The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-19

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from chin to hips. until the flesh grows
pink and warm under the staccato blows.
This is the effective substitute for mas
sage, and should be followed by rising
on tiptoes in rapid succession. raising
the shoulders at the same time. clutch
ing the hands and setting every muscle
taut and strained. A little practice of,
say, half al hour, following the bath
and before resuming any garments, is
not less admirable than the somersauits
and will get a woman into such round
symmetry of shape n excellence of
outline that at fifty there is no good
reason why she should not overlook
gray hairs and a crows foot or two, and
forty"
When a girl reaches a certain age, say
~ent or eighteen, she should be made
an allowance, paid monthly or quarter
". out of which she should be expected
to provide herself with gowns, hats. and
all the staple requirements of her toilet.
AS to Injuries, like furs. Jewels, ball
gowns. and such things, says the San
Francisco Chronicle they may be left
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ents, who need not stint themselves in
that because they give her an allowance.
Too much stress cannot be laid upon the
fact that every girl should have an al
lowance, and thus be trained to the ex-
penditure of money.
Many a young girl. when she marries
and goes to her husband, excites alter
nately his irritation and alarm, owing
to her utter ignorance of money. If such
a girl had been trained from girlhood
to the receipt of a stated sum out of
which she had to meet her needs she
would make a better wife.
Do not put a coat or dress away with
dust in the folds or pleats. Shake the
garment well and brush with a soft
whisk broom. for dust is never so easily
removed as at first.
Chemists say it takes more than twice
as much sugar to sweeten preserves and
sauces If put in when they begin to cook
as it does if the sugar is added after the
cooking is done.
Soap used on the hail is apt to make
it brittle. If any is to be used. tar soap
is the best, and after using rinse the
hair in several waters in which a little
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An excellent cologne may be made
with half an ounce of oil of bergamot,
quarter of an ounce of oil of lemon, half
an ounce of oil of orange. half an ounce
of oil of English lavender. half a drachm
of neroli and one quart of alcohol. Shake
the bottle several times a day for four
or five days.
Soap tree bark makes an excellent
cleaning fluid for removing spots from
| mems clothing or any kind Of black
goods. Put ten cents worth of powdered
bark in one quart of soft water and let
it steep an hour or more. Strain through
a fine cloth into a quart jar and add two
tablespoonfuls of alcohol to it. Use q
soft brush on a piece of black cloth to
rub the soiled places.
Eyes. I her saw her in London. ]
watched her performance of La Dame
aux Camlias' and Fedora She was
admirable in the first play, but the
latter was completely beyond her grasp. Z
says Sarah Bernhard regarding Duse
ut is so utterly ridiculous continued
Nine. Bernhardt, with a gesture Of
me to la Duse. (Bernhardt always call.
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i,similarity in our work. She is a clever
comedienne and could be justly compares
with Rejane, but it is positively stupid
to compare her with me. She has nj
power and no poetry. She could no
poetic roles which are in my re
pertoire. 1t was the German critic
who began to draw comparisons. ant
they did it simply to annoy me. whom
they hate, because I have always re
fused to go to Germany. Jnoticed. b.
the bye, that la Duse announced, OF
landing here, that she dislikes America
Why does She come then2 To max,
money? That is surely a strange reason
for an artistic to give. I GOULD max,
money if I went to Berlin, but I dislik'
the Germans, and SO / don't go there.
would never play in a country / dis
~liked-even to make money.
Yearin n year out Bernhart receive
more money than anybody on the stage
Duse takes 70 per cent. of the receipts
buys her own scenery and costumes an
plays her own company. When bushes
is good she makes plenty of money
when businests is bad she loses. Blu
however, things go, Sarah receives Z,
800 francs a week all the year around
and at the end of December she know
that her exact income for the twelv
months has been s72, 900. During the tim
she has been on the stage Nm. Bern
hardt has earned nearly a, million and
half dollars. Yet she is not wealthy
not so rich as Fanny Davenport. Lolita
Melba, Jean de Reszkes or Joseph Jeffer
son. Where does her money go? Wha
has become of the vast fortune she ha
earned? Nobody can tell. and Sarah leas
Of anybody. Her tastes are simple. Sh
never touches wine. Her diamonds wi
not compare with those Of Melba, and he
gowns are unique creations designed b
herself and inexpensive. Without violat
ing any confidence we may state hat tn
greater part of Nm Bernhardts incom
Is devoted to charities. The sufferin
never appeal to her sympathies in vair
She has beneficaries in almost every tow
she visits. M
1 The 'twish-bone'' penwiper is a cleve
: Idea for the small boy or girl to max
) for mamma or papa as an Easter gift
4 It is a simple little affair, but is real
useful for the writing-desk. A goot
2 sized wish-bone is required for the fount
I, alton. The head Is made upon the uppt