The Jersey City news., 1899-10-13
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! always very large for the newest hat
buckles. These buckles on the new pic
ture hats, clasping a nodding cluster Of
plumes, make very effective finish, and
promise to be the most popular millinery
/ fad of the season.
The accessories of woman's dress have
never been so artistic as they are today,
and while the prices are not exorbitant,
the workmanship on the fashionable
fads is equal to that on the most ex-
pensive article of bijouterie.
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The other night I attended the theatre
and between the acts, having read the
! programme from end to end, I let my
gaze wander to the women about me,
and though the majority were beauti-
! fully gowned and with hair neatly, If
not elaborately. dressed. there was a
i narrowing untidiness about the neck ar
rangements in the back that led me to
believe that the sex had been maligned
| in regard to its mad devotion to the
.hand glass.
Three women directly in front of me
were horrible examples of this very care-
i lessness. The first one was young and
pretty and her white silk waist verit-
and abounded in intricate tuckings, the
collar being of the dog-eared variety
that is so effective when tightly held to-
gether at the back. but maudlin per-
version OF smart mode when the ears
flap in form of dress divorce and the
! neck shows through gaps left by hooks
and eyes in a condition of invalidism.
Next to her was her chaperon, a mid
die aged woman whose gray hair was
done in a most delightful figure s, rest
ing on a soft pompadour. Her gown, too,
showed the same air of good style, it be-
ing a sort of velvet brocaded grenadine in
greenish shadings and had every evidence
of being made by high-class and high
priced modiste. But, alas, here again the
neck was the condemning feature Of the
whole froek.
The third was quite a young girl with
ribbon twisted twice around the neck
and ending in bow at the back. 1t
hardly seems possible for feminine fingers
to go far wrong on so simple a device,
but. alas they had. There was no re-
straining pin to hold the ribbon in place
and there it was riding up above the
cloth collar band, though the mirror may
have said "all right to the front it cer-
tainly was never taken into consultation
about the back
Why, when little fancy pins are so
cheap. should there be these untidy spec
tacles? A set of three little safeties. a
circular wreath pattern, in fact any one
of a dozen of the sort that are to be had
for cents, not dollars, would give differ
ent aspect to many a costume that is
absolutely ruined by this unnecessary
oversight. A word to the wise is suffi-
cient.
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Sang de boeuf, or bulls blood red, is
the approved tint in which many draw
ing rooms are being done over. and the
decorators say that it is the most becom-
ing background possible for women of all
coIorings. and especially when in evening
dress. It appears that in drawing room
decoration. as in the feminine wardrobes,
fabrics go in and out OF fashion about
every five years. and now, after the bro
cades and damasks of the French influ-
ence, velvet has come to its own again.
It is used as a wall hanging, for por-
there's and curtains, not draped but hang
ing straight, arras fashion. Our modern
silk velvet is not approved. Venetian
Utrecht and Flanders velvet are the kinds
employed for hangings and upholstery.
and just now, no matter If your hall is
colonial, your library Jacobean and your
dining room must not be in any particu-
lar cut and dried fashion One of the
most important features is its chairs, that
can be chosen from every period in his
tory If You choose. provided they are all
graceful and ornamental.
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The craze for cheap imitation jeweIry
has fortunately almost died out, but good
paste and enameled ornaments are stiil
much worn. and in the latter charming
links and shirt buttons for ladies are pre-
pared. A good deal of taste and distinc-
tion can be shown in the jewelry that ac-
companies silk and flannel skirts, and
commonplace buttons and studs are nev-
er worn with these now. China or enamel
buttons set in filigree gold rims and paint
ed in the centre with a monogram, are
dainty novelties that are occasionally
seen on silk gowns. The transparent
s'foppiness'' of collar bands this summer
has given additional impetus to jeweled
''dog collars" as these help to keep the
lace band tidy around the throat. and also
look remarkably stylish over this soft
fabric.
1t is we'll to remember before choosing
a winter coat that the three-quarter
length paietot is of more use in driving
than in walking. Its weight is great, it
fatigues girl to wear heavy long coat
necessarily. A trim short jacket is the
hest investment for wa Hing IT ie nfen m