The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-26

There are no such polfshers as pearline
and newspaper for glassware of any
kind; window washing, dish washing and
all; but don't think for a moment that
you can neglect cleaning you lamp for
one day; at night It Will smoke just as
you need it.
I think there is more to try the patti
ence of a housekeeper who has to use
lamps than in any other work. They
are so t~reacherous Just as you expect
them to serve you latter hours of work
on them. they will refuse TO give the
proper light; but it's a comfort to know
we have done our part, and they usually
reward us for our pains.
The latest addition to the cuisine is the
aluminium egg boiling cur. 1t is a new
invention, n is destined to fill a long
felt wan for it is not given unto many
mortals to be able to open a boiled egg
at table with neatness and grace.
The aluminium cups are made of pure
metal. are extremely light and easily kept
clean. sThey are designed to take the
place of the original egg shells, the eggs
being carefully broken into the cup so as
not to disturb the shape of the yolk. A
tfght-ftting top Is then placed upon each
cup. They are then placed in the kettle
of boiling water. In the nature of the
metal and the contraction Of the cups
they float at the top of the boiling water
where the ebullition is the greatest. When
the contents are cooked the cups are
lifted from the water by little handles
on the lid
The portion of the cups that has not
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course cool to the touch. such being the
nature of the metal. The cup comes in
two sizes, for single eggs and for two
eggs.
A great deal of black will be worn, but
it will not be sombre; a black silk, for
instance. was made with the short
| WASTED front rolling back to show a shot
| green lace lining. edged all round with
a pleating of narrow black lace. The
waistcoat was white satin, with a waist
line and fiat pockets below, all deliberately
embroidered with tiny gems and silk
flowers. There was a rriple-pointed coll
lar of apple-green velvet turning down
wards over the collar band. Light striped
velvets showing a watered effect are used
for these Robespierre bodices. with cloth.
skirts and double-pointed collar capes of
the same cloth. edged with bands of
green Impeyan pheasant, give a decided.
character to the dress. especially when
the prevailing tone is green and the front
Is filed in with light blue crepon, which
displays on the front a diamond-shaped
piece of black guipure reaching from the
throat to the bust. With this class Of
dress the upper portion of the sleeve is
slightly puffed, while the lower portion
is stitched over 1t in a decided point up
to the arm, a black satin belt keeping up
the same scheme of coloring.
Disconnected women are always ego
lists. They view everything with re-
gard to themselves and have, therefore,
the defective sympathies that belong to.
low organizations. They never win con-
fdenoe. for their discomfort breeds dis
trust and doubt, and, however clever they
nay naturally be, an obtrusive self, with
its train of likings and d~islikings, OBJ
scures the Judgment and they take false
views of people and things. For this rea-
son 1t is almost a hopeless effort to show
them how little people generally care
about their grievances. for they have
thought about themselves so long and so
much that they cannot conceive of any
other subject interesting the rest of the
world.
The fashionable young woman who uses
sealing wax only as an ornament for her
envelopes has not yet discovered its real
claim to her attentions. 1t is Invaluable
as a preserver of lowers. Flowers in the
hair or corsage may be made to retain
their freshness an entire evening by
simply putting a bit of sealing wax
on the ends. The belle who receives
iower from some country admirer will
do well, IL she finds them a bit wilted,
to adopt heroic measures before submit
ting them to the sealing wax process. A
plunge into hot water with a little sal
way of reviving them.
There is a stayfast way of tying the
otherwise troublesome strings of shoes.
Proceed exactly as if you were to tie
an ordinary bow knot, but before draw
Ing it up pass the right-hand loop through
the knot and give a steady pull on both
loops. You may walk, waltz or propel
a bicycle all day, and the knot will re-
main intact In untying be sure to pull
the right-hand string and you will have
no trouble, but if you pull the other you
will only strengthen the knot.
To keep the vanished wood of furni-
ture looking fresh and bright 1t should
be rubbed thoroughly with oil from time
to time. Only a little oil should be used,
and that carefully rubbed in with a fan
mel until it seems to a all gone; other
wise, it will catch the dust and the wood
will look worse than if it had been left
alone.
Female bull-1ghters are the latest de-
velopment Of the new woman. Their first
appearance in the Marseilles bullring was
not encouraging, for when, according to
official prohibition, the feminine espadas
refused to kill the bulls. the disappointed
spectators raised a riot and burned the
arena.
Old-time necklaces and brooches of
amethysts that have been cast aside as
out of fashion are coming once more 10
the forei The exquisite coloring of the
stone Isl quoted universally and ALWAYS
admitted to have a peculiar faculty for
bringing out the whiteness Of the skin.
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