The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-11

SucCGeOln& SEASON. sues
them made more and more elaborate
until now they leave nothing more to
be desired The display I recently ex-
amined was exceptionally fine. There
were black taffeta skirts lined with
staying muslin. At the bottom. of the
taffeta skirt we're two pinked ruffies.
one each side of h edge. which was
bound with velveteen. Above the outer
one was a founce of cherry red ~taffeta,
accordion plated. IL inches deep. Over
this was another Is inches deep OF black
taffeta, with five rows of glack guipure
lace insertion sewed in, and a frill of
guipure edging at the bottom. This
showed up beautifully over the cherry
silk.
There were others made in the same
design, only all black. They were truly
elegant. Some of these vogue petit
coats have black tops and deep plaid
silk hounces at the bottom, invariably
cut on the bias. More than I can tell
had the bottom and ruffies corded
handsomely in several lines with coral
line piping, and some had crinoline fac
ing. This treatment made them stand
out we'll at the bottom, while the upper
part is finished like the outer skirt with
cores which fit them closely to the hips.
l saw many farmer satin skirts with
this same piping run in the fiounces.
Some were lace trimmed and some not,
but this material is very durable n
very handsome in black and colors. 1t
is wool surface and cotton back
Changeable ~taffeta, Roman stripes n
plaids in the taffeta comprise all the
patterns, for figures could never be
made to look well for an underskirt
nor can brocade, though I have seen a
few skirts of brocade with no end of
lace 1ummery on them.
In other underwear the variety of
new ideas is so great that I would like
to tell all about it, but as most of the
articles nave trade marked names it
would be manifestly impossible to do
Justice to one. without injustice to an
other. Especially is this true about
corsets. AS the manufacturers have
taken to studying living models instead
of tin forms they make corsets to fit
women instead of women to fit c~orsets,
and now one a lave long, short, fat,
thin, high hip, gored hip and shoulder
brace c~orsets, also those tending to
hide or overcome a stout figure, as
n requires.
There are special lengths for horse
women. others for bicyclists and sew
eral varieties of health corsets. These
are all made flexible and button in
stead of having steels and have every
line and curve followed so that they
support the figure with perfect comfort.
A few have whalebones, some have
featherbones and some are stiffened
with coralline or the fbers of the ma
guey plant.
1t is quite an amusing study to fol-
low the different names given to differ
ent styles of corsets. Zach is known
by its own name, and each person has
her w preference. I may say, let the
older women wear the stiff ~corsets, but
put the health corsets upon the young.
These all have straps over the Shout
ders, which help to support the skirts
and take the weight off the hips. They
have buttons also at the sides to hold
the elastic stocking supporters.
Some of the corsets are really beauti-
full, both in shape and material. Silk,
plain. striped plaid and brocade are all
employed, lace of value often and bits
of bows and fancy embroidery. 1t re-
manned for one enterprising house to