The Jersey City news., 1899-10-04
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Big bows and little bows, broad pows ana
narrow bows, gay bows and sompre poWs'
long bows and short bows. staio poWs
and saucy bows-in short, bows 10 meet
every nossfble desire. Bows for both maid
ana matron--oh, yes this sort OF DOW
fand it's masculine, too, according TO the
French dictionary is as much sought by
the married sister as the spiaster, ana
bows for baby, even. Better yet these
bows come ready-made. You have but to
fake your choice, with no tiresome delay
either way. OF course, there's the small
formality of paying your money for TINS
sort of bow is not without money ana
without price.
Strangest of all. Beauty is most ad-
dicted 10 the black bow. And in truth
this sable char1ner has many good point.
First of all. the black bow doesn't quarrel
with anv toilet. sqde' isn't particular as
TO the tint chosen, but simply sets to work
10 exploit IT, And this is Just what the
s,lack how can do. We all know the dis
sfnetion which the touch of black ienos'
And this bow is usually OF satln' lhousn
velvet runs the satin hard
But the bows Of other eolors are nor
neglected. However they are SORT q ~.
DOWS-DOWS O~ceNS~0--@f
standby bows, you see. A blue DOW 1oi
instance, of Heavens own nue., u oiis
bannv with a dress of the same hue, or at
least a dress with blue accessories Anu
st,s the same with bows of all other
colors Of course, one would never uiesii'
of wearing a bow the color Of Haytian
prince with a green dress. no more .iiSan
one would dream of sporting green W"
with a frock the tint of the apoVe-llle'l-
toned nobleman. So you see lhe coioieu
bow is not economical, for IL you DoaSs
many dresses you need a whole regiinen'
of these bows to match them.
The bow of white. while It shares some
thing of the adaptability of black, Is not
In the same class. and by rights shouiu
only ibe pressed Into service with Wnlte
dress. or one trimmed with white. fur-
terrnore, it is dressy, very dressy' "hiie
the black does not give that impression
but is rather a trim, unobtrusive nnlshlhs
touch.
rhe shape ofzones bow Is very impor-
tant. Indeed, bows actually travel on
their shapes, and woe be unto the DOW
that is doomed with the shape favored
a season ago. It will spoil the smarrese
coifure The bow of the time OF Louis
seize. of satin ribbon. Is still favorite'
however. 1t will not down! There IS no
resisting its graceful curves. The new
how however. is the Alsatian-that DOW
ia which our rowing fancy returns every
now and then. It is mostly made OF vel
VET ribbon, with four three-inch loops ana
two ends a bit longer. In some cases the
a,5s are wired to stand up straight. This
Il a late touch. AS for other bows, there
are any number of sorts-bows Tor mats
and bows for fancy work. too. They are
of wide ribbon, with six loops and two
ends or four loops and four ends mostly
ana cost from 50 up But the dainty ones
for the hair (tfe ones considered in these
naraeraphs) run from so cents to a dol
lar and are mounted on that woman
tool. the hairpin. OF course, an aigrette |
or Jewels may be added for formal occa-
sions. but-that would be another story.
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q new dresses are wonders In compo-
s,tion and color effect In addition to the
z,ovel forms. there are any number of
new IDEAS. Two kinds Of fur, for In
stance trim one dress. Or dress may
,,a made in two kinds of lace, richest point
de Paris and finest point de Gene. AND,
svaeed the example of this latter idea
s1so embraced an elaborate design OF cut
out work in pearl broadcloth- Tne eHeet
was exquisite, too-as it was, indeed, IN
very many cases.
The evening dresses are certainly spien-
did. Perhaps the loveliest thing In wh1ch
some wnite-haired dame will look the per-
sonage she is, is a brocade, cream color,
with a free running design in morning
glories. pink and purple Elbow sleeves,
little revers and the whole scalloped OUT
lining of the skirt. which opens up the
front. is of jeweled Honiton It sparkles
with every move and every flash OF light.
II bas a. moderate train. Three shades of
violet tulle are knotted over the shoul-
ders.
The young rnatron will find more delight
IN a. oueenly affair in shrimp miroir vel
vet shading toward salmon. This skirt
which also opens up in front, taplier
fashion. is garnitured with shaded, erin
1xled velvet roses. with jewels by way OF
dewdrops. Cream Renaissance lace ap-
pears from under this floral border The
fetching decollete bodice has these floral
appliques crossing it diagonally, both
hack and front Some twists of the vei-
vet. with ends of chenille, are over the
shoulders. A very noticeable dress is
composed of inch wide pale blue satin
ribbon. The bands are very much Tapped
at the waist and stitched down for half
ward. at which point they have parted
From this until within p inches Of the
edge they are attached TO the white chif-
Ton foundation AT that point they are
formed into two or three loops and an end
each. Five rows of cream insertion are
round this skirt Two are round the bod
Ice. which is built on the same lines
only the loops are at the top, which is
rather low. The foundation is Of white
an elaborate lace trimmed flounce being
round the skirt, and giving an effective
setting for the loops and end.
But life isn't all evening, so we need
something besides evening attire. Some
women viii fall in love at once with a
castor broadcIoth, which has the clever
little double breasted Jacket bound all
round with beaver the same shade. This
beautiful fur also forms the facing for
collar and revers.
For wonderful elaboration commend us
TO the exquisite thing in pale mode cloth,
with garnitures of sprays of lilacs, each
ana every petal true to life and made
of the cloth. Refine miroir velvet is min
gled with cream lace about the throat.