The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17
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frock unde the sun, if she does not pos
sess a correct tailor-built gown her ward
robe is sadly incomplete.
The modish tailor gown for the spring
of 'sS will be one of two ~things-it will be
very, very plain, or it will be very, very
elaborate! If the English style be chosen,
it win doubtless be of homespun, tweed
or serge; the skirt, that will measure four
yards in width. and will be lined with
soft unrustling silk. will be guiltless of
trimming-strapped or stitched seams
only will indicate the cachet of the man
breasted jacket will be lined with satin,
its only ornaments a fiat velvet collar and
the neatly stitched flaps of it's numerous
and convenient pockets.
If. on the other hand. the French
mode be chosen. then the result will be
an edition de luxe of The tailor gown.
The narrow skirt will be tucked with
circular tueks from waist to hem, or
braided panels or applique medallions will
glorify its simplicity. The Russian blouse
or the Elton jacket viii be braided in elab-
crate design. While the close-ftting
sleeves. with their faring cuffs. will in
some way repeat the motif of the trim
uiAsS VI ShiIl al0 jacket.
A charming black or broadcloth gown,
lined with pale yellow ~taffeta, illustrates
the French mode, and as it was seen at
a very swell tailor's establishment, LAY
be considered an excellent example of
the new. and. more important still, the
correct thing in that line. The skirt was
Of the new shape, close-fitting at the
hips and fiaring from the knees down
ward, the cu~rtain-like decoration of the
front being bands of the cloth, edged
with narrow piping of black satin. The
white satin bodice, waist and sleeves of
which were alike covered with heavy
guspare lace, was hide by a smaTt
little Eton Jacket of rne black cloth. or
naalented with a scroll-wofk design N
black satin. A eirdle OF turquoise moiie
velvet was fastened back and front by
a long, narrow cut steel buckle, while the
high crush stock of ae same was caught
at the left side by Narrow slide of cut
steel.
Another example of French sartorial
art was of royal blue cloth. the tucked
skirt matching the Jacket and sleeves,
which were also finely tucked; a pouf
front of white satin was embroidered in
Breton style in shaded blue silks. While
girdle and stock were of dark blue vel
vet.
4 truly Partisan creation figures in the
tronsseau Of an Easter bride that is to
be. This time the well-built gown is OF
slate gray cloth, braided deliberately in
black and silver. The blouse waist Of gray
cloth is topped with a square tucked yoke
of ivory point d'esprit. while a smart
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chin. 4 waist belt OF silver tissue and
embroidered pointed cuns add distinction
10 the costume. while a toque OF pink
roses. with aigrette and ribbon bow of
black. adds unreasonable chic TO the
whole.
Spring jackets to be worn with diff
fcrent colored skirts will be quite short
and viii be much braided. Broad revers
arc a feature of the new lightweight
cost. which in most cases are braided in
some simple design, the pattern repeated
on tile cuffs of the tight-fitting sleeves.
Elton Jackets are again the vogue and
some Of the newest tailor gowns are made
IN that jaunty. style. For travelling and
for wear with the inevitable shirtwaist
this garment is the ideal one. and 1t is
not only light and cool, but is easily
slipped on and off and is of no great bulk
when carried.
Gray. it is said, will be the fashionable
color Tor carly spring wear, q color, by
the way. which is quite as seryiceable as
a darker one, Il the material is home-spun
or tweed. Cornflewer blue, ~cerise, leaf
green and all the varying tones of mauve
and violet viii be used for Innings, and
though an effort has been made TO intro
duce soft lining silks it seems difficult to
induce ~womankind TO discard the crisp
and rustling taffeta.
80
br. I. N. Love-, a st. Louis physician,
says the St. Louis .Post-Dispateh," ex-
presses his sentiments regarding women
as nail drivers as follows
Mature never intended that women
should drive nails, but hat they should
have husbands to attend to such work
FOR them. Women are to be houskeepers
not housebuilders. They are too emotion
al. That is why, as a rule. they are de-
fc1ent in all things mechanical. When a
woman is of a mathematical turn of mind
it is an argument that her brain is more
masculine than feminine
woman is anything but practical.
From childhood her training is all in
another direction. For this reason it is
rarely we see a woman who can drive a
nail without great effort or probable in
jury to herself. The attempt almost in
variably ends in a bruised finger. The
very fact that she cannot drive a nail Is
TRINA facie evidence that she is a Woman
woman
Man can acquire the ability to adapt
himself to any condition by which he
may be confronted. Most women, 1 be-
lieve. are deficient in this respect, but
there is no telling what energies, mental
and physical, she might not bring to bear
in case of emergency, if she were thrown
wholly upon her own resources.
But one thing is certain. Whatever
may come, woman, will never be able to
adapt herself to conditions as gracefully
as man. She must be able to control her
emotional centres. and the power of con-
troll does not rest entirely with her in
tellectual self. It is something higher
something which can hardly be ex-
planned"
Everything seems to point to the fact
that the shirt waist girl will be greatly
in evidence next sumner. Not only are
the shops filled with madras. percale.
lawn. gingham. dotted swiss and silk
shirt waists of all shades. designs and
STYLES. but the art of the jeweler is also
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