The Jersey City news., 1899-08-07

Of an exchange. And outing dresses,
specially. show every shade of blue con-
ceivable.
II takes an expert to distinguish the
different shades of blue. and an artist to
combine them properly. but when sue
cessful the gowns that are produced IN
these colors are quite the smartest
things of the summer.
70 give some idea Of the different
blues few may be mentioned. There IS
the popular royal blue, which is
brighter shade than navy. Then navy
blue is always worn, more or less, ana
is liked for its inconspicuous and durable
qualities. A navy blue skirt is as useful
as black one.
worcester blue is lighter than royal
but not so vivid. You could at once dis
tinguish the two colors, having been
shown them once.
Prussian blue is quite gray, some
thing like cadet blue, which is still
graver. Musketeer< is on the same order
as these blues, but is duller and more
faded. 1t is charming combined with
military and Turkey reds. There is a.
new color. the bloodiest red which IS
christened Dreyfus red; it is deeper than
cherry and brighter than cardinal. al
most a vermillion; this is used to trim
the gray blues.
OF the blue shades that are not dis
tinctively military are ducks eggs blue.
which is quite a baby blue, and robins
egg which is deeper. Bluette is still
fashionable worn with violet and blue
flowers. for bluette has touch of purple
in it; then there is pastel blue. which
is much more familiar in shade. The
old-fashioned blue is called pastel this
year: and has been revived into popular
ify. Gaslight is the evening shade, and
there are half dozen or so other shades
of blue, for blue is the color OF the sea
son for blonde and brunette.
Yachting dresses are extremely smart
They show the Eton and bolero which
will not down. In vain an attempt
was made to introduce the REFER and
the sacque back, but without more than
q months success. The shorter jackets
are SO much more becoming to the figure!
Brown linen is used for the sea, a little
boating costume of this goods being par
ticularly smart. 1t was made for the
Thames and was fashioned for pretty
English girl one of the Wilson sisters
Jean or Enid.
It had a skirt of brown linen trimmed
in large pointed design with the narrow
est braid of bright scarlet The skirt,
which is said to be growing fuller. was
Guttoned on the side.
The bodice was made with blouse and
vest, underneath which chemsette was
worn. The most noticeable feature of
the blouse was a rolling front trimmed
with braid which turned back to disclose
a tiny shirred vest of white silk.
The sailor collar was of scarlet linen
edged with brown and the cuffs were of
the same material. A belt of scarlet
leather with oxidized buckle was worn
with the blouse.
Several observations may be made
upon the yachting girl
She has lost her simplicity with her
much trimmed skirt and her fashionable
Eton Jacket.
Her hair is brushed back as closely as
can be, the waves having largely gone
out of style.
She wears a little coat or wrap over
her shirt waist
Her buttons are nautical ones, all diff
ferent; for she is button pirate.
Her blouse waist is capable of being
slipped off; for it is worn over plain
silk waist.
The manly little necktie has taken the
place of the stock of the silk bow
The sweater is out of style for the.
yachting girl.
She wears dresses of heavy wash ma
terials
The linen checks are very fashionable.
They look like cloth but are really Of
hnen- They come in all colors, but are
most fashionable IN blue and white They
nave a visible thread like woven cotton
goods and are quite heavy.
light dress of wool was of blue and
brown check. The skirt was trimmed
with pointed design in blue cloth, on
each side of which were the tiniest pearl
buttons which glistened in the sun like
jewels.
With this skirt there came three shirts,
OF brown, blue and white respectively, of
wash silk. A tiny bolero of the checked
goods was worn over the shoulders It
was trimmed with design in blue to
match the skirt and a strap of the same
material held it in front.
A very military little suit was worn by
young girl. It was in Royal blue and
white, with stitchings of red. The skirt.
which was of white yachting cloth, was
bordered with a band of Russian blue
put on in such a way that it was very
narrow in front and very deep in the
back.
The jacket was of the blue cloth, bright
and pretty. It's revers were of white
cloth stitched along the edge with red
silk. The skirt was stitched with red.
Small pearl buttons trimmed the jacket
and the skirt.
There are many new materials in light
weight wool that show thread in red
or blue silk. These are the seasons nov
elites and are very fashionable.
The favorite costume for yachting at
Newport this year, if one may judge by
the gowns that have been sent over to
the fashionable set, win be in red, white
and blue Several gowns Of plain white
duck have had bands of blue put on in
fancy aesign around the skirt With the
gown the couturiere has sent word that
red hat should be worn and that the
necktie and all the small appointments
should be red.
Feather curling is a business by itself,
and to excel in it requires long practice,
says Harper's 'Bazar'' 1t saves time
and patience to pay some one else to do
It. but few directions will be given, for
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