The Jersey City news., 1904-05-05
COMMENCEMENT
COSTUMES
Pretty and Attractive
Dresses for Sweet Girl
Graduates Of June.
IN PURCHASING A HAT
How Business Women Must
Behave to Retain Their
Rightful Place = To
Preserve Teeth.
IN PURCHASING A HAT.

Spring brides and sweet girl gradu-
atess are the two most important per-
ssnages of this time of the year. and as
the dresses of both are almost as inn
portant as the women themselves. Dame
Fashion has been kept very busy making
The gowns for the two great occasions.
Several seasons ago the graduating cos
tunes were very plain, unpretentious af-
fairs. as were also the bridal gowns
Now everything that has tendency te
piainness is considered passe and elab-
orateness to the extreme is the proper
thing. There have been seen many
brides since Easter. and they have all
worn creations of lace and frills. and
we do not remember one which was not
a mass of daintiness in itself
So with the frocks for graduating
They are maidenly to almost the ex-
treme of oyer-doing, but what matters
that if they were fashionable, and one
could not have. tine heart to say they
were unbeeoming Many fashion papers
nave made she. announcement that tie
simple gowns for the graduation day
we're in better taste than the elaborate
costumes which We're more suitable for
older persons. This is very true regard
ing The proper way of looking at this
important time of life and at the dress
also. but what the styles are so the
frceks will be for all occasions.
Very stunning was a frock made of
cream colored crepe de chine, and which
was accordion plated for the skirt and
waist and sleeves. A deep bertha of the
plating was attached to a dainty yoke
of lace. and the sleeves were made with
the plating falling in hounce to the
elbow. The dress was ankle length.
pretty commencement dress for girl
with the picturesque taste, and it is
also very handy for the girl who Eas not
YET fully developed, has two deep ruffles
on the waist which fall to the line of the
wide girdle. They help to give the de-
sired effect of fullness in the front, and
also make charming, novel dress The
skirt is made the same way with three
founces on the bottom instead Of two.
All of these are trimmed with hand em-
broidery on the bottom.
Something in the way of old-fashioned
styles are the dresses which have for
their only ornamentation deep hem,
four or five inches wide on the skirt.
These hens are very simple, but attrac-
tive, and it seems rather a shame that
one does not see more of them.
In purchasing hat this season if it
is going to be high priced one, look at
the following points in the hat. They
mark the new steps in fashions and buy
ers of hats should secure them.
Is the trimming such that it can be
used again? Is there a lace scarf upon
itg Look to see if the scarf is cut up so
as to be useless next tine, or is it a fold
ed scarf, which can be taken off and
pressed and used many times ? The cord
ed lace scarfs, with rope eording, are the
newest things.
Again, if it be hat with draped brim
notice if the fringe, or the lace, or the
needlework which forms the drapery is
Of good quality. Unless it is really good
ii is a poor investment. The newest hat
drapes are made Of lace with very del
icate silver embroidery.
Again, notice if the feathers upon the
hat are long, thick, naturally curling
feathers. There are many expensive hats
which are trimmed with short stubby
feathers that are practically useless af-
terward. Avoid such hats and try to
select one. with shaded feather, of long
thick build. with heavy tip. and thick
rib Such feathers last forever and are
wei. worth the investment.
Metal ornaments are being worn upon