The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-03

and an empire dinner service, which IS
attracting much attention among eon-
noisseurs. is 4 decided novelty Al one Of
the great art shops. The porcelain Is of
finest Sevres, and the colorins of green
ard gold is a study in itself. Every piece
bears a miniature Of some notable of the
First Empire. whether CT Napoleon himself
or one Of his brave marsha1s; of Joseph
inc or one of the frail beauties who for a
time crowned her court. Every minia-
ture is signed with the name Of I'm
BERT a guarantee in itself of exquisite
workmanship and faithful portraiture.
One is tempted to envy the future posses
sor Of this unique collection. who will
doubtless be an American millionaire, as
the cost Of the service is something very
near 5000.
Boy babies of a year old wear Tam
o'Shanter hats of white picue, round with
q broad, fiat crown and tight hand fitting
the head, says the Ladies' Home Jour
nal" A p~rettier style is a white corded
round hat. the crown buttoning down over
the brim with white linen buttons, and
tied under the chin with broad strings
Of white muslin. These hats are also made
N-t cSLt 0N4 S0etS- ~ NAtS
brim and finished on top with a fiat ro-
settle Of muslin or lace. A pretty hat for
a boy baby has a softly shirred brlm and
a full pulled crown with lace between the
pufings. Little girls wear close bcnnets,
but may have hats if preferred. though
they are not as picturesque. The bonnets
may have iaring fronts and high crowns.
standing well above the head piece, or
round crowns and close ruching around
the face, sometimes with a fa~r-shaped
piece of iace-trimmed muslin, standing
up in 'front.'. They are made of tucked
muslin, fine Hamburg embroidery. dotted
muslin, chambray corded and drawn in.
puffs and india silk deliberately enbroi-
dered. If the babies are twins have the
hat and bonnet Of the same material.
And now a word on gloves. The white
and ligbt-colored kid. with black stitch
ings. are still much worn, but have GER
tainly lost ground for special wear. A fine
kid. with plain back, is decidedly good
form, as is also a genuine dogskin with
heavy stitching, for morning wear, while
the delicate and INEQUALITY suede, in
black or colors, still remains the glove Of
gloves for the w~ell-dressed woman.
Fashion has been q little ~fancfful lately
in the matter of fastenings for her parti-
cular hand-coverings. The ordinary but
ton is out of favor. and we lave instead
TO draw our gloves together with some
dainty bead Of pearl, coral or even paste,
and in such trifes does our lady of modes
show her growing love for the costly and
beautiful.
Gardeners, should know that 1t is quite
possible to 50 arrange flowers in a garden
that all the purposes of a clock will be
answered. In the time Of Pliny forty-six
flowers were known to open and shut at
certain hours of the day. and this NUM-
Der has since been largely increased. says
'Pearson's Weekly"
For instance, a bed of common dande-
lions would show when ii was $50 O'clock
in the morning and $50 o'clock at night
respectively, for these flowers open and
at the times named, frequently to
the minute. The commen hawkweed opens
at 8 o'clock in the morning. and may be
depended upon to close within a few
minutes Of 2 in the afternoon. The yellow
goats beard shuts at 70 O'Clock noon, alb
solutely to the minute, sidereal time. The
sow thistle opens at 5 A NJ. and closes at
I1:l2 A. NJ. The white lily opens at Z A.
NJ. and closes al 5 p. NJ.
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