The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-31

mouth wash containing myrrh viii help
to tighten The urns n to ward of the
dreadful day.
When you are pale and hollow-eyed
and a trife ~headachy. and still have an
engagement wherc good looks and good
spirits are demanded, try this course:
Lie down in a loose dressing gown for
fifteen minutes In a darkened room.
Keep your eyes closed and your mind
a blank as far as possible. Then battle
your face and throat with water as hot
as you can bear, applying it with espe-
cial nberality to the back of your neck.
Follow his by dashing cold water over
your skin. Rub it with toilet vinegar.
Rest again for FIVE minutes; drink a
large cup Of hot. rather weak tea, and
you will be astonished at the healthiness
and vivacity of your appearance.
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The table for a high tea is usually
arranged without a table-cloth, particu-
larly If the hostess happens to possess
a handsome table, says the Ladies
Home Journal At each place should
be a plate dolly and a tumbler dolly; in
the centre of the table an embroidered
centrepiece in colors in harmony with
the table decorations and the flowers it
is INTENDED to use. At the head of the
table upon an embroidered square are
laid the tea service, the urn, the cups
and saucers, the cream pitcher, sugar
bowl, etc. At the other end upon another
| embroidered square may be placed the
piece de resistance of the high tea
| Scattered about on circular doilies are the
dishes of jelly, preserves, pickles. sweet
| and sour, olives, butter balls, cakes, etc.
At each place, resting upon the plate
dolly, should be a pretty plate and the
necessary silver, a goblet, a bread-and-
butter-plate and a salt cellar. All the
cold dishes are placed upon the table
before the meal is announced, and the
hot ones served Immediately upon the
guests being seated. Broiled chicken and
waffles, fried oysters and hot biscuit,
scalloped oysters, creamed oysters, broil-
ed oysters, and creamed chicken are al
ways in order. Hot buttered and hot dry
toast belong properly to the high tea,
as do chicken and lobster salad. The tea
and coffee are served with the meal.
Generally the sweet portion consists
merely of cake, jelly and preserves. Ice
cream is sometimes served, and whipped
cream of charlotte russo Thin slices of
white and brown bread carefully butter
ed make a welcome addition to the menu.
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Collar bands as well as vests are a
pretty. fourishing feature of the gowns
this season, and they all nave some sort
OF frin extending all around the neck or
across the back. commencing just in front
of the ears.
The latter Is the most generally becom-
ing style, and the effect Is accomplished
in various ways, with anticipated frills
of silk and lace gathered inside, with
pointed pieces of velvet wired to make
them stand out, with three little square
tabs on each side, meeting in the back,
cut in one with the collar, lined with
silk or velvet. and wired around the
edges. A lace frill falls over them, be-
ginning atsthe side of the tabs.
Loops of satin ribbon, velvet or piece
satin. about three inches WIDE, make a
pretty finish, and they are more easily
managed than the wired points. Two
short loops are set in the edge on either
side. leaving a narrow space at the back,
which is filed in with three or four
longer loops. Lace is gathered inside of
this. and almost every collar has the
touch of lace. either full or plain, to
cover the naring tabs.
A black satin collar band, with point
ed pieces of bright velvet faring out at
the side and a short, close bow of the
satin at the back, is very becoming, and
useful, too, when lace is too dressy, and
the velvet pieces can be cut in any shape
suited to the face. The turn-down linen
codars, with deep cuffs, are also worn
with morning dresses, but the prettiest
white collars are made Of embroidered
linen lawn or batiste. with full friIls of
narrow lace on the edge.
These almost cover the wide collar hand
and are not so trying as linen.
There are charming cantssas writer.
which giye an opportunity for the chill
dren to take part, but tina means patient
work for the trainer and the children.
writes Mrs. Lyman Abbott, of christmas
In the Church." in the December Ladies
Home Journal" Such entertainments
should be given early In the evening. and
care should be taken to avoid exciting the
vanity and scif-conseiousness OF the yoanr
participants. Vice mothers object to
their children's coming into such publicity
and in order to meet their objections a
skilled and sensible leader should be Sc
cnrsd-one who will teach the children
their parts without unnecessary demands
upon their playtime, who will regulate
the tempers and allay the passions which
are sure to be aroused unless the small.
people are well guarded. First of all i'm
press upon them that they are to consider
the pleasure of others, not their own, and
that selfshness can have no part in
Christmas pleasures. The decorations and
other accompaniments must be suited to
the place and should be kept within a
limited expenditure. The trimming should
be a labor of love-
II Is a singular phase of the past most
singular political campaign that Miss Nc
Kinley and Miss Bryan should have en-
tered the class of 1900 at Mount Holyoke
College. The one is a favorite niece Of
Mr.. Mckinley. the ether is a second ccu-
sin of Mr.. Bryan A further curious
chance dacreed that the two young ladies
should remain not only in the necessarily
close intimacy Of class feeling, while they
both are Freshmen, but that in the burn
ing of the college, so soon after Their en-
trance there and the consequent wide dis
persion throughout the surrounding cour-
try of the Students they two should not