The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-21
so CALLED TRIPLES.
They Have Their Importance
Value of tile Visiting Card.

thtUO VI Inv NISItAhS NNAS
Many small amenities which the
unaccustomed regard as among the
fads of fashionable life, and altogether
whimsical, unnecessary, and absurd,
will really lie found established upon
reason if once looked into with any
scrutiny.
Where the loud speaking woman is
stamped as vulgar, for example. it is
not only because the association con-
meets her loud voice with the fish
women in Blllingsgate, but because
the loud voice is unsuited to dwelling
rooms, hurts the ears OF the hearers.
allows every one to know all the
speakers business and often that o
other people. and betrays, If not a
coarse nature, at least. an unframed ana
upcultiyated manner, while bad as 1t IS
within doors, it acts a greatly worse
part without, where it attracts atten-
ton and invites insult; but without
and within it is u~nwomanly, and 1t
being generally. admitted that the
part of refinement, good breeding and
good feeling is to excite as little re-
mark as possible upon the street, the
lond tone is then at once recognized
as a v%ulgarity.
The necessity of chaperonage for a
voupg girl is another thing that pro-
yokes the derision of those unaccus-
toned to it. In the days of earlier
simplicity, before great riches had
made great want, the great want had
largely increased the criminal and
idIing class. and before much OF the
worst of the older civilizations had
been emptied upon our shores,
chaperonage may have been uri-
necessary; then, it is quite possible, a
wolnan or a young girl might nave
gone from one end OF the land to
the other unattended and in perfect
safety, like the jewelled lady who.
hundreds of years ago, traversed' Ire
land unmolested. But today we would
none of us like to send a young daugh-
ter abroad in that fashion. 1t is not,
however, from fear of any romantic
kidnapping or from dread of any posi-
tive injury, nor even to allay the de-
grading suspicion which has crept in
from the Old World that, being at lib
erty and having the opportunity to
60 astray, of course advantage will be
taken of the fact, that we do not wish
our Young lady to go to h a
alone, or upon thronged business
streets, or into the quarters where vice
turks, or even to take journeys I'M
attended, but because u who knows
the way of the world, and who has a
superiority of years or of experience.
is able to conduct the young girl
through such paths and in such a way
that she will neither see the wrong,
nor be touched by it, nor SO much as
know that it exists, as n leads an
other over muddy walks in safe foot
prints.
AS much contempt is showered upon
the system of visiting cards as upon
ANYTHING else in the line of social
niceties: but when it is remembered
that the card represents the individ-
ual. as the bank-bill represents the
gold coin, it will be een that the card
is sent out on an embassy, and plays
a useful part in social diplomacy. Bit
of pasteboard as it is, it pays compli-
ments. acknowledges attentions,
serves in place of its owner, invites,
declines, apologies, and does the
work of a factotum so well that, like
beauty, it has it's own excuse for
being. And if we looked into the
matter still more at length, without
doubt we would find that in almost
every instance the thing criticised is
a valuable usage.-Ha1peT'S Bazaar.
Girdles all the Rage.
Perhaps Bernhardt set the fashion,
and perhaps it was only the advan-
cling good taste of women, but the
belt or girdle is now n of the i'm
portant features of the gown. 1t may
be made of anything, from rich jewels
to q simple ribbon, and is a good
object to exercise ingenuity and
originality upon. A woman wore in
| New York the other day a lovely one,
| composed of linked canoes A rich
looking girdle belt at a little cost may
be made by sewing imitation gems,
which are sold by the string. onto a
dark brocaded ribbon. Buckles can
be bought of oxydized silver set
with imitation gems Of French gilt
and of jet. These are in unique
forms, large, and often in two
parts that clasp, or lace together. like
the Helyett belt. One of the most
beautiful clasps carries the line OF the
girdle down to a point IN n front.
The same pointed ornament is at the
back. This clasp should be on a fiex-
ible belt. Exquisite girdles are Of
gold and of silver wire. braided oil
linked. Gold collars and belts are
much used to enliven black dresses.
A pretty ribbon girdle is made o.
two bands of twisted ribbon, each Of
which is tied in a small bow at the
left side, n n caught up by the
bow some distance higher than the
other. An elegant model, with sucf
a belt, is a silk dress of black. witt
pin head dote of pink, passes rount
the neck, and one side is fastened un
der the left bust, being caught there
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