The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-19
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The m Home Journal says that
| straw hats no longer mean spring is here,
as they are now worn in midwinter as
| we'll as in warm months. Satin and silk
are blended with straw, and vegetable
silk, which was so much used last season,
is conspicuous on the spring and summer
hats. Then there are satin straws, Tus-
can and Japanese rustic straws and the
light Panamas that were SO much used
| for out-of-door sports last season. All
| the shades are seen in fancy and plain
straws.
Hats are turned up at the side and filled
in with leaves or ribbon rosettes, while
| the crowns are hower-eovered. The tam
o~'-shanters are again TO be worn, though
chiefly by young girls, having crowns of
| silk or satin and brims OF straw or mohair
in fancy and plain weave. Hats are worn
| this spring slightly tilted 10 one side, and
| pretty well Onward. 1t may look a trifie
rakish. but it is the mark of an up-to-date
woman.
The Frenchwoman makes a fine artEof
the raising of her skirts, because on the
skillful raising of the skirt depends the
cleanliness thereof from dust or mud.
Almost every season In Paris sees some
minute change in the trick of this up
lifting. The very full skirt of last year
demanded to be held by both hands, the
clinging one of today is caught with
the right hand high on the right hip.
1t recalls a furniture festocn that is
draped up on one side. and is very grace
full indeed. The tempestuous petticoat
which the chic match exactly to their cos
49, - LII q, tlAn nsaalx adf1crnd in
length to escape contact with the heel.
As in dress one mode must adapt itself
to another, the placket hole at the centre
of the back has moved its quarters to the
right side of the back, and SO gets lost in
the lifted folds.
Our English cousins may take the
credit of giving the long reverenced pet
ticoat its first blow when they instituted
riding trousers. The trousers gave birth
to knickers and tights, the former in
silk, satin and woollen fabric, the latter
in silk, cotton and wool. for day wear.
French and American women never gave
up their loyalty to petticoats until the
bicycling craze made knickers in~dispensa-
Bile; but since they discovered the grace
and comfort of clothing themselves. in
| such a simple, sensible garment, and re-
allied how much it conduced to beauty
of figure lines, Knockers have grown tre-
mendously popular. Ultra smart women
are ordering this spring exquisitely col
ored lining satin and foulard kniekers,
to wear with long, clinging house gown
skirts, which nave frills both inside and
out. in order to ripple and trail the
ground with grace.
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The spring costumes intended for golf
ing or bicycling are made OF plaided ma
terials instead of the plain cloths hither-
to worn. One sees a plaid cloth skirt
made up to wear with a plain cloth
jacket of one solid color. BY plaids it is
not meant to indicate that bright col
ors are meant. The grays and browns
barred with lines of black or a darker
shade of the same tones are much liked.
TIA same subdued coloring will be af-
fected for these outing costumes.
The shoes must have round toes and
low, fiat heelse Although it is r that
| ladies wear checked stockings knitted or
| woven of fine Scotch lingering" the
checks used are small in size and quiet
in color. Many ladies always use black
stockings when cycling because they de-
test anything that savors of the SOU
brettes' order. Nor do they desire to at
tract attention to their ankles on the
public highway. Indeed, the woman who
wishes to be considered well dressed on
her bicycle will study how to be quiet
in dress and demeanor.
A woman told a story the other day
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in a woman' costume must match, "es-
pecially in children's clothes" said the
woman. Sash, stockings, neck ribbon
hair ribbon-all were required to be of
not only the same color but the same
shade. I was very particular in this
respect and my little daughter was ma
turally imbued with the same faith. One
day when we were visiting in the coun-
try a shower came up which, clearing
| away as suddenly as it had come, left
a beautiful rainbow behind it. Come
quick | cried to my little daughter,
and see the rainbow. Now, it happened
that the child had never seen a rain
bow before. Dear mel she cried at the
first glance; violet. indigo blue, green,
yellow, orange and red. horrid
taste. Why, nothing matches.
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The growing perfection in wicker furni-
ture has advanced it from the summer
house to the winter city home; but it is
possible now to get the most attractive OF
corner seats and small divans, as well as
| big easy chairs, in wicker that may be
| colored to suit decorations of a room.
Then, with cushions and pillows, a very
| high degree of comfort Is insured. For
apartments, this wicker furniture is par
ticularly desirable. 1t is light to move
| about and can easily be cleaned, because
it is possible to wipe it over with a damp
| cloth. For the summer home, of course,
nothing supersedes it in GOODNESS and gen
eral appropriateness.
There's an enchanting bit of furniture
just beginning to appear on this side OF
the water. It's called the pillow book
| case, and it's created especially for wom-
| ems bedrooms. Your pillow bookcase
must be suspended from the wall SO close
| to the bed that a volume may easily
be reached without rising to take It down.
of course, it is fitted out in her favorite
authors-particularly the works she hap
| pens to be reading.
Every woman in France is about to be
made younger-by ten minutes. French
time. it seems, is ten minutes in advance
of the average time of other countries.
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