The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-24

White dresses oyerlaid with black lace
are simply exquisite. There are many
other combinations Of black and white,
all elegant and Fefneda One pretty fan
cy in one swell place had the underskirt
made of black silk msll. the deep founce
gathered as full as ii well could be and
with a double ruche Of the same around
he bottom. 4
There WAS a pinafore overdress of
white silk null marked into large. dia-
mond squares by two lines of very mar
row velvet ribbon crossing to form the
diamonds. In the center of each was
sewed a small but very perfect black
chantiily applique flower. This reached
from the bust line to the bottom in front
and back, but was shortened at the
sides. The sleeves and guimpe were of
white silk muslin with no end of shirr-
ings and puffs. The yoke reached up to
the very ears.
The hat to wear with this was white
rice straw, with black velvet ~rosettes
and white sweeps. The only note of
color in the whole gown was a pale pink
lining to the black chantilly p~arasol.
A very summary dress was of dotted
white swiss made with a tunic of the
same. The underskirt and tunic each
had three rows of white insertion laid
over black lustring ribbon. and these ex-
tended all round the bottom. The waist
was a plain gathered French bodice,
with a fichu cape around the shoulders
edged with handsome Limerick lace.
This also formed a rufae to the plain
long sleeves.
The hat to go with it was of shirred
1loalr k-,1cAIe NOT Will fh..na nfah r-hifn
plumes and a velvet bow and emerald
buckle.
The parasol was of white silk with
silk null RULES and had four rows of
black velvet ribbon around it. The
whole is in black and white, with only
the jeweled buckle and a soft green vel
vet crush belt.
saw another beautiful lace robe.
This WAS worn by Mrs. A.. NJ. Palmer,
president of the Professional Wouen's
league, ard, | believe. the only lady the
atsieal manager in this country. The
dress was made specially for the great
reunion, and il is worth description.
The whole dress was of cerise taffeta,
fra and iue. Around the very bottom
of the skirt was a double shirring of
black brussels net. Above that were
two ~Lounees of black chantilly 10 inches
wide. each headed by a very narrow
.uching of black net with a row of gold
~spangles sewn along the center of the
ruche, each spangle held in place by a
fine gilt bead. Above these LOUNGES was
attunic made of one piece of ehantilly
reaching far down in front and back in
points.
The waist was of the silk, with a boz
lero OF ehantilly covering the lower part
of the waist and part of the upper. The
sleeves were also of the silk covered with
the lace. The upper part of the waist
was of the silk in plaits and with zigzags
OF the ~spangles in several lines. A vel
vet belt finished it.
The rich color beneath the fine lace
made a beautiful and elegant robe fit
for the occasion. Mrs. Palmer wore a
picture hat of black with several i'm
mense black plumes.
Just at the present moment almost
everything is lace, of lace and trimmed
with lace, as far as is possible to have it
so. The thin cottcns are most lavlshly
ornamented with it, and many pique
gowns and even coarse burlaps have
lace put upon them as trimmings
The putting of lace upon burlaps is a
questionable taste, but it doesn't look
bad all the same. One must know how
to put it on and what kind to use. 1t
is laid fat as a general rule on almost
all goods, eveh the thinnest.
l remember a pretty marine blu taft
feta Sunday gown" for a young lady.
The skirt was trimmed with six rows Of
black tafeta knife plated rufiles put on
to represent a triple skirt. Each rufie
was stitched on SO as to leave a little