The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-21
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WOMAN'S WORLD.

Only a few months ago it was q case
OF Button, button. who's got the button?'
But now we've changed all that. to draw
on the language of La Belle France, and
It's ribbon. ribbon, who hasn't got ribbon2
Ribbon, ribbon, everywhere, from the
clever. quilted, true lovers knots that
meander SO gracefully over beauty's dain-
ty frocks to the out and out streamers
which Of yore were called beau catchers-
though this is getting the cart before the
horse. Surely you must catch Cupid be-
fore embarkation in the craft of true love-
Or. holdi Do our notwithstanding
maids feel more confident than girls of
days gone by? Certain it is that the beau
catching streamer is nothing so common
as the true lovers knot. So judging from
their bows (not beauxl, instead of DEEM
ing the "catehers'' necessary, they've
taken the Observation-Disclosures
keep-the-boys-away standpoint. It's easy
to forgive them, too, for, gotten up ac-
cording to Dame Fashion for 80, they're
undoubtedly no end of fetching. But they
must acknowledge ribbon to be their
prime weapon this summer Time has
been when the fan and the handkerchief
were started on loves field, but now It's
undoubtedly in the ribbons duirks that
love turks. Following the mysterious
courses of numberless yards Of ribbon IS
enough to make any swain dizzy, and II
dizziness isn't the first step in love,
what is?
All this is suggested by the piles Of RIB
bon at the ribbon and remnant sales, as
well as the quantities worn on the femi-
nine frock. Unkind, do you say, to make
a hodge-podge Of love and remnants?
Pahl Widowers are said to make the best
of bubbles. Indeed, life itself IS but a
bundle Of remnants. But, what's more
to the point, one girl having captured a
dainty white-dotted black null at a bar
gain. distinguished herself additionally by
edging its endless little ruffles with white
satin baby ribbon, Plunging still deeper.
she'd the satisfaction of topping it off
with handsome white satin neck and belt
finish. Over the black taffeta foundation
it looks simply tremerdous-chic little
maybe creation that It IS.
These sales suggest no end of schemes'
With the aid of a bit Of lace or pretty
foundation material one conjures up Wis
ions Of fetching bodices-whole dresses If
one be that e-xtravagant. 1t really takes
little ribbon TO fairly make a bodice one
formed Of alternate rows of'ecru Russian
lace and brown velvet ribbon is luscious,
while another of creamy white lace and
black velvet ribbon IS very taking. Then
with these delicate Powered chine
taffeta ribbons; %alternated with either
val insertion or velvet ribbon de-
lightful results may be had Then
the wide fancy ribbonsi Delicate
chine tafeta twelve inches wide
And broadly striped brown velvet, castor
uncut velvet and fawn satin, a veritable
symphony. And any amount of hand
some plain Ribbons.
This is just the time. too, to pick up
odds and ends for fancy work. Something
that may not have caught anybodys
fancy. and for tina reason be marked
down. may be the very thing for this
dainty fork. Sofa cushions may be all
or in part composed of ribbons put to-
gether with fancy stitches. And as Tor
the endless fxings of the toilet table ana
its environments one can't get enough.
And remnants serve for covers and
10 bottles as well as whole
pieces, not TO mention all the fancy work
that IS bowed" and berinbonad 70 death.
That which may look commonplace in q
heap on the counter may be a perfect
poem when combined with the bits Of
harmony which the clever woman can
usually ind.
If ven chance upon a reduced remnant
like the bow on your hat / isn't a bad
idea 70 lay it aside for the late summer
days, when the present trimming viii be
a wreck.
This is just the time to lay in an as
sortmeat of ribbons to run in lingerie.
Lots now prefer the th~ree-quarter inch
width to the baby brand.
The woman who's dressmaker asks
for more than 100 yards of ribbon for one
dress is justified in fainting.
Don't some of the quantity splendid
ribbons strike you as just the thing for
a garden hat?
Their there's the n~eyer-ending need Of
belt ana neck ribbons to be met.
Good time. too, to lay in a stock Of
narrow ribbons with which to tie up
gifts: yes, sven Christmas gifts-though
that does seem a long. chill way off.
Those slashing big ribbons, too, that
tie a bunch of flowers so ~stunningly. Only
be careful to get either a dull leaf green
or the tint of your favorite flower.
With the advance of the warmer
weather the hats both for little girls and
misses are much broader. The bergere,
or ~shepherdess shape, of leghorn or white
chip is an especial favorite. Ribbon and
mousseline de sole are most used for
trimming on the smartest ones. with here
and there a few ostrich feathers The
erstwhile popular LOUNGES are no more.
These are for the so-called best hat
for more ordinary wear yellow 0aune
d'or) and bright red. in coarse straw arc
most in vogue. AS a garniture all sorts
of quilts and wings are used accompanied
by voluminous ruchings and rosettes of
mousseline de sole. The sailor is rather
out CT favor this year, probably because
the fact that straight trimmed children's
hats are not a Ia mode. Apropos of
straight brims being out Of favor, many
of the diminutive glrlies have their hats
raised in front. or at the side, but not in
the back. A very novel new shape called
the eabriolet is having great success. The
Dame Trot bonnet is another swell shape
for very small girls and is quite becom-
ing to their childish faces. 1t has a high
conical crown of pink, blue. or white
satin straw, with brim of pleated mousse
line de sole. A loose wreath of daisies,