The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-10
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The WOMAN OF FIFTY
This Up to Date Dame Tells
How 10 Preserve
Youth.
CULTIVATE A LIGHT HEART
Let Small Wrongs Right Them
-selyes-lmpairment Of coaju-
gal Fidelity Patti and
the Prince.
A LIGHT HEART


One of the trimmest and best "gowned''
women OF all who shop OH Chestnut
street of a Monday morning or prone
made Walnut Street toward West Ph;la-
deiphia on Sunday afternoon is my friend,
Mrs. s., says a writer in the Philadelphia
Press.
She lives. dresses and enjoys life on a
sum per annum which to the majority Of
women would mean shabby gowns and
general delapidation. She is a woman of
80 years, yet no girl could desire a heal
thier complexion and q sprucer gait.
Everything about her seems to say, Here
Is a woman who has been well taken care
Of. or rather. who has taken good care of
herself.
why is it that SO many women have
a continually worn-out look and are so
badly dressed when they are wearing
really nice gowns and hats?" I asked re-
Gently in a little chat withMrs Shop
ing to discover the secret OF her CHEEKY
looks.
Well she answered thoughtfully. cit
Is almost entirely due to the fact that
women have not acquired the art Of pre-
~servation. There is a way to preserve
anything and everything. from her consti-
tuition to her boots. and that is just what
many women miss"
What are the rules for preserving the
constitutional
"Oh there are a dozen good ones. Take
for instance, the seemingly unimportant
matter of sitting well. Now, how many
women know how to sit so as to give ease
and real rest to the body? The spine must
be kept straight and the suppor felt in
the right place. Therefore, she should sit
as far back as possible in the chair and
allow the spine to be braced by the back
of the seat. This position makes no
strain upon the ligaments of. the spine. 1t
allows a proper position of the shoulders
consequently of the chest and lungs,
stomach and every other organ Of the
body. Their work is carried on natural
ly and comfortably, as is also the circula-
ton of the blood. which in an incorrect
sitting position is seriously interfered
with.
o course. it may be said that the best
and only way to obtain real rest is to
stretch upon a couch or bed. But a wo-
man must sit for some part of the day at
least, and why not take her sewing hours
in a healthy, restful way2"
Don't you think that worriment has
a great deal to do with women breaking
down. as it called?"
Il Shout think SO. TIL ravages that
worries make are the worst of all. And
many of the worrying hours are entirely
unnecessary. That is the worst of it,.
st sounds inhuman to tell anyone with
money difficulties staring her in the face
not to marry. But famenting the fact
that the dinner was particularly plain
and homely when your wealthy friend
dropped in for pot luck worry lest it
will rain because James forgot to carry
his umbrella and overshces, could all be
prevented by a little good common sense.
IN fact, a woman can accustom her
self to the minimum of this useless
brooding over tri1es. Not all at once, but
little by little and the sooner she begins
find people ~maryelling at her complexion
And now that you have told me about
recipe for Boots" said tisi 1. s sFor ne looking ing
at your pretty footwear / can't help
thinking that there really is a prescrip-
good trim"
course there is. In fact there are
any number Of good little rules regard
when you come in the house after being
out in the storm take off your boots and
s sorb th al t Tish m agiy rats and These nrev will alb
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boots from becoming shapeiess. One
should be particularly careful not to
place. shoes while damp near the fire.
On the following day take out the oats,
which may be dried and made to serve
again. Fine paper. if the oats are not at
hand, will do equally well. Parafine will
soften shoes hardened by dampness and
cream is the thing for fine kid foot
wear.
ITO prevent .creaking, rub the soles
with linseed Oil. This is best done by
letting the soles rest on a dish containing
a little of the oil. This will be absorbed
by the leather, n besides preventing
the creak will make the shoe proof
against rain and snow. Another way to
keep out the moisture is to heat the soles
a little, rub them will copal varnish and
let them dry. When this has been done
three times you need fear the rain no
And, besides boots, there is that use
full article, the umbrella. Now, what
umbrella Is ever ended as it should be?
OF course, no care can make an old one
new. But it can keep a new one new for
a long, long time. OF course, 1t looks
better to furl it or the steel, but when
at home and not in use it should be
shaken out to prevent the folds from
splitting. A coat of thin varnish given
occasionally will save it from looking
shabby, as the stick is apt to be marred
there.
When the umbrella is wet it should be
dried partially, closed and resting with
splashed with mud are best cleaned with
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