The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-11

A Southern woman5cannot keep a COM
nliment on the tip Of her tongue, says
Dorothy Maddox in the philadelphia lr-
ouirer." She never rests until she has
n,aced IT where she thinks it belongs.
Especially is the girl from Virginia a
creature of impulse. Frank to a fault, l
dearly love her society. / expect compii-
ments from her just as I look for common
courtesies in this part of the country.
1 tell my friends when l want to boost
my conceit / take q run to Virginia. l am
never in the old State twenty-four hours
that a certain self-satished feeling does
not creep into my soul So many gracious
people happen along and these people say,
just as know they viii, the incest things
to me.
A tone Of sincerity accompanies each
delicate bit of fiattery. There is not the
slightest suggestion of deceit. The whole
thing seems as easily Il naged as swing
ing on a gate. .
l often wonder over the exuberance OF
the Southern woman. Climatic conditions
do not affect her. She has a eserve force
for gushing that is remarkable.
All that is needed is a soupcon OF ad-
miration when one hears
II declar', 1 never saw such a perfectly
lovely syurl." And the cool-headed Wo-
man from YaHkeedom. asked to speak her
mind, replies:
Goodness, perfectly lovely girl? Why, l
call her a plain creature
No doubt the lady from the North hits
the mark. She tells a brutal truth ana
considers her duty to society done. A
Southern woman views this conscientious
response in wonder and amaze.
Some Southern friends Of mine were
sneakiug only the other evening OF the
CHEEKY WAYS Of home people.
you know. Dorothy. they will say nice
things ana if sometimes they do rather
oyerstep the line Of plsin facts. 1t is love
w don,t YOU think. 20 feel that nobody Is
going 10 ruff you up
For a solid year after coming North
these friends confessed they missed home
compliments, and I could understand eN-
actly how they missed them. why, even
the dusky aunties strung along ike piach
pearls on the edge Of the market place
always sent ma home with a feeling OF
exhilaration.
There they were. keeping guard over a
few herbs, a nosegay or two OF aifcheh
garden posies, a pat OF butter, half dozen
eggs and ready with honeysd phrases Ior
US all. -,
It was. .sWell, honey. anything today
or IT know my sweet lady wants ms OF
that" or Missy Is going to buy some
flowers from Aunt Caroline. Deed, MISS
Won looks like a flower yo'sef.
In NV heart / knew every one Of the
SOFT s,oken old creatures 70 he the rank
est hypocrites. cut what cared for ms.
7 drank in pleasant greetings, ana 10
dav I contrast with .hem the bluff, Dust
ness-,ike market women Ibis. way, VINO
have no eine for civilities, but are intent
on gathering in the mighty dollar.
Saving something courteous. sonietmng
fatterIng, is largely a matter OF ennnase.
The aeparities Of feminine natures seem
softened as we go South I confess 10 ex-
treme pleasure in the change. Hypocrisi-
-eai commitments are pleasan-er 70 my
ears than brutal truths.
orr Journey through life IS rough en-
ough at best. Why not. as We pass each
other on the road, have ready a heart
donation that will please.
Though piece-dyed fabrics will still be
among the foremost for summer wear.
SAYS the DRY Goods Economist they
viii not. of course. entirely monopolize
nublic favor. And while among wooden
textiles anything in the shape OF a large
figure will not be seen. some fancy ma
terials are being shown which are aa-
mirably adapted to the present style OIL
dress.
Very pretty pin-stripe effects nave a
notified brown and white. gray and WHITE
or red and white ground. others
with the same kind of ground, have very
fine crosslbars in white or black satin;
others. again, small white or black satin
dots or lozenges.
a textile known as coating-crepille. pre-
senting a sort of crimped appearance, Is
inexpensive n very effective. 1t is
shown In various shades of gray and very
bright shades of brown. also dark blue
and dark green, and a bright crimson
which looks remarkably well.
Bayadere effects on very fine cheviot
and foule appear in a variety of shades.
ground composed of two shades of
lavender. brown or gray. forming a rather
large but indistinct sort of check crossing
it. carried out in narrow white satin
cross-bars.
Some very pretty poplins, both silken
and wooden, and showing rather a coarse
rib, have small white indented dots over
which runs a yellow thread.
The largest figure attained among wool
en- textiles is a sort of jacquard pattern
initiating white lace, in a waving or loop
ed design.
Among thinner textiles, mousseline de
laine is carried to great perfection. with
satin stripes, either plain or crimped, in
seIf-color or white. Others have delicate
stamped flowers or narrow stripes resem-
bling fringe.
Many ~high-grade textiles lave a mar
row detached silk fringe effect caught in
the weave. Others ave narrow silk or
gauze ribbon, shirred and standing well
in relief, also caught in the weave. These
shirring and fringe effects do NOT form
straight or regular stripes. but undulate,
coil or wave in the length of the textile.
They are very effective and made up to
perfection.
There are bareges and grenadines with
very elaborate decorative designs. On a
ground in light shades of blue, mauve,
cream or white, are broad white satin
crossbars, traversed by threads OF yellow
silk. the rather large squares left be-
tween the bars being by a