The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-11
& IDEAS for 1Nomeu


1t may be that women are not going to
wear Gowns of flags, but even that looks
probable In the light of present happen-
ings, says the Philadelphia Press. The
rage for The red, white and blue has in
creased so in the last week that women
feel that they are not patriotic unless
they put the tri-coiors somewhere about
their gowns.
The woman who wears a red jacket
with a blue tucked cheInisette, and a
white satin collar is not conspicuous yet
she is natriotic.
The white seaside gowns-for I suppose
there will be little yachting attire this
season-are being made up of white fan
mel with girdles and collars of red and
blue; by the way. this is rather pretty,
and it is a delightful thing to be able TO
combine patriotism and art.
Hundreds of girls are going to have
their white sailors trimmed with the three
colored striped ribbon as a bard. and q
bow of the same at the side.
OF course. you know that the proper
sailor does not have the fat bow at the
side. Instead are three upright loops OF
stiff taffeta ribbon. the ribbon of the
loops doubled. Looking at this ensemble
a moment, you will see how charming II
is: and d white serge sailor suit with a
while silk chemisette, and a collar ard
girdle of red. white ani blue taffeta rib
bon, together with a sailor hat trimmed
in the way before described; a pair of
black patent leather pumps and heavy
white gloves. stitched in black, completes
a costume which is to bethe most popular
ono for fhe In fe SprinC.
The leading dressmakers tell us that it
will not be a hard task TO make a charm
ing gov out tof the three colors, without
making the wearer. seem responding TO
a call for boots and saddles"
For instance, take this one: a clinging,
well cut skirt of nuns yelling. made loose
over a red silk petticoat; five ruffes of
narrow knife pleated red and white satin
ribbon about six inches apart, and run
ming higher over the back widths.
Sailors blouse of red nun' yelling. with
white poplin revers turned back to show
a chemisette Of blue poplin. The stock
collar of red and blue poplin. laid in folds.
The sleeves cut rather loose corded from
wrist TO elbow "a red pleated ribbon
ormin epaulettes on the shoulder of the
sleeves. tufec lldllO PfCAt4h5o iNN'
white and blue to outline the collar. A
girdle of white poplin, and there you are.
And one could wear this gown without
looking like a female Uncle Sam, and yet
look intensely patriotic.
A decade ago blue serge, trimmed in red
ribbons, was quite fashionable. Blue serge
is again in favor. and what is easier than
10 pu back the red trimming and add a
u. -
white collar and a girdle?
Simple white hats are to be the favor
ties for summer, as usual, and red and
blue flowers massed and banked on them
are entirely artistic. As one woman ex-
pressed it yesterday, I'VE cannot have uni
forms like the men, but they will think
we nave before we get through making
: our hummer elothes."r
The hosts of muslin dresses that will
come in with the first hot days will have
no other adornment than red and blue
ribbons.
Be sure you don't put yellow with your
red, for if you do. you win walk abroad in
sympathy with SPAIN and if you are fired
upon by the first patriotic American you
meet, remember that a blunder is worse
than a crime, and that it was your place
to think before you put on the Spanish
flag colors.
The ensign belts, which are made of the
pointed American flags, enamelee. and
fastened together with three gold or silver
links, are also worn by. every woman who
has the price in her purse.
AS for the belts made of soldiers or
sailors buttons-not a woman who has
ever made such a collection regrets that
collection row.
These belts are particularly pretty WITH
a dark tailor gown, and are even worn in
the evening. around light silks
Hat pins from army or navy buttons
bristie out of the women,s hat. They give
one the thought that if a gun was behind
each button the hat would be as forml-
dabie IS a miniature fortress
Stocks of rcd chiffon with ends of blue
and white chiffon, hanging down in the
front, are in great demand, also the string
ties, for the turn over collars. The men
will nave stripes on their sailor hats, fin
ished with the fiat bow at the side.
All these win be worn to prove that
fashion can adapt itself to patriotism.
ST women are vainer than men. they
don't exhibit their vanity so -pronouncedly
in public said an F street florist to q
Post man, Il proved this fact to my
own satisfaction. at any rate, the other
day. In my show window ] had some
very fine aaecimens of orchids, with an
arrangement of mirrors behind them the
better to show them off. The looking
glasses were admirably arranged for
passers-by to get glimpses of themselves
both as to their front and side ex-
teriors," says the Washington Post"
in watching to see how passers-by re-
garaed my window show it struck me
that the men who stopped in front of the
window exhibited q good deal more inter-
est in the mirrors than they did in the
flowers, and that the women stopped APP
parently for the single purpose of hav-
ing a look at the orchids. So | took out
my watch and concluded to make observa-
tions for ten minutes.
During that time ~thirty-seven unac-
companied men and f~ifty-nine women, sin
gly and in paire and punches, stopped in
front of the window. Fourteen of the
women set their hats on straight with the
aid of the mirrors, five of them adjusted
their wells, and six OF them stole sneaking
glances at themselves in the mirrors from
the corners of their eyes. The rest of 'em
didn't even look in the mirrors, but de-
vofed all their attention TO the orchids