The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-15

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party. Ii you expect to have games which
involve real play. put away delicate brlc-
a-brac 50 that no guest shall have the
misfortune to spoil his evening and yours
by an accident. Scatter picture books
and ingle views at the sides of the room
for the benefit of those Sunfortunates, the
w~allflowers. There should always be a
corner set apart for those who do not
dance. and this should be large enough
for a table at which a game may be
played comfortably. Look after the shy
girls and boys; that is one of the chief
duties of the hostess. 1t is better to try
to bring them into the general sport
than to devote yourself 10 their amuse-
ment.
Excellent teachers and the best of
music are to be found in America. and
pupils can secure the best instruction in
the world in this country writes Maud
Fowell. discussing Women ard the Violin"
IN FEBRUARY Ladies' Home Journal,
"Eu' the musical atmosphere is lacking. To
Set THIS, to be surrounded by busy, am
bilious fellow-students, TO escape the
home and social duties. to hayeano mis-
ssess save an tRiAhs Ar m nav sisAAAA
rus u more ana at less cost
IN short, to be in a musical Atmosphere
conduciye to profitable work. and much
of it. the student must go abroad. Ii is
IN Germany. to my mind. tina the en-
bryo musician will secure the best mrsi-
cal foundation. There she will acquire
breadth and virility of style, earnestness
OF intention and truth of sentiment,
ss
II your room be stuffy because it has
been lived in too much, or because home
domesticus has INDUCED too freely in the
soothing nicotine, you may easily render
1t sweet and habitable once more By plac-
ing one-half ounce of spirits of ayender
and a lump of salts. of ammonia in a
wide mouthed fancy Jar or bottle and
leaving it uncovered. This makes a
pleasant deodorizer and disdnfectant. fill
ing the room with a delicate perfume
which will be soothing to the nerves and
senses, especially during warm weather.
Try, it
Here is a story from Chicago. A South
Water street produce dealer filed an or
der the other day fer a dozen live baby
d~ucklings. This is the first time in sew
eral years I have had such an order ;,
he sad, tand although it is not a complete
novelty, the idea on which the order was
based seems to have been kept for a good
while in the background.
The little bits of yellow fluff ware
oruered for the purpose of adding an in
teresting touch to a debutante's dinner
party, a miniature lake some ten feet long
by three feet wide having been arranged
nnUCn tho anLa - - -
er of green moss and a few fine fat gold
fish to keep them mpa
4 consider the idea a singularly ap-
proprlate one for decorating a debu-
tante's FESTIVE board, as the youngsters
mad only made their own debut a few
y before they were invited to take
part in the evenings entertainment.
Tine gentleman who gave the order as
sured me, by the way, that on the morn
ing following the dinner the buckets would
De sent 10 a friend of his who lives in 4
suburb CT Chicago, and there placed under
the maternal care of a most rnother1v
and respectable old duck, VINO has in her
time brought up several families in the,
way they should CO."
A man went to sleep the other dav and
dreamed that he was in a city gov
erned by women. 1t was scrupu1o,s,v
cleans n while walking around. he
saw three men arrested for splitting on
the pavement. A garbage barrel at the
rear of each lot was h~and-painted and
tied with blue ribbon. Mail boxes were
aecorated with drawn-work throws. ana
the hre plugs had cushioned seats on top
OF then- Sweet-pea vines were climb
ing over the electric light poles. and a
n~and-palnted cuspidor occupies a promi-
hent place on every corner. There was
no business, not a team being allowed tn
pass up and down the main street for
rear OF making dust. The town was de-
serted, save for the police-women. who
Hlarched up and down to see that no one
with dusty shoes stepped into town.
During the dream a man was hanged in
the suburbs for being out with the boys
the night before.
A high school girl, being told by her
teacher to parse 'sHe kissed me" con-
sented reluctantly because opposed to
speaking of private matters in public.
lie, she commenced with unnecessary
emphasis and a fond lingering over the
word that brought the crimson to her
cheeks, lis a pronoun, third person.
singular number, masculine gender. .
gentleman and pretty wei fixed: uni
versally considered a good catch,
Kissed is a verb, transitive, too much
SO, regular every evening, Indicative
mood, INDICATING affection; frstgand third
person, R~atalSnunber AID gbyEFfede by
circumstances. Me-ohi weil,. every-
body knows me- And She sat down.
A decided novelty in. rn@slins is shown.
it is that of a velvet polka cot glued to
the muslin. OF course they are not to be
washed. as a muslin frock is never pref
ty after passing through the laundry,
and they make up into the most beautiful
gowns.
The velvet spots are in all ~colors, but
the handEomest musIins are those with
black spots. the size of a large pea. The
muslin is Of the finest Swiss quality. and
comes very wide. They are made up
over silk. either white or colored, and are
trimmed with velvet bows to match the
spots.
Delicate book musIins. with punches
and wreaths Of bright flowers over the
surface, are shown by all the great firms.
and are perfect works. of art in them
selves. Quaint old fashioned flowers, like
asters and pinks and bachelors buttons,
are clustered together with dim foliage,
while some have stripes filled with flow