The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22

aged as W. as YOUNG, out nay Owl
| opinion is that they wear it because it is
| expensive, and therefore exclusive. If 1t
could become cheap they wouldn't want
it.
There is everything in Newport. Blue
| serge gowns, cloth tailor suits and heavy
burlaps, jostle organizes, silks, and those
delicate lawns and batistes so dear to
the heart of the summer maiden.
There are all sorts of stout stuffs for
| golf and lighter ones for tennis, but
there is not so obvious a desire to show
the destiny of a costume. Only, when
girls a-golfng go, there is the cape made
Of the clan plaid with its twisted fringe.
! One of these capes, | think, had the
softest colors / ever saw brought to-
gether. There was a blue that melted
into gray, and the gray became cream
and then white without ones being able
to say exactly where one left off and the
other began.
For afternoon promenades there are
some novelties and some gowns which
are but prototypes of thousands more
that we nave seen. One startling cos
tune was worn by a young lady in a
victoria. The dress was Of the most
vivid poppy red silk with a regular pam
nier and black arrangement of white
chantilIy. The hat was of white rice
straw, with an astonishing quantity of
poppy red tulle piled high in bows and
drapery-
A very conservative costume for one
young lady was of tan colored venetian.
There was quite an elaborate arrange
ment of white cloth up the skirt and on
the waist bordered with narrow black
soutache. The skirt and waist were
otherwise entirely plain. The hat had
some suggestion of those of old times
about it and was tied with long
tulle strings. 1t was of fine yellow
straw with yellow buttercups. The
tulle was Havana brown.
Another costume most dazzling was
worn during the afternoon promenade
along the fashionable walk. This had a
peplum Of bright gsarine blue china
Grape cut in deep yanSykes. The under
skirt was of emerald green, with seven
narrow rufles. The bodice was not a
happy but an unhappy combination of
the two fighting colors.
Carriage parasols are wonderfully
beautiful, and they are as light as any
fabric woven by human hands can be,
but those for the street are as severely
plain as the others are elaborate. They
are so trim that when rolled they are
not much larger than canes- There are
some striped. some few of plaid, but the
most are plain black. These are unde-
niably the most elegant. Red and blue
are also seen, but the true gentlewoman
prefers black.
Organdie is among the most popular Of
the afternoon promenade dresses. They
are often made in the most elaborate
fashion, and then again they are quite
simple. They are a happy medium
between the wooden street gown and the
fancy white dress which young ladies
always like and in which they look so
sweet. Organdie does not soil so quickly
either, nor does it grow soft and iabby
under the moist sea air.
One design was trimmed with frills of
silk muslin and black lace insertion. The
waist was rather graceful, with the front
of the silk null, with a dainty fchu of
the organdie bordered with lace and
frills. The eolors were lilac and green.
The hat to match had piles Of lilacs and
tuIla