The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-13

and the waist. toning off to a few sprays
and buds at { the uppermost points Of
honeysuckle will be used. beginning In
like manner with preternaturaly large
clusters, and mixed with sweet peas,
which latter presently, meanders alone to-
ward the top of the skirt.
A naturally careless arrangement is
aimed at, and further to soften the
effect a delicate muslin or crepe de chime
is generally employed as a tunic, falling
nearly tos the ground at the back. ana
draped in front to a pepium point so as
to come between the two painted gariands
as an apron. When only asborder round
the edge or a short trail of flowers Is
painted, the very fine muslin overdress
is made the full length of the skirt in
front, and just drawn up sufficiently at
the sides to show the flowers peeping out
under it. the folds being fastened up by
an imitation diamond or other brooch.
-.
If you happen to own a big, beautiful
old embroidered Chinese crepe shawl, with
a rich silk fringe. a heritage from an an
c~estress who wore the shawl tenderly as a
wrap. if it has turned the shade of old
ivory and is fragrant with the spicy
sachats amid which it has lain for years,
bring it forth and turn it into a gown. A
white silk gown with an overskirt made of
such a shawl is the most modish
and sumptuous dinner toilet possible
at present, and if you wish to
realize what 4 treasure YOU possess
in your shawl, just go to a dress
maker and price a costume with such a
drapery. She will ask you from $500 to $500
far fha f1flot tho rricn dapaDdinr 1JDDn
the size and ripe beauty of the shawl
drapery. About a skirt of pale cloth or
silk the shawl is invariably hung in a SER
les of points, and the fringe and beautiful
embroidery suffice for decoration. The
most perfectly gowned brides of the Eas-
ter and spring season are going to the al
tar in dresses made from their mothers
and grandmothers' shawls. and the bod
ices are skillfully worked up from small
tringed shoulder shawIs.
49,
A revolution in belts marks the spring
openings; anything but a plain belt with
a plain buckle is worn, and in exchange
for the simple and serviceable, one has
half a dozen enticing novelties from which
to make a choice. First recommendation
must be mad of the zones of soft wide
ribbon, the ends of which are fastened in
front with jeweled clasps of ornamental
gold or silver. No slides or extra orna-
ments show on the ribbon, and honorable
mention is due the whole tribe of leather
belts that have no buckles. They either
button or clasp or lock, and lock belts are
sure to have a success this summer. The
majority are of handsomely dressed
smooth leather, with a narrow line of
decorative steel work down the centre of
the strap that circles the waist, and in
front an oval convex plate of polished
steel, shows a keyhole, else dangling from
the plate is a small steel chain and a pad
lock. Vanished leather belts have, in a
variety of %colors, come to a good long day
of popularity. as have the belts of flexible
gold ribbon, and the silk belts, wide and
narrow, adorned with a very nice imita-
ton of Indian wampum.
49,
"If mothers would take the time they
spend in telling their children to run
away or not to do that or to leave
that alone in showing their children how
to play and what OF play with, they would
find the results not only astounding but
gratifying" writes Edith Webster in the
April Ladies' Home Journal" "Ten
minutes instruction in a new play or oc-
cupation wouid mean hours of quiet and
happy pleasure for the children and rest
and freedom for the mother. Play is the
child,s work, and he should early be
shown the way to make the best use of it.
More grows out of play than we are
apt to realize. If the nursery is untidy
the future mothers house or fathers
Office will be the same. If the play is
destructive, and results in the mutilation
will be careless of beautiful books. pic
lures and bric-a-brac in late years. Teach
them how to play properly and they will
soon learn how to work properly"
80
Beside her fan, every woman in the
evening wears, thrust half way under the
top edge of her deconetee bodice, a single
rosebud, SO put together that it requires
a keen eye to detect its silken artificiality.
The u is white, red, yellow or pale pink,
and appears as though en- from some
bouquet. In reality il Is a tiny saehet,
for all the rose colors are now in the
height of Ashion, and this small, close
folded bud against the wearer's warm
flesh gives out a subtle sweet aroma.
A tomato dinner might have for a guest
card a square white card. with the name
in gilt letters across the centre, and at
| one upper corner a tomato branch with
ripe fruit on it. The menu should be to-
mato soup, boiled halibut with tomato
| sauce, lettuce, and boiled potatoes in lit
| tie balls; fiIet of beef, with escalloped to-
matoes and French-fried potatoes, stuffed
tomatoes and potato croquettes, straw
berry sherbet and cheese, crackers and
/ coffee.
The latest toilet OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
| combs, boxes, etc., are MOUNTS in solid
ebony, inlaid and bead edged with silver.
| On the polished black background mono
| grams in silver are very rich in effect.
| Even more expensive than china or silver,
, this new fad for ebony is without rival
except old ivory in gold mountings, so
costly as to restrict its purchase to the
very wealthy.
More than a year ago it was authorita-
| lively announced that bread and butter
plates were gcing out. But they have not
gone. In fact. dealers are selling more of
them today tina ever before, and dhe
smartest caterers are advertising them
Tulle and mousseline de sole r~osettes