The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-05
In M0man'S World.

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the Philadelphia Press say
A man once said: There is one vital
fest about a woman's good books. Look
at her before ten o'clock in the morning.
al have never dared join a woman on
the street in the early morning, whom
/ had admired the night before" he
continued. "for fear I shall be disillu-
stoned"
His is not a rash statement. There
are women who are not apt to give that
strict attention to the details of dress
ing before the noon hour that is requisite
to make any woman attractive.
The tailor gown. with its perfect fit, Its
convenience and ease. has stepped in to
fill a great need.
Before it's advent there was no real
s.before noon frock; no gown for the
occasion. as the French would term II.
Women wore a simple wooden frock,
which did it's duty without any especlal
grace. They often-too often-wore the
.~left-oyers'' from last seasons nnery-
"
R,t American women, with their mar
Vicious a~daptability for adopting that
which is graceful and best. left the ways
of tie Parisiennes in choosing a morning
costume and went over to their Engllsn
cousins.
So the tailor gown became the correctly
smor+ attire for those hours before the
afternoon tea.
These gowns are fashionable. They are
comfortable. They are becoming. A
tri1ogv of blessed conditions that every
woman grasps.
IT often allows her the economy OF
wearing her linen shirtwaist all winter,
and if made wisely and we'll 1t has the
advantage of being less liable to break
loose and need constant mending.
1t is pressed and stitched ana se"eo
to stand every emergency.
It answers the purpose for which 1t IS
~designed-to relieve a woman's toilet
from all elaborateness and yet lend an
air of perfection of detail.
IT is one of the recognized codes OF
good dressing that the candlelight shall
see the full glory of a woman's costuh-
ing and the afternoon a subdued glory
this leaves to the morning hours, there
fore. a clean. simplicity of attire that IS
not nearly so careless as it sounds. Inc
perfection of this simplicity is a coat ana
skirt of cloth.
It is not easy to fashion; gowns much
more elaborate lave been fashioned Win
less trouble.
In dressing a debutante for her morn
ing duties of the street, we should de-
sign for her after this fashion.
A Havana brown twilled serge; the
skirt four yards around the hem; the
hips fitting snugly, the fulness laid IN
four inches of shirring at the back.
Each seam double stitched, the bottom
entirely plain, the whole made over a
lining of apple green taffeta.
No dust ruffle. they add to the dust.
Two inches of the material for facing,
the skirt quite long. touching all around.
The coat rather long, reaching over
the hips; single breasted, buttoning on a
secret flap, with brown horn buttons.
Small pockets with flaps on either SIDE
of the waist; these seams also Tapped
and double stitched.
AS to the fit of this coat, it goes into
the figure, but does not press it.
The curve of the back must be fault
less. the line over the hips without a
wrinkle.
With such a costume can be worn a
gingham or pique shirtwaist, a crimson
silk Ascot tie, and a brown, plated velvet
and straw toque, with a green bird at
the side.
With tan pique walking gloves and
kangaroo walking boots. highly polished
added. no debutante in Philadelphia or
any other city could be more wisely or
more attractively gowned.
Some of the prettiest rooms we nave
seen are those that are fitted up with
light and artistic furniture made up OF
bamboo. The true beauty of this class OIL
house furnishing consists in the Whole
room being carried out with a harmonl-
Gus effect. Beautiful sitting and draw
ing rooms can be fitted up If only TINS
idea is carried out. Bamboo furniture
can be purchased very cheaply, ana
some lovely chairs and settees can De
obtained for little more than the price
of common bedroom chairs. Wicker ana
rush seats and lounges will be very
suitable for use in the bamboo" room.
Tables are made in every conceivable
form. but although many of these are
quite simple and can be made easily,
still, they are SO cheap it is not worm
while to do so. A large piece of furni-
ture is always an acquisition IN the
room. but the purchase of a cabinet may
be found to be an expensive item. This,
DerhdDS. is one Oh the PltCSS vi
ture that may be built up at home.
Plain wood shelves, fitted together in
the form of a large dwarf bookshelf
fixture, are not difficult to construct.
These shelves can be covered with some
of the rich-colored Japanese paper which
may be bought at any good p~aperhang-
er's. 1t must be put on with strong paste,
all wrinkles being well rubbed out, upon
the borders of which bamboo can be
nailed. In like manner the front edges
may be covered with split bamboo, and
some ornamental strips are easily added.
In like manner other pieces of furnf-
ture may be formed. Brackets and over
doors are not difficult to make, and
the beauty of this material is that 1t is
easy to manipulate. A bamboo room
looks well, especially If papered in a
suitable way. The best way, perhaps,
is to make it in panels, in the centre
of which pictures, plaques and orna-
mental brackets can be hung. These
panels ought to he formed by pieces Of
split bamboo. which must be neatly mi
tered at the corners. These strips may
be nailed on the plaster of the wall
with thin wire nails or oval brads. A
picture mold. too, can be run round the
wall under the frieze. The dado round
the room should, however, present the