The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-08
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use by trimming a gown with it. 1t
could be utilized to the best advantage
as an overskirt. AS q general rule. the
present stylish fringe measures about
twelve inches in depth, and is made OF
heavy silk, with a handsome, kpotted
head. This deep fringe is used only on
skirts, that for the bodice matching 1t in
style. but being considerably narrower In
width.
The hats are exquisite. the coloring so
soft and beautiful as to make one long
to see how becoming they must pc,
Tooues of the loveliest Jedda straw,
trimmed with tulle and roses; directoire
hats in the color known as burnt
bread'-pain brule has certainly a pref
tier sound-with one black and one white
ostrich feather as aigrette, a hght
drapery of Malines around the crown and
tulle strings tied beneath the chin; tur-
bans of tulle, in gray, in blue, pink, with
couteaux in the exact shade of the tulle
attached with a large Louis XIV knot in
strass; violet taffetas, hats crumpled into
| the prettiest of shapes, and a host OF
| silvered straws arranged with pale roses
/ and cream lace, one more tempting than
the other. @
We do not walt for Admiral Dewey's re-
turn to supply ourselves with a Manila
! straw hat, a very smart piece of millinery,
by the way. The girl whose head is bowed
down by the weight of a dress hat tower
ing with plumes, satin bows, velvet
r~osettes and so forth, until it is extremely
heavy, welcomes the trim little Manila
hat, a feather-weight, with trimmings or
spotted gauze, which adds no p~erceptible
~pennyweight of avoirdupois to ones
brows. The Manila straw hats come in
white or other colors. There is a sum-
merry suggestion in the lightness, of the
hat and of its trimming. Two lcurling
white quilts, extra long. point backward
from the crown They are usually placed
near the front. slightly to the left side.
Any woman who has endured the weight
and heat of a beaded crown or pair of
jetted wings on her bonnet will welcome
with relief the aerial Manila"
~
A secret breathed in the boudoirs is that
stockings this year must have longi-
udina stripes, as hey tend to make the
ankles look smaller than the horizontal
lines hitherto worn. A pretty stocking is
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in Roman colors.
Another is of black silk with stripes of
embroidered flowers.
Some stockings are of an all over open
work design in black silk with colored
vertical stripes, while others have solid
upDers with fancy openwork over the
ankle.
A pair of stockings so fine that they
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designed for a bridal trousseau. They are
of white silk with an elaborate pattern
over the ihstep in real round point lace
in a butterfly design.
ST had almost forgotten to tell you of
the ~brand-new material which all the
women in town are. having with their
summer frocks made Of" writes Edith
Lawrence. in her fashion gossip. in the
| June Ladies Home Journal at IS
called Pima cloth, and they it is made
from the fibre of pineapple. 1t is a very
sheer material. and come in stripes, white
and pink, white and blue, yellow or red,
frocks you ever saw. 1t can stand any
sort of dampness and dew"
Il JOQ WANT yohi ioS "a oiSSoCo !
come out clean and fresh and new after.
having given them good wear" says the
woman who knows how to manage, Fin
stead of washing them get one of the best
popular dyes and simply dip your gown
into it, following directions. That cleans
the gown and at the same time gives it a
fresh, clear black, such as it is not apt
to have after a mere washing. Another
! IL IL 4I,of uy;1I fyon. ~ ;+e pr01or -Iana
/ and not rub off is the black of stockings.
if they are washed in a very deep bluing
water. They are sure not to crock after
that"
A great deal of colored fancy straw is
, being used in millinery, straw of an elias
tic character which makes up into very
pretty soft shapes. AS to trimming, silk
bows edged with straw are novelties. The
faverite floral trimmings are large loose
petalled roses and whitley green leaves,
which milliners call white Mohair
black and eolored. worked up with gold
! thread makes many bonnet shapes, which
are deliberately trimmed with roses and
bows. Bonnet shapes are small. Hats,
except cycling hats. are large. inclined 70
be rather heavy looking as to form when
trimmed. although the materials used arc
Of the lightest in texture and coloring.
49,
This season steel and silver bid fair to
take in a great measure the place of the
gold and coiored adornment so much in
vogue of late. This is all very well for
summer apd for early fall, but with win
ter it is probable that colors and gold
will once more return, steel and silver
imparting a too chilly idea to the toilette.
The prevailing style of collar band is
made with points in the side, rather high
In the back and trimmed with lace, tiny
| ruches of chiffon and narrow bands of
velvet or silk. Tiny bands of stitched
silk are pretty over a lace or chiffon
band.
The thrifty housekeeper should remem-
Der that ever the tough part of the as
paragus ~stalk-that which the average
! cook throws into the refuse pail-will con-
tribute something of flavor and value to
the soup kettle.
The scallop, large and small, is doing
duty still in every position where it can
be used. but occasionally an attempt at
variation is seen in battiement effects.
Some girls who like to do things for
themselves and to have a style of their