The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-23

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ne T;tan1 Aiax. Hercules and all the sod
| taches seem to be EMPLOYED in the set
n;sces with the narrower sizes used to
io;n them. as the lace mesh holds the pat
form It Is safe to saw that no one will
make a mistake who uses any of the
hraids as trimming on any sort of wooden
dress. Some tailor suits are most elabo-
rately braided. and Others. again, are so
smooth and devoid of trimming that one
inns oines they siust growed." like Topsy.
A type Of this style was shown in a
very swell suit in princess shape. The
gown and cape to match were of white
broadcloth. cut to fit every line Of the fg-
ure of the owner. The skirt was tight
everywhere until it reached the knees,
| and from there it fared widely, though
It measured only three yards and a quar-
ter. But the bottom was so stiff that it.
could not help aaring. The front was
cut with two seams up to the shoulders.
This caused it to fit without darts. 1t
fastened inyisibly along the left one of
! those seams. The central part of the
waist thus extended to the bottom in one
niece. and the seams were stitched with
coarse black silk in FIVE lines reaching
from neck to hem. There were also two
lines OF 1--WE rows of stitching in large
curled loops. put on in a way to initiate a
funic.
These started from the sleeves, went
| down the hack and there broke off to
form the eurled loops. Five more rows
of stitching started at the back of the
neck and reached the bottom Of the skirt.
while this is really an elegant gown,
there are but few who would dare an abb
~solutelv white tailor gown in the fall or
winter.
The same design would be quite as
handsome in one of the pastel tints ex-
nocted Ia he ~ponular for outdoor gar
ments or one of the very light grays or
frosty hines.
nh cane which was made to match
in material. fell nearly to the knees in the
hack and rounded IN in front. It was
cut in nlain fitted military shane and had
. trimming of hands Of blush gray for
fur axtendiuu around the shoulders and
mn tba back in two lines. giving it some
thine Of a mantle shane. It was lined
with orange satin and interlined with
canton flannel.
We must admit that MANY Of our most
stvl;sb fall costumes are decidedly ON the
linas If tha 6rst emnire. with a few hints
Of the d;rectoire neriod thrown in. The
| clooks are to be as long as the wearer
can boar and many Of Them are appar-
| only hut reproductions of those worn
last winter notably those where the
FRONT l. cut away and the hack stones
down nearly 70 the bottom of the dress.
| Tbase have tho same kind Of. graduated
ruaies. Some are of fur of the most ex-
pensive kinds. and others are Of velvet
loaded with LET and with magnificent
I fringe or silk and let.
Nothing is too costly or rich for these
| cloaks and wrans There Is also no end
Of fancy velvet and silk stole shaped
wraps where the ends. richly trimmed.
reach TO the feet in front. Speaking of
stoles reminds me that there is an inf
mite number of fancy stoles Of silk mus
lin and other diaphanous materials min
gIed with lace and sometimes bits OF mar
: row velvet ribbon.
There are numbers of STYLES based up-
on the redinpote. Some of them match
the skirt as TO material. but they are
r;chlv I;ned with another .or in silk or
satin A lot black suit Of this descrintion
had tha rad;noota lined with ardinal
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