The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-23

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flags. waving pieturesoucly, revolved
about the figure. half hiding III
AT each corner OF the table were can
dies with shades of red. white and blue.
| Red, white and blu bonbons We're dis
played in silver and in porcelain dishes
and there were also tiny cakes, iced pa
triotically. A miniature battleship, per-
feet in its details. stood at each plate.
Yet another patriotic dinner decoration
that has met with popularity is a centre
piece made TO resemble the Island of
Cuba.
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Simplicity should be the keynote Of a
young girls graduating dress. India
dirnities. n~ainsooks, lawns and organdies
rank first in choice for dainty, yet mex
pensive, dresses, and after them the silk
ard wool mixtures and Indian silks, and
all wool goods are selected. An orgapdy
simply made and worn over a petticoat of
taffeta silk makes a very attractive dress.
If an expensive dress is desired a white
silk ~grenadine lined with taffeta is de-
cidedly handsome.
If a little touch of color is desired in
! the graduating dress. the white silk gren-
adine may be used with a lining of eerise
taffeta. The CLEAN of the cerise through
the greadine is exquisite. For a service
able dress white mohair will prove salts
factory, as the mohair seems to repel the
dust and will appear fresh after months
of wear. Mohairs are now made in very
rauch finer qualities than formerly. and
will drape gracefully and hang well.
When the dress has been provided for
the graduate. all the other little details
of eestuming should be supplied, if possi-
BILE. First of all comes the lace trimmed
underwear this the graduate should
make with her own hands, if she wishes
to enjoy 1t to the greatest e~xtent): then
the dainty skirts, with their ruffles and
pillows of lace; then the silk or Isle
| thread stockings. with their ompany
ing satin or kid slippers; the carriers with
/ lace trimmed satin bows and silver buck
les; the delicate fan and lace trimmed
| mouchoir; all must be carefully selected.
| ard. if possible. in the presence of the
| young girl for whose benefit they are pur-
chased.
If one could but gauge the happiness
caused by an invitation given to a young
| girl TO accompany the donor on a tour
of the stores for the purpose of selecting
all the little details of a perfect outfit,
such invitations would be more often
given by those who are well able to ex-
pend a few dollars for the sake of giving
happiness to a young girl.
strawberry Bavarian Cream" Straw
| berry Mousse" and strawberry Char
lotte Russo are novel methods of serv-
| ing the berries with whipped cream and
gelatine mixtures, TO make a change from
the regular strawberry cream of this
season. For the strawberry Bavarian
| cream, soak one-half box of gelatine in a
| cup of cold water unit, soft. Crush and
! strain one quart of berries and add one
heaping coffee cup of powdered ugar
| Dissolve the g~elatine in a bowl over a
kettle of boiling water, ard strain the
| juice into it. When cool. mix with one
cup of cream whipped stiff. Pour in a
mould and leave on the ice until set, ana
serve with sweetened cream.
Tn strawberry Charlotte Russo is
made in She usual manner with the addi-
lion of lTesh STRAWBERRIES between the
layers, and in the whipped cream which
is poured over the top. This cream may
be colored with strawberry extract or a
little of the juice, if it is desired to have
It pink.
The strawberry Mousse" is a little
- - t4iIl lii 0t4A- @1&
Make the ice cream by the f~avorite re-
cipe. In making this cream do not havo
the berries only slightly crushed or near
" whole when frozen a.. they freeze hard
and are almost Unreliable; crush about
one quart of berries through a sieve, then
add the sugar-two heaping c~upfuls-and
| one quart of good cream. To make the
strawberry mousse, take the strawberry
cream when about half frozen, add a
pint of whipped cream and the whites of
four eggs beaten stiff and mixed with
one-half cup of powdered sugar.
Straw goods are getting to the fore.
This does not imply a furry in hats or
that womankind is cutting Japanese floor
mating into summer shirt waists and golf
skirts. The announcement, however, does
imply that not to her head alone is
femininity now combining a practical use
of straw fabrics. On her feet she is wear
ing, of the morning and about her house,
the dainiest little straw slippers that
come from Switzerland. Sole and vamp,
all are made of fiat elastic straw, dyed
any clear pale color desired. Their OK
ceeding GOODNESS is one of their great at
fractions and some damsels, whose feet
are SO delicate as to afford the expert
ment. wear about their rooms gay little
straw sabots. A bright yellow straw
parasol, made to exactly resemble the
roof of a Japanese tea pagoda, is one Of
the novelties that the summer girl is
counting among her weapons of sea side
warfare. Such a parasol is mounted on
q large rough bamboo stick. which is hol-
lowed out and is fitted with a series of
lenses, thus producing a species of spy
glass. also of great value to the summer
girl. LAS on the list of straw oddities
are the belts made of an elastic grass,
which serve as very pretty girdles with
Bingham and pique gowns.
A recent addition to the evening dress
which has short sleeves or only a butter
fly puff is the high-arm bracelet of vel
vet. Take narrow black velvet ribbon
which will slip through your small jet
buckles, or any small gold clasps you
may happen to own, and have bands
fitted close enough to stay on your arm
above the elbow. A neat bow is the
usual finish. Two of these bracelets are
worn on each arm, high enough above the
elbow not to be covered by a long NOUS