The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-17
Furthermore. he builds an acrostic:-

G is for columbus ana Tic cross he
o Is for the Ocean, for the Object of his
life, and for the Obstacles he over
L IS for Land ahead"
10 for his notwithstanding.
NJ is for the Mistake. by which the con
tinent was named for another.
B is for the Bahamas, where he first
u IS s' for the United States. which he
reached on a subsequent voyage.
S is for Spain, which furnished the
equipment for his voyage
But a full account of all Mr.. MacGreg-
oPs plans is beyond the limits of this ar
ticle. They must be left for his Sun
shine Talks" of which he is the purveyor.
80
Wearing mock Jewels has now reached
the stage of a craze. Have you noticed
1t? The old time idea of our ccnserva-
tive grandmothers that to wear an imita
ton Jewel was a shocking display of vul-
garity, is quite exploded, and the most
fastidious woman now wears the mock
gems, knowing that nobody is deceived,
and gratifying her taste for barbaric
beauty taste, by the way, which lies
| latent in the soul of every feminine lover
of beauty.
The up-to-date woman revels in hat
pins which are simply gorgeous. They
are often the only touch of color on her
big black b~e-feathered hat, and so add
to its picturesque effects. Lovely tur-
quoise pins studded with brilliants, to-
PAGES set in the form of a three-leaf
clover, big uncut rubies and ~amethyists,
sombre-looking black pearls, exquisite
bits of gold filigree and Russian enamel
all serve to hold my lady's hat in place,
and nobody dreams of mistaking them
for anything but what they are-there is
no question as to whether they are real.
And, then, the belts, how lovely they
arel Surely. the Queen of Sheba never
5wned anything lovelier han these mod
ern eesti. Not only are the buckles jew
eled, but the whole jointed metal belt is
i~ncrusted with jems, and the effect with
a velvet blouse is charming indeed.
If you are puzzled what to give the
dearest girl In the world for a Christmas
gift, why just give her a Russian enamel
or jeweied belt-or a pair of fascinating
hat pins. She has a jeweled belt, you
say. That doesn't matter. Give her an
other just a trife more gorgeous than the
one she already owns and see if she
doesn't tell you on Christmas morning
''that 1t was the very thing she wanted
"
cit is quite impossible to form any idea
as to the value of presents made by the
Queen or given to her" writes Lady
Jeune in an article on what Christmas
Means to Queen Victoria in the Decen-
Der Ladies' Home Journal" I'm some
cases, when her gifts consists of India
shawls, 1eweiry and the like. they are
very valuable because they are unique,
but the presents she gives to her family,
or In turn receives from them, are not ex-
pensive. The royal purse is not an in
exhaustible one, and the claims on 1t are
enormous, so that the presents given by
royal people must always be regarded in
the light of souvenirs and not as costly
gifts. The Queens children are not rich,
and as they are not able to afford ex-
pensive pdesents so we may consider the
value of all royal gifts from the sentiment
tai, not the commercial, point of view,
and 1t is its pl~easantest as well as most
touching aspect, for it shows that sim
plicity and depth Of the family affection,
which is neither nourished nor fostered
by any feeling of greed or expectation,
bat III 10 90 oilAlPlC III 6Clldl1C d.
that of the poorest subject OF our great
Queen"
Fur is used on even the lightest bon
nets-sable, mink and chinehilla n Per-
sian lamb, but the latter is the exception.
A chestnut brown velvet toque, trimmed
with sable and worn by a girl with the
real chestnut hair attracts attention from
every one, so artistic is the coloring, but
the same hat worn by a black-haired girl
is utterly without style. so it is evident
that there must be great attention paid
to wha is most becoming, as well as
what is in fashion.
When the hair is worn pompadour the
bonnet must be placed back of the roll
as otherwise the length of the line from
the chin to the top of the head is exag.
gerated so it looks hideous. When the
hair is worn parted or with a few curls
on the forehead. the same bonnet can be
placed further forward, and will look
much better. The last and best rule is
never to buy a hat unless it is lust as
becoming to the profile and the back OF
the head as to the full face.
The cradle in which Grand Duchess
Olga, daughter OF the car Of Russia
sleeps every night, is a gift of the
Empress of Russia. and is de-
scribed ~ Russian newspapers as the
e~ostiiest object which the fancy of a
fairy-tale writer might conceive. The
little bed is inlaid with mother-of-pearl
and precious gems. Above the pillow of
the cradle a golden crown, richly Stud
ded with brilliant jewels, is suspended.
held up by two figures Of angels and
wrought In solid gold. The cradle is said
to have cost 5000, 900.
With the advent OF small f~ounces. which
appear on the upper portion of some Of
the sleeves. or entirely covering skirts.
finding a place also on the vests for open
coats, the necessity arises for some form
of bordering which will show them off in
a satisfactory way, and the most used Is
a narrow black veive put just above the
edge, or a Slightly wider bordering Of such
fur as sable or mink, for there is no COM
junction in cutting up the best furs when
necessity arises.
Candlesticks of every description are to
be found, and I'll are attractive. from the
graceful ironwork holders to the elegant
silver candeiabra. Now no dinner table
decorations are considered complete with
out candles and shades. In china the
hower-shaped holders are as much seen