The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-19
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! costs SO much. None of these cloaks or
| capes has sleeves that show; they all have
| little inside sleeves through which the
! arms are put. and which are made to
match the lining.
Melon sets consist of a melon tray and
individual plates. They may be in beau
tiful scrolls of Rocco effects of various
colors.
Fruit sets consist Of a fruit basket and
individual plates.
The baskets are seen in open-work
shapes, and make beautiful decorative
pieces.
The colorings and decorations are such
as will rmon with the fruit coiors
as seen through the apertures around the
sides.
Individual plates are of various sizes
in similar designs, usually smaller and
less expensive thar those for dinner SER
| vice.
They may or may not be of the same
design as the fruit basket. though the
colors OF both should harmonic.
Porridge sets consist of a porridge dish
and smaller individual bowls. They may
be Of blue, under glazed effects in broad
floral or geonletrical designs.
Some finger bowls are seen in gilded and
enameled glass. Others are both gilded
and enameled.
Some very choice ones are in rich cut
glass, etched, or plain brown.
They should be placed on the table at
the end of each repast, as well as after
fruit or other articles of food, which re-
quire the touch of ones fingers.
Coffe pots of china are shown in grace
full shapes OF. solid under-glaze and floral
treatment of great beauty.
These are made in two sections. The
top is a drum-shaped compartment, per-
forated at the bottom.
1t fits into the globular-shaped lower
section. The ground coffee is placed in
the drum and the hot water is poured into
the drum and allowed to percolate
through the coffee to the lower section.
The pot is then placed over a fire till
the coffee comes TO a boil. By this eper-
alton the full strength of the bean is
secured in the liquid
The china coffee-makers are preferable
to those of metal.
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The early autumn and early spring sun
is said to freckle and tan worse thar
any summer or winter sun can, says
"Demorest's Magazine Hence during
the autumn months fashionable girls will
wear not only one, but two veils-a
white mink ar male hue comnlaxfon veil
Of fine t,,l,a or ;,l,,sion first and over
thar nne If black dottad chifFon which
| should fan loose over the face be cath
| erred in at the front of tha bat with a
| small min. and then fastened nm AZ tbe
| hack. leaving about . onarte, of an inch
of the outside veil to fan.
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Very smart indaad is tho 1ittIe how
| of wired black satin that comnletes the
fashionable couture. There are two loops
| on each side and two ends that stand
| upright. The ribbon is quite wide. and
the loops are bent in graceful curves.
| which the wire retains in place. Mount
| ed upon a long pronged hairpin it has
all the regularity of outline noted in a
| twisted tortoise she'll pin. without its rig
| idity. 1t gives a modish Partisan air to
| any toilet, and may be perched wherever
| it proves most becoming TO the shape OF
the head.
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The polka dot, which has been hoy
ering around all INN is to be In
evidence this winter. 1t is to be seen
| in all materials and for all purposes. IT
| is in hat ribbons. combined with stripes
in silks embroidered ON woollen and WOW
en- into the fabric: it is to be seen in
| neckwear. and ii is found on tbe soft
| crowns of bopnets and hats. The dots
| are frequently of chenille or some soft
| material giving that effect and they
! come in black and white. largely ON solid
| colors. though ANYTHING that is a nolka
dot is in the swim.
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trimmed. as to the waist. with bows of
| the same material. The peculiaritv lies
in the fact that they have no looms only
| ends. and the central twist Of material
| holding the how in Mace The waist &c
| c,t down in a v below tbe h,ist line n
| show a chemisefte of tucked satin and
one Of the bous lie stitched i,,e+ ba,ou,
| the point of the v with the ends out-
! spread like wings. Other loonless bows
| are placed on the shoulder as ! finish 10
the sleeve. The boyys are made of strins
| of bias material. doubled.
v,,l,,s assist in elaborate tahla dacora,ions
| The four petal-like members of the centre