The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-15
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more wildly than does the attire of older
people.
In a private noe in this city a chorus
OF girls has been organized to lead the
singing of patriotic airs during the week
" Evolutionary exercises Throughout the
month of June. The members, who are
girls of a dozen to fourteen years, appear
on Fridays in blue serge frocks, whose
short skirts are frightened by rows of red
piping about hips or hem.
The blouse waists are finished with turn
over collars bound with red, and dis
playing guimpes- The costumes are at
once picturesque and ser~viceable; they are
not too conspicuous for general wear. and
are being copied by many Of their class
mates. says the Philadelphia Press
The afternoon dresses of a group of
older schoolgirls from the same school
have been planned Will reference to the
same principle of evolving costumes which
have a special appropriateness and yet
can be worn on all sorts of occasions.
The material agreed upon in class meet
ing was white yelling. with white canvas
as alternative. The mothers interested
imposed certain restrictions and between
the enthusiasm of the graduates and the
conservatism Of the grown-ups there has
been worked out a design with bayadere
stripes of insertion around the skirt; this
is to be mounted over red or blu silk at
pleasure.
The blouse bodfces are managed in the
same manner. and the accessory ribbon
trimmings. sash, ETC., can be of the color
not represented in the underskirt, or of
the three colors as preferred.
Another set of girlish dresses of which
I have heard is to be of blue-fgured
muslin on a white ground made UP over
red lawn; tri-coIor decorations go without
saying. One of the prettiest and ARREST
arrangements l have seen was worn a
a week or two ago by a young girl at her
mothers silver wedding. White accordion
plated muslin was draped over red silk
to form the skirt. The low-cut bodice was
ac~cordion-plaited also and filled in at the
neck with white glace lightly figured with
blue. Triple frills of muslin were crossed,
ichu fashion. on the bosom and cascaded
down the sides of the skirt. The belt and
cash ends at the back were blue. The
effect of the accordion plating was to
make the red less glaring, as well as to
give a certain tiptoe sprightliness.
PicturesquenessA and vivid color splashes
rule in children's dress as in that of their
elders.
One of the newest ideas is a skirt of
fine French batiste. either pale blue, pink
or scarlet; this is covered with trans
parent white muslin profusely ornamented
with Valenciennes lace and narrow rib
bons. Little white pongee frocks futter
with t~ri-color bows.
Khaki is about the sturdiest, most wear
resisting fabric among the seasons novel
ties. AS khaki plain and simple or as
Khaki serge it is utilized both for boys
and girls. 1t is handy stuff for the max
ins of sailor dresses.
These have blue linen, hemstitched col
lars or plain ones of white pique. More
elaborate samples are of white serge. with
collars and sashes Of Roman striped silk.
khaki Is almost the best summer ma
teTial for bicycle dresses. Coat ard skirt
salts for girls of ten and over are made of
Il. The REFER coats are trimmed with
rd braid.
At one Of the weeks weddings the two
bridesmaids were twins of about eight
Years. They wore dainty little costumes
OF pale blue cashmer made with tucked
yokes of white China silk, the tucks alter
mating with inch-wide strips of valen-
ciennes insertion.
From this yoke the cashmere fell in
close gathers; the sleeves were of white
silk, gathered from wrist to shoulder,
where they were finished with a soft full
puff.
At the throat was a turnover frill of
silk and lace. Each child carried a basket
tied with long t~ri-color ribbons and filled
with early summer daisies.
When June comes, the woman who has
plants win begin to wonder what she had
better do with them during the summer,
says "Harper,s Bazaar" Shall she put
them in the ground or keep them in theft
pots? Many decide in favor of the first
plan, because plants in the ground will
take care of themselves. But the iabn-
thus saved will more han be offset by
that which must be expended on them
when they are lifted and ported in fall.
And it should be borne In mind that plants
lifted and ported in September cannot fail
to receive a severe check at precisely the
time when growth and development
should not be interfered with. Two or
three weeks later they will have to be
taken into the house, and they will no.
have recovered from the injury lone by
mutiIating and disturbing their roots.
Their vitality will be weakened. and this
will make them all the more susceptible
to the d~ebilitating effects Of a removal 10
the house where they will get more heat
and less fresh air than they need. The
combination of these unfavorable in
huences puts the plant at a great disad-
vantage, and gives them a set back from
which they will not recover for months.
Because of this I never advise any one 10
put her plants out in the garden during
summer. If kept in pots you have them
under control at all Zines. Sudden
changes and severe shocks are avoided.
They may not grow as vigorously as
plants in The open ground. but what is to
be gained by such growth If it is to be
sacrificed when they are taken up IL
fall?
/ put many OF my plants out Of doors In
their pots, on a veranda With an eastern
exposure, ana leave them there till the
last of September. II any reporting is
necessary, it can be lone at intervals dur
ing the season. and with but little dis
turbance TO the plant. The result is THAI
when the plants are removed to the house
about the only change they undergo is
that Of quarters: consequently they have
much less to contend will the those