The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-13

mere are Wa1suS also or sheer tine linen
in natural color. There is a rich profu-
sion of butter colored lace on this in inser-
ton, bordered with tiny frills at each edge.
Sometimes this edging is of pure white
lace, while the insertion is yellow. Over
this is a short bolero bordered with the
same design Of lace, and sometimes it is
applied in fancy patterns or in lattice
work.
These waists are mostly intended for
afternoons at home to wear with black
skirts, which will be worn to a remarkable
extent unless all present signs fail. Some
very dainty and not very expensive waists
arc made of light cashmeres, wool canvas,
barege and nuns yeilings. They are all
treated and trimmed in the same general
style, with the back smooth, save for a few
fine plaits drawn down in the center.
There is always q small point back and
front and a drapery of the same stuff or a
little ribbon to match, or perhaps a lace
garniture. They are to be worn without
belts. There are a few, though, with belts
aud collars of some contrasting color of
velvet. A drab barege waist had belt and
collar of ruby velvet, and that reminds me
that I have seen quite a number of new
things with touches of that rich color
showing on them.
For dinner and reception there are some
very handsome waists of white or pale coll
ored silk overlaid with black net or chan
lilly. The front is open in a loose vest
form and filled in with white chiffon. The
neck is arranged SO that it can be left open
in v shape or nave q collar of openwork
Jet pa-ssementerie. A pointed belt is also
made to go with this. The collar is fas-
tened at the back, and when the front is
laid open the collar is laid fiat. 1t is o
very dressy arrangement.
There is a new fancy from London, and
that is to have separate waists for young
ladies fasten in the back with numbers of
small silver buttons. One Of this style was
of white faille made to fit smoothly and
perfectly. 1t reached a point in 'front.'. A
pair of bretellcs were made of white tulle
reaching from the shoulders to the point
and fastening under two rosettes Of the
tulle. There was a row Of tulle rosettes
ell aroun the neck, each having a pink
pearl bead set in the center. The sleeves
were medium sized gigots, with chatelaine
cuffs with8A rufie of tnlle beneath. This
was really very beautiful and wherever
worn would be admired.
Some of this style of waists are in light
tints and colors, and lace is used as garni-
ture instead of the more perishable tulle.
One waist I noticed had a white lace barb
gathered in the front into q little round
~rosette, and the rest was carried to the
back straight and there tied in a bow with
ends. These barbs are two yards long,
md after tying and gathering in front
they have enH about a quarter Of a yard
long which float In the back.
Another novelty ON some of the silk
waists is that velvet ribbons of different
widths and colors have been stitched on
to represent some pattern of plaid. The
stitching makes the silk stiff, so that the
annearancc is very rich. Tho colors are
usually GarK. LIgnJ ones lone rnls way
would appear cheap and poor.
The colors in these and other new goods
are unusually pretty, there being tur-
quoise, lavender, watermelon pink, coral
pink, all the cream and ivory, mode, cas-
tor and quaker drab and a dozen shades
Of blue, mostly In military tints. Lace in
All over pattern is employed to cover the
waists or to ka-sIceyes. Some Of the