The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-03

having the tunic draped across the
front and up the left side in a most
graceful manner. It was made of Per-
sian designed Grape, with a regular
knotted fringe all around the points.
This was draped over a dull china blue
silk.
There are not so many tunics as it
was thought there you'd be, but still
there are quite a number. and l think
as the ufarra days come on tilase pur-
chased some time since will make their
appearance. Il is too soon yet to pre-
dict their success. Some of them are
really too graceful TO ce thrown aside.
One has an undeTsl.irt Of purple and
green cha raeleon tatfata. Over this is a
skirt Of ret with butter coiored ap-
pl:que. There is then a tunie like an
entire skirt of lawn in a soft green
with violets as design. The tunic Is
rounded off at the bottom and has sew
eral folds of bias avn narrowed at the
end extending all around the tunic.
Down the fronts are cascades of butter
oolored lierre lace.
The bodice is made UP of folds Of the
lawn with a lace and chiffon yoke.
In all costumes the scheme of color
is carried out in all details. SO the hat
10 "a flOACt 4 ~ "ANt oN
to match. The parasol Is of striped silk
muslin in the same colors, the stripes
running around.
Another and a most elegant gown is
of a blue taffeta scarcely beyond white
in tint. This is entirely covered with a
black lace overdress. There is a Dewey
founce to it. The bodice is a blouse
with handsome revers worked with
chenille. The belt is of olive green vel
vet, n the dainty little toque Is of
black straw with olive and light blue
velvet and black quilts. Now, that is a
lovely gown for carriage, church or Wis
iting.
The jaunty, natty blazer suit of blue
and white striped outing flannel is only
suited for boating, tennis or croquet,
which I am told is going to be favored
again. This whole outfit is in blue and
white stripe, even to the parasol while
the blue hat is trimmed with blue and
white. It couldn't be prettier.
There is a new and extremely pretty
plated g%renadine in light tints, the
lines forming the plaits being white on
a very palely tinted ground. It is very
dainty in maize color with the white
lines and especially suitable for quite
young ladies. There Is always some
lace used in some way as trimming.
One had the front of the waist slashed
and he together by loops and buttons.
There were also two rows of buttons
and loops on the skirt In front n an
other in the back. One dress had two
rows of buttons and loops reaching al
most to the bottom in the back.
Figured organdie with a little very
narrow velvet ribbon as trimming
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mer dress. One such had a blouse waist
with the skirt portion outside. The
waist was bordered with narrow velvet
ribbon wherever it could be put on.
The colorings in the stuff were faint
mauve, pink and greens.
The new travelling dust cloak is made
of black taffeta and also Of ~cravanette,
which is almost as light and is water
proof. The shape is that Of a shapeless
nightdress with big loose sleeves. A
silk one has a cascaded ruffle down the
front, and that and all other edges bor-
dered with a narrow ribbon shirring.
The c~ravanette ones need but a hem
and nice stitching. India silk Is also
nice for these dust cloaks, and SO is
fine mohair.
There are very few ladies seen now
on horseback in New York, for the
bicycle has taken the place of the horse.
Yet there are a few ladies who still love
the horse better than the spinning
wheel There are opportunities forfrid-
ing in the summer in the county, SO
thai fashion has deigned to offer one or
two new ideas for habits and hats.
1t is odd when n thinks of 1t that
fashion dictates our games or furniture,
the shape of our homes and the style of
garnishing them and lays down laws as
to what and how we shall eat and drink
and what sort Of table service we ought
to have, and fashion, not content with
that, still presumes to dictate our
means of lUcomotien.
In London it is not at all proper for
ladies to ride in hansoms. Any lady or
aides alone should not think of such a
forward thing. 1t is all right and prop
err II tha-e u 2 rantleman along.
Here the hanson is the preferred car
riage, and uppertendom uses these in
preference many times to their own
carriages for shopping and general
runabout requirements. Tt is so stylish,
you know, and it gives one quite a mob
by air of being very busy. Once In a
long while we see a lady ambling along
the special roads set aside for horse
men In the park, and it seems as If it
might hurt the lady's feelings to have
any one notice that she is a woman, SO
closely to a mans attire does hers
nome. The skirts grow short aud scant !