The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-14

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WOMAN'S WORLD.

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fashion of not wearing any gloves. for
the theatre or small dinner parties. a
fancy whichI I am rather glad did not
take, says Rose Hortense, in the Phila-
delphia Inquirer This year the first
dressmakers have invented a very happy
combination of the long transparent lace
sleeves, finishing as a mitten. Both in
black and white lace it looks very well;
the sleeve and mitten, of course, being
cut in one, only shows the tips of the
fingers and the rings. For dances this
fashion is of no use. but evening gowns
are all made with long lace sleeves en-
broidered with paillettes.
l saw the other evening a very smart
dinner gown which certainly must have
been a great joy to its fair wearer. The
white satin underdress was covered with
an overdress # yalenciennes lace. 1t
was cut in the princess style, the front
of the bodice and skirt being embroider-
ed in the shapa of a stella, with silver
paillettes; the long transparent sleeves
were dotted with silver sequins. A thick
silver cord round the waist was tied
loosely at the side. its ends falling to the
bottom of the skirt and finished by two
white gardenias. The bodice was cut low
and square at the neck and the decollet-
age was ernamented with two rows OF
valenciennes lace, threaded in the centre
through a narrow insertion with black
velvet bebe ribbon. At the side was one
very large dark red rose without leaves.
An evening dress of orange colored
cloth. garnitured with sable. was worn at
the same dinner by an attractive oru-
nette. Orange, grey and cerise are the
favored shades of the moment. White
and ivory tinted gowns for evening wear,
especially for young girls, are worn with
long sashes of tnlle of same delicate
shade. edged with a ruche of narrow sat
In ribbon. 1t seems but yesterday that
Mistress Fashion commanded us to
hounce and furbelow in the most gener-
Gus manner, which we did quite to her
taste. And now, that all our best gowns
are most deliberately decorated at the
bottom of the skirt, this whimsical ola
dame is frowning on ornately trimmed
effects and says If we would pc quite IN
her latest make we must par plain
skirts fitting slove-tight Ithe knees'
with no suspicion Of fulhsss even III the
back breadths. From the knees there -
8 decided flow. and at the extreme edge
we ripple and swish in the most alppant
and dizzy fashion you can imagine. is II
not disheartening after one has made all
her new and remodeled her old gowns
with profuse trimmings, that such a de-
cided change should be rung in before
they have had a chance for an airing?
OF counse. these severe skirts are not
the. rage. but are seen now and then
among the smart set. and that usually
means they will take"
A priyileged peep at a unique house
gown was given me a few days since, and
a most novel sleeve it had. From the
elbow TO the shoulder it Rugged the arm
with almost a vise-like grip, but just at
the elbow it gave a sudden pointed flare
and formed an old-fashioned moving
sleeve. such as were worn IN the early
Victorian days. A deep full fr1il OF oio
lace was placed inside this and gave much
the effect of the flowing undersleeve of we
zlden time. Our bodiees are not tight
fitting. although I promised you that
they should be; they have still the merest
suspicion of a pouch just at the waist,
which is confined in a very narrow space.
I think women of fine figures are making
a struggle for styles in bodices that dis
plav rather than conceal the lines of the
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female form divine.
Some of our smartest tailors and dress
makers predict a return to the darted
bodices at no very distant day. Evening
cloaks vie with the gowns for first place
on the list of extravagant apparel, and
they certainly are not lacking in any of
the qualities which go to make up
elaborate effects. Lace is embroidered in
colors and beaded in various designs for
the evening cloak, where it appear in
deep founces, or entirely overs the part
around the shoulders. Nearly all the
evening wraps have some sort of a ~1ounce,
usually circular in shape. and silk ap-
plique is used extensively for trimming.
A lovely long cloak is of white satin, en-
broidered with jet and chenille, and
trimmed with pillows of lace. The women
the back of their skirts that they present
almost as brilliant an -appearance viewed
from the back as from the front. Not
quite, though, for many women seem to
think that if they are he fortunate pos
SCISSORS of several jeweled chains, it is
obligatory to wear them all at the same
Moderation is a virtue, but it is
difficult to piactice when jewelry is in
as a matter Of fact, diamonds
and pearls are so extremely becoming,
hence the pain we feel in relinquishing
the privilege of wearing all we possess. |
YET we must temper our enthusiasm with
discretion.
Skirts grow more clinging with each
day. This is not the first time that
sheath drapery is fashionable.
When it was here before in It's most
style it was whispered that the
bellies of fashion, even went SO far as to
dampen their u~nderskirts in order that
the outer skirt might portray more per-
fectly the contour of the figure.
But the modern belle will not have to
to damp and chilly lingerie, for a
new and marvellous undergarment has
just been designed which is warranted
not to hide a single curve of the figure.
And not only has it been designed, but
many orders for it have been received
from prominent women.
This new undergarment is made of fine
" ribbed woven silk. The upper part of
t looks not unlike a jersey, only it is
longer. 1t is pulled on in the same
way, over, the head, and clings to the
igure. This sheath of woven silk reaches
is far as ten inches below the hips. Here
t is finished with a and of coarse mesh
q n a fpear+ion +hro,osh uyhdch ribbons AFRO \