The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-10
WOMAN'S WORLD.

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Morning house gowns have their place
in the fashionable summer girls ward
robe. No material is more beautiful
either for its economy or neatness. thar
dimity. There is something about the
little corded texture that makes il
daintier than organdie and infinitely
cooler than all the lawns.
A charmingly simple morning frock
is developed in Ii Hung Chang yell
low, figured with irregular lines of pale
blue running parallel to each other. The
skirt is close fitting to the hips and fin
ished with a belt of black silk ribbon.
The waist is also tight fitting, without
any trimming save a very pretty vest eff
feet in black silk, which is tied in a knot
at the front SO that the ends lang almost
to the waist line.
The Distinguishing feature of a second
morning toilette is the bodice which is
made Of royal purple dimity with q vest
of heilotrope dimity dotted with a royal
purple. The sleeves are trimmed at the
wrist with rows Of purple silk ribbon, and
the neck is finished with a very pretty
combination.
The skirt is made without plaits or
gathers; and is trimmed around the foot
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lace.
Pale blue hyacinths, pink tulips and
starry white narcissi, mingled with foli-
age and arranged in tail. old fashioned
champagne goblets and low, clear glass
bowls, make the foundation for a pretty
..patriotic table" trimming. Silver or
plate candlesticks with pale pink shades
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cards with blue love knots at the top
will complete the, scheme. Pink azaieas
in pale blue turquoise bowls, or, later on,
APPLE blossoms in gift baskets trimmed
with knots of blue gauze would look
delightful for such q, decoration.
Yet another pretty color scheme may be
achieved by setting a tall, slender
temmed clear glass vase in the centre
of a round, shallow bowl. A silver de-
canter sseoaster'' will serve admirably.
The tail vase must be filed with pale pink
fowers-tulips,y anemcnes. almond BIOS
SONS or any other obtainable-and the
basket or bowl with flowers nesting amid
green, feathery moss and their own
leaves. HALF o dozen of these receptacies
should De dotted about the table with a
smaller one, but on a larger scale, as a
centrepiece. and all should be connected,
as it were, by scarfs OF pale pink gauze
winding in and out between them. Clus-
tiers OF vioiets might be laid on the folds
of gauze. and the pink shades Of the sill
yer eandiesticks should be tulip shaped.
1t IS not particularly original or strik-
ing, yellow and white is always a salts
factory combination to choose for table
decoration, as it lights up so well. A
good way of carrying it out is by arrang-
ing trails of the small leaved ivy SO as
to outline a series of diamonds down the
centre of the table. They may have a
background of rich daffodil colored silk
or be laid simply on the table cloth. At
each of the outer points of the diamonds
should be set a white china bowl of daft
fodfIs mixed with white tulips, narcissi
or forced white lilacs, while at the points
where the ivy trails cross in the centre of
the table white china baskets OF flowers
should alternate with small yellow shaded
candelabra of the same porcelain. Deep
yellow azaleas in hammered copper
bowls make a glowing decoration, and
the same flowers may also be arranged
in bowls of green medieval glass and set
on a strip of brocade in softly blended
shades of green and blue and gold with
a happy result.
The woman who talks a good deal is apt
to resent criticism. Nettle her, and she
declares men are stupid. very stupid; that
they cannot talk, therefore she talks for
them; that only base ingratitude ques-
tions the generous efforts made to help
the sterner sex out of awkward positions.
In my opinion there is strong spice of
truth in this. Note how men tell a story.
The rule is for them to present only the
crude outline. The stories lack color, in
terest, dramatic action. Details are
scorned. The last are a woman strongest
points. She dotes on the little airy moth
ings which she repeats with JUNCTION. In
thinking the matter over later the sur
prise is that in these very triies Hes the
whole tale. TIL power of expansion
denied man seems to be the especial
property of woman. The story he dis
poses Of in ten to fifteen words she
celebrates into the hundreds. What she
tells with vim in the drawing room she
repeats in the hall. says over again in
the vestibule. and finally sends reeling
down the front steps after her departing
guests.
me flch girl VINO IS travelling may
swing over her shoulder. just as she would
a pair Of field glasses, a fiat bag ten
inches of a foot square. Her maid has a
satchel with the larger articles she will
need but this little bag is designed for
her most precious and personal belong
fngs. It contains her tickets, gloves.
jewelfy, pocketbook, a tiny flask for
emergencies and any little valuables she
may want to keep in her own possession.
The bag hangs on the left side about on
a line with the pocket of her waist.
Another novelty for the touring girl is
a belt with a tiny pocket for the watch,
that this useful article may be kept con-
reniently within reach, and yet remain
out Of sight of thieves. A pocketbook in
tended to be worn over the back of the
han held in place by a strap passing
across the palm, is exceedingly popular.
s'Goodness g~raciouss' said the slender
girl, don't I wish that l were not so thin
this hot weather. All my plump relatives
are groaning and declaring that l ought
to be thankful, but that is simply be-
cause they don't know anything about it.
II I'm slender. of course I remain slender,
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