The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-08-14

toise shell comb of astonishing dimen-
sionS That Is to say, the assertion
made above must be taken with the
proviso that that special kind of hair
dressing Is becoming to the individuals.
Otherwise there will be notifications.
Just as the fiounced dresses with their
wide bertha capes Will be modified to
suit the wearer. The fiounced skirt is
shown in one imported model, suit of
fine broadcloth in a blush gray, the
hounces being four in number, stitched
twice around the edge and cut on the
bias Indeed, ! think they must have
been slightly shaped. they hung so per
fectly The bodice was an innovation
being basque In shape, with two of the
ruff1es around the bottom, one little
longer than the other. The shoulders
Were long and dropping. with what in
the time of the Empress Eugenie Were
called bretelles These are wider at the
point of the shoulder than at the bot
tom, hack or front and In that way
add TO the apparent width Of the droop
ing shoulders The finish of this suit
was exquisite, and 1t is expected that
1t will be le1sder in tailored gowns.
The blouse form in fail gowns vii
not be forgotten. and many of the most
elegant of those very useful costumes
will have the blouse, n short and natty
jacket, with a vest of the same ma
terta with the edges neatly embroid-
cred, or shirt waist of glossy taffeta
to match or else contrast WILDLY witt
the suit Wolfe mesh suits with funny
little Monte Carlo coats and folded DO
leros are among the things certain t.
enjoy a run of popularity during the
fall as well as the late summer This
wolfe is strong and yet flexible, and it
Grapes beautifully. The recognized way
Of making the wolfe is to have tucks t.
shape it 20 the figure and have a DROP
skirt of silk or of the beautiful mercer.
ized cotton sateens or Of one of the
mercerized imitation silks, made also OF
cotton. Blessings on the man that In
vented this treatment of inexpensive
goods, which has the property of max
ing them handsome as silk and more
durable! Let us hope that ne has lived
to reap some advantages of his inven-
ton Few inventors do.
In some of the best stores we find
that there has been an unusually In
telligent movement In the way of get.
ting underskirts so that they are adapt
ed to show up the form of the outer
dress and to give Just the right amount
of flare, for all the dress skirts of this
and the coming season have the tlared
edges. These skirts are made OF
moreen, which is an old friend of satin
of silk, and of the many mercerized
cotton goods. They are cut on the
same model us the outer skirt and close
in front or at the side The neces
sary shape Is given by having the first
f1ounce set on high, with another gath
cred TO this and still another added
below Sometimes two or three addi
tionnl ones are set around the bottom
All these rufiles are tucked and many
have featherbone piping run In, which
sets them out better. without hfndertni
the laundering IL occasion requires
This mo,Ven stuff Is a material wei
known TO our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES anC
is rather harsh to the touch, but is 81
made that 1t looks like the best vefours
1t is quite extensively employed this
season TO make bathing dresses, as Il
is comparatively cheap and stands out
we'll from the body True, all the ufoirt
effect dissDtvVs in the waves. but tht
stiff. wtry weave makes 1t good fol
this purpose There Is some diversity
of opinion regarding bathing dresses
some liking wool and some preferrtnl
silk, but the very best are of q materta
which is Il mixture Of silk and wool
woven very closely Mefruse and sill
warp henrietta are Tho next best aftpl
eutfura, hut as this Inst is so expensive
few would care TO buy II for this pur
pose However ffrr1R Is requfreh for 1
bathing snft.
HENRIErrE ROUSSEAU
Befesr C1xans % tHAS,
There ought to be more attention
paid to the better curing of hay than
to getting through with the Job Wher
more bag Is cut than can be handled
property the cattle and the horses SUI
fer ffu1n having TO eUpsfst on second