portion in
front to continue above the waist in a
point that finishes just above the waist