The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-24

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ing them off with a cloth dampened with
warm water. Do not use soar and do
not rub hard; but a careful washing will
brighten the colors without injuring the
paint in the least.
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We nave had coral embroidery. seed
embroidery, and pearl embroidery, but
turquoise embroidery comes as a great
er novelty. owing to the difficulty hither-
to experienced in obtaining any good imi-
tation of these stones other than in the
form Of beads. Lately. however, have
been introduced some fair copies of tur-
| quoises. which are aattened on one side
| so that they rest comfortably, and keep
in place we'll Upon the surface of the ma
terial. Now that these particular stones
are fashionable, these new t~urauoises
will be found specially we'll adapted for
the working of waistcoats. collars n
belts for dresses, to say nothing of the
charming photograph frames, fan satch-
| els. work bags, table c%enters, caskets and
bookcovers that may be made with their
aid. T%urquoises always blend effectively
with silver, but this has, unfortunately,
a habit of furnishing all too quickly. Still
many people raise no objection to this,
but consider that it imparts an old world
and antique effect to their embroidery,
such as is never obtained In such per-
lection by the use Of gold. Fin gold
or silver cord is well adapted for the
outlines of a design, the open spaces be-
ing filed in with ~turquoises, small gold
beads. or tiny seouins-
Upon white satin, q lovely sash end
may be embroidered with silver cord and
bullion, turquoises, and small silver
| ~spangles. Upon a yellowish cream back
/ ground, too. a good effect may be OBJ
tanned. but here gold thread. cord and
| ~sequins will be more successful than the
silver. Another good background is black
| or white net, and some of the popular
designs for sequin embroidery, which are
sold ready traced upon blu linen. may
well be carried out with a large admix-
| ture of turquoises.
The return to favor in jewelry of tur-
quoises gives an impetus to the new "tur-
cuois'' embroidery. Some new autumn
designs show the familiar sequins and
panlettes replaced by wonderfully good
limitations OF the pretty blue stones in a
form to use 70 good purpose. Waist
| coats, collars. or plastrons picked out
with turquoise embroidery will be hand
some reliefs TO a simple toilet, and are
likely TO become popular.
A pretty and novel use for the tur-
| quoise is suggested In the embroidery Of
covers for buttons. A large wooden
mold is easily procured. which. covered
with a scrap Of velvet. satin, or silk and
worked with the stones and gold thread,
evolves an effective and fashionable bod
ice decoration. while affording an hour
or two of pleasant work.
It is the most common thing in the
world to hear the house mother, espe-
cfally If she does any part Of her W
work. complain Of an aching back.
This is often caused by ieaning over the
| cooking table and the stove, both Of
which stand too low for comfort. The
thing for every one to do is nave both
table and stove raised SO that everything
will be In easy reach without stopping.
A set of blocks for the kitchen table and
a raised platform for the stove will OBJ
viate the difficulty.
A few minutes work will fix them all
sured.
For a children's party have a "Jack
Horner pie" Place a large round bog
in the centre of the table; cover it with
smilax or similar greens, and fill it with
simple toys, attaching a ribbon to each
article, and extend the ribbon to the place
to be occupied by the guest for whom the
gift is intended. The children will think
the ribbons are simply decorative until
the end OF the feast, when each child can
be Instructed to gently pull the ribbon
attached to his place, and Will be de-
lighted to find a gift at the other end.
Shot gauzes are literally employed for
tea jackets, in colors that unite the most
becoming shades. such as light green
and pink, trimmed with butter-tinted
laces. They are arranged as close-ftt;ng
bodices. with a bouillonne at the waist,
and many rows of ribbon above. the high
collar bands headed by a small pleated
run. They need to be made up over
iong-waisted stays.
Hop pillows are frequently of great
comfort to a nervous person and will
often soothe a headache. It is well to
have one or two of these pillows at hand
in case of need. Linen covers worked
with some appropriate motto or a spray
of the graceful hops in wash silks are
attractive in appearance and can always
be freshened by being washed
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If you want to be in the very TOP
notch of fashion, have a touch of red on
your winter gown, or in your winter hat.
Paris has declared In favor of that long
neglected color, and 1t promises to be
the mode par excellence!
At the funeral Of an unmarried woman
In Brazil scarlet is the mourning hue.
The coffin, the hearse, the trappings of
the horses and the livery of the driver
must be scarlet.
Make a paste Of -four and water and
sprinkle a ~teaspoonfui Of f~nely-powdered
ros;n fnfn If while GEM IN tho aro THE