The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-04
WOMAN'S WORLD.
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likelihood that such ideas will be gener-
ally accepted here as well. The great
vogue of long stoles, and. in fact, any
idea that Will emphasize and ~aecentuate
the slender, graceful costume outlines
viii unquestionably favorably influence
the sale Of this particular class Of goods.
Lovers of novelty will adopt the idea
Of giving a FREELY party OF a warm Au-
gust evening. A starlight night is pre-
ferred to one Illuminated by broad moon
light, and a cloudy night which is not
stormy does quite as we'll for this unique
entertainment. Just as a Philadelphia
belle set the fashion not long ago by
dancing at the Assembly, ball with a
lighted incense taper arranged like an al
grette in her couture; the girls of the
FREELY party agree to wear an ignited joss
stick in their hair. 1t is set in with the
point which is to be lit upward, or tilted
slightly to one side, Just as you would
add a pompom or feather aigrette to the
couture.
A square dance is provided for on the
lawn or on the beach. according as the
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at the seashore. -Four at least of the
quadrille or lancer dancers should be girls
with the ignited joss sticks sparkling in
their locks. Men cannot wear them un-
less they wear some sort of cap or head
dress. If on a dark night, the effect Of
such q dance is beautiful and the slight
Illumination produces the effect of a party
of f~lref1ies caught in a net, advancing,
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side, or going in and out of the dance in
the varied movements. A Virginia reel
/ can also be danced with human ~firefies.
Children should never be allowed to
participate in this sport as they cannot be
trusted to play with fire as their elders
may. The joss sticks VIII burn through
out the time occupied by dancing a
square dance.
Three or five strings of very small or
seed pearls twisted in a rope and fastened
by all the fine silken threads on which
they are strung is wha the debutante
! wears. She wears his if her collar bones
| are a trfae too prominent. but If she has
| a plump white neck she wears no jewels
at all unless she has chains of pearls
well worth the showing. An evening
toilet, and especially a ummer evening
dress, is easily overburdened witt dia-
mends. but 1t seems tacltly agreed to that
it is almost Impossible to wear too many
pearls. High dog collars are hot and
troublesome when the mercury is NJ and
doing, but a necklet Of one string of big
beads and these long single chains of
pearls Of varying sizes and tints give an
increased charm TO any toilet. Pearls are
more expensive than ever. but no woman
is less thought Of for buying pretty imi-
tation beads and stringing them about
her neck till they fail in loops to her
knees. Those skillful creatures who dress
with a view to obscuring deity many OF
the ravages of time wear in the evening
with decollete gowns the prettiest col
lars of lace. Such collars, strewn with
pearl bead traceries running through the
design of the lace, or sparkling with
~spangies, seem far to open meshed ana
fn%noeently revealing to be worn for other
than mere ornamental effect, and yet
they are fully as serviceable as spotted
veils and hide quite as much in their art
ful way as the well managed width OF
dotted tulle.
To the inspiration of Miss Helen w.
Tinkham. of Boston, the missions for the
distribution of flowers among the poor,
the sick ana the aged in our cities owe
their origin, says the Ladies Home
Journal Thirty years ago the hrst
flower mission was formed. with Miss
Tinkham at it's head, and she has ever
since been identified with the work.
In the spring of 1869 Miss Tinkham
spent a few days in the country, rejoicing
In the flower that burst into fragrant
bloom under the magical breath of April.
Upon returning to Boston she observed
with what wistful eyes the children play
ing about the railroad station viewed the
flowers she brought with her. and how
eagerly they accepted those she offered
them. This incident led her to urge the
chu~rch-going people to cooperate in col
lecting and distributing flowers. A meet
ing was held and the work soon started.
Boston is. therefore, the birthplace of the
flower missions. a form Of charity which
has extended to every section of this
country. and crossed the Atlantic.
Among the interesting foibles of the
country woman, who goes about in her
automobile, on her wheel or who even
from a deep cane rocker on a wide casino
balcony watches other women achieve
Amazonian honors, is the trick of carry
ing a pair Of field glasses A small
powerful pair of binoculars. either single
or double-barrelled, is as distinctive a
part of the duck or tweed morning dress
as card case and jeweled chain is in
town. A snakeskin strap goes round the
waist, a small ~collapsible ease of the
same hangs at the sid and into that
the glass, mounted as you please or can
afford. and no larger than the tiny opera
glasses some persons profess to find
comfort in, fits In the case when not in
active use.
Women whip out their glasses not only
to watch a golf game. an automobile race,
or a brush between two boats, but to see
who is coming down the road, who bowed
from the village street, who went in at
a ~nesghbor's gate and also to show off
their glasses that maybe have exquisite
mounts and the owners initials in jewels
thereon.
Almost all the best models in Paris
seem to rave a shoulder drapery in chif-
fon or mousseline, even cloth gowns being
treated with this fichu-like style. For
merly we should have considered such a
mixture Of the severe and the frivolous,