The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-15
WOMAN'S WORLD.
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process. He moreover declares that the
hip on which the heavy skirt is laid in a
partial effort to relieve the arm OF all the
Strain Of carrying the skirt rises at least
two inches. white the other hip falls that
much. The hot roll which is so widely
worn in the pompadour coiffures of the
present day not only heats the head so
that the hair falls out, but also causes
nervous prostration by constantly press
ing on the brain.
1t is a ~well-known fact that the famous
beauties of Paris disappear entirely at in
teryals and remain invisible for weeks at
a time. Then they emerge from their self
imposed restrain, radiant. and, If possible
more beautiful than ever. Generally, this
retirement takes place at the END OF the
winter season, when tired lines have begun
to make an unwelcome appearance around
the bright eyes, and so add telltale years
to the carefully concealed age Massage
experts and specialists are visited, cologne
and milk baths reveled in, oils and creams
are applied night and day to the skis,
with many another secret process Whlch
makes it white as satin and soft as veivet-
How terrible are the WORKOUT races one
sees at the end Of a London season, ex-
claims an English writer. Powder sand
paint ~aecentuate, rather than hide the
ravages of late hours and overneateo
rooms. The fact of being continually on
the gov must produce a wrinkled. nag
gard appearance, even in youthful faces
1t seems sad that the country rose OF a
girl who comes out in May should wither
in a few short weeks.
Petticoats of dark and bright colors
are alone in favor. Dark shades are al
together out of fashion, and a garnet,
navy blue or myrtle green petticoat
would be hideous. If necessary a black
taffeta petticoat may be worn under a
black dress. but this is more convenient
than pleasing.
For some time skirts have been lined
with light-colored silks, rather than with
a lining matching the material. Thus a
black silk skirt will be lined with cherry,
rose de chine or bouton dor faille. IN
same colors of May green or periwinkle,
or turquoise blue, go with a ight gray
dress. A ruby, peony, May green or
parma lining is pretty with a navy blue
skirt. Unless a single color is chosen
for underwear the matchings increase
the number of petticoats more than is
convenient.
The most economical way of following
the fashion is to choose one of the light
colors now in fashion for the petticoat
and match the lining or skirt with the
material. If you prefer a very light
color-maize, turquoise, Bengal pink,
water green, tender mauve-chose a ma
terial which will wash. A tafeta petit
coat in these colors soon loses its fresh
ness.
Medium tints, on the other hand, such
as periwinkle blue, corniower blue or
! geranium pink, last almost as well as the
dark shades. GIace taffeta is less easily
soiled than plain t~affeta, but is less sub-
stantial and of inferior quality at the
same price. Striped materials are still
in favor, but plaids are less used. Flow
cred silks on a black ground are quite
out of fashion.
Last year petticoats were made with
| an accordion pIeated hounce deeper be-
mir tina in front. This was edged with
a chicory ruche, and a similar ruche was
sewed over the seam, which formed the
founce to the petticoat.
This shape is still often selected. doubt
less because 1t is graceful, practical M
needs no trimming, but it has the dis
advantage of supporting the skirt too
much for the present fashion
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Pewter dinners have, we are told, be-
come IAN artistic function in the aes-
thetic circles of Bedford Park, London
| There is really no reason beyond eccen-
tricity why a person should dine on
pewter if he can secure the more modern
advantage of good china and glass; pew
ter is not particularly nice to eat off, and
even to drink from it has its limitations,
though I am far from denying the merits
of beer in its native pewter" The pew
ter collector who is responsible for the
institution of the Bedford Park dinners
has even gone so far as to collect pewter
1iqueur glasses which, it seems, he pick
ID up in the unlikely neighborhood of
Algiers. I confess that 1 regard the
authenticity of those glasses" with sus-
picion, for the custom of taking liqueur
after dinner is a modern one, and GER
tainly did not antedate the era of civil
ization and glass.
A woman recently returned from Lon
don tells me that fortunes in a teacup
was the popular fad there during the
season. London always did nave the for
tune telling craze, but it usually consulted
oracles shut behind portieres and Orien-
tai draperies in houses down in old Bond
street. To have society go in for fortune
telling in a private way seems odd in
deed to any one acquainted with the
tastes and habits of the English capital
My friend says that special teacups are
sold for the purpose. These are abnor-
mally wide and deep and have their in,
sides covered with a perfect network o.
lines, and a border of the signs of the 20.
diac and various astrological emblems
When the guest has finished his tea the
hostess assumes the role of seeress. She
solemnly examines the position of the tea
leaves in connection with the lines ant
signs and foretells the future according tt
them.
Very light colors are employed
for wraps, N nothing is sc
fashionable as the exact reproduc-
ton of the banana tints. Lavender
grays. delicate blues, and lava blues, al
serve for sacque coats. capes and Ions
driving coats, hut after all nothing is 81
a la mode as pure white cloth. There ar
many varieties of capes, which are mad
to throw on as required. Some fit thu
shoulders closely, and flow out in fold
below, but are shorter in front than a
the back: the more expensive are trimmed