The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-11
WOMAN'S WORLD.

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/ Spanish most embarrassing, and she says
it gave her ..the blues not to be able
to make even the c~hildren-or the cat-un-
derstand her.
One day, she said, just before HOSTILE
ties had come to a definite end. she was
startled by the unexpected visit of her
Cuban laundress. The woman was in
tensely excited. She gesticulated and
talked. The nurse did not know a word
of what she said, but the pantomime filed
her with terror. The Cuban's hands
seemed to speak of an attack upon the
hospital-of wounded men butchered and
nurses cut to ribbons. The nurse was
frantic. She must know the worst. In
the hospital was an officer very i'll with
typhoid fever. She knew he understood
| Spanish. Only in a matter of life and
death would she disturb him. but this was
/ obviously a matter of life or death. She
led tho Cuban woman to the bedside and
there the story was repeated.
The officer listened intently. TIL nurse
held her breath. The Cuban ceased. The
sick man turned his head on the pillows.
..She says he whispered feebly-"she
says the stripes in your pink shirt navs
run. and she doesn't know what to DO
with It,"
There viii be no end of fancy shirt
waists This autumn to wear with tailor
made coats and skirts of cloth, tweed OF
cheviot.
venetian pink is the nam Of a new,
peculiar and becoming shade OF rose tnae
appears among tulles, velvets ana IT'D
bons for collars. bows, rosettes ana MIX
linery uses.
Some of the newest shirred tunics.
matching the open bodice and sleeves IN
fabric. are rounded at the lower edge and
! are so short that they look extremely ike
the ~panniers of other days.
The new supple weaves of taffeta silk
will be in great use this fall, both for
gowns and accessories, to say nothing OF
the pretty dotted and striped patterns
and the weaves barred with satin in con-
trasting colors for fancy waists.
To combine with the lustrous peau de
sole silks and soft corded failles will be
set forth rich, beautiful autumn brooches
| and pompadour mateiasses in lovely coli
ors mingled with pale gold or olive gray
and woven in rare designs which could
nave originated no "AeAe outsiee y
France.
.Piants which nave been kept out-of-
doors during the summer should be
brought into the house before cold nights
come" writes Eben e. Rexford in the
September Ladies' Home Journal"
ssThey will thus be accustomed gradually
to the change from outdoor to indoor.
Left out until cold weather comes, and
fire heat is necessary inside for the hui
man occupants of the rooms, they will be
sure to suffer from the abrupt and very
decided change of conditions. When you
bring the plants in, keep the windows
open day and night to admit fresh air.
Give them all the sunshine possible.
Shower daily all over, and avoid giving
fertilizers, as they would force them at
the time when all the energies of the
plants should be expended on getting
used to the new order of things. Later,
when they have become acclimated. so to
speak. fertilizers may be used"
Openwork braids of chestnut, brown or
dove gray, which simulate straw, but are
really woven of glistening hard twisted
WOODEN, or silk and worsted threads are
used in b~raiding the early autumn hats.
These are snowy for travelling, and suita-
BILE for almost any occasion. The trim
ming is of velvet, or the soft breast feath-
ers of some bird. 1t is best not to inquire
too c%uriously as to the genius of the bird
whose plumage smartens the trim little
toque on dainty round hats. The modiste
smoothes down the scruples of the girl
with good audubon proclivities by telling
her the feathers are dyed and taken from
so many different creatures, that it is inn
possible to identify the feathered songster
amongst them. The hats are charmingly
becoming. n the brim of openwcrk
braiding repeats the fashionable future of
recent summer millinery.
The long enveloping camisard, dust
cloak, ulster, or redingote, with loose
front, which the French ave always
looked upon as an essential of every COM
plete outfit, winter or summer, has not
at all times been considered an absolute
~ necessary article of wear with Ameri-
cans. Parisians call it a chassepoussiere,
and the garment this season is a sort Of
glorifed Newmarket or surtout formed
of soft, clinging silk, Liberty satin, Eng
lish mohair, or tan-colored summer cloth.
These wraps have been used for beach
driving, the races, and travelling. For
next season they win be made largely Of
lightweight ladies' cloth and of durable
waterproof silks In a variety of handsome
autumn colors.
We are adopting colored underlinen a
good deal IN the finest lawn and figured
nainsook, the entire suit, petticoats, cami-
soles. and the rest made to match, the
petticoats having innumerable %aounces.
Chemises and ndghtgowns alike are many
of them drawn in to the waist with rib
bon, the Jokes finely tucked. Nothing
can be more elaborate than the needle
work employed, and many of the stays
are cut so low that this extra ornaments
ton of the undergarment has had a fresh
impetus. Tuckings, puffings, entre-deux
and fine Insertions all play their part.
Some of the night gowns are being cut
low. and have long pendant open sleeves;
n many transparent Jokes are worn.
The tailor-made frock for early autumn
use adds to the coat a hanging collar Of