The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-23
bons. with the relief in the color, or tbs
colors. introduced.

In its h~ufiness and fragility the coming
sunsliade resembles nothing more SUD
~stantial than a ballet-dancer's skirt, or
a lamp shade. or a whipped-cream effect,
or one OF Ruskin's pet cloud combina-
tons, says "Harper's Bazaar Tuile in
all colors and much frilled appears to be
a favorite parasol fabric this year. Then
there are lisse and lace and silk, SO trim
med with any or all OF these gossamery
materials that the effect is of the same
airy nothingness. But IL the shade UNI
brellas themselves scorn anything ike
the utilitarian, their handles make up for
the deficiency. All sorts of would-be prac-
teal contrivanees are to be seen In para
sol handles today. Some have purses at
tached, Others vinaigrettes, while still
others nave a tiny timepiece set in the
head. Armed with the new parasol. a
woman may not be able to protse1 her
self from the SUM-, but she may at least
carry her money in it, or console herself
with its capacity for smelling salts. or be
able to tell what time it is by it. and
what more. pray, could any member OF
SO logical a sex want?
The first warm weather will bring out
an exhibition of baby millinery in our
public squares. The little folk wiz not
wait for Easter to exhibit their fnery.
Strawberry silk is gathered into a child
ish bonnet, the brim being turned BACK
over the brow with rosettes, much trim
med with fine, narrow white lace, and
here and there a ribbon bow to keep it
company. Beautiful fawn colored silk
bonnets are seen: the white lace looks
charming on this delicate shade of SILK,
framing the little rosy face with advan-
tage. Only one color is used on these
chapeaux. If you get one for the baby
daughter, let her put it on and wear 1t on
the first warm day. Do not save it for
summer. 1t will be entirely too hot then,
for the bonnet comes well under the
cheek and throat, tying under the chin.
If you get one let the little maid wear II
steadily through the spring and then lay
it aside until October.
Soft plisse of white or cream lace is
arranged in the front of the bonnet. 1t
frames the face.
An interesting experiment may be made
during one of these wintry spring even
ings. Make a drawing of a heart on pa
| per. color it with red ink and place on a
bright blue ground. In a dark room
lighted by a candle hold the picture be-
low the level of the eyes and give 1t a
gentle to and fro motion. On continuing
to look at the heart it will appear to
move or hutter over the blue background.
A peculiar effect is gained also by pin
ming a round piece of bright red paper
Ylarge as a dinner plate) to a white wall
- -,,-1o min TEacfn.1 q long thread
to it so it can be pulled dow in a mo-
ment. Gaze steadily at the red paper.
Have it removed while looking at it in
place.
There is little change in the waist or
sleeves OF. summer frocks. Our huge
| sleeves were curtailed at least a year
ago, so last summers waist should pass
muster, without being stamped as a vet
| eran. Sashes will be worn generally, SO
the chief expense so far as the waist
goes will be in buying fresh ribbons. TO
| remodel the waist of a dress, so that 1t
will look modish, remove the long, mar
row waistcoat and put in a guimpe. You
can fill in the space occupied by the ola
vest with the same material as the waist;
let it droop slightly below the waist line
SO it will have a blouse effect. Round
the corners of the guimpe and put some
colored silk under heavy black silk passe-
menterie in the opening. When you re-
fresh the collar, put the little rosette UNI
der the chin instead of at the back of the
neck.
Do not forget thai ST. Patrick's day
| is the proper time to plant sweet peas.
| 1t may be cold and clustering; it may be
| warm n showery, but in any case
March II is the day IN which to dig
| your aperture in the outdoor strip of gar
| den even such as a town dwelling affords
| and to SOW the seeds of the pink and
white beauties that will some day spread
| their wings on the soft summer breezes.
| Almost everyone likes sweet peas, but
| the town jewellers whose gardening is per-
force limited to a window box or narrow
| strip of border in the back yard, has per-
haps as fine an appreciation of these
fairy flowers as any country-bred
lover.
Brussels net is much in vogue for a
waist and sleeve trimming. Not so per-
| ishable as chiffon, it can be puckered into
| double ruffles or shirred, or employed
in any of the one thousand and one con-
trivances of a dressmaker bent upon sat
| styling her patronesses' demand for nov
| city in a spring frock. Brussels net, in
| spite of its patent advantages, has a dull
| surfaces: it sometimes looks brown by
the side of q black silk net, and so the
latter, not so strong a fabric, is often
| selected as more becoming when brought
near the face.
just off the gray is the shade called
.sMastie'' n putty-color. both of which
are much in demand In fine muslins and
lawns intended for hot weather wear
These fine sheer materials xhibit the
fine tucking, now SO fashionable, to great
| advantage. The gray and fawn linens
are cool looking and yet sufficiently "off'
of white to be worn in the cars or or the
street where white is out of place.
If YOU are invited to a dinner where
the c~oiffure is designated as "vegeta-
bles." you are not to interpret it liter
ally, but order whatever your choice hap
pens to be. Made for you at a flower
manufacturers, a tiara of tiny radishes
a pompon of tomatoes with an aigrette Of
celery, a wreath of parsley with clusters
of diminutive white onions, or a higi
comb made of brilliant orange carrots
may be made very chic and becoming.
White lawn and null ties with real lac,