The Jersey City news., 1902-01-08

4inery records came lcfVsS tt1s 'N's -
E 6ther dag in q carefully scaled 1lh .upe-
i Was u white plume Of uniqus tnl'1'ess
& bf filaments and il was ias9fiie" . sas
s 8rim of a black velvet hil worn ~ =
q 8Philadeiphia wonan a. reeeitl sifRS
& &a1nusicale. The asTriffl VINO oiisN''talS
s wore ii MAS south African ana the GUS
son hause made a good thing out Of the
I Z s,lY,ne before the ladvgpt il Alisseiher
It ia ostrich farmers have pnioyea 4 heom-
( 5ns business this year aud all hecapse the
81 ezarina Of Russin who iHefels wifite g
colors, wore some very splendid South
s African feathers in her hats last summer
when she visited France.
The Partisan modistes. always on the
alert for ideas, heard about the Empress s
e feathers and they have done their pa
q triofic little best to cement the Frances
4 Russian ties By buying up all the white
ostrich feathers they could find and in
j PRODUCING the graceful chi,peau Impera-
trfce
At this moment a lively struggle is go
8 fns on among the women to see who can
4 own the finest and longest and whirest
pinmex. for saving and excepting an oc-
casional baby blue feather. those OF an
4 innaeulate and wondrous whireness have
rhe advance All around in popularity
TIE recorfl-breaker, that made It's debut
!: at the New York Horse Show. was al
4 lowed to be one yard. one inch and three
quarters IN length Ii circled the oni side
edge Of very wide brimned black vei-
vet hat ana Tapped over, and the owner
is not willing 10 SAY what she paid for it.
However Tie nililiners viii show you
pumes ranging in price from fifteen 10
fifty dollars apiece. and in length from
eighteen 10 twenty-eignt inches, and they
saw that the demand for these white fea-
thers Il far greater than the supply
The white feather frenzy is like the gold
galaon fever of last winter--it IS one
season fad, but at the moment no wom-
an II entirely satisfied With her ward
robe unless ii numbers a t least one plume
Nraathed hat This IS the hat for special
occasions: for ceremonious luncheons
weddings and wedding receptions, and for
the theatre.
The hat that supports one or two, often
- as many as three huge white feathers
must be a dignified structure of black
sor pale gray velvet. and a touch of nice
Nwhife lace and a fine jeweed ornament
is the only other decoration the structure
needs. There is absolutely no rule regu-
hating the shape of the hat itself.
Some of them are broad dropping brim-
Smed Edgar Ravenswood models about
(which the plumes cur ike light, soft
cloud; others are tip tilted Devonshires
and others are turned off the face with
shower of fragile feathers sweeping
clear over the crown TO touch with their
wearers' shoulders.
In tens ard dozens and even hundreds
these stunning hats appear at the matt
nee and evening performances of all the
leading theatres. but, though the mascu-
line half of the audience look distinctly
apprehensive at first by the time the cur-
tain goes up not white plume is seen
above the level of their wearers' capes.
AS a rule the men reciprocate this tact
sui generosity by not asking permission
to squeeze out between acts if the laps
to right and left of them are barricaded
with costly white feathers.
Among smart walking coats for babies
of two or three years one is in soft
white corded French cloth made single
breasted, the square collar of tucked
white silk and embroidery edged with
Thibet goat Another of more fanciful
white material has dainty little triple
capes piped with satin, the small collars
and cuffs TOO, of Thibet fur. With either
a white velvet hat looks extremely WE'LL
the soft brim lined with white satin,
white ostrich tips being gracefully ar
ranged IN front.
An older child could wear a pretty pale
blue box cloth coat. the square collar
trimmed with openwork cloth. enbroid-
cred and spotted with chenille; and for a
girl from ten to fourteen smart long
coat is Of pale beige eolared cloth fasten-
ing with gold and enameled buttons, the
shaped bounce attached by scrolls OF
stitched cloth the turnover collar and
cuffs of beaver. Equally becoming is a
long coat of powder-blne cloth. the lit
tie cape cut out in tabs to show an under
one of satin yelled with silk netting, the
cuffs to match. and bound as well as the
collar with black astrakhan
Bright scarlet is SO becoming to fair
haired girls. and very smart little coat
and skirt of scarlet cloth is neatly strap
ped and stitched. the handsome turnover
collar edged with deeply tinted guipure
lace: and charming froek suitable for
girl between the ages Of fourteen and
seventeen is of bright scarlet zibeline.
fecked with white. the shaned hounce Of
the Beautifully cut skirt trimmed with
rows OF strappinq, deep collar Of black
and white Pekin strapped with scarlet
on tile nouched bodice which shows a
white silk vest embroidered with black
ane softened with lace.
The lorgnette has come TO be SO much
IN vogue nowadays that it is now con-
sidered the smart thing 10 carry one and
use it. whether ones vision be perfect or
not
There was time--and not very long
ago. either-if one used lorgnette one
was considered affected. but times are
changed and if one wishes to keep pace
with the fashionable she must learn to
use the lorgnette with grace and ease.
The long handled affair is no longer
fashionable II is the medium and short
handles that are now heng shown, and
very decided novelty is the dainty it,
Tie glove lorgnette, SO tiny and delicate
that it easily slips into the glove. These
little things are fashioned exquisitely and
allow for just the monogram
But the other 1orgnette handles are very
Elaborate and exquisite in design. some-
times in the form Of flower with a
ieweled centre. or Of conventional and
antique design, with Jewels studded here