The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27

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when the article is gathered into soft
folds than when stretched plain over a
given surface. Consequently the bands,
paneling, and similar Communications en-
ployed while in many cases identical with
those seen on fitted covers, appear quite
different and far more pleasing.
There Is a certain amount of discus
sion on the subject of the cover reach
ing just to the waist, one faction claim
ing tina it cannot be properly held in
position. and others that it is particular
ly desirable in these days of sheathlike
skirts, when every additional
of material is a menace to ones figure
The most successful of the short covers
has a belt so shaped as to permit Of
fastening the pettieoat to it, that both
be held in place. Very pretty little COW
ers nave a beading for the belt, through
which a ribbon is rum, to tie firmly in
front. An exquisite though simple cover
in this style has for all trimming a mar
row Valenciennes inserting and edge
about the neck: down the front and
around the waist the arm-holes are sim
ilarly adorned; ribbon controls the full
ness where it is desirable, and there are
neither buttons nor button holes.
A pretty cover has the front arranged
in bayadare bands of lace, and over the
shoulder, forming the strap, and falling,
stole-like, half way down the front and
back, a shaped panel of allover embroid-
cry. The neck and arm-holes are edged
with a narrow lace, corresponding with
the insertion.
There are a few half high-necked o "
ers seen among fine goods, and these have
the yoke very deliberately made of lace or
fine Swiss embroidery; revers are fancied
on these covers and deliberately trimmed
front bands.
One gets awfully tired of the same two
a~nd-sixpence round of social activity, says
the philadelphia Press" Therefore,
when 1 found at my place one morning
on invitation to a portrait party. I quietly
made up my mind to do a very uncon-
| ventional thing, which was no more or
less than to go and ask my hostess all
about it.
The result of my inquiries I append,
hoping you may get some hints from the
description that will help you out of some
social difficulty.
At a portrait party the guests, in cos
tune, stand one by one behind a large
| frame and make pictures of themselves
| for the benefit of their friends.
As when the pictures are shown only
the upper part of the body is visible, the
head, or to the waist, according to the
size of the frame, the guests may prefer
| to wear their ordinary clothes to your
H1x-a a,l 10 n,+ .op fhara whatever thew
need for the representation.
This will be the best way If you wish
to make the preparations for your even
| ing's amusements easy for all concerned.
If you follow the other plan and ask
| each participant to assume a complete
costume, after the pictures have been
shown you have a fancy dress party and
so the enjoyment is heightened.
Whatever course you decide Upon it is
not necessary for anybody to go to the
| costumers' for dresses. Charming effects
can be produced with simple materials.
Hold yourself ready to give advice as to
the characters TO be chosen and as to the
manner in which they are apt to be rep
resented.
Your friends may personate historical
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copy well-known pictures, or even, if they
! can think of nothing better, contrive a
picturesque and becoming attire, and call
| themselves whatever they will.
Do not attempt anything very elaborate.
| A simple thing artistically done is much
more effective than IN ambitious failure.
You. or whoever is made adviser in chief
for the occasion, will know beforehand
| nearly all the costumes which are to ap-
pear. But it is better that the different
performers should not know what the
others are to represent.
Then they can enjoy seeing, as well as
being seen.
To show the picture properly you need
a large room and a larg. empty picture
frame.
Your own taste and arrangement of your
rooms will decide the position of the
frame. Do not place it too near the spec
tators. There should be space for a small
d~rawing-room behind, and heavy curtains
should be hung on each sid and one in
front which can be swung back and forth
AS screens can be used at the sides and
in front, yoe would better arrange some
richly colored material behind the frame
as a background for the figures.
1t may be well to have several such
backgrounds on hand, for different cos
tunes win require different colors i,
bring them out.
We are going to have trouble with the
founce yeti 1t feels its power and is 60
ing to give itself no ends of airs. Yet we
all remember how meekly it came in.
Whether it was of the f1aring or frilled
variety it pursued its little way modestly
round either the shoulders or the foot OF
the skirt. content to form a becoming
setting for one or both, as the case might
be, And we liked it, If nature had been
stingy with us we found beauty in its
harmlessly deceitful little undulations,
while ii. on the other hand, she had been
more prodigal. it served equally well in
apparently decreasing that too solid flesh.
That was the beginning. Everything has
a beginning.
But after a few months of this insidious
puckering came the real attack. The
f1ounce which had fingered round our an
kles with a supposedly contented spirit
crept up to our knees, and, in fact, as
serted itself at every possible point. Then
it divided itself In front and tapered clean
UP to the belt, or it lowered round our
toes in front, then scampered up in the
hack mr. If managed to cling to its Origi-