The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-24

an ever-increasing variety of styles ana
patterns for underwear, says the
:sWoman's and Infants Furnisher.'
There is noticeable a strong tendency 10
select oid-time patterns in those iaces
chosen for the seasons use, point de
Paris, valenciennes, Malinesi and tor
chon are the leading laces, and 1t is in-
teresting to notice how much inner
goods of all of them are necessltated
by the sheer Swiss embroidery in con-
nection with which they are used. A
new effect in point de Paris, which
closely resembles rose point, is seen on
fine garments in the leading lines, and IS
a charming article. A very great I'M
provement is noticeable in torchon lace,
both as to pattern and weave. Enghsh
torehons displaying a delicacy and Vas
riety in both directions almost equal
to that achieved by the French manu-
faclurers.s
A new fancy trimming is the inch-wiGe
fine lawn ruffle, broad hemmed, and with
a simple edge of baby lace. This appears
on all possible garments, and is an equaiIv
pretty finish for an article. the only other"
trimming of which is some arrangement
of tucking, or one adorned with the most
elaborate combination of embroidery am
lace. AS a heading for a band of any kind
lit is most desirable. and when used above
and below a feather-stitched or tucked
band is a pleasant novelty This TRIM
ming is particularly well adapted to arm
hole decoration, and appears on a NUMBER
of the new corset covers and chemises.
The use of Persian lawn. for rufles on
all garments and for flounce on petit
| coats is a move in the right direction.
It's sheerness is delightful, and it is quite
as durable as ordinary lawn.
For the spring, cloth bids fair to be the
only material worn for street dresses.
| SAYS Harper's Bazaar" The newest spring
| suits are made with boleros. and the boil
| ero is more a la mode than ever. The
wary are having the new light cloth tail
| or suits they are taking with them to the
| Riviera, and that they mean to wear on
; into the summer, made with very simple
skirts. One of the most attractive OF these
| gowns was of black cloth, with a perfect
ly plain skirt, cut with that recedlns
| movement in front and the fat back that
! fashion orders nowadays. The waist had
long revers put on something like a stole,
| trimmed with incrustations that form q
little trimming, charming and easy 20
| copy-nothing but a and two inches OF
| so long. pointed at the end, made of white
| satin. laced with cord and bordered with
i cord. One of the ornaments was also III
i the middle of the plain yoke of royal due
| velvet. and the belt was little gird,e, III
| which the same motive was carried out.
Another tailor suit was of black cloth
with plain skirt. festooned at the bottom,
with many rows of white silk Stitching
| above it, forming a trimming of deep fes-
toons. With it was to be worn a very
! smart little bolero, fitting the figure lik
a glove. also treated around the bottom
with the motive of the skirt. The revers
were covered with roses of the dainties1
lingerie, in-crustations of lace upon liner
cambria.
The flower that bids fair to surpass 81
others as a trimming for our spring
and summer hats is the waterlily. Fol
the winter it has been worn in white
velvet. sometimes IN yellow, but nov
they are of satin.
Two or three of these are ~esconscet
among their grassy foliage with accom-
panying buds, and, we have summe
with usi
In roses we have from the delica.'
coral and Bengal tints to the. deep ricl
shades of the Roi and J~aqueminot.
Then there are many yellow ones witt
rudy foliage, and others of white greer
with frosted foliage.
Mauve is a difficult color to place amon'
flowers, yet it is prominent in the boxe
of the wholesale milliner.
The Ranunculus, the pansy, and tn
glycine are most prominent.
Masses of foliage alone will trim man,
hats.
Entire garlands will be worn, some com
posed of the small purpfish red rose lea
that accompanies the white rose. Thes
are for straw and tulle hats.
They are intended to be placed SUI
rounding the crown with a cluster j
front or at the side. A novelty in tn
foliage line is the ''sick leaves" Thes
are the spotted leaves, black, brown, o
yellow, and they really form very attract
i've sprays. IT, ~ 80
Grasses also, initiated or natural, ar
to be much used; and fruit. such as cur
rants, white and red, whortleberries an
small strawberries, all with their leaves.
IheSe are OIl6n lOTufcu 4lo dAidA
and terminated by a cluster of roses, re
or yellow.
The s~erviceable gown, the toilet the
fits into every breach and is admissabl
on all occasions is still black. 1t has a
underskirt and waist of black silk, tina
by preference, is not ~taffeta, but that
cut to fit and appear like a Princess Sill
tight on the hips and wide at the foo
Over this falls rather coarse black sill
honeycomb Russian net, garnished
either of two ways; with spangles or wit
three sizes of black silk braid. The bra
is rather the smarter of the two, and
} describes large, fanciful figures over tt
drop-net skirt and net body. Such a gov
s practically indestructible, and display
!, a richness of effect that is always agre'
able. If 1t is made up so that the slew
can be removed and the top of the wal
E lifted out it can serve equally we'll as
grand dinner or sober church costum
With gowns like these, and they are tr
~mendously popular, women wear necl
laces of the brightest outfit with son
1 jeweled pendant string on the lowe
e chain, and they put tail black spangi'
: tulle wings in their hair.
In the centre of the table is a hear
y shaped wire receptacle filed in with pir
: carnations and heaped full Of fruits, sa
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