The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-16

en-. So much can be lone with it. Tt car
ries a certain distinction of its own, more
aristocratic han diamonds.
I know one lovely little lady whose taste
In dress is proverbial, and yet her means
are really limited. She has some fine and
rare pieces of old point, and with these
n a gold dagger six inches long she pro-
duces effects that are the envy of all her
friends. She will take a 1eghorn flat and
bend it into picturesque disarray, twining
q yard or SO of old rose point around
among the c~onvolutions, and fasten a
bunch of flowers on with the golden dag
ger. Or for evening there will be a cloud
of tulle brought across the plump shout
ders and down to the belt, where the gold
en- dagger holds it in with a spray of bios
SONS. Silk, satin and ribbon, tulle lace
apd null are alike brought under subjec-
ton and made to add distinction and
grace to an otherwise simple costume.
One day she dressed for a grand dinner
at the late Baron de Thompson's, and she
wore a white dotted swiss gown with o
long train over cream taffeta. The waist
of the gown was q simple French bodice
with a belt. Around the waist she wore
a heavy white silk sash embroidered and
fringed with gold. Around the neck was
a fluff of white tulle, with the dagger
thrust diagonally through it. A bunch of
creamy white peonies was slipped under
the sash. A little boy who saw her said,
Mamma, is that lady a bride?'
Lace is to be a great factor in all the
new fall and winter garments, but just
now the thick, heavy varieties lead. Vene-
tian point and old Irish point are initiated
so closely that only experts could tell the
real from the imitation. 1t has been long
that these two laoes lave been out of fash
ion, but now they and g~uipure and, in
fact, all other heavy laces are in vogue.
This does not say that chantilly, valen-
ciennes and other light ones are not worn,
for they are and will be. Point lace is al
ways desirable and always gives distinc-
ton t6a garment. Point lace, diamonds,
velvet GOWNS and gray hair all go togath-
en-. AMONG the new things in laces one
finds long 1ace barbs to use as hat trim
ming or to tia around the neck as cravat.
In fine lace this is very dainty and pretty.
There are both BLACK and white and some
where the net Us white and the design
black. There ~areSalso bolero jackets made
OF matched lace with the design outlined
with very narrow ribbon ruched up.
Yelling is so pretty now. Some of it Is
called damask, though it is simply like
silk null, only that there is a border like
ribbon woven along the edge half an inch
wide in two to three rows. This Yelling
is often used as houncings to dresses and
parasols. 1t is light and looks very dressy.
India silk or taffeta skirts with two or
three of these rufIics are very dressy. There
is bordered taffeta made so that the bor-
oeT11g on Doth sides can be cut off and
used for rufles. Veilings in bluet and law
cnder shades are prettier to use as rufaing
than as veils. Chiffon rufies will also be
worn all through the summer
The shirt waists Of organdic, chambray,
dimity and dotted and plain mulls show
many plaits, mostly narrow in clusters
and ending under the wide box p1ait put
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