The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-19
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WOMAN'S WORLD.


methods when they resolve to become, as
1t were. flower scented from the crown Of
their dainty heads to the ends of their
dainty toes.
What. after all. does a gorgeously hued
blossom amount TO when neither leaf nor
petal holds one Whit of fragrance? A
suggestive personality when the buds and
blossoms of the sweetest flowers do the
suggesting is very Fascinating.
She Of the fril and ruffle type catches
in each frou frou of her draperies some
thing that claims kirship with a whole
garden of sweets. She has Taught US TO
expect pleasant surprises in the way she
manages her perfumes.
Her tailor-clothed sister. while more
mannish in dress poses. affects with as
much g-raciousness as last eentury's belle
all the rarest waters. She has quite as
many subtle means of throwing about her
prlm attire a feminine delicacy of odors
as the most kitterlish woman of her ac-
quaintance-
Making a study of the art of pertaining
a wardrobe has taught the student many
things. Chief among them is, that per-
fumes become not only important ad-
iuncts 70 beauty. but WELD a decided IN
fuence on the Imagination. One learns
That each season may have its part1cu-
lar perfume.
That the same perfume should not be
used indoor and out of doors.
That every article Of wearing apparel
can be drenched in a different fragrance
with the result that the persons brought
in contact with his clothing are COM
pletely mystffed at the strange and al
Turing union.
The general idea is that a woman can
select with far greater success one door
and keeping this as her own gain a repu-
tation for sweetness which has the ao-
vantage of extreme Individuality
s.Exeuse me- remarked a very fastidl-
o,s gentlewoman, 81 fail to see the ad-
visibility Of any such move. / am cred
tied with being an original, and that de-
lights me. There is no originality IN 60
ing about smelling of altar of rose, or
violet. or Spanish leather.
aThe p~rettier the blend the greater its
suecess. and this is how I do it. Ny
glove box is redolent of sandal wood. In
NV fans / place a tiny piece of Spanish
leather. a little bit is tucked in one cor
ner of NV purse, and peau d'Espagne l
consider the most refined for letter paper;
90 here and there in my desk are laid
small strips of the costly stuff. Because
it is royalty e~xtravagant it is the more
desirable.
ssLaces and rose leaves always, as many
dried rose leaves as l can gather INTO
my lace box. The Old World daintiness
of this union is rayishing.
s1nside the Innings of my frocks. hats,
cloaks and furs I scatter q perfumed
nowder that for the moment holds my
fancy. Perhaps heliotropei may be a mint
of patehouli or the merest trif1e OF rose.
GAN my lingerie is violet-scented- 1t IS
the only ladylfke method of impartlng q
fragrance to underwear. No other per-
fume should ever be permitted close conn
partnership with snowy bits Of linen.
.sT5ttIa bags of pine needles stand in my
shoe box. while orris of Italian make IS
devoted to my stocking bag. The due
denim which holds hosiery has an inter-
lining of orris. and the best that can pc
purchased.
"A big bottle of verbena water is kept
exclusively for the bath. I sprinkle my
hair today with a delicate orange hower'
tomorrow it is sprayed with lavender.
81 dust my skin with a powder that
smells of red clover. All this change
about costs but little more than it would
to have but one odor. 1t costs a great
deal. for instance. to use violet exclusive
ly. While it can be made to hang about
pretty pieces of lingerie for a long time
it refuses to be exposed to open air with
out suddenly taking fight
I quote as nearly as possible Informal
ton impaired to me by a underground
$1,000 Ch. oannof autar nr laav We a room
that she is not the subject of conjecture.
1t is utterly useless to attempt to I'M
ravel that perfume mystery which en-
velops her person unless she chooses to
speak and explain
The mingling together of so many per-
fumes brings TO ones consciousness the
idea of a whole bouquet of flowers. The
scheme is not half bad. 1t savors Of
reckless extravaganza, but what unique
effects can be obtained without money,
and lots of it, is Iavished on the fancy?
One is impressed when looking over this
seasons sunshades with the artistic
beauty. not only of the shade itself, but
of the handle as we'll OF course, for the
present time very light colors and white
predominant, and they are much adorned
with lace. Soft Liberty satin and twilled
foulard are almost exclusively used in
the development Of the handsomest para
soils. while for the palmer coaching or the
aow-priced ones glace silk and mercerized
cotton are used. These last nave been
brought to such perfection that their eff
feet is almost as good as silk.
The very popular maybe combination of
c~olors-blaek and white-enters largely
into the parasol world. too. One beauti-
full sunshade was made of alternate
stripes of black and white satin, with a
deiicately pretty garland of small flowers
running down the white stripe. Another
dream was in stripes of black and pink,
with a figure of the vermicelli kind, in
gold thread. on the pink stripe. A deep
nounce Of mousseline de sole. surrounded
by In over fiounce Of lace, or a second one
of mousseline Of another tint, is the uni
versal finish of all this years dressy para
soils.
An expensive yet effective and new
fancy is 10 cover bright colored silk par
asols with a number Of graduated ruffles
of black or white mousseline de sole. In
some cases these are used together alter
nately; on others tulle is used instead Of
the mousseiine. A row Of comete ribbon
usually finishes the edge Of each founce.