The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-03

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This idea of mingling gold or silvel
threads in the weave of the figure on ricf
silks is very fashionable, the gold threat
being reserved for the darker shades
while light mauve, pink and cream arr
brought out with silver. On "a pale green
have a delicate silver outline. In another
where the ground is putty white, punches
of Parma violets have a silver and gol6
background shimmering through them
while their foliage reflects pale greer
metallic rays.
If the word skirt dancing falls IN the
ear without context, simply the sug-
gestlve word, the mind supplies an en-
tourage of footlights, stage scenery and
too gauzy skirts, says Truth" But things
are changing. and s~kirt-dancing is being
modified to suit the uses of conservative
| dra wing rooms and even the family circle.
The skirts are long, though full enough
for graceful, exuberant swirls. and are
of a texture thick enough to Shield agd
! the steps show the deliberate graeeN OF
the minuet, while the poses are more
effective than in any other style of dance.
S-tage-dancing has objectionable features
which are all eliminated for parlor use,
and the result is charming.
What could be a more engaging enter
tainment for the family circle, and the
privileged outsiders admitted to it, than
a dance executed by one of the young
girls of the household? Quiet poses and a
skilful management of drapery are the
main features, and are not at war with
refinement or modesty. Many mothers
regard dancing of this kind a means Of
health and graceful suppleness, and have
their daughters instructed for these reas-
ons alone.
Ladies of society who see with regret
the elasticity of girlhood stiffening into
stubborn p~assiveness, are learning skirt
dancing to timber the frame-sor moth
and difficult motions. Mrs. Oliver Har-
riman is said to have become an expert
dancer since skirt-dancing entered the
list of popular fads.
The "lavaliere'' is a new device for keep
ing the revers of a pocs.et in place. 1t
bids fair TO become the rage on all kinds
OF gowns. 1t consists of a short gold
chain, very fine and delicate in workman
ship, about twelve inches in length, hay
ing at the end two crystal pendants.
These pendants may be balls, pear-shap-
ed. hearts, four leaf clovers or any design
which pieases the fancy of fhep purchaser.
They are in imitation of garnet, enler-
aid. amethyst. topaz, pure white crys-
tai or of a color TO suit q certain gown,
or one to go with many gowns. These
layailieres are worn Snotted around i
four-in-hand tie, fastened in a lace era
vat, or cross the front of the corslge, on
the left or right side. But the latest II
most up-to-date use for these fads is fast
enirg the open fronts OF the fancy bodies
SO fashionable today.
For the latter purpose is shown a cute
little gold hook and eye, studded with
tiny brilIiants. This hook and eye is
sewed to the sides of the open front, the
chain is looped through the eye and
when the hook is fastened the chain ends
and the two pretty colored crystal pend,
ants dangle gracefully among the full
lace jabots of the vest.
This is the very latest thing from Paris
and lends a dainty touch to the frou frou
fronts of the present fashion. The gen
ius which watches over the tailor-made
girl, as well as her more frivolous sister,
has decreed that these lavailieres shall be
just as smart when knotted around 2 our
in HAND tie as when dangling among the
lace of the fancy fronts.
AS Strawberries become plentiful one
wishes for some sother way of serving
them besides the plain sugared desserts,
or from the hulls at breakfast. 1t is not
always convenient TO prepare ice cream
on short notice, but strawberry char
lotte is easily prepared and is an ideal
warm weather dessert when served ice
cold.
Take one ounce of gelatine. one-half
pint of cold water, one quart of straw
berries. one eupful of powdered sugar,
one-half pint of. cream, six lady-inger
sponges. Soak the gelatine in the cold
water until soft; then place on the stove
to dissolve. Press the berries through a
sieve. add the sugar, and when the gela-
tine is clear and cold stir that in also.
Whip the cream to a froth and add this
to the g~elatine and berries. Lin the bot
tom of a tin ring mold with a round of
white paper, and the sides with split lady
fingers; pour in the mixture; set on ice
and serve when firm and ice cold. If de-
sired, fresh, whole STRAWBERRIES may Dor
der the individual dishes when this is
served, or whole berries may be used in
the gelatine instead of having them
pressed through a sieve, although the eff
feet will be more like strawberry ice If
prepared according to directions, and
then served plain or with only a mass of
whipped cream over the top.
The degree of luxury to which people
in New York and the suburbs have at
tanned in the matter of driving is very
remarkable to a visitor from other cities,
says tHarper's Bazaar" Every year
there are more people who own their own
private carriages, and women naturally
feel that they need for driving a differ
ent style of dress, consequently their
dressmakers have to evolve new styles
for them. They can wear much more
elaborate clothes, much longer skirts,
much more brilliant colors, secure in the
consciousness hat they are in their c~vn
surroundings almost as much as though
they were IN their own house. Carriage
people certainly are a great benefit to the
public in one respect: a more brilliant
scene can hardly be imagined than Fifth
and Central Park present in the
early spring afternoons, and the suburbs