The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-04

inaur,,rated the question of evening
gowns is the foremost consideration on the
mini wardrobe. A Pew whispcrings in
regard to what is CONNIE II faut for even
ing wear. gathered from an ~inaisputabie
authority may be of interest to FAIR
readers.
n mon economy bent don't draw the
line on your gloves or your shoes. Rather
have a less expensive gown material, or
retrench in the trimming line. than not to
he daintily shod and gloved. I~rreproacha-
hle gloves and shoes have saved the day
for many a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cos
tume before this, while soiled gloves ana
spotted light evening shoes, or slippers
have spoiled the effect of many a hand
some one.
Black shoes or slippers are not consia-
cred en- regle at the present time for dress
occasions. except as accompaniment OF an
entire black costume. To nave the SHOES
and hose match the costume is first choice
but undoubtedly these very light rln1s 40
make the feet look larger Where there
is a desire to avoid this. choose bronze
slippers and bronze silk hose as an al
iunct to a white or delicately tinted gown,
rather than the black ones The newest
Of these bronze slippers and nose are ~
attractive and as pretty as the neart %
woman can desire. The shoes for the most
mart being daintily buckled and bowed ol
else cross ribboned, while the stockings
have beautiful lace like fronts, OF are
most artistfcally embroidered.
AS for gloves, that they should matcn
the toilette goes without saying, unless a
white or cream color IS preferred These
two tints are permissible and may be SUD
stituted for a matching shade Wnen one >
fancy dictates. For instance, when wear
ING a ua1,ve yellow or blue gown, many
women nrefer cream or white gloves to
+besa colored ones. Silver or gold clasps,
IN, iawelJed buttons and cord lacings
-,;th tasseled ends. are some of the fan
oiss that enhance the beauty of the even
sns gloves this season, but my sweet Lady
Disdain will have nothing to do with the
erstwhiIe fashionable loose wristed NOUS
o~uetaire glove. n If is entirely out OF
fashion. There has been an effort 70 IN
troduce lace mitts again and some eX-
ceedinglv beautiful and costly esign are
shown but as yet the glove is first favor
tie. Fancy gloves. also, may be had Wlth
lace insertions or embroidery on the PACK,
but these. too, have received but scanl
recognition as yet. besides they nave a
tendency to make the hand look larger
The couture Is by no means the least
mart in the tout ensemble of an evening
toilette to make or mar IT,, An ornament
for the hair of some kind is the almost
universal finish to an evening couture this
winter. with the wired ribbon bow in the
front rank of favor. The latest of these
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than those of the past ummer. For full
dress occasions a tiny ostrich plume or
a small aigrette rising from a small satin
or velvet bow give a pretty effect and IS
a trife more dressy and distinguishes II
from the plain bow without the addition
worn for less ceremulous occasions, as in
the evenings at home or at the theatre.
Small mock Jewels that scintillate with
each movement of the head sometimes
adorn the feathers of these hair orna-
ments, but women Of conservative taste
avoid them. "a.
Madame la Mode insists upon decoilete'
corsage for the fashionable evening bodice
at the preseRt~time, and,~ although long
sleeves are very often worn with it, lew
neck, square neck and V-shaped necks are
the rule both for full dress and dinner
waists. This ukase for the open neck
is not obeyed by the young and shapely
women alone, for even those beyond mid
die age and those only too slender do not
hesitate to wear a pompadour or V neck,
Disgusting natures -unkindliness by jewel
ed collars, strings of pearls, etc. A full
yoke of chiffon, Brussels net or mousseline
de sole, drawn. up to. a wide ~spangled or
jeweled band. Is sometimes seen on a few
women, and. though very becoming, 1t is
the exception rather thar the rule.
A novel and picturesque. sleeve adorns
many of the latest and smartest evening
bodices. It leaves the upper part of the
arm bare and is Joined to the waist part
proper just across its under part. Lace
is a favorite for making this style. Wo-
men beyond their first girlhood should
being the most becoming, while buds in
their first season can best affect the girl
ish round-necked waists.
Artistic designs. printed and embroid-
cred in %colors. are the touch of novelty
given the new handkerchiefs.
The pure white handkerchief is no
longer a requisite of good form. All the
french ndHuheTcnleIS snow some color,
either in the border, the or the
floral design.
Instead of a hemstitched border, some
Of the handkerchief are finished round
the edge with a vine of raised embroid-
cred flowers. These are extremely pretty
worked in purple ~vioIets, yellow butter
cups or blue fo~rget-me-nots. Others rave
a hand embroidered flower in the corner,
with the stem and leaves stamped in
color instead of being embroidered. Then
there are handkerchlefs among the novel
ties with narrow colored borders and bow
knots, iieur de lis or butterflies embroid-
cred in each corner matching the Dor
Ger in color. The eoIors chosen for these
handkerchief are generally light shades,
but there are not a few this season with
bright plaid borders.
Among the more expensive handker-
chiefs are those Of sheer linen, appliqued
wish transparent lace designs. These are
beautiful, out perishable.
The handkerchief edged with a fall of
lace is row considered out of date. TT
correct lace trimmed handkerchiefs of /
day are appliqued with separate lace de-
signs or ave as a border marrow bands
OF lace insertion. An effective and novel
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