The Jersey City news., 1899-03-21

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ssLo she comes, in style descending
the Easter Girl the Easter Girl! Easter
dress parade has come to be a recognized
factor in the fashionable world, and.
while the chrysalis of the Easter girl IS
lying pretty low just now, it is only that
the butterfly may burst forth in greater
splendor on Easter morn. Let US divulge
few state secrets of how some Easter
girls will look next April 3, discovered at
a private view of leading modiste; for
every woman, you know. desires to keep
her Easter costume a secret from other
women until she appears in it, for fear
her ideas might be copied.
One girls taste ran to a tailor-made of
a lovely silver gray broadcloth lined with
cerise taffeta This was made with a
semi-tight-fitting jacket with velvet col
lar. The drop skirt had graduated cir
cular ruffle down the front and across the
back, lined with cerise. and headed with a
cut steel applique. With this is to be
worn a butter-colored straw. faced with
black net and trimmed with purple vel
worn a butter colored straw, faced with
whole garden plot of violets, purple and
white.
Another chic creation was composed of
med with ruches of the black net and
shirrings of white ribbon. Its yoke and
belt were of green tucked taffeta. With
this is to be worn a fancy green straw nat
with black aigrette and pink roses.
This authority and there isn't more
exclusive or more artistic in town, sends
the feminine Record readers the follow
ling tips in regard to the preparation of
their Easter toilettes:-
"Don't forget that there is a decided
change in the shape of the skirt since the
fall of 49, The upper part of the skirt
is much narrower. while the bottom flares
much more The length has also been in
creased and the front is not cut square at
the hem, but is decidedly rounded and
more than touches the ground. while the
sides. and, above all, the back widths, re-
pose several inches on it, forming a short
train. Another thing, tailor-mades have
no longer frogging or elaborate braiding
on them, these being replaced by rows of
stitching.
s.The Easter girl of '99 will, of course,
have a medium-szed hat or toque as
being the smartest It will be trimmed
with a profusion of thin fabrics, like
maIine, nets, chiffons and laces put on in
row after row and edged with little puff
ings. Ribbons will be a. great favorite
with her for hat trimming also. If you
see her with a Pompadour hat you will
know it is a last years one rejuvenated.
for even the turban-like toques of this
year tilt over the nose. :
If the weather should not be propitious
for going out without outer covering,
jacket oi black velvet, with high standing
collar, lined with chinch;lla, and revers
of the same pretty fur will be her first
choice. She Will not consider the combi-
nation OF fur and her flower garden hat
incongruous, either.
Ones eyes will be dazzled by the num-
ber of polka dots, from the size of dime
to the head of a pin Almost every stock
will be finished with bow, cravat or rib
Ion. One style viii have two tiny loops
at the neck, with ends falling to the
waist, or it will have a bow at the neck
and bust line; IN both eases the ends fall
to the waist. From two to two and a half
yards in length is required for these ties.
If made of ribbon, as the ribbon increases
in width, one-quarter yard must be added.
Linen costumes will be worn very
much, says Harper's "Bazar." Some of
the heavier qualities of linen are made
up in the coat and skirt styles like the
piques, but there are also the thinner
linens like grass cloth, made up very
eiaborately. These last are made with
over-skirt effect, and have silk or lawn
petticoats; and also in the drop-skirt
style, and trimmed with bands of heavy
insertion. A smart grass-linen gown,
vii mir and ub To co rir
the skirt cut in circular shape, and
trimmed with three broad bands of heavy
guipure lace. The skirt is cut so that
1t flares very much below the last band !
of insertion. The waist, which fits tight
" in the back, is rather loose in front,
and has a square yoke effect, encircled
by ruffle of the guipure lace. The
lace also edges the fronts of the waist,
and falls in a jabot on either side of a
very narrow tucked front of pink Liberty
silk. There is ribbon belt of pink silk,
and tied in at the wrists are little bows
of pink silk showing through the lace
ruffles. A very fine grass linen with no
color is made up over a light green lining.
This is trimmed down the front breadth
with a row of insertion. The back is
plain, rather on the circular-skirt effect,
with no fulness in the back at all, except |
where it flares out at the bottom, but |
the long petticoat is made with a very |
full ruffle founce, and is SO wide that it |
looks full and yet clinging. The waist |
is almost tight-fitting quite tight-fitting |
at the back and sides, and in front is |
trimmed with a lace barbe that goes |
around at the back, comes down the front I
of the waist, and then is slipped through I
two bands of the linen, the ends falling |
down over the waist on to the skirt. This
waist has vest of green Liberty silk I
very finely pleated. dark blue linen, I
almost like a lawn-it is SO light in
weights a very attractive gown for
travelling or for hard wear. 1t is trimmed |
with bands of red and white Russian
embroidery; the waist is cut in an Eton
Jacket with long pointed fronts, the fronts
one mass of the Russian cloth. This is
very curious combination, and is made
still more curious by little row of gilt
buttons down the front of the jacket
A new industry has almost been created
In the matter OF silk petticoats. What
would our grandmothers have thought of
these extravagant tastes, when they were
content with simple tucked calico petit