The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-13

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If weeds were kept down well during
the early part of the season they win not
! need a great deal Of attention now, but
| the gardener should make it a rule to pub
up every one as soon as seen. Never al
low a weed to ripen.
Grass clippings from the lawn will be
| found very effective as mulch about
| dahlias and other plants requiring a con-
slant moisture at the roots. As soon as
1t begins to decay dig it into the soil
about The plant and let it act as a fer
tilizcr.
The heart or fashionable w~omankind
r~ejoices over a new fabric that comes
from ireland, and consequently is a
linen.
1t is a linen of exactly the same quality
and finish as that used on dinner tables,
and it is richly damasked.
Tailors make it up in truly gorgeous
dresses for races, coaching, casino wear
and for calling. It has all the sheen and
body of Duches satin, and it is usually
chosen in white, because white is a rad
this summer and because when it is laun-
dered by an expert it is glitteringly beau-
tiful.
From ondon and not Paris his time
does our new fashion come, and an i'm
poverished lady of high degree got the
damasked linen its vogue. Finding herself
sorely in need of a wedding garment ana
being very short of credit, she resorted to
her grandmother's linen chest.
Two great cream white banquet cloths
were sent to the dressmaker, and with the
aid of some old family lace a splendid
gown was the result.
The Princess of Wales even asked to
amir it. and now the Irish looms are
slowly turning out linen of a deep ivory
tone, damasked in the peculiar lines and
floral patterns popular seventy-five years
ago.
In some cases a silver or gold or pale
blue silk thread is wrought in with the
fax, and a marvelously beautiful fabric
is the result.
Now, one prime recommendation about
a damasked linen dress is that the more
frequently it is Numbered the richer its
sheen becomes, while it lends itself en-
tirely to the drapery of the Louis XIII
skirt that is so exceedingly popular.
Inc latest l1ill5 II Ouftd gOHCS - may
in three shades of one color.
Almond leaf, Nile and bottle green
make a beautiful round yoke.
The rule for this is to use the least
amount of the darkest shade. For ex-
ample, the ribbon around the neck and
the how at the back of the neck are
of almond leaf green; the yoke part is
of Nile green and the tiny bands that
stripe the yoke are of bottle green.
Thes yokes are detachable from the
dress, so that one yoke can be worn over
a great many plain waists.
Square yokes arc very English. They
are made of big plaids. trimmed with
bands of brocaded ribbon. In the neck
is a very large ruffle Of chiffon or lace,
with a little front of the same.
A great deal of null in all colors is
being worn for the neck. but nothing
looks SO well next to the neck as white.
The appearance of a woman wearing
a white dress in a ballroom is very
restful to the eye.
One is bewildered by the great variety
Of colors. and seeks rest in the spotless
white.
A gentleman who is %scrupulous in
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fashion matters as was the late Ward
McAiiister recently remarked TO q 1ash-
icnable writer that the woman who did
not wear white next to her neck made
a great mistake. If she can afford 1t
she should always wear a white collar
or a While rullle, OF something "hlte
to set Off her race rms Sives an m
describable dellcacy ana gentleness 70
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the chin and neck, Ike a hover set IN
white sepals."
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Belts not onlv share honors with dress
accessories for his summers wear. but
seem to claim more attention than the
gown itself. saws the "Woman,s Home
comnanion." We all wear belts. be we
stont or lean sbort or fail and no one
seems to question their becomingness.
TeweIed beits bax,a had s,,ch a long run.
and are now made in s,,cb chean imita-
films that tbe belts of leather and pIain
natal are more usad bv women who
must have something new The old-time
helt;ng If co1ored s;llr in white black and
al tba rrat+v sbadas of coior are NOW
arain IN VOGUE ard arc simnlv fastened
IN front With . cloen I,,st If This fine
mhan NV = tbe tslr Of tbe dav the
leatber be,t with a cIasn in military style
1T is usually quite large. and, if pos
sible. must have a history of other war
DAYS.
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