The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-29
TWO SPRING GOWNS.

l was g%raclously permitted the otner
day to examine % new dresses and
suits, and out Of that number ~ had
some kind OF a double skirt or tunic.
So it is fail to say that tunios are in
fashion, not precisely because of those
% TUNES, but because that is nearly the
average percentage. We have had plain
skirts a long time now, and women
have chung to them long enough to earn
a better reputation for constancy than
they have.
1t is quite likely that there are many
ladies who would like to know some
thing about the very newest of the new
tunics that they may use h knowledge
on their own new suits.
One Of the handsomest was of heavy
twiiled silk, black like the rest of the
gown. Il was open In front to the waist
line and open to the top also in the
back The four corners were slightly
longer than the middle, which gave it a
pointed effect All around the edge was
a row of black silk cord sewed on in
loops. The lower edge had a row of
deep kRotted silk fringe. The knotted
part was as deep as the fringe, which
gave it an exceptionally rich appear
ance.
Another graceful tunic was OF hair
line twiiied surah in black and cream.
The whole dress was Of the same, the
lower skirt being quite untrimmed. The
tunie was cut with a deep point in
front, and this s1anted up in the back
about Is inches from the bottom, and
there it WAS left open with straight
edges to the waist and hung naturally
Without Fastening All around this
tunie there was a black galloon about
W. inches wide, with a little extra de-
sign wrought in black silk In the cor
ners.
A drab hroadoloth had a lower skirt
plainly made with five or six rows of
black stitching around the edge. There
was a round tunie reaching scarcely to
the knees, and this also had stitching
along the edge just like the other. 1t
might perhaps be more appropriately
called a double skirt.
This same design was developed in a
handsome home dress of black bril-
lfantine, the waist in blouse shape, with
revers and two square tab hanging be-
low the belt about six inches long. The
waist and double skirt had rows of the
new brocaded fancy ribbon an nch
wide laid on fat for trimming, and very
pretty 1t was.
One gown for home ceremonious oc-
casions was exceptionally pretty. The
underskirt wa graz and ivory b~ayadere
striped silk, the ivory lines being very
thick and prominent. There was a
guinpe of the same. Over this was a
princess shapsd polonaise, which Is also
called tunic in these days. Fnis was of
rich and heavy pearl gray peat de sole.
In the back 1t was as long as the skirt
In front it was out away In two deep
scallops, and tbs edges were strapped
with white velTst, each apex of a seal
lop having a rounded end. The polo
naise Tapped over in front from left to
right and fastened with two silver but
tons. On the left side of the waist and
at the left knee, also On each side of the
bottom, werv fancy double bows made
of white lace applique.
The neck was finished by a high stock
of the bayadere, with a ruching of
white chiffon at the top. In front at the
throat was a double o with ends of
the ann and this, too, had the chiffon
ruche. The whole affair was really x
auisite. Made in yelling, barege or any
of the light woods, this would also be a
lovely dress
A moonlight blue taffeta had a demi-
trained skirt and over that a pointed
tunio made of white brussels net. The
points, front and back, reached TO the
bottom of the skirt. 1t was simply
taemmed and fitted the hips In the or
thodox fashion and had for sole trim
ming a narrow blue and silver tinsel
braid sewed in zigzags along the hem.
The waist to this was a blouse of the
SILK, with a front piece of net n lace,
with three blue satin bows Inc a blue
satin draped belt with sidesbow.
A new caprice is to have a long tunio
of soft goods such as drape heavily,
and the left side is lifted from IL to 20
znches by means Of spinched" folds at
tse top. One had d silver chain
brought down and the fold drawn
through that.
Some exquisite ohantilly lace is WOW
en- on purpose to be put upon skirts to
emulate tunios. This answers all pur-
poses, it seems to me, and n does not
have to cut up SO III good cloth.
Some very heavy and handsome point
dc venise all over lace is made into
tunics or fiounces to be worn with a
tunic above.
Two leading fancies which were de-
vu4oped IN several different materials
are shown in the Illustration. One is
fer home wear and is in every way a
pretty style. The underskirt has two
bias LOUNGES with very little fullness
yyHich are bordered with narrow black
velvet ribbon. The waist is a blouse
with passementerie yoke. h material
Is naohair in rich dark blue. The tunic
is out like a skirt and hangs smoothly
from top to bottom. having two folds
fngkthe back. It is slashed all around
tie bottom, and the tabs have q couple
of rows Of the narrow velvet, and four.
lines NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.