The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-19

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ladies Of Jersey City, and respectfully
Snoites their cooperation IN making
this column q feature Of general inter-
est and utility. Information and sUg-
gestions are earnestly solicited, and
assurance is gioen that all c%onannuaa-
cations e0iW recei0e Immediate and
careful attention, and aciU be regarded
as strictly confidential If the aor5ters so
desire.
The white lilies of Easter are ready
to bloom in the churches and they
will also be seen ornamenting the new
spring attire of many pretty women.
There are more flowers to be seen than
is usual at Easter, probably becauseHit
is later in the season. H~yderangeas,
tulips, pansies, daisies, daffodils and
roses are on every hand.
1t is quite the fashion for young
man to send ''the girl of his heart" a
lily growing in a pot on Easter. Easter
cards, like the Christmas article, have
had their day, and passed away. For
those that wish to send a trifing arti-
Gle of this description the booklets"
are used as a substitute. These usually
have crosses, doves or flowers on their
white covers and contain a hymn or
some religious couplet. Presents may
be bought to suit all tastes and all
purses, varying in price from So to $45.
Some will take nothing at this time
h11t ON ono no IL had or orOOd
Others are disposed to think every
thing else is prettier, and will have
none of them. The large Easter eggs
are as much as a foot long, and stand
on little legs. They are covered with
pale blue and rose satin, embroidered
and open in the middle, and are filed
with candies. These are not dear at
$12. The smaller eggs intended for
children are made of chocolate or
clear candy.
Baskets in favorite or appropriate
designs Of all sizes and prices are a
favorite gift. One pretty basket is
made to represent q well, with small
pals hanging over it. A tree, a foot
high, beside it, has perched on it's
branches several birds. One tree has
hanging from its branches a bird cage.
This is the candy box, and under it
the escaped birds are ~see-sawing. One
of this style costs $50. A small bird
cage has two birds ia it which are
shaded by an open red parasol, which
is carelessly thrown on the bush along
side.
Handsome mouchoir cases, that
seem cheap at $40, r made of broad
satin ribbon, with bolten cloth painted
with flags on those of a violet color,
and roses on the pink ones. The ends
of the case are fringed and knotted.
Candies are arranged in these SO that
they can be removed without injury.
Straw umbrellas, resting on easels, are
favorite receptacles for candy. The
large leghorn hats are very much
used. These have, a bunch of flowers
blue satin sewed in the crown to
make a bag for the candies. They are
fastened together at the top with a
handsome ribbon bow of the same
color as the satin. These are used for
work baskets after the candies are
eaten. Large china platters, with a
| china fish ON them, have the fish, which
lifts up from the middle, filled with
| choice bon bons. These are used to
serve fish in for the table after Easter.
Quite large Bohemian glass eggs
standing ON supports are in reds and
blues with gold. These are quite
popular Easter presents. Pretty tur-
quoise blue work boxes of an oval
shape and enamelled in a small scroll
design are eight inches long, and are
lined with red satin. They come to
$40, and of course are to be filled with
| candies when presented
Among the cheaply gotten-up Easter
articles are low baskets filled with'yel-
| low cotton wool. On this several little
feather chickens are perched, or oc-
casionally they are filled with little
eggs of different colors. Large white
satin bags filled with candies have
painted on the outside punches of
flowers. On each is one rooster and
one chicken made in white feathers.
A pretty china wheelbarrow with two
rosy cupids sitting on its edges, has in
it's load two eggs with broken tops
filled with sweets.
The Japanese shops show a variety
of china eggs that open, and some
have a number of the immense ostrich
eggs that can be suspended from the
chandeliers, as they are resting in a
network of silk and finished at the
bottom with tassels. These eggs are
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regular engravings on those that are
to be kept. One of these would be
very nice for an amateur to paint
something pretty on its shell.
The silversmiths have gold and sill
yer eggs on exhibition, double the size
of an ordinary egg. These are either
prettily finished with scissors, thimble
and the ordinary workbox paraphre-
MALTA, or are finished like an open
satin lined shell to contain some
pretty bit of jewelry for an Easter gift.
Silver backed prayer and hymn
books, with embossed lilies on their
covers, are acceptable and appropriate
gifts.
Some ladies who have skillful fingers
arrange eggs for the Easter Sunday
night supper table. One is put on
each plate. The top is broken. The
shell filled with jam. Faces are
painted, and a paper cap conceals the
top. These must all be different.
The book marks consisting of three
lengths of ribbon bound together at
the top and terminating with silver
hearts, crosses and anchors, for use in
Bibles and prayer books, are considered
appropriate Easter gifts. Scrap bask-
cts are always desirable and acceptable
when pretty, and some of the brown
ish green willow are arranged to repre-
sent large lilies and their leaves.
These are ornainented with almond
or,,anr arI roco ao1orad cotin horrro