The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-09
HEALTH AND STYLE.
Mrs. Langtry Finds No Reason for
Women to Be Frights.

80 N
ark Ecensqg Neaos, Mrs. Lily Lang
try writes as follows:-
1t is not necessary to transform
ones self into q frightin orderto dress
beautifully. Without at all departing
from the present style of dress we may
so modify some of its methods as 10
retain all its beauty and grace, and
yet do away with its every ~ OF
unhealthfulness.
In considering this subject let us be-
Gin with understanding. Most women
wear a great deal too much. | say
too much because they wear 1t 30
thick and heavy that it interferes
with the perfect freedom OF their
movements, and therefore with the
circulation of their blood. Thus their
u~nderclothing defeats its W pur-
pose and makes them colder instead
of warmer.
For my part, the only ~undercloth-
ing / wear is of pink batiste, a much
lighter material than flannel. II is
yery foolish for women who pass the
greater part of their time in houses,
theatres. churches, stores and cars
heated to summer heat, to go swathed
like mummies in red or white flannel.
OF what benefit, when they have oc-
casion TO go out in the cold, is TINS
heavy underclothing to which they
have accustomed themselves in their
warm homes? | keep myself warm
when out Of doors in cold weather by
wearing heavy outer wraps, and L
change from heavy to lighter ones, or
vice versa as the temperature changes.
Next to understanding comes stays.
They should be as simple as possible.
Most people cling more or less closely
to the fashions and customs OF their
youth, and the stays | ear now are
precisely the same in every respect as
the first pair / ever donned-all in one
piece and laced up the back, with
stocking supporters at the side. 1t is
but natural, sinceiI have V worn
any other. that / should think this
stvIe the best. 1t goes without say
inc that they should never be worn
tight.
Thank heaven, the hustle has de-
parted. l hoped it had gone forever,
| but | believe there is now being made
to revive it an effort which L trust
will prove futile. | never wore one in
my life, and never intend to do so.
| The hustle is Objectionable upon
every ground. 1t is injurious to
health by reason of both the weight
| and heat which it imposes upon the
hips, and it is IN ugly excrescenees
There are several much more grace
full, healthful and comfortable ways
in which the sbustle effect" may be
secured-when nature has not sup
piled it sufficiently-than by means
Of the hay bag, the swinging case, the
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newspaper, which comprise the bus
| lie methods most generally employed.
One way is to wear stiffly starched
white skirts, flounced up the back.
| Another way, and a better, because it
avoids the noise of a starched skirt,
which to me is offensive, is to insert
two or three reeds to make the gown
stand out and keep it from resting on
the heels.
The Part the Noxious Weed Plays In
Courtship.
Thackeray explained the prejudice
of ladies against tobacco as being due
to the superior claims of the latter on
the affections of young men. And yet
the great novelist could not have but
| known that in many countries tobac-
CO plays a very important part as a
preliminary to courtship and a closer
union of the
In certain parts Of Holland when a
young man thinks he has found his
affinity. it is customary for him to ask
for a match to light his cigar at the
door of the loved ones honse. This
little subterfuge is intended to rouse
the parents of the girl to the fact that
something is in the wind. If a second
call with a similar object is made
soon after, no doubt is left of the
young mans intentions, and the
parents proceed to investigate the
young mans character and anteced-
ents with the view of ascertaining his
eligibility as a member OF the family.
When he calls the third time, al
WAYS for a match to light his cigar,
they are prepared to give him an
answer. II his suit is regarded with
favor he is politely requested to step
inside for the first time and is served
with a light. If he is not accepted he
is refused a light, and the door is shut
in his face without further ceremony.
But having prepared for this contin-
gency. the downcast sutton will in all
probability light his weed with a
| itlAbCA ltOAt 1lAp ONh 0OAs - W9Ah
away mnsing on the transitory nature
Of all earthly things.
When the accepted sutton is invited
to enter the house he. as q matter of
course, informs the parents which OF
their daughters has captivated his
fancy. When this is settled the young
man steps forward and they join
hands. While the engagement is by
no means considered a settled fact
even at this important stage, yet it is
stated as a truth that when ON the oc-
casion of the young mans third visit
his inamorata has offered him a
second cigar, which he has smoked in
the house, the engagement has never
been cancelled.
Our Schoo Girl.
The average school girl rises only in
time to eat a hurried breakfast and
reach school at nine. The girls under
twelve, who are nor the ones that
break down, are not too dignitied to
romp at recess. and in that way they
fill their lungs with fresh air every
day. Those above twelve or thirteen
rarely have a breath of outside air
from nine till two in the afternoon.
They eat their luncheons curled up in
heaps, in comfortable corners, il they
can find them. They take little exer-