The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-07

ed-although one is more inclined to
hin of the peasants whom "Marcella"
visited, and who We're as much embar-
raised by her presents as she was by
thefrs-but does the maid then, when
she is waiting on table, for instance, re-
frain from joining in the general con-
versation? Does she leave the room
when callers come? Does she never pre-
sumo on the certainly unusual privi-
leges given her.
If she doesn't she is indeed a refined
Annie, and worth her place of friend
of her mistress. But who can tell how
she viii stand the experiment until she
has been tried? And suppose she didn't
stand it well. what then? One can't go
back to the old relations, and the new
ones have been spoiled.
The most striking features of the Chill
can cities. Valparaiso and Santiago are
those of their women. Probably nowhere
else in South American on all the West
ern Hemisphere, is there to be found so
large a proportion Of pretty women in a
total population. The Spaniards say that
the very air there ~onduces to a perfect
development of form and feature. How
ever that may be, 1t is a fact that the
proportion of beautiful women to be
seen in the cities mentioned is remark
able TIL pure blood of the German.
French and English has mingled with
the Indo-Spanish, and the result is a rare
with the graces and beauties of each.
beside which the far-famed beauty of
the Ind~o-Spanish women seems tame
and insipid. With their beauty they have
much ease and grace of movement. and
walk with the long, swinging, virile stride
of the English girl.
Strange to say, the modern Chilean
beauty has little love for the Spaniards.
n resents the imputation that she is
an "Indo-Espanol." But they are pleased
immensely, any and all of them. when
referred to as the yankees of South
America On the promenades or when
shopping, riding and attending to ordi-
nary social duties, they are attired quite
as f~ashionably as any of their sisters
further north. While attending church
however, they Invariably dress
IN black and discard the latest French
in millinery for a mantua, which
has a bewitching effect when worn by
one of these glorious senoritas. The man.
tua is the common head dress of the
poorer classes.
me brunette is the more common type
of beauty, though a magnificent type of
blonde Is not uncommon. The brunettes
clear, olive skins, their features are
finely chiseled and their eyes, big and
black. are lovely beyond description. In
both Valparaiso and Santiago women act
as conductors on the street cars. The cars
are double-decked, and the conductor
who wears a smart uniform. has a seat
en- the rear platform. There she sits and
collects the fares of the passengers as
they get on, and she rings the register.
with which all the cars are fitted. with
cut leaving her seat. She is affable, DO
lite, even tempered and accommodating
to every one.
Madame Melba addresses students of
music in an instructive, practical paper
In the November Ladies' Home Jour
nal She tells in her article on 9TH
Vocal Student" of the necessity of Sc
curing a thoroughly competent teacher,
OF practice, and the care of the health;
emphasizes the Importance of being train
ed musicians as well as vocalists; talks
OF the monetary value of a musical train
ing and of European study. With regard
TO the monetary rewards of a capable
singer Madame Melba says:-"To a girl
properly trained and qualified the pro-
fession of a vocal teacher is one of the
most remunerative. Good teachers are
scarce and in great demand, and as the
fees are large IN excellent income may
be obtained. Next comes the career of
the church singer. Every church has it's
choir, and in the majority of cases the
soloists composing 1t are paid, and often
well paid. Engagements as a drawing
room singer can be secured in large cities
when one has talent and faculty, and
the voice is not sufficiently large
for its possessor to become a concert
singer. The fees of the successful con-
cert singer are large; she is constantly
In demand; her repertoire is of songs.
not of entire roles. and is more easily ac-
quired; her. expenses are limited to the
cost of a few evening gowns, in the place
of scores of costumes. For the opera
singer there is plenty of hare work, but
for that there is the compensation of
being associated in many cases with the
famous artists of the world, whom to
know is a liberal education
Every child knows the story Of Jack
Horner, who sat in a corner, eating a
Christmas pie" Therefore, a Jack Hor-
ner" pie has a significance that is UNDER
stood at once by the little people. There
always is a desire to get something new
for the children, and this iii of party
has been found to be successful.
The youngsters gather around a table
on which seems to be a great pie, COW
cred with smilax and other eyergreens.
preserving a delightful suggestion Of mys-
terry From the leaves stretch in all di-
~rections gay-colored ribbons.
This is the pie, children. but you must
not pull the ribbons. or you will drag the
inside OF the pie out.''
w won'tr' come in a chorus of sill
very voices from the twenty or so little
ones.
The pie is a round box. although no one
can see without close examination
whether 1t is pie crust or only vanished
brown cardboard. The little fingers can
not keep away from the ribbons and at
last one venturesome young girl-it Is
generally a girl of course. with her in
herftance OF Mother Ewes curiosty-x1yes
: ffse - = ~3bt<<~ 49, 49,