The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-08

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Will be the dominant color must be men
toned luncheons and teas. There viii be
yellow luncheons and yellow teas. The
charming effect of yellow lamp shades,
and yellow ribbons setting OF the pure
white napery Of w~ell-appointed 1uncheons
can be imagined. It will be even better
than the pink, which has SO long held
sway at these functions. On a dark
afternoon. too, yellow decorations viii
brighten up a room almost as much as
| the rays of sunshine.
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Mrs. Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, daughter
OF Nathaniel Hawthorne. begins her
voluntary exile from society and enters
into her chosen work. the care of cancer
among the poor. For several years the
scheme has been near to Mrs. Lathrop's
heart, says the New York World" Study
convinced her that cancer was the ono
disease least cared for, and that It's vic
Tins stood most in need Of help. Now.
in spite Of the determined opposition OF
definite step towards her ultimate goal.
the founding Of a private hospital con-
Quoted for charity.
Mrs. Lathrop has served some time in
a cancer hospital in New York. and her aim
Is TO ultimately establish an institution
for the treatment Of cancerous diseases.
At present. however, she has only been
able to secure headquarters in a small
house in what is known as the East Side,
and here she will receive those who are
able to call on her in the mornings and
will devote herself to visits at the homes
of afflicted persons in the afternoon.
Mrs. Lathrop speaks very freely Of
her proposed work ana of the misappre-
tensions which prevail in regard to it.
In a recent conversation she said
First let me correct a false statement
that has 0 abroad. The step / am
taking does not involve separation from
my husband. I regret to say that he is
not at present In as complete harmony
with my work as I should wish, and that
he thinks i am Undertaking more tha
my strength allows. l am convinced,
however, that when / can prove to him
that the work is one for which / am
fitted, and make a little success, he viii
be won owe TO the cause.
Later. when 1 have demonstrated my
ability, I may ask aid of my friends. My
great ambition is the establishment of a
permanent home where patients can be
kept indefinitely. Such a home would
require funds, but I am confident that
once 1 prove myself able they will be
forthcoming. For the present / shall
depend upon myself and my own small
MEANS"
Initiating our English cousins, If is the
fashion Just now among people who re-
joice In an out-of-town place to invite
their city friends to run out to dine and
stay over night, n a pleasant and
CHEEKY form of hospitality it as. In Eng
land these affairs are known as Saturday
to Monday parties"
Instead of the necessity to make a train
at a given hour, there is the comfortable
time-was-made-for-slaves feeling, and one
does not have to hurry away just as
conversation grows really interesting, and
the moon rises over the tops of the trees.
On the part of the feminine guest there
Is, first, the question of what to wear
on receipt of the stay-the-night invita-
ton, but the answer to that depends on
the customs of the household one is about
to visit. If formal dinner dress be the
rule. a dainty and suitable, but not too
elaborate, gown must be taken, and this
can be carried in a dress-suit case with
out fear of crushing. But if it is an in
formal affair, which, by the way, Is the
rule, not the exception, even in very
swell establishments, then ones prettiest
visiting gown may be worn, and all
ones toilet necessities can be carried in
a small handbag.
Now a word as to that t~ell-tale hand
bag! It is an unwritten law that a wom-
an must be dainty; If she is not she
fails to fulfill ar important part of her
mission in life, and by her toilet acces-
sordes shall she he judged.
Let me give an instance of the reverse
side OF the medal. Not long ago a jolly
party went over to New York
from out of town to see a
sailed early the next day. and among
the party was a girl who actually forgot
10 take a hand-bagl Fancy that young
woman the next morning; sans tooth
brush. sans comb. sans everythingi She
couldn't have been very sweet or dainty,
and I only hope for her sake that she
didn't have a lover among the party.
L III SdAG nC WOuf4 Adft Detn pTOpeTty
Disguised.
On the other hand, I had the privilege
lately Of seeing the overnight contents
Of a handbag which belonged TO a spec
linen of the genus known as the we'll
groomed woman. and they were a reveia-
ton In point Of feminine daintiness.
First. there was the prettiest and most
becoming Of combing Jackets. which MI
lady brought to slip on when hostess or
servant invaded her room; then a snow
white night dress completed the sub
stantial part Of the outfit. For the rest.
there was, OF course. the immaculate
comb and brush-of cellulold these. as
milady had not the means to indulge in
silver knicknacks-a dainty clothes
brush. a cake OF finest soap. a small bot
tie OF iisterine. a nail-hle. a flask of eau
de violet. a box OF talcun powder and a
downy pun. a square OF pins. half a dozen
handkerchiefs and a cute little pair of
bedroom slippers. With the aid Of these
accessories the owner declared she could
manage TO keep herself comfortable for
a week at least on a desert island.
This clever woman. you perceive. I'M
not only her own wants. but
also the laws Of hospitality. one of which
that one shall not poster ones hostess
20 supply the small belongings Of ones
toilet; Il Is quite enough that she should
give the so5ourners within her gates he'd