The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-17
ideas for QMo1uen.


Some years before the war Sallie Ward
was the unehallenged belle eff the South.
and in later times she was always a
marked figure wherever she went. as Mrs
Downs. She died in Louisville the other
day. and only a few lines in the newspap-
ers announced the event. Sallie Wards
father was one Of the richest men Of the
South. He acquired his wealth in business
in New Orleans. but in later life his in
terests were varied and widespread. He.
lived in a palatiai home in Louisville and
was noted for the l~avishness of the hos
pitality there dispensed. Most of the noted
social and political leaders of that day
were at one tinaeyor another guests in his
home. Sallie Ward was not SO beautiful as
she was clever. she was well known in
all the Eastern as well as Southern cities.
Her reign In the social world was at
tested in one way by the fact that there
were few garments worn or articles used
by women that did not have a special
brand to which her name was attached.
There was the tSallie Ward glove" and
the .sallie Ward jacket" and SO on. She
also won great social victories abroad.
She was married three tiYes. First to
Bigeiow Lawrence, of Boston, from whom
she was divorced: then to DR.. Robert
Hunt of New Orleans, who died, and later
to Mr.. George F. Downs. a Louisville
merchant OF large wealth, who survives
her.
A correspondent now in the gay capital
Of Austria. writes in enthusiastic terms
OF the white riding habits which are at
present popular there. Three of these.
worn with white sailor hats. were made
CT soft but thin pique, the skirt extremely
short and the Jacket and waistcoat strap
ped at the seams. The collar of the waist
coat was high and quite military in shape,
and the sleeves hardly fulled at the shout
der. White gloves and white patent lea
Their top boots gave the whole costume
a charming finish. taTiny clusters of small
fresh blossoms" the same authority adds,
.sare now placed in the bride of the rid
ing horses, beneath the ear, their color
corresponding with that of the siIken from
tal.r
'sMadge'' writes as follows in London
Truth about the American Duchess of
Marlborough-"The next day We went
On purpose to see the Duchess of Marlbor-
ough open the Rose show. It was our
first glimpse of her American Grace, whom
we found to be very g.rlish. simple and in
demonstrating. Her great height is well
carried eff. and she will nave a very fine
figure when she is a few years older. It
is rather a trying thing. you know. to
stand on a platform and see hundreds OF
eyes fixed on you wherever you look. but
he young Duchess stood it remarkably
well. received ner bouquet with a pretty
smile, and a few words of thanks, and
every now and then referred to her hus-
band, the Duke, who stood next her, in
q gentle, Submissive, questioning. way.
Sha is quite Spanish in style. with olive
complexion. deepening to a pretty rose
pink on the cheeks, and magnificent dark
eyes. with very marked eyebrows. Her
dark hair is ve~y abundant. She wore
a shot rcd and brown silk and a large
hat with a much too tall plume Of black
feathers. A piece of green velvet round
her neck looked irrelevant to the rest
OF her toilette, but it suited her color
ing, and was, therefore. forglyable. Her
v5.ce Is very soft and musical. a great
caarm always. hat more especially when
oaa a~-a1eas-haa the stfident tones
adopted by smart women and girls who
seem TO think it fhe correct thing to
speak as loud as possible and occasion
ally very much through the nose.
There are a half-dozen new quaint con-
cefts in purely summer stationery. All
the simple conventional sizes of linen and
bank-note paper, in the standard tints
ana kilograms. are still used by conser-
vatfve women and for serious occasions,
but many owners Of prettily appointed
escrtoires keep a drawer and pigeon
hole constantly refreshed with the whim-
seal little modes in cards. sheets and
envelopes. One of the notions is the
big Dale-blue and very thin linen sheet,
on only one side OF which one writes.
A whole letter is put on that one side, and
then the sheet is folded square, two of
It's edges stuck down. and behold an
old-style letter. without an envelope. is
ready. On the broad blank side. left by
folding. the address and stamp are plac-
ed and the effect is very similar to old
family letters boarded in attic trunks.
Miss Tear Ingelow lives with her bach
eler brother in a quaint little house in
Kensington. where she has a complete
horror of any publicity. it is said. Al
though her house is minute in size, she
reveals her intense passion for overs
IN her vast conservatories, where the
roses. which bloom all the year through.
are unrivaled in splendor Of color and
beauty Of growth. Another hobby of the
aged poet is birds, and an aviary built
in the conservatory. which, In turn. opens
into the drawing room, is a source of
great delight TO her. Nothing pleases the
little woman SO much as to turn her |
feathered pets loose among the flowers,
so that she may watch them while she
sits writing at her desk.
There are few women who do not have
trouble with the waist line. BIZ it band,
belt or anything else, it is difficult to
manage and its success may be taken
as a dual triumph in gown making and
in adjusting the garment.
Johanna Ambrosius, the German peas
ant poet whose works have been COM
pared to all that is classic in German
literature, was the second child of a
~worlSingman, and, as her mother was an
invalid, ohsnn and her sister, while |
yet mere children. were compelled to
do all the homework for the family. AS
a young girl the unfortunate poeta went