The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-24

porcelain. painted by artists of (reputa-
tion. SO that it is a thing Of beauty. There
is every convenience for taking shower
baths and plunge baths and there are
many appliances that can be understood
only by the fortunate user of them Every
possible wish seems TO nave been thought
of in advance in this bath room. There
are plate glass mirrors. 50 arranged hat
the back of the head can be seen as well
as the face. and a full length view be
obtained Of their occupation in any posi-
ton.
It is said that a good working bath
| room can be fitted up for $1,000. This
would be a comfortable, even handsome
room, with all the appliances of he $1,000
retreat, but, of course, not so handsome
in decoration. AS for the imported tiles
| that are to be found in the $1,000 bath
| room. experts say tina they are not so
| good as those of American make. But
the imported tiles cost more money
Just think of the blunders all living
monarchs have made. even Franci
| Joseph. Of Austria, whom men now ac-
count a Nestor, and all the Premiers OF
/ OdI lllllE dtl0 llGh CtiNI IA NAA
| in which there has never been a blunder
! great enough to be perceptible to the
| million eyes which always watch a
| court. says a writer in the London spec
| tator' in an article on Victoria. 1t seems
| to us that, wholly apart from the difficult
| question of the proper limits OF loyalty
to an individual. there is enough IN
the known facts to justify all the rever-
| ence with which the Queen is Regarded
| and which extends far beyond the limit
Of her scepter, wide as that limit has
now become.
Foreigners occupy in many respects
the position of posterity, and among
foreigners capable of judging the rever-
ence for the Queen is at least as great
as in England, her opinion when known
to foreign courts weighing at least as
heavily as it does with her own Min
listers. This is due, say several of our
contemporaries this week, to the inter
marriages which have made her Majesty
the common ancestress in so many
courts, in every court, indeed, not strict
w Catholic and no doubt the strange
position of the Queen in that respect IS
one reason for the special honor in which
she is held abroad; but it is not the
principal one. Relatives can hate one
another very hard, and the Queen IS as
greatly respected in Washington or New
York as in Berlin or st. Petersburg.
Her Majesty IS great because her reign
has been ~great-great In its enterprises,
great in its successes, great, above all,
in that compatibility which, owing main
" to the character OF the sovereign, it
has shown to be possible between a more
than republican freedom and monarchical
institutions.
When a japanese maiden learns to
sing there is a good deal Of suffering
to be borne-by herself as we'll as by her
family. japanese music is crude; there
are no written notes to go by in play
ing, nor has the singer any Do, Re.
MI to play by observation, imitation
and practice. Instrumental and vocal
music are always taught together. and
by the same instructor, who is either
a lady or a blind man, who has re-
ceived a musical degree
The singular method of practicing by q
young lady intent upon cultivating-her
voice is thus described: During the win
ter the girl ia training clothes herself
comfortably, takes a samisen-a banjo
with a square body. played with a piec-
trum of ivory-and ascends every cold
night the seaffold erected on the roof
Of the house for drying purposes. There
she sits for hours. singing and banging
away, until she can endure it no longer.
Upon coming down she Is so hoarse as
to be unable to utter a word. h train
ing is persisted in until her natural voice
a left her, and a new, clear voice has
been acquired which can be heard in
a storm. The girl screams her worth
less voice, out and away.
A Paris exchange describes the diff
ferent kinds of baths used in tina city.
It seems the French women put starch
into their bath water to soften it, as it
is cheaper than borax or toilet vinegar
and more trustworthy than ammonia,
watch is said to induce a growth of down
on the skin.
The Partisan ladies' maids are adopts
at preparing delicate toilet waters and
always have material ready for use
meal baths. starch baths. flower baths.
sea baths and medicated baths. One
bath which is considered somewhat of a
luxury must have a curious effect. The
bathtub is lined with a linen sheet, gored
properly to fit it. Then a bag containing
almond meal or oatmeal. with orris root
and dozens of other ingredients. is put
in, giving it a delicious fragrance. The
bath being filed to the brim with water,
the intending bather gets in and remains
until she is saturated with the perfume.
A pretty story of the young Empress
of Russia is going the round. Before
leaving Tarsko-Selo Her Imperial Ma
jesty gave a reception at the palace to
some ladies who had taken part IN a
charitable bazaar in which she was much
interested. One of the ladies'. it seems.
was mother to a baby exactly the same
age as the Empress lovely little daughter.
When it came her turn to speak to the
Empress, although hitherto a
this motherly young woman inquired
suddenly, and with irrepressible interest,
"How's your baby?" The Empress smiled,
and was, it is said. delighted at the
naivete. She told the woman all about
the royal tot. Apropos of the Russian
baby. her little highness when dressed up
for an outing is held up at the window
every morning by her nurse for all the
world to see.