The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-11
Here Is a Very Good 0ne:-
The Accumulation Of
Rare China.
MRS. JOSEPH D. DEDLE1S COLLECTION.
She Has Filled the ex-Governor's
Home with Articles Of Beauty
and Worth.

NE VS. presents has compliments 10 He
ladies Of Jersey CITY, and respectfully
inUiteS their cooperation IN making
this column a feature Of general inter-
est and utility. Information and sag
| gestionS are earnestly solicited, and
assurance is giUep that all commune
cations soiU qeeeioe immediate and
careful attention, and aUdu be regarded
as strictly confidential 1T The aoraters 50
desire.
Nearly every housekeeper has some
particular feature of her housekeeping
of which she makes a hobby. ! have
noticed that this custom has become
greater of late, or else is more prev
alent in Jersey City than elsewhere,
for in the houses / have visited re-
Gently my attention has been uncon-
sciously drawn to these pet fads.
With some it is beautiful needle
work, with others painting or coilec-
tions of novelties; a few have one
particular room, which they fit up in
a unique n and according TO
their own taste, entirely disregarding
the prevailing styles.
Mrs. Joseph d. Bedle has, during
her married life, made a large col
lection of rare china, which she values
more than any other inanimate OBJ
iect her house contains. Sevres and
Dresden sets and odd pieces ex-
quisitely decorated and of beautiful
form are arranged on the large side
board in the pleasant dining Vol of
the Bedle residence. Though OF great
value they are not for ornament only,
but are in continual use, and three
times each day Mrs. Bedle herself
superintends the arranging of the
table. Each day some new feature in
the way of decoration is added to the
exquisite table appointments, which
Mrs. Bedle laughingly says gives a
pleasant flavor to the meal at which it
appears.
Being fond of the duties of house
keeping, and of domestic life, Mrs
Bodies home contains many beauti-
full and pleasing features besides her
| choice china. From roof to cellar it is
arranged with perfect taste and style,
and with a close regard for comfort,
that one does not always find in mod
ern houses. The spacious drawing
room, richly furnished in crimson, con-
tains many articles of needlework
made by Mrs. Bedle, who excels in ar
tistic embroidery. The patterns are
nearly all floral designs, and are copied
from the natural flowers, giving a
greater opportunity for originality,
variety and beauty than can be OBJ
tanned from the fashionable designs
that happen to be in vogue. Two
large oil paintings, one of Ex-Governor
Bedle and the other of his wife, hang
in this apartment. They are the work
| of an eminent artist and are fine por-
traits.
Directly across the wide hall is the
pretty little reception room, t~astefully
arranged, with large, luxurious re-
clining chairs and a bright, soft car
pet that seem to give a CHEEKY well
come to the guest. Back of this room
near the end of the hall, is the apart
ment where the Ex-Governor spends
the greater portion of his time when
at home. 1t is the library, and is fitted
up very much as / expected to find it.
Alarge library table of walnut occu-
pies the middle of the floor, and hand
some cases filed with carefully
selected books stand against the walls
of the room.
The furniture of the room is leather
and had as homelike and comfortable
an appearance as it is possible for
furniture to have. A tiled hearth and
glowing CRATE fire makes the apart
ment look cheerful and inviting, and l
did not wonder that it was the favor
lite room of the Ex-Governor.
Mrs. Bedle thoroughly enjoys the
experimenting of her house and is
ever on the alert to find something
that will add either beauty or comfort
to her pleasant home.
Where They Train Nurses.
The Training School for Nurses in
| New York is now in the third year of
it's existence, and is almost self sup
porting. The pupils r given a two
| years. course, and during that time are
! supplied with a home, outfit and So a
month. The first year they have bed
side instruction in the post graduate
hospitals with which the school is con-
nected-the Presbyterian, ST. Eliza