The Jersey City news., 1902-11-13

threatening financial ruin to many of
the rich seems to have any effect upon
the seasons fashions The craze for
white extends even to wraps. and women
who have seen the dainty white things
worn in the Dresden china setting of
Paris are fascinated with their beauty
and becomingness and bring them over
to wear in our gun-metal atmosphere.
A fashionable woman who wore d
white chiffon and lace boa at Madison
Square Garden lately was overheard COM
planning to her escort of a spot of SCOT
To which the man replied: IF YOU wear
it little longer here that spot will be-
come unanimous"
Curious how we force things-like the
white glove habit, for example. Women
will and do wear white gloves in this at
mosphere of soft coal smoke, CRIME and
dust in spite of the fact that the gloves
do not remain white for an hour The
wraps are a much more serious matter.
for they are very costly, and as a pro-
lection and as garments for service the
present styles are farce. They look
like conspiracy between tradespeople
who. serve to pay bills. The smartest
things seen are built of white French
broadcloth, camefs hair, satin, or what
not, so it be white or an exceedingly deli
cate shade, and there is a lot of ma
{; terial in them. They are long and volum-
! inous, with the impression of not fitting
! at all, an utter delusion and a snare, for
line skat is not of harmony in the
whole shapeless construction is instantly
apparent
The idea of the seasons wrap was
taken originally from the kimona, but it
has been adapted to the figure of the
conventional style of woman. and has ali
the added grace and style that the ori-
entail garment lacks. 1t has become al
ready. through several stages of eyolu-
tion, a sort of composite garment that
has been borrowed from half dozen ma
tions: shape from Japan sable from Rus
sia. collar from France, smart coat
reyers from English tailors, and so on
anything for beauty and luxury. Paris
has nothing more lovely more chic, more
extravagant. for American dollars are
magnets that draw out of France the
best results of art and ingenuity-and
American enterprise brings them here
almost as soon as they can be turned
ont of London shops. European styles
are tradition. and the fashionable women
of America bring over models to be quite
SIRE they are not missing anything but
that the best gowned women in the
world, taking all ranks of society, are
American women is generally conceded
Clothes, too, as pretty as those of Paris
and prettier than those of any other city,
are made in this country; chef d'oeHvres
built upon the best ideas and materials
the world produces
The change in wraps is such as to take
ones breath away. The silk and satin
garments in black, which, season or
| two ago, made a woman look quite
i .dressed up" are now relegated to the
i lot for service travelling, morning wear,
| etc. and the dress coat of last year is
! the dust protector of this season. The
lovely white things are as elusive as
other dreams of beauty, and what their
fate will be when the tempers of their
wearers shall have been worn to FRAGILE
with the task of looking fresh in them
does not concern either the wearer or.
| the dealer now. The white wrap is here,
dazzling and grand for time
Mrs Henry Lehr wore one at Sherry's
! recently long, loose affair, falling well
over the train of her white lace dinner
! gown The material was white broad
cloth. an ivory shade, embroidered ten
inches deep on cuffs and large cape col
lar, with point lace applique in the most
subtle manner. with the embroidery fac
ing the standing collar and the long,
straight fronts of the coat, which was
lined with plain, dead white satin.
The use of heavy Irish lace on the
cream white stuffs is very effective A
delightful model worn by a very smart
woman was cut three-quarter length,
with surplice sleeves, and double collar
lace is used to trim the deeper collar,
and under the edge of the points that
finish the sleeves. Two narrow bands of
satin in another shade Of white than the
I cloth are stitched all around the wrap,
and two long pieces of fat white silk
braid are drawn through rings on each
side Of the front The hat, of chinchilla,
has n Wh1te lace crown, anu toucn oI
white panne velvet. Another excellent
model is made of cloth so light as to be
practically w4.,e-putty, it is called, but
it is really white. the faintest bit clouded.
It is cnt in a Shape that is more square
and boxll.c, and especially well fits very
tall women. The new coarse lace which
used to trim the library curtains, the
bedspreads CT table covers, is used on
this new composition and gives it the
right lcols for the present mode. Black
chiffon is laid under the lace. and black
silk cord, black velvet and d bit of baby
lamb are used for striking outlines and
finish. A black hat is best with this
wrap.
Capes. for evening wear, are not quite
out. and are most graceful, made long
and Of white or of very light colors. One
of pale leinoni satin. lined with white
satin, has 4 standing collar, and about
the neck Is used a quantity of white
chiffon and lace, with a bunch Of crush
silk tea roses giving a touch of distinc-
tion.
Muffs and boas made on plan that
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