The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11

work was practically done. Too mature
to depend upon physical charms, she ac-
cepted the situation as best she might,
and alas. overdid her part.
Faded, plain, indifferent-resigned, the
average woman of 50 tsome years ago.
was often a sad comment upon her prom
ises ait 20.
But we have changed all that today.
Experience mas shown that there Is a
subtle beauty in dignity. a mastering
orarqn in maternity and an overwhelming
attraction in maturity that are danger
oas rivals TO mere pink-and-wfite perfec-
ten, handicapped by crudeness and mex
perfelce, and so the developed woman is
the queen of the present hour.
Conscious of the effect of first impress
sions, the modern mother realizes that
She is fluffy as important as are her chill
dren, and she sees to it that her toilet is
as carefully arranged as is theirs.
Interested i'm the varied routine of ac-
tive club life, she gracefully exchanges
the absorbing topics of youth and love
for the wider horizons of literature and
philanthropy, and SO wild awake is she,
SO comfortable and so calm. that her
presence has grown to be at least a haven
of rest for the modern man.
Here and there we still catch a rem
nant of the old-time idea that a woman
past youths prime is no longer a fit sub
ject for anything but modified respect.sA
man was always as old or as young as
he chose to be, but a woman-that is, a
married one-was perforce too old for
many of the pleasures that are now her
chief delight.
Unmarried women, of course, had more
latitude. but even above their heads there
ever lowered the two m~onosylables that
marked their doom.
But there are no old maids nowadays.
and by and by when the happy c~ontagion
has spread all about the race of middle
aged women, who sadly dream that their
best days are gone, will be extinct; will
have given place to ONE that sees and
knows that lit is better far to be 30 years
young than 30 years old
Between the reign of Louis XVI. and
the time of Napoleon, France passed
Through the most painful events of her
history, says "Harper's Bazaar The rule
Of the great general brought about a
complete change in everything. The So
ciety which sprang into existence during
tine Revolution was too new and too. UNI
cultivated to appreciate this delicacy of
workmanship, which was superseded by
false and heavy n1agnificence. Articles of
furniture were now covered with useless
attributes, such as the arms of armchairs
s4~a p~fo r- aaM7 irt%< tho vCo1yr" - rr-3ro- flH4
of chairs representing burning torches or
filled quivers, tables supported by sphinxs
or dolphins. n 'ibedsreads made in the
form of boats destined to descend the
river of life" etc.
The wars of Napoleon cafled the abten-
tfon Of the people to art in o1ner lands.
and, as the result, we see in the furni-
ture of this period the Introduction of
Greeian, Egyptian and Syrian forms. An
Gent Greek tripods, the figure of the
winged victory, and Roman fasces with an
OK in the centre, antique helmeted war;
riors used on medallions, and various
mythologieal characters were much en-
ployed in his style; also representations
of the battles of Napoleon, in which the
Emperor poses as a Roman general.
DIR. Kalke says of this style:-eFare-
we'll to your narqueterie and Boule,
your ribbons. festoons and rosebtes of
gllded bronze; the hour has come when
objects must be made to harmonic with
circumstances. Such was the point Of
departure from the brilliant Renaissance.
London Truth prints the following
advertisements. The first is for a chape-
ron. and reads-'Wanted. by a dowager
too aged to ride a cycle (e~ighty-four), and
experienced lady cyclist accustomed to
the very best society. Must be able to
rid twenty miles an hour, so as TO keep
in sight youngest daughter, who is agile
and injudicious. Apply to A. B. c., g. Bel
grave square" In the other a chaperon
wants a place. and she 'says:-'A lady,
highly connected, is prepared to chaperon
Con a cycle the ambitious daughters of
a millionaire. Is an expert in all PAGES
(cycifng). Can be trusted ito keep along
sid of the swiftest detrimental, an to
lag discreetly in the rear of an eligible
younger son."
Honiton medallion braids and the
coarser Battenburg braids are much used
for table counterpieces, doilies, bureau
scarfs, handkerchief cases and the like.
The secret in using such braids IF me-
daflions are to be detached is in properly
fastening the ends. Pass a needle thread
ed with fine thread into the stem between
the medallions. and buttonhole the space
between as closely as possible. Then cut
in the middle. turn the little end under
and hem in place.
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KNOCKED HIS MOTHER DOWN.
Justice Potts Rids the County of a