The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
proves, ] am sur you would immediately
go and 90 likewise.

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What busy, tired, overworked woman
has not resolved over and over again in
her very inner consciousness that she
would, for the heated term just begin
ming. take the cares of life and the wor-
ries thereof more easily?
To rest on her oars, as it were, and
float for a season on the river of indo-
lence. She gets up early in the morning,
emharking on her daily voyage. fully in
tending to do this, but, before the noon
hour, even, fully realizes that she has
been shipwrecked on the scylla of duties,
most of them imaginary, or engulfed in
charybdis of social hurry and worry.
Why not really make up our minds
that it is an imperative duty, one that
we owe to our nearest and dearest, If
not to ourselves, to rest or recreate at
least one hour daily.
Either walk, lie down an hour, read or
sew. do fancy work, visit or chat with
a congenial friend.
In short, overturn the common run of
methods for one brief space daily, get
out Of the drag, the beaten path, the
old rut of just going on the same way,
from day to Gay.
The result of a months fair trial of
his plan will encourage to further es-
fort in the same direction. And in faith
full observance of some such pleasant
system You shall renew your youth like
the eagle"
If science has dispelled such old wives
fables as that to dream of a marriage
Signifies death, or to dream of a cat
means an enemy she has added to the
subject mysteries of her own. One sci-
enlist systematized these subtle Fremont
tions to make them available for use
and guidance. To quote his opinion
Lively dreams are a sign of the ex-
citement of nervous action.
Frightful dreams are a sign of deter
mination of blood to the head.
Dreams in which one imagines pain or
injury to any part of the body indicate
disease of that part.
Dreams of distorted forms are a sign
of obstruction or distress of the liver.
To dream of fainting indicates a weak
action of the heart.
Gentle, pleasant dreams are a sign of
a slight irritation of the head, but in
nervous fevers often indicate the APP
RkOaNll VI q ~ rs
Dreaming is an experience common to
humanity, though it varies widely in diff
ferent individuals, and in a few excep-
tional cases is absolutely unknown.
Constantinople's poetess lives in a very
gorgeous palace at Scutari.
She is young, very handsome and very
unhappy-always a Fascinating combina-
ton. Her talent is inherited, her mother
the wife of General Osman Pasha-
who is of Turkish origin, having been
a connoisseur of ballads. fables. fairy
tales and popular Turkish songs.
And very often, singing sweet iullabies,
she entertained her friends while visit
ing them in the harems. Her daughter.
Niyjar Hamyn, listened to those songs
of love, appropriated them diligently,
and upon such foundations h painted
beautiful, poetic -canvasses, full of ORR
entail fancy and form, which gave to
them the charm of originality.
Young Niyjar, having learned French
and German, gave voice to her passions
along the lines of masterpieces of occi-
dental poets, initiating very charmingly
their forms and reaching their height of
talent and inspira ton.
.
Speaking of Elizabeth Barrett Brown
ing, the writer of my Confidence
says-.I never saw her in society, but
at her own fireside she struck me as
being very pleasing and exceedingly
sympathetic. Her physique was pecu-
a Curls like the pendant ears of a
water spaniel, and poor little hands-so
thin that when she welcomed you she
gave you something like the foot of a
young bird; the han that had made her
great had not mad her fair. But she
had striking eyes, and we forget any
physical shortcomdngs-they were en-
tirely lost sight of in what I may call
her Incompatible sweetness, I might al
most say affectionateness, just as, while
we are reading it, we lose sight of the
incompleteness of her poetry-its lack
of artistic control. She vanquishes by
her genius and her charm. In reply to,
l dare say, a not overpertinent question
Hoods poetry to Gray'A'but then /
do not care very much for Gray
ltlO VI ISL 6iOfNO WILL OC LIZ
terested to learn. hat the woman whose
hands and arms are famous for their
beauty all wear loose gloves.
Bernhardt wears long, 1oose-wristed
gloves, and her white, beautiful hands
are among her charms. Miss Terry has
a large hand, almost masculine In the
strength of its lines, though the fingers
are beautifully tapered.
Her hand is in proportion with her
figure, and she does not squeeze, either,
into tight congresses. She wears large
gloves and her hands are lilly white and
as smooth as a young girls.
Sir Samuel Montagu having. sent Mr..
Gladstone a copy off DR.. Herbs Jewish
State" translated by Miss Sylvie d'Avig-
dor, received a reply, of which the follow
ing is an extract:-'The subject of your
Enclosure is most interesting, not easy
for one outside to form an opinion on
impertinent, perhaps, to speak it were it
formed. I am surprised, however. to see
the misery of the Jews so broadly stated.
OF course, / am strongly anti-Semitic. In
a singular and rather striking novel, called
The Limb you would find some rather
exceptional handling of Judaism,sI Re:
maia, most faithfdlINs yours. w. CHAD
Stone. May 49, 1861 81 si5igs
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