The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-07

there Is a toy Ill the end Of the ribbon.
1Oh. see what / have she cries; and
then there Is a Simultaneous tug at all the
ribbons. with a similar result. Each rib
bon has a toy at. the end of 1t, and the
trick of the mistress of the house is re-
| vealed.
There is nothing better than a surprise
to give pleasure.
One might as well be out of the world
as out of the fashion. Dame Fashion has
decreed that each up-to-date house must
have at least one or two palms in the
hail, parlor and living rooms, and of
course everybody bought them and then
of course very few understood their care
and women were heard all over bewailing
that the leaves Of their decorating plants
would turn down, especially at the ends.
If they had taken equal parts of milk and
water, with the chill just taken off, and
washed them about once a week they
would nave found their palms would not
have done this. Don't give them too much
water; let the earth get quite dry and
crumbly before watering, but when doing
it do it well. It is a good plan to have a
rubber tube with a spray on the end to
attach to the bathtub spigot and put the
pots in the bottom of the tube and give
them a thorough drenching, leaves and all
and drain awhile before putting them
back in the jardinieres. Whale oil soap,
which can be secured from any florist for
a tride, is a good thing for plant lice; AXE
a piece of sponge, wet it and rub on the
soap and wash the affected part of the
plant with it,
The Japanese ladies', Of course. make
tea to perfection; somehow the cup that
cheers but does not inebriate seems to be
always associated with the dainty lit
tie women who fit about like SO many
gorgeous humming birds in beautiful
Japan, seeming determined not TO be
outdone by the glorious scenery in the
midst Of which they live and die.
The approved japanese style Of tea
making is as follows: From a Kettle of
boiling water they pour into an earthen
or china teapot enough to heat the pot
thoroughly; then they empty out the
water and put in the tea, let 1t stand five
minutes and serve. The TEAPOT must not
touch the stove.
A little tea cozy of Japanese paper is
clapped over the teapot the moment the
water is poured on, and a delicious cup
of tea is thus secured, without having
extracted the injurious ingredient-the
tannin.
Very soon green tomatoes will be plen-
ty and cheap. Few housewives know
that with little trouble and expense they
can have fresh, ripe tomatoes in jan
by taking care of the green ones.
The green tomatoes should be carefully
wrapped separately in papers and spread
out upon shelves on the floor of a dark,
cold closet, where, however, the temper
allure should be above freezing. If kept
this way, the vegetables viii slowly
ripen. When they are required for use.
expos them to sunlight n heat for a
coupe of days, and you win have to-
matoes as firm and nice as those offered
in the markets and at little expense.
So
Children should be accustomed as soon
as possible to sleep in a dark room, says
the Ladies' Home Journal Unless
they lave learned to be afraid Of It the
darkness is soothing to the nerves, and
the rest is more profound and refreshing
than when there is the unconscious stimu-
lation of light. 1t is particularly desirable
for children of a nervous temperament
that Light should be excluded, yet it most
often the nervous. sensitive child whose
imagination has been filled with fears
of the shapes the dark may hide.
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Wome who trim their own hats should
keep on hand the needles thai are used
for millinery. The sizes most frequently
needed in these long needles are the sevens
and mines.
A delicious flavor of soup may easily
be prepared by soaking for two weeks
half an ounce of celery seeds in one gill
of brandy. A few drops will flavor a
pint Of soup equal to a head of celery.
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