The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-05

| slips was box-plaited with . plain white
sash and yoke. another had no trimming
at all. and the third was relieved by g
plain red and white plaid sash with plue
silk dots spriniyled over 1t,
The fanciest dress among the lot had
a hemstitched skirt and tucked yoke.
Around the yoke was 8 hemstitched ruff
he and on each side of the front were
| two baby ribbon rosettes.
Their bonnets were Of plain lawn,
| Mothers hold that it is too warm to deck
babies up in fussv clothes as 1t adds te
their discomfort and makes them cross.
| The dinncr-table is best when not over
| decorated, says the Ladies Home
| Journal, All the beautiful ribbons, ali
| the lace serviettes and all the favors in
the world never made up for a badly
| cooked or badly served repast. A silnpls
| arrangement of flowers standing on a
| mirror eentrepiece is more appreciated
| than all the millinery in the world if the
! dinner consists of a few simple dishes
| well oeked and properly served. the
housekeeper who cannot make many
| changes in her table decoration finds that
her mirror certrepiece is a background
that multiplies the beauty of her flowers
fruits. leaves or whatever may constitute
the decoration. Women living in the city
who insist upon the marketfnan or the
fruiterer giving them a certain amount OF
foliage whenever any fruit is brought
may. by arranging it here and there
among the fruit, achieve artistic effects
,
Among the prettiest of the country
toilet is the floral parasol that is as per-
ishable and attractive as the flowers it
represents. When opened, a floral sun
shade illustrates either a huge peony,
rose, poppy or sunAower. Large petals
of liberty silk are cut out and artful1y
adjusted to a foundation of silk. and
about the ferule end pulled yellow
chiffon represents the golden heart of the
flower. Vivid scarlet poppy parasols are
most popular. mounted on black staffs
tipped with guilt.
Palpably for companionship with suen
sweet frivolities are the picnic hats made
all of silk muslin. either shirred on to
frames of wire and trimmed exclusively
with bows. tufts and ponpons Of the same
goods. or built like the parasols to repre-
sent a flower. The floral hats have wire
frames. and to the net that covers the
wire is made fast a clever design Oh
petals. The petals are cut from Liberty
silk and tinted. They o%verhang and cover
the brim. while a succession of green silk
calyx leaves close around the crown and
crinkled inner leaves that enclose the
stamens.
Seine of the midsummer parasol now
elites go straight to the eminin heart.
For example those delicious affairs
with inside pufings of rose-tinted chif-
fon which shed a real wood-fire glow on
the face.
Then there are the gold enameled han
dies having wee watches surrounded by
brilliants embedded in them.
Another gold handle for three inches
up is hollow and touching a spring off
flies a cap-a hollow for smelling salts
is revealed.
Still another new one has a slit in its
ivory shaft into which slips a small.
g~old-trimmed ~lorgnette fastened to the
har.dlc's end by a small gold hinge.
Very practical and economical by the
way are others with carved wood ham
dies. They are so arranged that if the
glngham or wash silk cover become soil
ed at any time. it can be removed, wash
ed and neatly replaced.
Many of the newest sticks are brightly
colored-scarlets. wood greens and navy
blues.
h new veil is a black net
heavily dotted. but only UP to
the level of the eyes. On a level
with the range of vision no dots are WOW
en-. and the effort of the manufacturer is
obvious and c~ommendable. The new poll
cy has been most conspicuously pursued
with regard to the white wells dotted with
black, quite the most binding mask a
woman can wear. A thing even more evil
than that is the dark blue veil with white
dots that is selling like the traditional
hot cakes.
All these temptations 70 blcared eyes
and racking headaches the very out-of-
doors woman sco~rnfully rejects.
If our modes are to be taken from the
new impertations seen at the leading
watering places. then we may make UP
our minds to nook and button all our
winter frocks undo the left arm. Only
the commonplace bodice comes Together
in frent for a free field. for decoration
across the bust is demanded by the dress
maker who leads. of course women may
grumbIe against this last order. but new
ertheless the more gracious and becoming
waist is the result of the under arm
hooking.
A c~hafing-dish daintilv served at a re-
cent Sunday night tea was chopped Lit
tie Neck CLAIMS sailed in a little butter.
Just before they were ready to serve two
or three eggs We're broken into the braz-
Ter and the mixture tossed lightly with
a fork until the eggs had cooked to the
was turned II on squares of toast, a
little paprica sprinkled over it, and the
dish served.
The curling iron heated by electricity
is a home blessing that we much appre-
ciate. It is such a clearly thing. Where
one is going to remain during the sea-
son at a hotel where electricity is used
a current can easily be secured and the
curling iron become as great a delight
abroad as in the home dressing room.
For the early autumn there are shown
some pretty Paquin coat models in silk
or satin. slightly longer than the spring
and summer shapes, cut either in con-
inuous lengths from the neck to hem or