The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-30
HER FIRST
Mary Anderson de Tells of
the PrcIiminaries 10 Her Debut.

ane FffEkt0lnafIeS lO HNef DcUuGs
In writing of her first appearance on
the stage Mary Anderson de Navarro
tells in December Ladies' Home Journal
that the opportunity to play was pre-
scented her by Manager McCauley at his
Louisville theatre. The star who was
playing at the theatre had failed to at
tract paying houses. and DR.. Griffin,
who was Mrs. de Navarro's step-father
and her business manager. suggested to
Mr.. McCauley that she be given a chance
to play: The offer was gladly accepted,
and Mrs. de Navarro writes that there
was only one rehearsal, and it was called
for the next morning. o my way to
the Cathedral" she adds. 81 was en-
chanted to see posters on the fences
making the announcement" The main
part of the poster was devoted to adj
vertising Mines Levick in the "The Spy"
and at the bottom in smaller type the
show bill read
Saturday evening, November q, 1876
MISS MARY ANDERSON, a, young
lady of this city, will make her first ap-
pearance on any stage as Juliet, IN
Shakespeare's Romeo n Juliet; Mines
Levick as Mercutio,' and a powerful
cast of characters
"As was in the quiet church the hour
for rehearsal struck. and 1 started for
the theatre in a radiant frame of mind
Passing with my people through the
darkened house and private boxes
myself for the first time upon the stage.
How strange and dreamIike 1t seemed.
that empty theatre. lighted only here and
day without; bereft of all the eager
faces it had always been peopled with!
And the stage! How dismal it was with
roof, a small gas jet burning in the CEN
tire. throwing a dingy light on the men
a sra r gomsn 6the gYfoo ala po sta ralihn t m f f5s
wings. On seeing me, all looked sur
prised. Some made remarks in whispers.
ed andibl = Scarcely &c Sixteen, my hair in
a long braid, my frock reaching to my
boot-tops, tall, shy and awkward, | may
but it was as cruel, / thought, as under
bred, to make no effort to conceal their
mirth at my expense. However, their
rudenesS was salutary in its effect, put
ting me on my mettle before the work
began"
For Mothers.
In lifting young children the nurse
should be very careful never to take
them up by the arms. This is often
thoughtless1y done. The only proper
way to lift the child is to place the
hands one on each side of the chest,
just below the arTnpits. In infancy the
sockets of the joints are SO shallow and
the bones so feebly bound down, that
dislocation and even fracture of the col
lar zone may easily be produced by neg
lecting this rule.
Another point that the mother should
insist upon is that the nurse must not
amlse the child by tossing 1t in the air.
This is practised so universally that 1t is
almost vain to condemn it, but the care
full mother will never allow It. Even
laying aside the possibility and almost
certainty of a serious fall. it has other
harmful results-the motion of the body
has a direct tendency to produce a rush
of blood to the brain which may head to
brain Observation-Disclosures Press.
Mother-os-Pearl Moire.
OF all the beautiful materials for even
ing gowns this season nothing is more
exquisite than mother of pearl MORE.
In one light it looks silvery gray. In an
other, beneath the silver sheen a soft
rose int CLOVIS, while half hidden among
the folds of the silk are exquisite faint
blue shadows.
In every light the silk is beautiful. A
trimming quite in harmony with the
delicate beauty Of this mother of pearl
MORE consists of bands of white silk
gauze daintfly embroidered. The design
is a conventional one in small flowers
worked in faint pinks, delicate yellows
and pale blues and greens. Each tiny
flower is outlined with SILVER OF golu
theads. This trimming is used in wide
and narrow bands not only on the bodice
but on the skirt of a noire gown.
when a Child Asks Questions.
When a child is old enough to ask ques-
tons he Is old enough to be answered
tr%uthfully and i~ntelllgently. There are
many things which it is difficult to ex-
plain so as to render them comprehen-
sible to a young child, but whatever is
said should be absolutely true. Teaching
TRUTH a little book by DR.. Mary Wood
Allen, is Of great assistance. Do not for
felt a child's confidence by an attempt
to eyade the issue, putting him off with
half truths.-December Ladies Home
Journal" -
TO Clean Channels loves
To clean white channels gloves make a lather
with CASTLE soap and warm alter in which
you have put a spoonful Of ammonia to each
quart. When the water Is tepid put the gloves
in IT, let them soak for q quarter Of an hour,
then press them in your hands. but do not
wiring them. Rinse in fresh cold water with
a little ammonia added. Press the gloves lin
a towel. Dry in the open air, after previously
blowing to puff them out.-Philadelphia Record.