The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-02

buttons, were then seen-eyerywhere. They
are making a modest and tentative ap-
pearance here now, and / have seen quite
a number as overskirts to ney fall gowns.
They called them peplums in the old days.
They call them tunios now. There are no
ball buttons on these, and perhaps that is
why they are called differently this season.
The skirts with the sprung founces are
made to fare widely on the sides and
spread to an unusual degree from the belt
in the back. Some of the tunic overskirts
have a lining with q deep bias founce or
shaped ruf1e at the bottom sewed on it.
This ruffie is Of the dress material. The
tunic overskirt then falls over the lining
deeply enough to hide the joining. The
overskirt is scalloped, pointed or undulat-
ed and edged, either with lace or plating
Of some plain goods to match the darkest
color in the garment, or it has a narrow
ribbon frilling, just something to define
the overskirt clearly. The pointed shawl
shaped skirt is much affected. This has a
graceful sweep upon a slender figure, and
when ju~diciously draped is very becoming
to q stout one. making it look slim and
lengthening and narrowing the lines.
Very nearly all the skirts are fitted to the
figure at the top.
The bell shape produced by the sprung
or tunic founced skirt is the ~forerunner
of the hoop, and ] don't know what we
are going to do about it. I am glad,
though, to note that the shapeless blouse
has had it's day, and we see among the de-
signs for fall no end of neat, snug effects
in waists, both for In and out door wear.
One pleasing feature is the return Of the
tight basque, with its little revers show
ing q neat, white chemisette and white
collar with a pretty tie. Sometimes there
is O draped stock and no tie. Pretty snug
basque bodices for tailor suits show be-
meath natty jackets. These Jackets are
cut off at the waist and have the skirt
portion sewed to it In much the same style
as those Of mems cutaway coats, and they
have jaunty little pockets. Speaking of
this reminds me of a tailor suit just made
flor Miss Virginia Fair for Newport days.
THE material is cadet blue cloth, fine and
firm. The skirt is entirely plain. There
is d tight basque with tiny positions in
the back. The coat or Jacket is made
with the seam at the waist, and the cut
away skirt is finished in the back just like
q mans coat. The front is thrown open
by stitched Eevers, but it can be closed
tightly by faI3cy agraffes. The collar to
the basque is pigh with the top made tc
flare. A black ketin bow is tied with sssort
ends, as cravat. Tho sleeves are chate-
lame to the elbow, and from there up are
somewhat gigpt shape
This same wealthy n pretty young
Californian, who will wear no French
goods, gowns or bonnets, has a very orig
IN and swell coat in empire shape. It is
made of green, blue and black clan plaid
IN very largo design. There is one lapel Of
red, blue, white and green plaid in anoth
a. clan design, n thetudor collar is faced
with the same. The cuffs are Of the same.
With a row of shawl fringe at the upper
EDGE falling downward. Across the front
plaid in another size Of pattern. These by
buttons hold the front closed. The colors
are 90 admirably ARRANGED that The whole
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