The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-30
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WOMAN'S WORLD.

body lived above Market street, and Arch
street was the dead line, the limit that
looked far out on only the barbarians
and rich plebeians of the modern Phila-
delphia. Within the boundaries Of the
.Assembly's' jurisdiction the mansions
We're long marked by a sombre simplicity
After nightfall all external signs of occu-
pancy or of cheerfulness vanished; the
shutters were closed tight; no lights were
to be seen, and 1t was not until foreign
critics. as late as the centennial year,
called attention to this nocturnal dismal
ness, that there began to be a change.
AS a rule, moderation in entertaining pre-
vailed; it was seldom that there We're
lavish private functions outside of a very
few families, and there was nc DISPOSE
tion to enlarge the lines of society or to
widen the doorway of admission until the
imperious Madame Rush came upon the
scene. I am going. said the Madame to
Mrs. George Harrison. of the old regime,
TO have a party at my house, and ! want
you to be there; I shall AVE three hun
bred and fifty guests, sWhat.' exclaimed
Mrs. Harrison; impossible. mo, mean
what | say We'll, then, my dear, was
the reply, I can only say that you must
have a great many common people among
your friends
In the history of dress the position of
the glove is unique, says the "WoInan's
Home Companion, There was a time
when the glove was an emblem of conf
dence. Forming a part of the regal habit,
it became a badge of rank. In the Mid
die Ages the of investiture in
comforting dignities or bestowing lands
was consummated by the giving of a
glove. Likewise, the deprivation of
gloves was 2 ceremony Of. degradation.
Then, toe, it was the ceremony to give
gloves in payment of rent, the gloves be-
ing accepted as a guarantee of a retainer's
| service, which was the chief condition of
tenure. On the Scotch border the glove
held a high place as a rage. Here a
glove borne on the point of a lance pro-
| claimed an act of peridy. Biting the
| glove was a sign of hostile intent and
the usual prelude to a quarrel. Through
| out the history of dress they are found
| symbolical Of pledges, cages, gifts or fav-
ors. Gloves also form parts of burial
rites, and were carried in funeral pro-
cessions until the middle of the eigh-
teenth century. When a maiden died 1t
was the custom to place in the centre of
the garland which was borne on her
coffin a pair of white gloVes-a sympoi OIL
yirgindty and Innocence
The brilliancy of dinners and dances
this winter will be greatly accentuated by
the introduction of a move fabric which
has attracted the eye and snccumbed TO
the purse Of ultra-fashionable women
that have been travelling in Egypt. The
material will be used mostly for ball
gowns 1t is white and similar in texture
to soft Brussels net. The feature about
it, however, is that it is covered with the
hard, luminous parts of beetles backs
that are sewed upon 1t at regular inter
walls and strapped across by threads OF
gold. They are oblong in shape, and
range in color from the softest blue all
through the green and yellow tones to a
deep sapphire blue. In fact, they may
to sparkle like the diamond or course,
for the uses OF society no one would nave
a whole gown made OF this material; 1t
would be too startling. as 1t is SO brilliant
that even jewels have to be laid aside
until a more sombre background Is chosen
for them. Blu those who are fortunate
enough to have brought it from Egypt IN
tend using til the front of gowns when
the sides and back are of some contrast
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