The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-24
THE POPULAR WOMAN.
Some Authorities Think She
Is a Fool, Others That
She Has Tact.
CHILDREN OF CALIFORNIA.
An Interesting Bit of Carpet
Stories of Portraits of
Noted Beauties.

A most beautiful and almost un-
known portrait of the unfortunate
Queen Marie Antoneitte is at present
on view at Dusseldorf. The portrait,
which is three-quarters life-size, by
Halms, represents the Queen standing
holding a little King Charles spaniel
in her arms.
Sarah Bernhard was compelled, in
Vienna, to appear before the official
judges in all Tho dresses she was to
wear in the plays produced in the
Austrian capital. This scores one
ahead of Boston.
Princess Margaret of Prussia will be
married standing on an inter esting
bit of carpet. 1t was wrought by her
mother, the Empress Frederick, and
upon it knelt all the children of the
household when they were confirmed.
The Emperor, his brother, Prince
Henry and the three elder Princesses
of the family were all married stand
ing upon the now cherished piece OF
carpet.
Taking a broad an philosophic view
OF the subject. says Honora Tuomey
in MateriG MystlcG, l would say that
we children OF California are, by rea-
son Of our nativity aud environment.
creatures of poetry and feeling, rather
than of thought and fact. We have
neither need nor desire to devote our
time and thought continuously to a
delving and laborious pastime, when,
turn as We may, nature presents
features at which we may look, and
rest while looking, TO learn and be en-
tertained. No, we are not just lazy.
We are the absorbing, expanding
plants of this land of grandeur and
simi-tropical beauty and richness,
and when we exhale of our inspira-
ton, the nature of ourselves and our
aliment is made apparent-a sugges-
ton of the lotus rather than the
hardy thorn. Then we are of the
west-the free, open west, where we
all have ample room and live near to
the heart of nature. We are not a
shrewd, calculating race, both because
Of our broad surroundings and the in
fuence OF the mellow and quiescent
climate. We are not at all a nervy
race.
The old, old question as to what
kind of a woman is a fayorite with
men still holds public interest, and
probably always will. The worst OF
it is a woman can't be charming by
reading a recipe for it, any more than
she can learn to swim by reading
directions and then practising at
home-out of water. A bright jour-
nalist has lately discussed the subject,
taking for a text Margaret Fuller's re-
mark to a young girl, My dear, II
you aspire to the position of favorite
with men, be a fool" The writer who
used this text proved that Margaret
Fuller was wrong. This is what she
thinks necessary:-"The woman who
is a masculine favorite is invari-
ably cheerful in public, keep
ing her woes for private con-
temptation; has tact enough
to manage IL State; cares a great deal
more for dress than she pretends; is
never monotonous nor slow, although
she scrupluously keys her voice below
sharpness or complaint; will not for
any consideration speak ill of a friend;
asks a great many innocent questions,
and none that may be difficult to an
swer; can make others do the talking
and exploit themselves, while she
serves only as a whipper in. and last,
but SO far from least that it is the
most important of all, c~ultivates all
the sentiment OF her companion to
the utmost. This ideal character is
not only liked by the other sex, but
what is infinitely more to her credit
she is loved by her own. Infinitely
more to her credit-Mary Clemmer
wrote of Alice Cary and her strong
hold upon all the lives with which
her WI ever came in contact.
indian W omen,
According to a recent writer who
has been there the native women of
India seem to array themselves mostly
in jewellery and modesty, He says:
THE Indian lady is loaded down
with silver and gold jewellery and pre-
cious stones. Her ears have many
rings in them. some so large that they
reach her shoulders. Next comes
the nose, with rings large enough for
a bracelet. Occasionally the lips are
also ornamented.
'Then she has several necklaces of
costly pearls, armlets, wristlets and
anklets, and innumerable rings on
most of her fingers and toes, including
the thumbs and great toes. An In
dian lady's jewelry vas weighed On
one occasion and it was found to turn
the Scales at thirty-five pounds.
1.-The convert onal dress for ladies
consists of a piece OF silk of gorgeous
ly colored cotton about five yards long
and half a yard wide. This is wrapped
about the body in the following way;
One end is circled around the waist
once or twice, then the remainder is
thrown over the left shoulder, leaving
the right breast, both arms and legs
bare. The cloth reaches nearly to
her knees.
ut may thus be seen that she is
well dressed for the purpose of dis
playing her ornaments and comfort
ably dressed for the climate" THE
Philadelphia Cal.
Disappearance of a Portr ait.
The story of the disappearance of
Gainsborough's portrait of the beau
tiful Duchess of Devonshire belongs
to the Romance of Art. The history
of the vicissitudes of art treasures con
tains nothing startling than the
theft OF this canvass. 1t was brought
10 the hammer of Christie's in King
yasss TS aromaS