The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-04

own Judgment above that OF Inelr parents
and declaring that it is rank nonsense" to
say that the sun does not move.
The children of today really have too
much made of them for their own good,
though I would not for a moment have
them RELOCATED to the background as they
| are in some countries. They have as fine u
class of literature Us exists, the illustrations
being most exquisitely beautiful; they have
| TOYS more intricate and marvellous than any
their mothers possessed; they are taken
to theaters and operas and are dressed in
elegant material. and their bodily health is
watched over with a better understanding.
But the error in their training lies in the
fact that love and regard for ones children
have almost degenerated into an exagger-
ated idea-that they do not need to study
rs hard and laboriously as their parents
did. and that what with modern aids and
story books the child may be saved the
most of that tedious study. Governesses
and tutors, where the parents can afford
to have them, when conscientious, come
nearer to the old regime thar do the public
and private schools of today, but the ooner
parents and children realize that there is
no royal road to learning the better, and
discipline is necessary.
/ had almost let my pen forget that I had
really set out to give some of the mothers a
few IDEAS as to the preparing of the spring
w~ardrobes for their sweet little daughters,
and as we were just speaking of schools
we will look at some serviceable school
garments. The first is a diagonal striped
rough tweed, made without a lining, but
having a hood cape Lined with satin to
match, and with a narrow band of light ful
around and down the front, which is to be
removed q little later. The hat Is cavalier
felt bordered with peacock lues. Tho mid.
die is a ~redingote of striped cheviot and
velvet to match tho dark stripe. A peaked
felt hat is trimmed with bows of ribbon
and clipped feathers. The little one has 8
double breasted coat of dark tweed with
collar and pocket lids Of ~astrakhan, and
beaver hat with silk bows and bluebird's
wings.
The next has two lovely new coats fol
early spring, which, by tho eternal law Of
fitness, should first be worn at Easter. One
is q paletot of drab cloth, cut with O vest,
and this bordered with astrakhan, and the
sleeves are trimmed with the same. 1t is
princess shape in tho back. A little kilt
plated gown is worn with this, and a seal.
loped felt hat trimmed with changeable
ribbon loops, the shades being gray and
maize.
The other is a coat of white cream laid
cloth, with fat gold buttons and two rows
of gold GALLON around the sleeves. 1t il
cut as a box coat and double breasted. The
hat is white felt, with white velvet bows
and plumes held with o gold buckle. The
dress is Of black surah, the children's own
silk, with two rows of gold galloon at the
bottom. Daintier dresses than these would
be hard to find.
Another quaint and novel little dress is
on the left side of the third illustration,
and it would be very pretty made after
this design in any material or color. The
plated skirt was of slate gray cashmere,
and the waist was gathered on the shoul-
ders. At tho waist there was q girdle of
the cashmere, bordercd with swans down.
The gigot sleeves were of striped md dotted
silk. The hat was of slate gray felt, bent
in a very graceful shape and garnished with
a handsome gray plume and steel buckle.
The costume next to this was made OF
terra Gotta cloth and mignonette green
faille, the body Of the dress being of cloth
and the yoke and sleeves of faille, and all
bordered with swans down. The hat is a
round one of terra Gotta velvet, and black
ribbons, and tuft of tips.
The swans down is not the real skin, but
a Russian goods where the down is woven
on the surface and a cotton backing. It is
very pretty, I think even prettier than the