The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-17

across what seemed to be a rather large
sized shirt button. Close inspection
showed that 1t was a miniature watch
Its face is no larger than an ordinary
enameled shirt stud. AT the back, con-
nected by a short shank. is another but
con. very much larger, in which the works
Of the watch are contained. The girl who
wears it has only to bend her head down
to find out the time.
These little watches come in many diff
ferent designs. and range in price from
$3.50 to SIS and $50.
Baby fashions for the spring of '9S vie
with those of the grown-ups in beauty
n picturesqueness of design. and it
woul be a critical woman indeed who
could not find something to suit her little
one in the myriads of lovely things dis
played in the shops.
Pique fer outdoor wear is the correct
| fabric, and as that serviceable material
| comes in pink. blue and yellow there is
no monotony in such garments. A model
| coat for a t~wo-year-old tot is of pink
| pique, trimmed from belt to hem with
inch-wide insertion. while the pretty
round cape is edged with the same. The
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narrow belt of insertion is run with white
satin ribbon.
The ~ever-Dopular guimpe is again the
mode. and almost, all the little chintz
and Bingham frocks are made more
dressy by the addition of a white guimpe
OF lawn or India linen. A charming lit
tie dress lately seen was of pink dimity.
the perfectly plain skirt gathered very
full, and fastened to a short baby waist,
which was opened v-shape, and strapped
with narrow bands of embroidery over a
fine white guimpe.
The Easter hat of the small belle is,
perhaps. quite as important an item in
her costume as it is in that of her mother.
Picture bonnets are much in vogue, but
for summer wear the pretty wash hats
Of white or colored pique have the pref
erence. The newest are of colored pique,
trimmed with tiny ruffles and edged at
the brim with q wider frill. which pic
t~uresquely frames the rosy face beneath.
Some very graceful and exceedingly
smart basque bodices are added to the
new spring costumes, many with open
fronts and white satin plastrons and re-
vers trimmed with ines of fine gold braid.
Some are made with rounded fronts;
others are cut straight and square. In
the meantime the ubiquitous bl~ouse-waist
is kept exceedingly attractive by the
quaint and odd effects in trimming that
are constantly multiplying upon it, and
the little tailor jacket bodice by IT'S
numerous fancy vests and pretty belts,
buttons and buckles.
A charming dinner dress is in smoky
gray. The skirts are pillows of fine
silk net. The corsage of gray velvet
embroidered with daisies. the white petals
are of shining satin, the heart of golden
yellow velvet. An indescribable fresh
ness attaches to the cool gray with
Marguerite decoration. The gown is
handsome. yet not too snowy for a small
dinner or demi-toilette occasion.
we must give special attention to the
outside of the body as well as the inside
writes Mrs. S. 7. Rorer on What to Eat
When You Have Indigestion" in the
March Ladies Home Journal "The
skin must be bathed every morning with
tepid water, followed by a brisk rub. This
is equally as important as correct diet.
A good rule is to use water freely inside
and out. At least two quarts of water
daily should be taken; half a pint the
first thing in the morning and the last
at night. a cupful OF warm water before
each meal, and the remaining quantity
divided and taken before meals"
New mousquetaire cuffs of velvet point
downward over the hand instead of up
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whether they really deserve the nam
of mousquetaire, for, strictly speaking,
that applies to the gauntlet top of a
glove that turn upward toward the ell
bow on the forearm. The do%wn-pointed
cuffs are frequently embroidered with
steel or pearl spangles when the cuff is
of velvet.
A novel feature of the Easter millinery
will be the new trimming just introouced
for round hats. Bunches of velvet rib
bon laid in loops. The narrower the rib
bon the more loops it is possible to ar
range in a bunch. Some of these trim
mings look like freak Japanese chrysan-
with incurred petals. The PPM
pons of loops are made up in various
colors of velvet ribbon, but black is the
most fashionable.
A beautiful finish for an evening gown
is the fringe of diamonds and pearls
No one is deceived by such ornaments,
and they are wonderfully handsome.
Mock pearls are easy to obtain, but ev-
cry one is not aware what gives the PEI
culiar lustre to the diamonds" They
are four-sided glass beads, lined with a
coating of silver. This gives the inde-
scribable sparkle to the fringe.
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Some of the new French zephyr ging-
hams are shown in immense block pat
terms in cream and pink, ivory white and
Dresden blue. purple and pale lilac, brown
and fawn color, ETC., and many of the
designs have wide borders in the same
color blendings as the plaid, but with
more closely set crossing lines. Spread
out in their various fancy effects, they
look like an array Of huge bandanna kerr
chiefs.
Pineapple cloths, which are so light
and serviceable as to be almost indis-
pensable to the summer wardrobe. are
in again and prettier than ever, this
seasons importations showing all the del
icate shades of violet, gray, pink and
green, striped with a heavy white cord,
which gives body to the material.
The glove which the glovemakers dis
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