The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-22
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Ever so odd, not to say astonishing,
sn't it. how tired of old things n few
whiting summer days can make us! AND
here no reason on earth why we
thouldn't indulge in a general environ
ment of newness. p~roviding-oh! rldicu-
Eous proviso-our purse permits First,
We want our furnishings to be in accord
With the thermometer. So. beginning
with the floor. we invest in a mating
Dver which, most appropriately. ferocioas
looking Japanese war gods are tearing.
In order not to scare tirnid people 10
7eath a few butterflies futter harmlessly
about. These war gods are a tremen-
aous novelty. If one doesn't care to be
encountering their grim scowls at s{ery
step cover the floor by all means vim
denim In one of the new large patterns
In this case there's no possible tronnle III
finding furniture coverings and hanginss
TO match. A combination table and
bookcase goes right to the summer heart,
too; it is of bamboo and mating. And
don't neglect those enticing easy CHAIRS
also covered with deliciously cool mat
ting. Nor should you overlook the iatest
In with its removable Stat seat,
and aDaelJ lot I1dSQQCA etolit5
fling from a straight backed chair to a
bed. And. speaking of chairs, there's the
beach seat, which is absolutely legless- 1t
Is Of canvas. the seat and tall back being
stuffed with hair. The seat is right on
the sand: ii can be folded. camp-stooi
fashion. With ones affinity to keep Old
sors too ardent glances at bay with an
umbrella, what more could mortal wish
Then. of course. there's ones self to
out in summer trim; and to a woman
what's more important than her hat?
While shirred chiffon is ideal the Leg
horns are SO much better able to combat
sea air that we GO in search of them.
A modish affair just out Of the makers
hand is sodded with green tulle, and from
this empting carpet springs an exquisite,
luxurious crop of corn flowers. Behind
them is a bow in the same blue. a bow,
bv the way. big enough for a sail. The
newest ones are like that. They require
riece silk and nave a wired cord in the
edge. A white hat Boosting any amount
of style has simply an immense white tat
feta ribbon bow planted on the crown.
Under the brim are great punches OF
white double violets with a few frosty
looking leaves i-nterspersed. If, however.
one feels a bit wicked. a Mephistopnelian
little affair is in order. which is so very
red as to defy the heat. All this sangll-
nary creation in straw requires is a red,
red bow, a few peoples and a spangled
red quill.
To iamp TO the other extreme and
take a peep at beauty's stockings, we
find that the giddy little polka dot, while
not what one might cali downright new,
has risen Phoenix-like and twice as
eoouetish as of yore. You may have
them all over your stocking Gone has
only one for publication or you may
have them in front only. They're any
number of times more chic than the
wild plaid and zigzag stripe affairs
which seem to hold some women in their
grasp ike an incubus. And while we're
at Madame's feet We'll take a look at
a sample of ventilated hose which isn't
yet on the market. It has tiny holes in
the inner sole and a hole in the back by
way of a smokestack. Broad welt shoes
in Russia calf are the latest. A most
swagger pair have brass eyelets.
We're back to the plain ~changeable
again. though of course. the ruffles wild
en- and meander upward in the back.
seven ruffles being the proper thing. The
slip cover is altogether another affair
1t is to wear under a sheer skirt, just
The shape of the dress skirt, and is male
of pongee in all the dainty tints. You
get round the waist lining by having a
corset cover to match; though this is
trimmed with lace, the slip cover boasts
but three pinked ruffles at the foot. And
while we're near the subject Of corsets-
have you noticed the CELEBRITY with which
the corset makers have supplied the
shops with patriotic colorings? The little
ballet dancer skirts on the models are
red and white stripe, while white stars
have been painted on blue satin c%orsets.
The firtatious weapon, the parasol, is
lust now made of ribbon. A red and
white one of inch wide satin ribbon has
the colors laid alternately, and ending in
a fringe of five-inch loops around the
edge. How the clever maker ever got
them all to converge into n~othingness at
the stick is a mystery. Over a hundred
yards of white ribbon went toward the
making of another. the ruffles going
round and round.
The only way we ever got rid of the
theatre hat was by dingfug away at the
women Until from pure WEAKNESS of the
subject they succeeded to public demand
and dotted their millinery. says Dorothy
Maddox.
Perhaps If we keep at 1t long enough
we may he able to down another form OF
feminine s~elfshness which the open troll
ley brings before us every year.
She's the greatest nuisance of the sea-
son-the woman who pumps down into
the seat next the setting-on step and
clings to her position as only a woman
can when she fears her nickers worth Of
rights may be tempered with.
NO matter how many people get into her
seat, they must squeeze by her, trip over
her toes. get tangled up in her skirts and
reach sitting room only when the car
viciously jerks them on to the bench.
Goodness knows it's trying enough to
Chamber into an open trolley anyway,
while the u shouts. "Step lively,
there, please The step Is high and the
passengers scowl at you as If they are
mad because you haven't walked home
And there that stubborn woman sits
and sits, defiant or Indifferent to the woes
of the travelling public.