The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-08
GARDENING FOR WOMEN.
1t is Easy Work, and the Results
More Than Compensate for 1t.

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There is every reason why any ole
who has a piece OF ground large
enough should have an abundance OF
fresh vegetables and relishes. In the
spring, when you clean out the cellar,
save a few rutabagas or Swedish tur-
nips and set in the garden: in two or
three weeks the fresh Young leaves
will be large enough TO pick ior q
salad. Lettuce seed sOwn IN a hoIDeu
or cold frame a be t~ransplanted ana
give you early lettuce, or II the OLD
bed is not disturbed it generally SELF
sows. so you can find plenty to strans-
plant. Early Silesian is a good var
iety. Green-fringed is another good
variety for home use and ornamental.
White cabbage is tender and a line
variety. forming solid white heads.
Radish seed should be sown early.
The Olive Scarlet, Scarlet Turnip,
and White Turnip are all good va
rieties. Sow at intervals. Ii the
weather is dry they get strong and
pithy. but when there is plenty OF
rain. and they grow quickly, they are
delicious. IL you have a large garden
and the time to weed it. SOW o
than your own family can use, so you
can divide with your less fortunate
neighbors.
Garden peas are very hardy, and
should be sown early; then in two
weeks SOW again; also a late variety,
and in this way you will get a success
sion OF garden peas fit for q king TO
eat. Sow about four inches deep in
rows. the dwarf varieties one-and-a-
half to two feet apart. The tall a
rieties should be three feet apart
and brushed as soon as they are
hoed. American Wonder, n
of the earliest of the wrinkled peas, Is
dwarf and very productive. Little
Gem is very dwarf; a sweet and excel
lent variety. The Champion of Eng
land Is a standard variety, and n OF
the sweetest and best peas IN cultiya-
ton; it needs to be brushed, as it
grows five feet high.
1t is much less trouble to get to-
mato plants than to raise them from
seed. 1t is well to set a few plants
early If you can cover them on cool
nights until danger of frost is over
The 18th or Goth of May set o
plants. Hoe often and trim off side
branches. Do not set the plants too
near together, as half a dozen plants
will furnish more tomatoes. and rlpen
earlier, If You give them space
enough, than twice as many crowded
together.
No garden is complete without a
bed of parsley. 1t is a handsome
plant, and valuable for garnishing
and f~iavoring. Ii is very slow in ger
minating, so it is well to sow with it
a few radish or some other seeds that
come up soon, so that you "a have
the use OF the ground and keep the
weeds out. 1t is often several weeks
after parsley seed Is sown before it
comes up. 1t should be soaked in
warm water before planting to facili-
tate its sprouting. Double curled is
a good dwarf. Champion is an Eng
fish variety, curled and messy. Fern
leaved is good for g~aTnishing.
1t is surprising how few people
raise sweet herbs. There is nothing
more useful in preparing flood. The
leaves OF celery and parsley should be
saved and dried. Pick when ready
and dry quickly in paper bags TO
keep the dust and flies off. Dry in
the sun or warming oven. When dry
put in paper sacks or glass cans. The
many uses you will find for them will
easily repay for the trouble AmeTi-
can Garden.
For Whom DO Women Dress?
The idea that women who lavish
enormous sums annually in personal
decorations dress to fascinate their
husbands, lovers, or man in the
aggregate is a vulgar error. A fash
ionable woman is not half as anxious
to win the admiration of men as to
provoke the envy of her OWN sex.
The truth Is that gentlemen, as a rule,
know very little about the commercial
value of female attire, and, except
when they are called upon to pay the
bills, care less.
An elegant and becoming toilet,
however inexpensive, generally salts
ties them.
Not so our first family bellies and
| dashing dowagers. Cost is their sta
| udard of excellence in costume. And
what consuinmate sumptnary critics
they are, No tradesman is a better
Judge of the articles in which he deals
than the lady of fashion is of all the
articles her sisters wear With a
| single sidelong glance. rapid keen and
searching, she can reckon up the
habiliments of a rival almost to a
shilling.
No pawnbroker, however accus-
toned to gauge the price OF costly
trumpery, could come nearer the
mark. Imitation cashmeres, simu-
lated lace and false jewellery do not
deceive her for an instant. She sees
through the cheat as easily as a bank
er detects a forged note, and sneers
inwardly at the vain attempt to cope
with her genuine extravagance. She
triumphs in the reflection that all hei
splendors are sterling, and that hel