The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-27
AL.aN
DOINGS OF WOMEN FAIR
Henry Labouchere Opposed
to Giving the Fair Sex
ANY Political Power.
BELLE Billion IN IRELAND
characteristics of ~Princesses VIC
toria and Maude-A Fourteen
Year Old Girl Preachers
Card.
BELLE Billion IN IRELANI

favorite in society in ireland. At the
horse show in Dublin-the great social
event of the year-she was much admired
and courted as she moved about aniongs
the thousands in the show yard at Balls
bridge with her husband, and was voted
not only the best dressed but the prettiest
woman present, which is saying a great
in Ireland.
Mrs. Morton, according to the Washing
ing Post, is thinking of going abroad for
a short trip before the winter social sea-
son opens. The same authority mentions
a report that the Vice-President'H family
will not return to Washington this season,
but will go to New York, where. before
the expiration of another year, they Will
build an elegant residence on upper Fifth
Avenue. Miss Edith Morton will be in
troduced to society this season.
Mrs. Oscar Wilde is described as a
small woman, with no distinguishing
graces. who dresses plainly and conven-
tioually. except that she invariably wears
an enormous G~ainsborough hat laden
with drooping plumes.
A girl in her first season, says the phil
| osopher is good to look at, in her second
is good to dance with, IN her thiId is good
to talk to.
Henry Labouchere, the brilliant Eng
lish Radical, is bitterly opposed to giving
women any political power. John Knox
Il l." he says. "agree on this point. He
set forth his reasons in q pamphlet: my
ground is chat women mey habitualiy act
as reasonable beings, but that every now
and then their womanlY unreason gets
the better of them. and they are infu-
enced by one of those womauly seDti-
ments which, whilst 1t cOnduces to their
charm, can hardly be termed reason.
Iii. 4 H. -%a,N - @I
| ter of Osman Pa5ha, the heroic defender
of Plevna, is the only Of the Turk
ish race who is known to possess the
~poetical talent, though no doubt 1t is DOR
mant in the many voiceless myriads who
are hidden behind the curtains OF the
harem. The Princess is young. hand
| some, attractive, with the large anguish
ing eyes of the Orient and the fair skin of
her European mother. 1t is not wonde
full that she Is a ~DoeteSs, for she lives in
the very home of romance-in a marble
palace built in the mysterious circuit of
Constantinople, and commanding a splen-
did view of the miraculous panorama of
the Golden Horn, and the spot where
Europe stretches u an iron haud t0 Asia
across the Bosphorus.
Little Princess Maude has all of her
fathers liking for a good time. She de-
lights in running and riding and in row.
ing a boat, all of which she can do very
Q EAo c Ii . w OOOA0 ID VtS
result of the desire OIL her part to be
obedisnt to her mothers wishes. She Is
a healthy, rosy checked, brown eyei
child, and is very fond of the companion
ship Of her father. Some QUE rem arked
to the Prince on one occasion that he was
often seen with this daughter, to which
he replied:-'Oh, yes. Man1e and | are
great chums." Young Princess Victoria,
who is the eldest daughter of the Prin-
cess OF Wales, Is very much like her
mother. both in appearance and manner.
She shows her Scandinavian ancestry IN
the rather remarkable combination of
black hair and blue eyes. She Is a very
pretty girl and Il very close student, hav-
ing all of her mothers love for books.
The Queen Is said to be fonder of Prin-
cess Victoria than of any of her other
grandchildren.
The indianapolis Journal says:-Louis-
Vile has Il girl preacher" aged fourteen,
whose professional card bears the
legend:-"Sunday meetings for men
only"
Practical Advice.
The following helpfulitems are CLEANED
from HdapeT's Bazdr:-Teach your your
little girls to courtesy when they are pre-
sented to an older person.
Have the wedding breakfast on a table
in the dining room, and serve it to the
| G0CbL6 6bttAOluSs Dis ISW IOOUlS uEG large
enough to seat so many. The feast con-
sists OF Douillon, croquettes, salads. sand
witches, ices u sweets. The wedding
cake ls a rich fruit cake put up in smIll
white box to be carried away as SOU
venirs.
No call is necessary In acknowledgment
or the Invitation to q church Wedding. If
the brlue had desired u call from YOU
she would have sent you an lat home''
card.
The spoon remains in the saucer except
when in actual use.
You should not ask q man to enter the
mouse after your return from thealreA
Certainly thank a man for any attention
that causes him trouble. II Won desire
the man to call upon you again ask him
to do SO.
Send your acceptance to the lady to
whom you are indebted for the invitation.
III you are In mourning, your bordered
cards express your regret sufficiently.
surely q girl need not take a manis arm
unless she wishes to do SO. Many girls
prefer to walK independently.
Send a note of congratulation to your
friend on receiving cards announcing her
marriage.
Tn room at a quiet home wedding
should wear gloves matching hose worn
Dy the b 1 lie, either gray or tau. as bes {
suits her travelling dress. The gloves
should be worn during the ceremony.
1uelS is ODly one way 10 serve coffee at
dinner-in small cups after the diuner.
Artificial flowers are in the VIC rst possible
taste for table decoration.
There is no such TITLE as MRS Dr." At
table serve the ladies of the family before
the man guest.
A man would naturally ask permission
of a girl before writing to her, and of
course the first letter would come from
him..
Dr.. or Doctor. is better for a calling
card than the more professional M. ID.
When a man leaves cards for himself and
wife, he leaves separate cards, rs. if call
ing upon a man and wife,, he leaves Two
of his W and Que of his wife's. Thu
Mir. and Mrs. card is oflitlle use now. ex-
cspt TO send with a Wedding gift or some
thing OF hat sores
Royal Eadies Fight a Duel.
No small sensation has been made by
the report of a duel between ladies of the
high Austrian nobility in Vienna, says
the London PaU Mall Gazette of August
23 The Princess B4ulina Mettaruirh fha