The Jersey City news., 1901-12-26

lace or FelNel 10 ciiipi oiuci eiieaA - -
latest fancy
~Custers for girls said a sled manu-
| facturer. s'are little sleighs IN reality ana
some of them are very shapely and styi7
! ish.
..They are not new, to be sure, but we
make them in greater variety now tnah
! We used to- Formerly We made them,
I say in half dozen styles; now we make
them in dozen or more
"They can now be bought cheaper than
/ they ever could before. and they are also
made for those who want them this way
: finer and more expensive than ever.
s.They used TO. as, for that matter, peo-
( pie do now sometimes, nail a soap box
! on top of a sled, TO make something sate
to carry a small child in. but in these
! days if a box sleigh is wanted girls
cutter can be bought for as little as Sl,50.
( This cutter would have we'll designed,
| but perfectly plain sleigh body, with a
seat; but without any upholstery. From
that the cutters run in price up to 80 Tor
a perfectly modelled and beautifully finish
J ed little sleight. with a swell body, lined
(, throughout with silk plush and with Rus
! sian plumes rising above its correctly
! curved dashboard, this sleigh being
mounted on fine fancy runners, the whole
making fine modern sleigh in miniature
These cutters are used by girls and
small children, and also in place of baby
carriages. They are some etimes drawn, as
sled would be. by a rope, but most
commonly they are not drawn, but pushed
by means of a handle attached like that
on baby carriage. to the back.
AS to the muffs-they are simply enorm-
ous-perfect 'tgrannie' NUNS Of our great
great grandmothers, says the Ladies
Home Journal
The three-quarter length coat. which is
really the new coat of the winter, Is seen
with many cloth suits and promises to be
quite popular.
| Suits of corduroy, which is an inexpen-
sive and most durable material, are much
liked and very much worn. by young
matrons and girls. These suits answer
for all but extremely formal occasions.
SO many blouses and shirt waists are
worn that the belt is an important ad-
| junct--in fact, it is attention to just such
little details that makes the we'll dressed
woman combined with that excellent
habit-neatness.
Belts are worn in every imaginable.
forn-that Is, as to the sorts and kinds
of materials But many Of the new
models show belts to match the trimmings
of the gowns In size they are either very
narrow or very wide. Some fasten in the
back, being laced together with ribbons
through round loops of steel.
Just few words as to hats. which were
never prettier. with simplicity of shape
and coloring that is very restful and
charming. The low, fat trimming is still
the best, and the hats themselves are
tilted wee bit. but the tilt must not
be too marked. All sorts of beavers and
soft silky felts are worn. OF course. vel
vet is worn. too buf only with ones best
frock, Ostrich feathers are becoming
luxuries nowadays. so they are kept more
strictly fer picture hats.
4 smart little hat. Of the now familiar
tri-eorner shape has novel decorations.
newer than holly berries or edelweiss.
Something quite novel is the spray Of pine
{ cones and pine needles. faithfully repro
d1eed in all the roughness Of the squa-
nous surface Of the nut and the slender.
green needles The hat is covered with
mink fur. This viii be used in sieighng
by daylight. when many girls object TO
wearing hood. and by the girls who
skate. A fur hat with pine cones or
evergreen decoration is quite suitable
headdress. The perils of wearing mistle-
toe are well known. and the use of holly.
ornamental as 1t is. subjects Won to COM
parisons with Saint Nicholas.
Tailor-made frocRs and also house
gowns show a narrow line Of something
different from the material used elsewhere
/ in the vest hit, Of giet. French dress
makers naturally give ~gietY as the term
for waistcoat The colloquial English
gives a "vest bit" which is perhaps a
more clearly descriptive term for such =
narrow AFFAIR The gilet of blue plush
velvet on silk is not very wide. Now and
then you see one of knife-blade proper
| tiens.fa mere lire of gold embroidery. or
guipure. or Cluny lace or passementerie.
This west bit' distinguishes smart toi-
let's You will soon learn TO find 1t on
modish gowns.
Argentine silk is one Of the newer fab
RIGS being introduced by importers and
/ fashionable dressmalers. 1t IS especially
suitable for evening clothes, as It has IL
silvery lustre which is even more pro-
nounced by artificial iight--electric or gas
! .sNelsbach" or candle lisht-than bys the.
suns own daylight. Hence these evening
shades Of silk-pale blue rose. nile-g sen,
maize cherry or violet-are usually dis
played by electric light in the stately
shops. Pale-pink Argentine or heavenly
sChinese blue as we now call Celestial
blue Argentine silk. are the prettiest of
pretty things in this line. The name
Argentine refers to the silvery lustre
on the fine silken surface.
Old furs are constantly appear.ng under
new names. so it has not been easy to
| keep abreast of the times. We nave finally
learned that "caracul. 4 white or black
baby lamb, s.broadtail'' and ..breit-
servants are glossy variants Of much
/ the same article. "A new candidate for fa-
vor is called ''bisson. II is apparently
the new name for caracul or white baby
lamb Perhaps there is some slight diff
ference in the way in which the furriers
treat ''bisson. But new label is ex
I tremely useful as a trade secret and many
women will strive to get bisson7 fur on
Christmas because it is the novelty Of the
/ season.
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