The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-15

f1OW QdT6 We 81 dboAt
selves over the growth of feminine COM
mon sense? asks Dorothy Maddox IN the
Philadelphia enquirer" We were never
more nonsensical in dress matters, ana u
is in our dressing rooms we are supposed
to find that much-desired COMMODITY.
Look at us! We are as busy as bees IN
a July hive searching after skin-tight gar
ments. We must be crazy II we imagine
that common sense has anything to DO
with the wax-like modes of the moment.
The shops are ransacked for underwear
that can be drawn about US as slick and
smooth as the skin of a plump peach.
Not a wrinkle anywhere, and to get into
this web-like affair-for Of course it is to
be ~found-we must use the greatest
amount of expertness.
LIE me describe it: Woven silk Is the
material. No Jersey cloth ever had sucn
clinging qualities. When once it has been
coaxed over the head it is pulled down
until it reaches the knees. Here are rows
of open-meshed lace, and in the mesnes
are drawn strings of ribbon so that any
extra f~ullness, if there should be so mucn
as an inch. is brought to the back.
On the extreme edge of this lace ana
ribbon finish is tackled a silk ruffle, cord
ed or frilled, which Is supposed to give
the necessary flare about the feet.
Imagine a woman in such a combina-
ton, Then she is ready to get inside her
pull back" 1t is just as much one as an
old-timer which flourished fifteen years
ago. :
There are loud calls for q genteel waist
measure. We give many a sly twist 10
our corset strings and try to imagine we
are still comfortable.
We breathe badly, we sit badly, we walk
badly. Our dress skirt is under our feet.
There is a train at the back, a dip at the
sides and a decided sweep in front.
Jolly comfortable all this! Common
sense has taken flight. There is one ad-
vantage to present absurdities. Our long
suffering backs are relieved of weight.
Dressed as we should be, to express ex-
treme style, there is nothing that is a
drag upon certain vitaliZing agents. our
dresses may nave trains. but they are
lined as they were never lined before. So
~de.icately. Padding of buckram and erin
oline about the foot hem has disappeared.
This is the one redeeming feature. 1t
is not to be despised. all things considered.
Barring this blessing are we not poor,
misguided creatures to trail after a god
dess SO fantastic? Yes. but we will do it
and resent pity offered because of rank
. idiocy. A time will come when, looking
we snail De only 100 READY 70
1eei d ! tue quiAs that a. present SEEM
So tempting.
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Ireest oioomers are not prohnc enough TO
sun the lover OF me roses put thelr now
ers' thougn a rev IN NUMBER mpar
Win those Oh the nrst crop, are SO large,
SO me IN 1orm' SO rlcn IN color, ana SO
fragrant as aAgeneral tning that we can
not AFFORD to overlook this class In max
ing our eollections OF roses. 1t re-
quires more attention than any other, but
the results are well worth all the care
we expend on 1t.
or the June roses the best for general
use are the MOSES, in red, pink and
white; the Provence and the good old
damask, both delightfully."- sweet, large,
double, and of fine shape, and produced
with wonderful freedom; the yellow Per-
sian, which we'll merits the name "Cloth
| of Gold - so riob tc fho ro1or. on1 fho