The Jersey City news., 1899-06-23

which she pleads. The next day her ad-
dress is recorded in the paper and as It's
accompaniment there is a picture from a
much retouched negative of a simpering
face from which the valuable character
lines have been erased, while the figure
is clothed in the pretty finery of evening
dress Then we wonder what is wrong,
and fancy that the man who inserts pic
lures IN the newspaper forms must have
/ lost the strong benignant likeness of the
] subject of the text and have substituted
in his despair the portrait of some flip
! pant summer resort belle.
Let us beg for appropriateness in all
things, and if we know a woman only IN
her public work let us see her picture as
| it reflects her serious impulses.
The s'tailor-made girr' has been a COM
mon, and not uncome1y, object of the
! country and suburbs for some years, and
| of late she has invaded Bond street and
Regent. street, without being unwelcome
even there, says London "Globe." But
| the tailor made man is different. A girl
who deserts the dressmaker and milliner
for the tailor and halter gains in simpllc-
ity, if not In economy, of attire; put
when man submits to the whimsical die-
tates of .stailor-made'' fashions it is all
loss.
Yet if fashion writers are to be believed,
man has surrendered all along the line
for 1889. We are to wear eoiered embrol-
1 dered fronts to our coats over 'schastely'
! yariegated shirts. A Every striking
shirt will be one with succession OF
blush green lines; and ''shirt makers
anticipate a marked reerudescence OF the
soft front shirt in cream and purple ma
terials" With a soft fronted shirt of pur-
pie material adorned with succession OF
/ blush green lines, the Pieeadiffy person
inside a frock coat will indeed lock
| charming.
But we have been threatened with these
freaks before In the spring lfvelier iris
always glows Gin the hosier's spring
F.: hopesl upon the FURNISHED dude; but the
good sense of male society always pro-
nounces enphatlcally against any marked
! frfppery of attire. The attitude OF the
/ British mind toward male friIls IS luck
lily always that of the far Western far
mers, who on catching sight of some of
! the golden youth of Boston, exclaimed
| ''Lordy, what things you do see about
when you haven't got a gunr' Therefore
we live in hopes that the White Mans
Buroen of 1899 is not to be aggravated by
coats with colored embroidery around
soft fronted purple shirts.
There is very little left in this age of
| ingenuity that cannot be as well done by
artificial means as by Nature itself. But
even the resourceful and inventive Yam
kee seems to set himself an impossible
task in undertaking to convert unpromis-
ing material, in the way of plain and
gauche girls into Venuses, remarks the
ssLady's Pictorial" The promise is held
/ out. however, and one can imagine what
eager competition there must be to be-
come a pupil of the School of Beauty.
| which has been established for the pur-
pose of turning plain and awkward mfi-
! dens into elegant young women. The re-
/ trousse noses can be Strengthened and
| wide mouths contracted, that eyes can be
enlarged. and feet and hands reduced IN
size is not promised. But these awkward
I drawbacks can be rendered absolutely
unnoticeable by accentuating good points.
For example every pupil is to be taught
TO dress becomlngly-a very important
branch of every girls edueation-arid this
largely nitigates defects. Furthermore,
the art of walking is to be cultivated. SO
that a graceful carriage is insured, and
the body is developed. Then the hair is
taken fr hand Many girls would be twice
as good looking, or only half as plain as
they are if they only knew how to dress
their hair advanta geously. Finally, the
| beauty professors take expression"
1 classes Crying and laughing are equally
forbidden The one spoils the shape of
the nose and mouth and induces wrinkles
the other runs the complexion. Presum-
ablv when one is turned out as finished
from fhe School Of Beauty 1t Is permis-
sible to oeca casionally give way TO little
emotion. for to have to steer continually
between the Scyll of tears and the
Charybdis Of laughter in an agony OF
fear lest oneis nose or complexion should
come to pieces. so to say, on the one or
the other, would be an even worse trial
than the possession of an irretrievably
muddy tint, an outrageous profile or
morstrous mouth.
Belt buckles are designed so that the
ribbon or velvet sash throws the buckle
into prominence. Some of the newest
buckles show fruit designs-cherries be-
ing popular Clasps in cut steel have
a. design of insects. The gold buckles
and pink corals are also used in the
ornamentation of clasps.
The fad for crystal buttons is increas-
ing. Some are used like tiny spangles
to trim the seams of the skirt. Enamel-
ed vio1ets, cut steel buttons gilt and
brass buttons are used as studs on fancy
waists
Fashion is invading the framework Of
parasols, suggesting changes in the work
rnanship of these sun screens. Some have
only five ribs instead of the usual num-
ber Others still more novel are con-
trfved with square corners to the frame.
You can have striped silks or plain taft
feta with the five ribs, but the square
ribbed frames are covered with material
resembling old-fashioned silk handker-
chiefs. with fiorid Oriental patterns.
AS the summer heats strengthen and
deepen we turn with relief to the cooler
colors of ones wardrobe. If we cannot
wear wash dresses on all occasions, we
| can at least present a cool and refreshing
appearance with a little care. The cherni-
sette and sailor-backed collarette of pale
/ green and ecru are among the successes
Of the season. The pale green taffeta
used for collar bands is sold this year un-
dor the name of esfocust green" We all