The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-26
NOT EASILY SCARED.
How a Girl Got Square with a
Would-be Ghost.

W0uld-De Gn0SL.
Some years ago a few friends ant
myself were in the habit of frequently
visiting Greenwood Lake, and we
often had a great deal Of sport Will
the natives or aborigines, whom every,
body knows as q peculiar set. We
stopped at Win DeGraw's place, and
! every night had alively time Among
the servants in the employ of Mr..
DeGraw was a young girl, daughter
of Steve Garrison, the we'll known
guide. This girl vas noted for her
bravery. One night it was very dark;
| a stack of black cats could not have
been darker. We offered the girl a
dollar if she would go to her home at
the head of the lake, fully five miles
from DeGraw's, and return with some
article out of the house to prove that
she had been there. The girl was
willing to earn the dollar, and we
could moi scare her off by stories of
ghosts of murdered men we told.
While we were talking to her one of
the party advised one of the male ma
tives to provide himself with q sheet
and play the ghost a short distance
from the hotel. Then we told the
girl that one of the natives was going
TO scare her by playing ghost. AS 1t
happened the girl had a spite against
this native and was looking for an OPP
portunity to get v with him. She
started out armed with q
broomstick. The road could
not have been followed by anybody
l-.4 ..-4s-o - Il - I'D fbpOz1 nh a n1nGf
u~ninviting part of the country.
Down in a valley near the water the
native, covered over with the sheet,
suddenly put in an appearance,
standing directly in the girls path.
The girl hauited a minute and the
native proceeded to reach out for her.
Then down came the broomstiek and
the native was soon yelling for mercy.
But the girl gave no mercy; she
dubbed the native to her hearts con-
tent and did not let up until she had
chased him into the lake where she
left him fioundering about. You
ought to have seen that chap when
he got back to the hotel. The girl
went all the way to her home and
back, not returning until after mid
night; she certainly earned the dollar
she got.-PGtegSon Press.
Demi Season Wraps.
The wrap for the demi-season, to
which first choice must be given, is
the ever sensible, practical, convenient
short jacket. The new feature of
spring jackets is that the sleeves are
puffed high on the shoulders. While
the frock jacket, with large flaps over
the pocket, wide revers and big pearl
buttons, is very popular at Paris and
Vienna. our New York ladies prefer
the short, round. single-breasted,
tailor-made jacket. Many OF the new
jackets open ove a waistcoat OF con-
trasting color trimmed with leather
passementerie; a few have the frock
| skirt and bell sleeves The MOdleska
Jacket is a decidedly stylish garment,
which was made in sealskin last win
ter and Is now reproduced in fine
cloth or Sicilian silk. 1t has long
| fronts and is usually trimmed with
fine braiding or applique embroidery,
and closed b yinyisible means The girl
who selects a ribbon hat will wear
with it a many capped perlerine or
shoulder cape made of cheyiot, match
ing her new spring gown, or OF light
weight cloth; these capes are pinked
or have vandyked points, bound with
braid. A shoulder cape, with pointed
yoke and high shoulders, is called the
| Spanish convent cape, and it prom
Uses to be popular. There are stylish
shoulder capes of silk netting with
garniture OF fringe and gimp, but
they arc not very good il one has
rheumatic shoulders. For older la
dies wraps are made of Siciiian, faille
francais or gros grain silk, and trim
med with drop fringes and the tradi-
tional passeinenterie. A few Come
maras are seen on the street, but they
are only suitable for travelling yea
Some cloak houses are making lace
Connemaras for the summer season.
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