The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-21

hangs plain all around and is of walking
length. It is made Of as nice q piece OF
material as the summer girl can afford.
In handsome summer trousseaus every
dress has a drop skirt. Il may be a cloth
! dress. or 4 silk one, or even a velvet skirt,
yet underneath there will be q handsome
drop skirt.
The philosophy Of the drop skirt when
invented was that when hin materials
were worn, the underskirt showed through
and therefore ! nice lining was necessary.
Finally this nftc lining came TO be called
a drop skirt. Ii was so pretty and SO fem
inine in every respect that it gained great
vogue and 50. now, Whenever you see a
pretty dress, you may look for the drop
skirt.
And this has given rise to a new fash
ion,-that Of lifting dress with both hands.
Scarcely any modish sunmer woman but
grasps each side OF tho skirt with her
hands as she walks. This raises the dress
material and shows the drop skirt, expos
posing a beautiful lining.
The effect Of these Innings is that of an
irregular band of bright trimming around
her dress, so gaily does the drop skirt
show forth beneath.
1t looks odd at a hop or evening occa-
sions to see a woman holding up her hand
some thin dress showing the drop skirt
below, yet such is the style.
do you thing she is pretty?' one wom-
an asked an artist about another.
Very was the reply. She has such
L-.-4sF.r 11-1~lo. el,o5aurS under her
chin
There was food for reelection in the re-
mark. The woman who questioned
thought it over and the result of her fem
mime ingenuity has just appeared in the
new lavender wells.
If You can't have lavender shadows nat
urally, you might as we'll wear some
thing which makes you look as if you had
them.
And that is the wherefore of he new
lavender wells.
They have a plain, small mesh-all wells
are of that nature now. Dots and spots
have gone out of fashion. much to the
dissatisfaction of the oculist.
The proper shade of lavender to wear
for a veil is tinted with delicate pink, to
throw the softest and most becoming
lights on the face.
1t reflects just the rosy flush and the
purple tinges tina are considered desira-
Bile by an artistic eye.
But don't make a mistake in buying
your veil and get a blue-lavender. For it
you do, you will look the CHASTITY color
of a person by candle light.
Take the veil to the light and see that
it has pink in its under-shadows. 1t may
be worn with a black. lavender or white
hat.
Coming events cast their shadows be-
fore, we are told. and from across the
water we have a him of the gorgeous
wraps which will be worn next winter at
ball and opera.
The summer opera season in London
is the excuse for modistes to devise the
most beautiful cloaks in silks. brocades
and broadcloth. but to give them the de-
sirable airy appearance suited to the time
of the year they are literally laden with
hounces and ruffles in lace, chiffon or
null.
The newest shape is circular, reaching
in the back to the hem of the skirt, the
fronts curved, showing the gown beneath
and allowing perfect freedom of move
ment.
The Medici collar is enormously-even
exaggerately-high, filed in with pillows
of lace, which becomingly frame the wear
er's face. and ending in a cape effect on
the shoulders. which in turn is edged with
a deep frill of lace.
In ~broadcloth the modish cape is APP
pliqued with satin in bowknot design,
while a deep bertha of lace and a 1lounce
of the same give a charming finish TO the
garment.
For the white summer shoes antelope
skin is one of the most comfortable ma
terials and is a great favorite with those
ladies to whom corns and bunions are a
consideration. A novelty in new walk
ing shoes has the vamp, sides and back
out in one piece, with the patent leather
pointed toe let in, so that there is no
seam to press across the toes. Embroid-
cries as e~xtravagant as the owner can af-
ford are fashionable, an entire shoe of
silver embroidery being perhaps the ex-
treme of the mode. Green shoes with
red or silver heels and red shoes with
silver or white heels are not uncommon.
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The recent rainy season has done its
worst. or its best. and as a result we
have something new in waterproof. This
is nothing more nor less than the short
waterproof cloak. It is of pale tan, with
pipings, collar facing and buttons of dark
green silk. The coat is double breasted.
loose fitting both back and front, and
has very full bishop sleeves. The cut
admit that the Statutory invention of
cloak, so that even If the uses of a
short waterproof are not at once ap-
parent, the garment is sufficiently smart
to recommend itself on that score alone.
A new American dance is imminent.
says an English magazine. We get every
thing from THE other side nowadays,
| even our new dances; and one is bound to
admit that the s~aItatory inventions Of
| our transatlantic friends are very fresh
and lively. The washington POST and
the Barn Dance were most gladly well
coined by us. and we can but hope the
new dance is as good as they were. The
| step is called Dewey Two, but no par
| t~iculars nave as yet transpired as to the
manner of executing it.
A white muslin tie with lace edge is
| ertirely correct TO wear with shirt waists,
| and is a ~favorite with those who object