The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-29

no reason why cotton should not be used
for warm days, and it will be-in fact, al
ready is, for the most of these shirt waists
are now made and piled up in bales ready
for sale. l saw some purple prints and
some pink and blue ones and many where
yellow was artistically blended with white,
black or some other color.
1t is a little too soon to give millinery
goods in detail, as our best houses always
feel their way cautiously and do not try to
force the obstinate American woman to
take everything they offer, but it is certain
that the incest hats for next season will be
of the pliable "all one' braids, like leg
horn, milan, tuscan and french chip, with
a few of the always aristocratic panamas
for those who can afford them. The hats
mentioned above are all braided in one
piece, and the wide hrims may be twisted
into any form. There are also many
splateaux'' of the aforenamed braids, and
these will have the crowns pinched in.
Whatever sewed braids there are will be
for the cheap hats. Flowers will be worn
to an almost unprecedented extent if one
may judge by the talk of the importers,
and fine gauze, net and mousselines de
sole will be studded with spangles to trim
them. These fine straw hats are hand
lJ00O5 al4o liza 3esAS ~ . IL 2lOo
days, as tina peculiar style of work is al
most a lost art. A few large and light os-
trioh plll1nes may be used, but the prefer
ence is for flowers. The flowers are re-
markably accurate reproductions of rare
orchids and other blossoms rarely seen in
millinery, but it is doubtful whether they
will be SO well liked here as abroad. The
modest violet, the always beautiful rose,
and, in short, the whole list of flowers
dear to us by association will more than
likely predominant. Some of the new ideas
in flowers are very artistic.
Among the dainty new things set before
us for next season, and yet eagerly siezed
upon for present. use, one finds lace blouses.
These are made of black all overs and
white laces of various Kinds and set over
tight Innings of some color, generally a
light one. White over sulphur or canary
yellow is new and a very pretty combina-
ton. Crepe lisse is also made into these
blouses and applied in like manner Some
are laid in minute tucks, others have rows
of close shirring all the way up and down
the waist and sleeves. Fastened to one
side with bows of satin ribbon matching
the color of the lining and with stock and
belt carrying out the same fancy they Sre
very dressy and becoming. The black
lace is for the most part in Spanish and
escurial pattern, and jeweled belts look
better with them than plain ribbon. One
design has black lace over pure white satin
and has plain white satin rundown collar
and cuffs. It is very elegant. Sashes are
bordered with very narrow gatherings of
lace, silk, null or chiffon. Belts grow
more ornamental and incidentally more
expensive. Silk muslin cravat BOWS and
long tucked soarfs are more popular than
ever and produced in greater variety.
Evening gloves in light shades and white
often have the whole upper part made of
escurial lace in the same tint. Fans are
large and small, according to the costume
they are to be worn with. Some are of
feathers, more of spangled ganze, and a few
are of both, arranged in scallops. The
gauze scallops come in the center and the
feathered portion on the outer edges.