The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-31
TN WOMAN'S WORLD.
Betrothal of Princess Marie
Of Edinburgh to Prince
Ferdinand.
ONE ADVANTAGE IN TIGHT LAClNt
A Thinker and Artist Combined
The Lorgnette Girls I'M
pertinence.

novel in which she will have no success
sor, because we shall never see again Int
qualities of the thinker so combined WIZ
those of the artist. Here is the novel oil
moral analysis. There is her specially
there her triumph. Story. description
| reflection, dialogue-all in her writings
is auxiliary to the painting of the secre'
movements. of the mind, to The study OF
the human conscience; while the minute
ness of her observation never>hurts either
| the vigorous realism of her writings, the
personality of her creations or the pas
| sionate interest of her drama. -Ednund
Sherer.
A mean doctor says there is one advan-
tage about tight lacing-it kills OH so
many foolish maidens. :.
Mrs. Bryan, the wife Of the brilliant
young orator from Nebraska, who maze
such d sensation by his tariff speech IN
Congress. is a graduate OF a law scDooi,
and has been admitted to practice In the
courts of her State. She no longer
practices. however, and when asked TO
what branch of the profession she ad-
heres she invariably replies; "Doniestic
relations"
Octave Thanet is known to her friends
as Miss Alice French. Her nom de plume
was the result of chance. Octave was
the name of her roommate at school, ana
had the advantage of being suited 10
either sex. The word Thanet she saw
written or printed on a passing treight
car. Miss French prefers the Scotch 10
French pronunciation OF the WORD. MISS
French lives in Davenport. la.
Clara Louise Kellogg tells a story IN
which her mother, herself and the Dow
ager Duchess of Somerset figure. The
singer and her mother were dining with
that august lady when the Duchess
calmly poured her tea into her saucer
slipped it with great enjoyment, and re-
marked:-.Now, ladies, do not think this
rude, for l have just come from the
Queen and saw her do 1t. Let us mutual
the Queen" Whereupon all drank their
tea from their saucers.
Princess Marie. of Edinburgh. be-
trothed to Ferdinand of Hohenzollern,
Crown Prince of Roumania, is one OF the
Queens cleverest and prsttiest grand
daughters. ALI princesses are beautiful
as all princes are brave and handsome.
by courtesy, bur in the case OF
Princess Marie it is he simple
truth that she is really lovely. In
heriting much of the ready wit and bright
intelligence of her mother, Princess Marie
is likely to. hold her own even In the
troublesome little kingdom of Roumania,
and her influence over he impress1onable
Prince Ferdinand is great. Moreover,
the match is one which will give great
satisfaction to the Queen, whose sole
scruple about the engagement was That
her pretty ~grandchilu was "Ower Young to
marry yet," and the betrothal can not
be other han beneficial to Roumania, as
1t allies the little kingdom more closely
to more than one great power. Inc
prince, who is tall. fair and distingue. is
amiaDle and somewhat romantic In tenn
permanent, aud as Princess Marie has
been most excellently trained by the
Duchess of Edinburgh, who is n of the
wisest of mothers, there is every reason
to believe that the marriage will prove
com pletely happy.
A pursuit among English women is
that of BODYBUILDING. Many country
houses have rooms specially fitted for the
purpose, where the ladies of the family
exercise their industry in this direction.
Miss Sarah Prideaux is one OF the few
professional bookbinders among women
Her place in London is we'll known n
much sought after. There Is no reason
why women should not undertake this
handicraft; they are now extensively m
ployed in all b~ookbindertes for the 8;
skillful part of the work. 1t ought to be
easy to get up higher in the art.
The Lorgnette Girl.
What shall be done with this quintes-
seuce of graceful impertinence? She is
usually not one bit ne~ar-sighted. The
dainty tortoise shell toy she so deftly aud
effectively wields is either an instrument
of coquetry, defence or cruelty.
Vie wed as the former Weapon, 1t is
without equal in the entire arsenal of
flirtation's weapons. A skilled coquette
can do more damage with it than with
the fan, soliloquizes Once u Week. AS Il
~ Infa,na sni,, tl,. ~ ,arfi
neuces of other women 1t is Invaluable.
A cold stare, 4 contemptuouS scrutiny
through it, Will put to rout an army of
impudent
But AS an instrument of cruelty, an in
Quisitorial weapon, it does greatest eXecu-
tion. The lorgnette girl can Display the
most, finished ln%solepce with her fragile
piaything. She is quite capable of calling
the attention of tue public to The worn
gown or mended gloves OF her victim.
A favorite n systematic course of
cruelty is to take her Station at the door
of the ummer resort hotel at the our
when the omnibus Is arriving from the
station with its load Of weary, travel
stained passengers, and coldly %scrutinize
the dress Of each woman as she alights.
The lorgnette girl can be fascinating, she
can be clever, but she has possibilities OF
brutality which woull make a strong
man quail.-PhUddclphiG Press.
The Proper Way to Sit.
A proper sitting position requires that
the spine shall be kept straight, ard that
the support needed for the upper part of
the body shall be felt in the right place.
Therefore, sit as far bnck as possible in
the chair, so that tue lower n of the
spine shall he bracsd against the back of
the seat. II this back ~ straight the
shoulders will also rest against ii; if not
they will have 40 point OF support, and IL
will be found that they do not need IL.
This position makes 10. straipVupon the
ligaments of the spine. lt ullows!a proper
position of the shoulders, consequent lily VI
the cnest, consequently of the lungs
and every other organ OF Inc
body. Their, work. is carried oninaturaily
and comfortably. as isSalsos the circula-
ton OF the blood, which in a wrong sit
ting position Is seriouslyinterfered with.
.Wfth the feet resting sQdareiy upon the
1lor, the hands resting easily UPON the
perfect equilibrium, and consequent
Iy perfect rest OF the body, is secured
Is no strain upon any part Of The
body; no muscle or organ is required TO
do more than lis legitimate amount OF
work. The arms should never be folded.
for this position not only causes a strain
upon the spine and all the other evils
already referred TO, but In addition