The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-10

al enchanting odor of the flowers fingers
around the person. more subtle and re-
freshing than any pertaining Of the per
son or clothing in any other way.
In the earlier days OF this country when
luxuries and even necessities were brought
from the mother country. the colonial
DANES had very little In the way of cos
metics that were easily come by.
But, for all that, they had their own
remedies and recipes and were as ex-
pert in the marking of pastes and POM
AIDES as in the decoction of teas and
plasters for the sick. and CONNECTIONS for
delectation of the healthy.
One of the favorite recipes for perfum-
ing the person of the colonial dame was
the scented wash ball. 1t was made by
pounding together in a mortar a quantity
Of pure white soap and as many fresh
rose leaves as it would incorporate. Roll
into a ball and put into a flannel bag
made for the purpose. Dry in the sun
until hard enough and It is ready for
use, emitting a delightful perfumed
lather when wet in hot water.
The bran bag is also a highly useful
and beneficial adjunct to the bath of the
woman who admires that exotica1, well
groomed appearance of those who spend
much time upon the care of the skin.
Make a bag of coarse flannel, the size
of a small cushion, and fill it with bran.
Toss it into the bath, and use instead of
a sponge.
The milky, slightly glutinous substance
the hran inna rte RI the pvafar iS Sai6 IN
be very whitening and n%ourishing to the
skim.
But for all practical purposes of re-
filming and refreshing the person, and
identifying the complexion, a warm
bath used in conjunction with a good
soap. answers the purpose amply.
Used nightly on retiring, the benefit of
a sound and refreshing sleep also ac-
crues.
Petticoats are a most essential feature
in every costume, and 1t is quite as nee
essary that they should fit and hang well
as that the gown itself should be well
cut. Again n again a costume is seen
which, in itself very smart, yet looks
somehow exceedingly dowdy n quite
lacking in style, says "Harper's Bazaar
Just what the trouble is 1t would be at
first difficult to- say. Apparently it is
we'll cut and well hung, and the materials
used are of the best, and yet it will not
have the same appearance of being in
style as will some costume that has cost
a third the money. The real reason for
this is that the petticoats worn beneath
1t are not well cut. Women who are
really in other ways neat never seem to
realize how much thought and care should
be bestowed upon this particular article
of dress.
The new styles in petticoats are bewil-
deringly pretty; better still, they are
Silk is the favorite material, and as there
never was a time when silk could be
bought SO cheap, it is quite possible. even
for the woman who has to consult econ
omy, to have several. Fashion requires
that the Innings of the cloth suits this
lear shall be of contrasting silk, and one
of the newest fads is to have a petticoat
to wear under the gown made of the
same color as the gown itself, but just
q shade or two lighter. All these are
fuller than they were, but the fulness is
gathered into a mail space at the back.
quite like the skirts of the gowns, and
the fit over the stomach and hips is care
fully attended to. A deep Spanish .f1ounce
is still the fashion, but the skirt itself
extends under the 1ounce now One or
more ruffles to trim the f1ounce, and just
as many inside ruches or little f~1ounces
as can be put on, are added. Lace in
sertion is very much used-black lace on
the f1ounces of p~etticoats to wear with
street gowns white lace on those to be
worn with light gowns in the house. In
all the petticoats there is some attempt
at wiring, either with a feather-bone run
through just above and just below the
hounce, or the dress-extenders, which
are really capital. put into the back
breadths so hat the petticoat hangs out
full and wide. The objection often raised
that silk petticoats are too cold for winter
wear is quite done way with by lining
them with hin lam as far as the knee;
this does not add to the weight, and yet
gives sufficient warmth.
No one who knew the Czarina, of Rus
STA, when she was Princess Alix of
Hesse, is surprised at the ease and grace
with which she fills her present exalted
position, for the qualities that make her
appear so entirely 'to the manner born
were equally noticeable in her as a child.
Almost from her infancy she was re-
markable for a dignity and extreme
gracefulness quite singular in a child
and SO much impressed by this was her
grandmother, the late Princess of Hesse,
that on entering the royal nursery at
Darmstadt, she, singing Princess Alix
out from her sisters, exclaimed: "A
there is the little Queeni"
OF the Czartna's kindness of heart one
hears man stories in Darmstadt, the
home of her childhood. Her treatmen of
her instructors is particularly significant.
Her masters and mistresses nave often
been gratified by her kim consideration
for them.
If she knew that they bad had a long
walk to the palace, or the weather was
trying, she invariably brought in some
refreshment herself for them. and would
wait until they were quite rested before
commencing her lesson. One of the gov
ernesses, having driven some miles into
the country to give her a lesson one day,
found that the young Princesses of Prus-
s.a had Unexpectedly arrived to spend
the day at the castle.
The governess, on seeing there was visi-
tors. demanded to return to Darmstadt.
but Princess Alix, remembering the dis
tance she had come, would not hear of ii