The Jersey City news., 1899-10-16


consisting of two bars of wood firmly
dashed together in the shape of a cross,
and supplied with large number of nets,
is used by tho coral fishers. This appar-
atus is heavily weighted and dropped
! overheard from barks used for the, pur-
pose. The coral becomes entangled in the
net, and is then pulled from its anchor
ago by main force The dark red coral,
which is more plentiful than the pink va
riety, is largely used for anlzlets and neck
laces among uncivilized tribes.
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| One of the new hats is called the Lang
try, because it is so much worn by the
Lily this year, since she became Mrs. De
Battle. 1t can be initiated in either felt
| or velvet.
The hat. which is preferably covered
! with velvet, is a round one, with prlm
| fiat and crown not too high. At the
! back there is placed a handsome buckle
of gold, set with mock gems, and through
I the buckle is drawn a piece OF yeiVet
made with pointed ends, not over two
inches long. The velvet is pulled through
the buckle, and the whole is sewed fast
to the hat right in the middle Of the back
after which the ends are pulled ont smart
" until they are nearly the width OF the
hat brim.
The front is trimmed with six ostrich
feathers. which are fastened under a
/ fancy ornament to match the buckle m
! the back That is all the trimming there
| Is nnon the hat. In sewing ostrich feath-
ers remember that the tips require fasten-
! ing. Do it by means of silk thread
drawn loosely through tho tip and fas-
tened to the crown of the hat the threae
| does not show, yet it prevents the feather
from being blown away
The milliners are showing some charm
ing hat creations in English walking hats
made entirely of velvet. They are modi-
fed walking hats. some of them being
quite on the Gainsboroughs mode. Being
made of fine material, they are high
priced, though as an investment they are
desirable, for they wear well.
Rumor has 1t that the plain, tight Is to
be completely banished from our regard,
the backs of all the latest models showing
double box pleats. I wonder whether It
will be possible for the economical to add
the box pleat down the plain skirt of their
early autumn fancy. I think so, else the
fashion is quite alarming.
Velvet will be a very fayorite fabric,
fanciful velvet and plain, prophesies a
Paris correspondent, and have just seen
charming costume which is to play its
part on guest at a wedding to take place
early in October 1t is made of gray vel
vet. with a plain skirt bearing much
stitched hem and two box pleats at the
back, the bolero coat fastened into the
waist with gray Suede belt, buckled
with an amethyst and diamond clasp, and
the vest of ecru lace Is bordered at the
neck with a narrow touch of sable.
There is much talk of white baby lamb
being worn in combination with sealskin.
Besides stitching our dresses and our
coats. we are about to stitch our hats, a
fashion this which first made its appear
anee last autumn The stitched velvet
toque or turban is to be extremely popu-
lar, and as it is as comfortable as any
headgear ever invented, and may by its
color be rendered becoming to the indi-
vidual, its temperance may be welcomed
with the utmost cordiality.
For full-dress wear. the very daintiest
of footgear is again in fashion-slppers
made in all the light shades, and in gold
and silver as well.
Patent leather will be worn more this
winter both by men and women than
ever before, and is made up in the three
foregoing styles and considered as appro-
pirate for the street as for the ball room
Imitation tips are quite the fashion;
that is. on the patent leather shoe there
is no tip. but double row of stitch
ing or perforations to simulate one. Kid
and calf-skin shoes are almost invariably
made with the imitation tip, although
occasionally patent-ieather tip is seen on
kid boot or she. Tan calf-skin boots
will be worn during the winter months
again, for bad weather those carrying
the absurdly elaborate trimmings of per-
forations being most in fashion.
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One hears great deal about the trim
ankles of the summer girl, as disclosed
by her golf skirt but the fact is that the
summer girls ankle is not nearly so trim
as her winter one, though this is a fact
that she sedulously endeavors to conceal
from the public
The summer ankle Is as bad as the biey-
Gle face or the trolley car shoulder, and
every one knows that they are bad in
deed. It is a result of the malign infiu-
enee of the low Shoe. aided by decoctions
of high heed. When a maid doffs her
boots to don her '1ow quarters" in the
spring, the former ft to perfection and
lace tidily about her ankle; when she re-
verses the process in the fall and dons
the same boots. she finds it is with diff
Guilty. even with the assistance of a
longer pair of strings, that she can bring
them anywhere near together over instep
and ankle. so swollen are these members
from their months of unrestricted free
dom.
The slanting waist line, It is claimed,
SO improves the figure and lessons the APP
parent size Of the waist that a woman
must be blind not to see its advantages.
The slanting waist line, they say, on
woman who holds herself according to
the laws prescribed by health and beau
ty. and whose figure is normal. arranges
itself There is no trick about 1t, and the
belt ought to require neither pins, nor
hooks nor screws to keep it in position.
The waist itself slants-therefore the
sirdle must The latter should not be
worn too tight, however, If the effect is
to be of the best.
Have you noted the fancy for lining
,r,,ext, ~ e,,f7- rlx with white