The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-08
copyright, 1899. by American Press Assoc
ciatiOn.1

copyright, 1899. by American Press Assoc
ciation.l
A novelty of the first class is shown
in the newest mantles and mantelets.
though 1 hin they will find favor with
but few persons. In fact, they are very
costly for one thing and would not be
becoming to many, and they are not
suitable for the young The rich Melted
silk fringe costs very heavily, more SO
than many more snowy trimmings.
These mantelets have shawl points
reaching almost to the bottom of the
dress, and the fringe goes all around
both points and up to the throat and
naturally all around the back. One
made of the richest black Irish poplin
had a milliner's fold of black satin an
inch wide as eading to the fringe and
another row aoout four inches above
that without fringe. Around the Shout
ders was still another row, this one
having fringe below it. The high col
lar had a plated frill of black chiffon
around the edge hanging over it about
an inch and a a deep.
Fringe is one of the most graceful of
ali trimmings and always embellishes
NldlCFCI IL Al put aPOI. adol SCdoOAi
there was a strong effort made to have
dresses trimmed with a straight row
of such fringe in the way of a fiounce,
but as fringe has a perverse habit of
catching up every bit of dirt, paper.
straw or anything else the fashion died
suddenly and prematurely. In the mean
time there had been miles of this ex-
JpensIve fringe made. 1t is now to be
rfnan4 xrhn~ ~ hn1nn0c-nn m a nf1nc
and capes. Still it is not for tbs very
young, however elegant it may for
matrons.
For wraps intended to be wori where
one is expected to pass the close inspec-
ton of her dearest foe there are a few
weaves of silken stuff. especially ap-
propriate.
Among them come first the Irish pop
Inns, next the twilled, heavy yet pliable
silk known as peau de giant, or glove
skin; faille, rhadames, luxor, peau de
sole n the best quality of satin
duchesse. A few brocades and one or
two velvet designs are raised above the
surface. Armure and satin weaves are
those generally seen with this. There
is also another kind where there is a
plain surface of one weave or other,
" LIN dA0Sa 645 la ~ "
very closely woven.
Among the newest output of silks I
see several new oriental designs. They
are pretty for tea gowns. but 1 hould
hardly think them advisable for full
gowns for ordinary occasions, though I
can see how they would make very
handsome combinations with tunics.
Another new silk has an impossible
French name. This has the warp of one
tint and the filling of another. which
gives 1t a most beautiful changeab1e
effect, quite different in some intangi-
Bile way from any other ch%angeable silk
lever saw and much prettier. The way
it breaks into new tints and shades is
wonderful.
There is an odd material offered
which is to be employed largely in max
ing up vests, underjackets, panels, etc.
This is of velvet with the pile fiattened
and printed with flowers or other de-
sign, mostly small and neat. 1t needs
to be with 80 snowy a material. Very
handsome lark blue silks have large
designs in white or in still darker blue,
almost black, sometimes with a white
line along the edge of the dark pattern.
These blue foulards and midas will GER
tainly be the popular silks for. summer
wear.
While nearly all of the tailor suits are
marked by the most rigid simplicity
there are some where there is quite IN
elaborate ornamentation. This is more
apparent than real, as some of the
braid factories are putting out a braid
which has a trefoil edge, a row of
straight soutache, "a putting of narrow
~;1h~, a-1 .ra+ho~ rnry nf Sn11+aaho ON
the outer edge. The skirt is cut to flare
at the bottom. The trim
,ning is Their applied to simulate a
tunic, a Dewey hounce or a shawl or
apron front, just as the lady prefers.
One such suit had a fared Jacket with
a row of this kin of trimming ssewed
around it so as to simulate a bolero.
The revers and fiat collar had one row
of it, and for so simple and easily APP
piled a trimming l refer whoever may
read this to the accompanying dllustra-
fion.
The new ribbons number many beau
tiful fancies among them. There is a
new four and three incl ribbon In. solid
color, ranging from white to black
through all the tints and colors. There
is an edge about half an incl wide cali
ed feather edge, witch is really soft
plush. It is notched. 1t is very eff
fective as trimming.
The sash ribbons are often a. foot
wide and sell at 50 a yard. A sash four
long mounts to quite a SUM, but
these sashes can be worn with any
thing. They are of a sort Of mosaic de-
sign in taffeta and also the dear, de-
lishtful old cheney designs and corded
stripes. Some Of them have narrow
satin stripes on a white ground. and
these stripes nave minute flowers IN
natural colors and sz9xis.te perfectfon !