The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-21

There is no end of dainty and fetching
fancies in the bicycle costumes. The skirts
are when rightly made not only neat, but
graceful, though usually reaching but lit
tie below the knees. The divided skirt
with the front breadth sewed in a seam
across Is probably the best liked. The
knickerbockers are rarely seen, and the
tight neither garments which the smart
set'' affected last season are almost for
gotten.
Circular skirts of drab, dust, gray or
other colored covert are very handsome,
| and when of the c~ravanetted quality are
entirely waterproof. This covert has plaid
lining and when made for outing costumes
is usually arranged so chat the inner side
will show somewhere. Plain ~cravanettes
are handsome and, while completely wa
terproof, are not SO heavy as, the coverts.
For midsummer there are numbers of
flax crashes in very pretty weaves. Some
Of them resemble coverts in weave and
coloring, others remind one of shepherd
checks and others again are simply twilled.
| With white braid as trimming they make
good, serviceable and pretty dresses for
warm days on the wheel. 1 think / said
that all sorts Of waists can be worn on the
wheel. So can nearly all kinds of hats, a
favorite being the white sailor hat with
the Union colors in way of a band and
with an eagle quill in it or perhaps a me-
tallic device.
Patriotism rules everything now in all
kinds of trimming and arrangements of
colors in gowns. Red, white and blue
neckties, belts and trimming on hats are
seen everywhere, and women of all ages
glory in them. Some of the arrangements
of tho colors are rather farfetched, but We
must not complain as long as the olors
are there.
That reminds me of q story told about a
lovely young girl who appeared last week
at the ceramic show at the Waldorf-As-
toria. She wore ain entirely black costume,
though not a mourning one. Two Of her
charming young friends were saying that
she ought to show her patriotism by her
! colors, and both decided that it was q
shame, etc. A gentleman said that she
wore the national colors plain enough for
every one to see. She had blue eyes, red
lips and white teeth-red, white and blue!
What more did they ask? As for him, he
thought the idea was beautiful, like the
girl herself. These two sweet creatures
who were SO patriotic looked at each other
in disgust, and one whispered to the other,
HE must ave left Yaphank very lately"
The new woman-and the new girl, too,
bless her-gocs in for active exercise Ito
fit her for the duties of her future life,
| etc, but instead of taking it in the old
way over the washtub, at the spinning
wheel, in the kitchen or sweeping and
busting, all good for tho purpose, if obso-
lete, the newest girl goes in for the gym
nasiun, rowing and a dozen other active
pleasures.
The gymnasium requires a special cos
tune, and we find any amount Of suits
for the purpose. Some AVE short sleeved
blouse, with a gathered skirt reaching to
the knees, with full Knockers beneath, but
no longer than the skirt. This suit is
loose and comfortable. 1t is worn over q
union suit of flannel. The trousers ars
often sewed to the same belt that s~ustains
The skirt. There are Others where there is
i simple waist gathered to d belt, and to
this is sewed the gathered divided skirt.
This last is fastened just below the knee
with an elastic. The sleeves may be long
or short and should not bind either waist