The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-27
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WOMAN'S WORLD.
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You may know her by her bonnet
sed to be the old-time clue to a womans
lie. but nowadays fashion has altered
phrase to you may know her BY hel
zwaar,,' says Dorothy Maddox in thf
sadeiphia Enquirer"
ASKING may be her millinery, smart
the cut of her gown, mannish the last
OF her shoes and perfect her choice in
e yes. but If your eyetrave,s TO the wear
throat and finds no trace there OF
sbion's fnger-in the blink of an eye
ash you decide .she is not one OF the
knowing"
The fact Is. TO dress successfully In this
age OF fussity details a woman has got to
be a regular novelty ssueth.
In shop and fashion book her detective
spirit must be ever on the alert for chang
es. And when she catches an mixing OF
a new within for the shifty world OF dress.
into her wardrobe it must go without de-
lay.
Let her wait a week. ten days or a
fortnight to ethink 1t over" and by the
time she has concluded to adopt h Fat
est fancy" behold, vet another reigns IN
its stead.
That's the way it is with our neck
trumpery.
Now just take the fad we started the
autumn with-tying a bit of narrow black
velvet ribbon close about the topmost
edge of the high stock.
Not more than half an inch in width,
and preferably narrower than THAT, must
be this ribbon. snugiy must it cling to
the rim Of the collar and very precise
must be the fiat little bow with which it
ends at the back.
What is it there for. anyway?
Such a mite of a thing. indeed I doubt
if any but the feminine eye. trained as it is
to spot each item of a w~ofnan,s toilette,
would spy the little circlet Of velvet.
Surely no man would ever notice it.
Blu the women wear it as conscientious
ly as they wear their long-tailed skirts.
Again I ask, what is It there for?
1t has no relation to any other part of
The costume. The rest of the collar may
be a flyaway finn of lace or chiffon, or a
prim little band of satin, but the narrow
black velvet ribbon must skirt ats upper
edge.
Is it subtle woman's trick to accentu-
ate the whiteness of her skin by contact
with inky velvet2
Or is it a wise little ruse to conceal the
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light stocks soon takes on?
Is ff-but there. why seek the motive
of a modee
Enough that It suits my lady's pleasure
for the moment.
And that pun-ban of tulle. There it
is, as white as a sIrowdrift and looking not
unlike a big chrysantemum stuck OF the
back OF the stock.
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dation stock than the velvet c~irclet, but
ii is just as popular
There's a slim length of tulle to go
round the throat and this auzy little POM
pom fastens ii at the back. Very super
nuoils t%rifies. not particularly becoming.
either. to any but a clear rosy skin Yet
the women who are not wearing them are
buying them, and the women who are
buying them are not getting one or two,
but half a dozen at a time, which proves
that they expect this piece of neckery to
nave a lasting vogue
Then those fine lace or linen points
which lap over the edges of our collars.
II you buy your points and buy really
fire enes you have probably learned not
to gasp at The cost of the mere ~snippings
of goods as they appear to be. If you
make them yourself you lave probably
learned that many a book must go unread.
many a walk must be sacrificed while the
tedious bits Of needlework are in progress.
Point making has grown to be quite
a hobby with the autumn girl. Some
times she e~ntertains her friends at a
.Stftchery Party"
just drop into one some afternoon be-
fore the hour for chocolate snothered in
whipped cream and hot raisin buns has
sent needles and tlrinrbles back into the
brocade sewing bags, and you will find
every fluffy pompadour bent low over the
hernsfitching. the ticking or the lace In
ssrting which distinguish these collar
trimmings as hand made.
Troublesome? Yes, indeed, they are
troublesome. But well worth all bother
think the girls, since the fashionable wo-
man this season IS known by her neck
wear.
Since the advent Of sewing machines the
story Of a woman earning a fortune by
the expert use of her needle reads like a
fairy tale, says "Harper's Bazaar" Yet
Mrs. Clara I. Kellogg, of Westfeld, Mass.
has. during the past eighteen years ac-
cumulated property valued at more than
s75. 000. every cent of II made by ernbroi-
derry. When thrown on her own resources
at the age OF fifteen she had received no
special education, and no one considered
her a girl Of any particular talent.
Speaking Of her work, she says:
Il had taken lessons In embroidery of a
visiting teacher, who has taught a few
months in my native town. I liked the
work, and when / found that I must earn
my own and my mothers living I decided
to give embroidery lessons. My first class
was in my own town, then l formed class
es in several ~neighboring towns, and,
realizing that I must keep up with the
fashions in embroidery If / wished to hold
my pupils. I went to Boston and learned
Kensington and several stitches popular
at that time.
THE mex year I made my first trip
abroad and visited all the museums,
cathedrals and sisterhoods, where 1 could
hear Of rare bits OF tapestry and ernbroid-
cries. I also managed to take a few les
sons. When / returned home l had more
applications from pupils than / could pos
sibIy teach. Then, too, orders began to
come In for very handsome pieces OF work
from people who were willing to pay hand
some prices. I soon abandoned my classes
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