The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-21
ideas for qMoauen,

9 of stones living in glass houses could
oe impressed upon a certain class CT peo-
pie they might be more lenient in their
criticisms.
IF ever a list is made of people who
would never be missed" said a thought
full woman, recently, sit should be headed
with the names of those women who are
hard on young girls"
There are a great many such women in
the world, and the saddest and strangest
part of 1t is that not a few Of them are
found among these who have girls Of their
own. Is it because they think their own
daughters could not be criticised that they
are so ready with their cruel criticisms
of their ~neighbers' daughters?
What must their girlhood have been to
make them put the worst possible con-
struction on what other girls do and say?
Is it possible to so completely forget ones
girlhood as to be laval of the fact that
a girl sometimes errs in judgment; in
matters hat experience would have en-
abled her to decide more wisely?
When you hear a woman compare. NOR
ally. the girl of today with the girl of the
past, in a way that is nothing less than
insulting to the former, look out for her.
She may not be one of the human vul-
lures who feed on a girls good character,
but she has a good start toward becoming
one. When you hear a woman tell a hard
ystory about a girl-not because she be-
neves itch no, but simply because some
one else told it to her, look out for her.
She has gone through the next changes
from beautiful. charitable. motherly Chris
- - r. .,-1an xrr1ta5rn
If a girl thoughtleesly commits some lit
tie indiscretions and you hear her name
spoken with an ominous shake of the head
which would throw q shadow on the love-
Aliest word that ever was spoken, look out
or the speaker. There are some women
|, horribly endowed that they are enabled
scatter poison enough to ruin the char
her of the most innocent, without speak
one word against 1t. !
he pitiful change goes on a little longer
the human vulture finds nothing too
tal for her notice. If she sees a girl
liking pleasantly with a young man the
little world around her is told that she is
setting her cap for the poor young fellow,
who must be blind not TO see what is so
apparent
If he takes the girl to any entertainment
1t Is because she limited Tor an Invitation.
If he marries her it is because of finan-
cial reasons. or intimidation, or worse. In
one afternoon she can weave a web of
suspicion around an innocent girl that
may not be entirely brushed away for
weeks. if ever
There are a number of things in this
GRID which seem to be able to do so
.uch more harm than good that one Is
instantly wondering why they are given
place here, and the woman who Is hard
i young girls has q conspicuous place
nong them,
Some women seldom enter into a
l~oughtful discussion of the difference be-
yeen the customs and opinions of today
i'd the days when they were young with
view to finding out whether the world
as grown better or worse.
They make no allowance for the indi-
dual young girl because of that differ
ice. but simply condemn what seems to
lem unusual and give a place in their
antal catalogue of hopeless sinners to
-1ery girl who docs not conform to the
Lxs-to.whtch they are accustomed, when,
after N re customs of that day were
D~robably< ecu so perfect as to be beyond
criticism. Neht there have always been
people who BOX backward instead of for
ward and regard as without fault that
which is so far away that the imperfec-
tions are unseen or forgotten.
}The large fat hats worn far down on
the face are quite a feature this winter
They. are absolutely fiat to start with,
but the trimmings are so massed upon
them as to build them up decidedly. They
are somewhat heavy looking. but are, as
a rule, becoming, and, it is commended,
have the happy faculty of making an
elderly woman look young, particularly
when a dotted veil is worn.
The brim is usually of felt, but the
crown is of velvet, and occasionally the
crown laps over the brim to the very
d AT the back the brim turns up
harply, and there is the same massing OF
k.mming as was seen on the summer
Is. One in black velvet has stiff, wide
Tvs of black MORE taffeta, and at the
Jack are five punches of purple and
bite violets. Another model is of hello
fope. velvet. trimmed with c%hinchilla,
which is twisted in and out in a most
I'D way. In dark green taffeta bows,
nd at the Dack fOSSS with yelloW Cen-
.ers. There are still some hats to be
seen trimmed with the tail feathers of
the bird of Paradise, but this fashion, so
cruel and unnecessary, is, fortunately, on
the wane.
In dark purple velvet trimmed with
able, and with sable heads lying on the
rim, and sable tails put on very smart
at the back, is another composition
yhich looks as though it weighed a ton,
ut which nevertheless is extremely eff
kctive and handsome. The milliners
by that the latest fad is that the crowns
these hats shall always be of differ
int material from the brim, and one of
he most extraordinary has a small.
pund crown, which is covered with ruches
narrow Valenciennes lace.
$Strange to say, this is not ugly, and is
SO toned down by the black velvet
plumes at the left side that it is becom-
Still another very odd hat has a
k felt brim and a soft full crown of
TX satin, on which are applique bands
yellow lace insertion. This has a
lch of black and white plumes at the
side. and is one of the very smartest
the new styles.
ig hats, Ike the mob caps seen in the
French paintings, are quite novel,