The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-20

thrown over sachetS, nightdress cases ana
comb bags. Damask. plush and tea roses
each contribute their quota, n the re-
suit is a charming blending OF shades.
Just a sprinkling of pot-pourrl In tne in-
ing and the idea is realized.
AS Dresden hin Is fashionable, so are
to be seen the daintiest OF white linen
spreads (for the white and gold beds now
iG such favOr), over which are scattered
flower SPRAYS in Dresden china style.
The flowers are worked In hensinRiou
stitches and in colors copied from The
china.
AT a recent meeting in London the Brit
ish National Laundry Association debated
the question, "Does France wash linen
better than ED9land?" The conclusion
reached was that the life" OF u starched
shirt bosom is fifty per cent. longer in
France than Ia England, being three and
two days respectively. The association,
however, patrioticaliy attempted 10 ex-
plain away Britain apparent d~isadvant-
age by a%ttributing it to the frequent fogs
aud smoky chimneys. which are perma'
uent institutions In England.
Ii you your wells TO always look
fresh and smooth, fold them carefully on
taking them off
In case any woman wants to make over
a fur garment, she can do so by following
these Observation-Disclosures she wants to
cut her fur she~must marx 1t on the skin
SLUG Niul Shdlh " II WASh q ShoA
knife, not letting it cut quite through at
first, aud then pull the piece apart, finish
ing the cut very delicately, so as not to
spoil the fur. On no ccount must scis-
sors be used. as they will cut the fur
on the outside In spite OF the ut
most precaution. When IL Is an g u the
edges to be sewn are brought to-
gether and moistened. and sewn over
hand with waxed cotton thread. SILK
cuts the skin. When the seam is sewed
it should be laid fur side down on a board
and the seam again moistened, and
pressed fiat by rubbing it with a she'll.
or some other smooth surfaced article.
Done this way, no seam is visible
on the outside, and the garment looks
as we'll as ii done by professional sewers.
All kinds of fur are sewn in the same
way.
= Nervousness. that enemy Of weak
women. or rather the result OF being u
weak woman eau, 1t is alleged, be broken
by handling and caring for lively ant
mails. Animals that skip and jump and
bark, and Tins give you something to be
nervous about, and ii there Is any reason
why she should be nervous, no woman
will want to be SO any more. Hence the
cure.
A convenient and pretty housekeeping
apron is made of striped blue and white
linen. with all it's edges On the bib, belt
and pocket of bias bindings OF dark blue
cambria. The apron is made long enough
TO nearly cover the dress and the skirt
nearly meets in the back. The wide and
nigh bib is fulled into a band at the top,
and is held in place by a bias shoulder
strap, piped with blue, that begins at the
belt in the back and fastens 10 the cor
ners of the bib in front with buttons and
b%uttonholes. The skirt of The apron, in
stead of being gathered into the usual
band, has a band that Is shaped like Il
pointed yoke in front.
An example of the growing fancy for
green is seen in a table cover that has u
centre of quiet green damask-a green
that has a dash OF gray in it: This Is
with soft cream silk decorated
with scrolls worked in bronz and green,
gold and lilac shades of silk. f