The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-11

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i ever, says the "Woman's Home Compan-
ion" Whether hands be shapely or not,
| they at least can be soft, white and
graceful. Care and good toilet articles
give the first two, exercise gives the last.
Raise the arms toward the front as il
strings were tied about the wrists, lift
| ing them. When they have reached
| shoulder height, bring them slowly down,
the hands rising as the wrist is depress-
eded, just as if the pressure of air against
the palms forced them up and slightly
Strengthened the fingers. This is known
as the simple feather movement. If prac-
tised frequently it is very efficacious in
making the arms and hands move de-
liberately and evenly instead of In a
hasty, jerky way.
With the arms bent al the elbows and
raised a little from the body, wave the
hands toward each other, making the
wrists lead, then draw them away. The
movement somewhat suggests the man
ner of pulling candy, and soon shows
grace of the wrists and hands.
New woman has been the cry for two
years. and is with some a ynony for
boomers, short hair. spectacles and med
ding in mems affairs. And all the while
| we, who so abhor the term: are practi-
cally new women ourselves. We have
changed in our habits, Clothes, oecupa-
tions and tastes. Summer brings out this
change more than any other season. The
old fashioned woman, the careful house
keeper, where has she gone? Her one duty
pleasure and occupation was her house.
Her leisure hours were spent in making
clothes for herself or for hospitals or for
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keting, house cleaning, putting up pre-
serves. and sewing sheets and table
clothes. Her only frivolities were maxi
ing sedate calls or attending and giving
decorous tea parties. where all the guests
brought their embroidery and sat around
in sober semi-circles and descanted ana
clucked over the latest bits of gossip.
Imagine the effect one of our modern girls
would have upon such a circle of tea
drinkers! Shirt waist, pique stock. clump-
ing boots and probable cigarette-the old
fashioned women would die on The spot
in order to turn in their gravesi
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The sailor hat of '9S is as unlike its
predecessor of 'e7 as it is possible to bel
ut IS a tiny little affair, of saucer-like
proportions, chic and saucy to the last
degree, and if the summer girl does not
do full execution beneath its abbreviated
brirn, it's because the said summer girl
has lost her cumming!
The newest straws are decidedly
rough, though smooth, glossy straws are
also the mode. The crown is lew, the
brim narrow and the band may be any
thing that the owners taste dictates-a
t~ri-color ribbon, a bank matching neck
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loose scarf of black or white liberty silk
carelessly knotted at the side.
And the funny part of the sailor hat is,
that. youthful and saucy as 1t is. it is
worn by women of all ages and all de-
grees. Indeed, the question:-"Is a
woman ever too old to wear a sailor hat o.
might be taken M by some of the femi-
nine clubs during the summer season and
the entire sex.
Fashion says our fans are growing
larger. and in the very near future the
old-time immense fans will be the proper
thing, says the "Womanfs Home COM,
panion.'' For several YEARS the pretty
soft ostrich fans have been hidden away
as outSof-date, but you may now bring
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newest thing, and air them on the very
SWEETEST occasions with the greatest assur-
ance of being correct. Gauze fans of black
with white lace. and Write ones with
black lace, are still good. and witfnal. the
~spangled fans hold their own. land
painted fans. with figures in continental
costumes, are used. japanese embroid-
cred ones on gauze are particularly hand
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is dainty and dressy.
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The sleeves of elegant toilets are much
fuller at the top than those of tailor cos
tunes, which are almost entirely plain.
But even these are now II, sufficiently
moderate size to allow of wearing a. jack
ct over them. One of the prettiest new
models of jackets is a modification of the
bolero, the fronts of which are continued
into narrow basques. 1t is generaIly made
or braided or embroidered cloth lined with
silk.
In using lemons, tomatoes or oranges
as shells for the serving of iellies, salads
or fish ~mayonnaise. they should be thor
oughly chilled. This is the best accom-
plished by putting them in the ice cream
freezer. Pack ice and salt around the
can and leave it there for an hour before
using.
Another girl, of the brunette type, was
indescribabN picturesque in a linen coll
ored crash. This shirt-waist was just
fulled, no tucks, and did not blouse; the
skirt, as usual, was plain. A red belt,
white pique stock with red cheviot As
cot and yellow sailor with white and
and red wings on the left side made a
charming ensemble.
"A tall. slender fair haired girl looked
simply stunning dn a pa1eIblue canvas
cloth with four box-plaits down the front
eff her shirt-waist. which bloused percep-
tibly, The skirt was plain, and a white
leather belt, white pique driving stock and
a white sailor of rough straw completed
this model outfit.
To see the real bang in all its awful
h~fdeousness one need only resurrect an
old photograph of Lily Langtry. She al
ways wore a most pronounced and thor
oughly English bang. which was even
worse than that Of her American sisters.
Pique is a craze. White piqne4 vests
fastened with pearl buttons figure with
many of the jacket models. White pique