The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-25
MENDlNG DAY.
Every Housewife Should Have a
Special Timest TO Repair Damages.

lOuSly ptI1OTlueu as Her udlly OoNO-
tions. says a writer in Good House
keeping. Which day it shall be de-
ponds upon the usual time of getting
the clothes in from the wash. If that
disagreeable work is done at home it
should be as early in the week as
practicable; the flannels should be
washed out and dried quickly, so as
to shrink as little as possible, and to
allow plenty OF time to air them, for
nothing is more ruinous to the health
than damp fiannels.
Ii the clothes are all in by Thursday
evening, then Friday would be a nice
opportunity to lay out every garment
and put it through a rigorous examin-
alton. 1t Is well to have q. special
stocking basket, in which all the
socks and stockings are placed ready
for inspection. 1t should be furnished
with suitable needles, darning cotton
of all colors to suit the fancy hosiery,
a pair of scissors, ETC., SO that it may
be picked up at any of those odd mo-
ments which so often come to a house
keeper when she is not ready to settle
down to work which needs cutting
out or planning. After the holes are
mended, thin places should be neatly
darned, for then they present a
strong, even surface which is more
comfortable than the hole when
darned together later.
The garments which need mending
should be placed in another basket.
Every button should be examined,
and ii they are pulling out by the
roots. as chiidren's buttons always
do, a double bit of cotton, or material
like the garment, can be hemmed on
the wrong side, the edges of the hole
hemlned down on it, and the button
replaced, ~concealing the hole entirely.
1t looks much better than setting the
button higher or lower to gain a fresh
foundation.
Strings have a way of wearing half
off just where they are sewed on.
They should be cut, the old place
ripped off and a new sewing taken up,
or else new strings. Little Sits in
underclothing should have q strong
piece of material laid under, much
larger than the slit; when that is
darned down with a few neat stitches
it will hold much longer than il it is
"just run up"
Boys clothing should be furnished
with good strong pockets, for the JOY
of a little chaps first pantaloons pales
before lots of pockets, to hold just
everything"
Little girls enjoy pockets, too; a
moderate sized one, in the a of a
calico or Bingham dress, holds her
handkerchief. thimble and other me-
cessary things which would otherwise
be left lying around and lost.
| find that a child's habit of neat
ness largely depends upon the condi-
ton OF the clothing put upon her from
infancy. Ii she Is accustomed to
whole clean clothes she will enjoy
them, then find them a necessity, and
finally learn to love and keep them SO.
The poor little children who dive
into bureau drawers, pulling out but
tonless bodies, torn aprons and ragged
dresses, which they strew about until
they find some wearable garments,
to be blamed if they grow UP into
careless and untidy men and women.
1t is never wise to buy just enough
material for q child,s dress. with
nothing left for mending. The elbows
always rub out first, and if there is
enough to make a new underside to
the sleeves, it helps the dress to last
much longer.
II there is a wide sash like the dress.
it can be utilized later on for new
sleeves, and it will be all washed
alike" for nearly all colored goods
will fade in time.
Al a Woman's College.
At the new woman's college in Bal
timore each applicant for a degree
will be obliged to exercise in the gym
nasium one hour on three days in
each week. The students will also
attend an elementary course of lee
lures on human anatomy. physiology
and hygiene, by DR.. Alice Z. Hall, the
object being to give q practical
knowledge of the structure, functions
and relations of the different systems
Of the body, and of the best methods
of securing and maintaining sound
health WomGq's Journal.
She Wanted small Change.
She was a sweet-faced, demure lit
tie woman, and as she sat in the
ladies' waiting room of the Pennsyl-
wanna Railroad in Jersey City more
than one man had his eyes on her and
wondered who she was. By and by a
young man In a check suit and carry
ing a great deal of cheek took a cir
cult around and sat down beside her.
He had scarcely dropped into the
seat before she gave him a sweet
smile and enquired il he would please
do her a great favor.
sAh! with all the pleasure in the
worldr' he made haste to reply.
II want some small change, and if
you will be so kind as to take this bill
and
Certainly, certainly; most happy
to do so,n he said as he received it and
started for the ticket office. He
handed it in without looking at it
and asked for change, but the ticket
man showed it back with the re-
mark
Wonder how many fools she
will strike before her train goes"
What do you mean?D
Look at that bill."
1t was a IS Confederate note, and as
the young man stood staring at it
with blinking eyes the ticket man
added
You are the fifth N within two
hours. She brought 'em along for
just such an emergency, and the
proper thing for you TO do is to take a
back seat and make yourself as small
DC noscihia until x-nf1r train ypaS - A