The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-20

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OF course they cannot relieve sorrow,
but to the grief-stricken there is great
comfort in knowing that somebody cares;
that the thoughts and prayers of friends
are with her who walks in the Valley of
the Shadow of Death. And to one in
sorrow the world in general seems such
a heartless, careless place.
Let us not feel that because dozens of
other people nave written letters or
spoken phrases Of pity to the bereaved
friend, our little note or word is I'M
necessary. 1t may be just the touch of
sympathy that will soften the rebellious
grief and bring much-needed tears.
For luncheons, afternoon teas and even
ing suppers nothing compares in favor or
effectiveness with the polished table, says
"Woman's Home Companion" Indeed, it
may be said that polished tables, round,
~Quare or oblong, are the fad of the
hour. They are, of course, made the
background for beautiful lace effects, in
centrepieces, large and small doilies. New
mahogany may be aged by processes that
are known to furniture dealers, and de-
faced or dull woods may be renewed and
} polished. A top sixty inches in diameter
Will seat SGNeH II GNGA eight COlIllOll
ably, and one seventy-two inches will seat
twelve. A large dolly is placed at each
cover, and every article on the table lex
cepting the silver and glasses at the in
dividual ~covers) has something under it
proportional to it's size. These bits of
lace or openwork, with the centrepiece.
flowers, brilliant crystal, silver and fine
china, give an effect as striking as it is
pleasing.
From what observe of the habits and
manner of the ris
morrow will certainly insist Upon having
her own club, ~prophesies an English COR
respondent. Lik the boy-babes who are
entered for Elton and the Carlton in the
same year of their lives. the coming girl
will be proposed while she is still in socks
and pinafores. AS yet, we are only in
the infancy of feminine club life. We
look Upon these Institutions as a place
to leave parcels, drink tea, and make
appointments, whereas the club of the
next centuary will undoubtedly besocial
mot to say snobbish- in character, and
the girl of the future, who will be nothing
if the astute, will insist upon belonging
to one which will enhance her social re-
putation. The debutante of the next CEN
fury, too. will naturally know a good
many young men whom she would not
care to introduce to her mother, and
what better place, she will urge, in which
to entertain amusing detr- nentals (who
would possibly not be altogether approx
ed of at home) than a club?
So
The woman whose figure is rather
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Home Companion requires fitting and
trimmings with a running in at the waist
line with pointed effect, and to a%ccentuate
this keep a broad look at the shoulders
by the addition of broad collars, revers
or shoulder-caps. And the belt-for she
is bound to wear a belt in this day
should nave a decided drop in front with a
sharp-pointed effect. Belts are now
made a prominent feature of a bodice, and
most of them differ in color and material
from the waist; but the s-hort-waisted
woman must always wear her belt in the
same coloring as the bodice if she wishes
to give apparent length to her waist.
Where black laces are used as fiat dec
o~rations for instance, as insertion bands)
over white or some other transparent, a
| decided pattern is chosen, a large flower
being the favorite just now. The rose
looks well if it be large enough to show
it's outlines over the colored background,
but the tulip has the air of novelty, and
is a truly graceful shape. a perfect flower
cup. Full-blown open tulips are really
more artistic than the close-petaled flow.
ers.
Dawn gray if you please, is the sta
TONERS title for the very latest shade in
fashionable note paper. 1t is only a trif1e
less overwhelming than the term Crush
! ed strawberry once applied to a certain
shade of dress fabric. The average man
would rather write on the new paper than
ask for it.
hi dull looking boa of black mousse
line de sole replaced the fur beastie last
spring; but something lighter and more
springlike has been devised this season.
One boa is made of shining white silk
chiffon, which is pleated thickly around
the throat and suffered to hang far down
over the chest. The boa of smoke gray
ostrich feathers is expensive, but a very
charming possession for mid-season wear.
"
A band of black velvet undulates
lfaround the skirt of a red cloth gown,
and is finished at one side with a bow
Three bands of velvet to match cross
the front of the bodice, which has a white
vest, and fasten at the side. with bows
to match that on the skirt.
SO
New silken stockings for full-dress oc-
casions show insertions of lace on the in
step. These are very dainty, and can be
secured in practically any color you hap
pen to prefer. The pearl and straw-color-
ed silk stockings are GOODNESS itself to the
eye. The coquette may choose a pair of
carnation-pink stockings to set off her
pretty foot in its high-heeled Louis
Quinze slipper.
Polka-dotted foulards, blue and white
dimities and blue and white lawns and
organizes will be the most popular mate
rails for dresses this summer. Original
designs in all these materials are de-
scribed and Illustrated in the May La
dies Home Journal"
Making hat crowns of flowers is one
of the novel effects in millinery, but the
latest form Of ~vexation used for this
purpose is moss, not artificial moss, but
the real thing.