The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-07

RlQls4 aAbkx W 6LACh CLO4ds
wear a loose, baggy box coat, which
reaches quite to the saddle. Some Of
them, however, are slightly shaped In at
the waist. They are of covert In lightish
coiors. Derby hats are worn with them.
But to return to the handsome new rid
ing habit shown in one Of our grandest
shops The habit was Of French satin
faced ~broadcleth, the kind that sheds dust
and weather Of all kinds. The skirt was
formed after the approved model The
Basque was tight and opened in front
oyer a white linen plated shirt, with gold
buttons and a black tie. The basque and
skirt both closed with small silk buttons.
There was q very narrow skirt to the
basque, which became a pert little pos
tilion, also garnished with black buttons.
The rolling collar and the mannish cuffs
make Of this one Of the prettiest things
seen for a long tima tor horseback.
With this habit went the dressy high
hat ard q thin but strong veil. And,
moreover, one may say that the hideous
English crup stick is giving place to a
regular riding whip. 1t is a little odd,
now that horses are In danger of total an
initiation, that society should suddenly
fancy riding. | suppose it a case where
BLESSINGS brighten as they a their
fight
With the advent of the cool days of
autumn comes the tea gown. This gar
ment needs as adjunets coy rooms and
bright fires, besides the tea service. 1t
means d momentary gathering Of friends,
who say a few hurried words, smile on
each other and, then pass on to meet
again when fate and the social round are
kind. 1t means, too, that the hostess
should present a picture of genial sweet
ness and grace and g~raciousness, as well
as total loneliness, that cannot easily be
forgotten. II there can be total depravi-
ty, there can also be total loveliness,
CAN'T there?
Among a large number Of tea gowns I
singled out one worthy Of honorable con-
sideration, as the polite Japanese say.
This own was cut princess shape. with
a vatican back, and the train was but
medium length. The upper part of the
waist had stripes Of extremely narrow
black insertion laid across the shoulders,
front and back, to emulate a holero
There was a row Of lace applique sewed
over the ends all around. This applique,
which was ecru color, also went down
the front and all around the skirt as
heading to a s~erpentine rufle. This ruff
ffe was made, like the rest, of pink china
Grape. 1t was scalloped along the edge
and then bound with a ruching of black
chiffon. The sleeves were also scalloped
and ornamented with the lace and black
chiffon. They were open and what is
called bell shaped"
This same design was carried out in In
other instance, but with pale gray cash
1900 f.-s..1 - 1Ls-.- IT, 14,r-
lace was very rich over the gray. There
were loose hanging sleeves to that gown
over the bell shaped ones. They were
lined with ecru satin.
Several of the tea gowns have very
rich cords and fancy silk pendants and in
some cases tassels. A few have wide
knotted fringe.
I think / mentioned in detail that
fringe Of all descriptions is to be very
fashionable this fall, even the scrubby,
marrow Tom Thumb variety. This is put
upon skirts Ia form Of TUNES or straight
rows around OF, In fact, used like any
fringe. 1t does not look cheap. Some
whole gowns are made of the knotting
which ends In a fringe more or less deep
or heavy around the bottom. In one in
stance the knottin9 was in different de-
signs, that around the waist being close,
while it widened out into quite open
mesh az 1t spread out lower down. This
had the knotting arranged to represent a
Dewey founce at the bottom. This net
ting il always put over a lining OF differ
emit shade or color.
Speaking Of overdresses reminds me Of
the filter work or net. This is most eff
fective IN black to be worn over UNDER
gowns Of other color. though / saw one
whore the dress itself was Of black satin,
with a sort OF pinafofe apron effect Of
~ ananeIed mel. The nnderdress nf ap-