The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-14

many were the days whenz9lrne. Duzmont
cleared more than 81. 600 IN profits. She
moved from town to town I'M the mex
twenty years; being almost always lucky
In her gambling house ventures, until
she accumulated a fortune which WAS es-
tdmated at close to a million dollars. She
was a sharp, shrewd little woman and
except for lavish charitable expenditures
she seemed TO ave faculty for holding her
gains. She placed her money in what
seemed safe investments and finally re-
tired from the gambling world to live on
a California ranch.
In the financial ~roubles of 1873 she lost
her entire fortune and nee more returned
to the mining camps and the gambling
tables. Her old luck was gene, however.
ard enc morning she was oun dead IN
her room IN the hotel at Nevada City.
with a bullet hole IN her head.
When little folk graduate from the
crib, with Its safe, close sides. and come
into the dignity of sleeping in a grown
up bed. there is apt to be many a tumble
upon the floor in the darkness. p~articr-
larly if tine time be summer, when the
bedcqothfng cannot be tucked in" closely.
Little people are apt to be restless at
night after a hard days play. and in toss
ing about It is small wonder that they Of
ten fail out of bed. The possibility Of
this catastrophe has made u~nnumbered
hosts of mothers sleep with one eye
OPEN ready to spring up at the sound
of unwonted stirring in the next room.
Such nervous apprehension is wearying
and altogether unnecessary, for there are
a number of simple devices for making
the childrenss bed un~-fall-out-able. One of
the best is a strip of stout linen denim
cut to the length of the bed and hemraed
about the edges, having a broad hem at
the bottom, through which to tack the
strip to the inside of the side pieces of
the bed, if both sides are to be protected.
If the bed can be placed against a wall,
only the outer side will require a strip
tackled to #.
In the upper corners of the strip sew
metal rings and insert hooks in the head
board and footboard. When the bed is
made up in the morning the strip can be
folded in under the quilts, to be removed
and hooke up into place at might With
such a device the mother can sleep in
peace. quite certain that the little folk
will be found in the morning where they
were placed at night-on the bed instead
of under it
latest novelty. With its assistance its
owner Is enabled to be sure that her bon
net is on straight and also that her curls
are in perfect order. She can likewise
ascertain if her bow Is at the most be-
c,~,t-- 1919 - 49, 49,
All these things and a hundred others.
important from the feminine point OF
view, she can find out on the street with
cut attracting the attention of passers-by
with the aid Of this simple contrivance.
the inventor of this device has so ar
ranged the little looking glass in the palm
of the glove as not to interfere with the
shutting of the hand. He has likewise
taken the precaution Of putting it in the
left-hand glove, so that when its owner
shakes hands with a friend it will not be
observed.
find this ingenious continuance useful.
latter claim, and win be seen by any OBJ
server to lok at themselves in every mir
ror they pass on the streets.
Miss Maria de Barril, who for several
years has been the private secretary of
Mrs. Frederick w. Vanderbilt. Is we'll
known in social life. She is a tall, hand
some girl with large, dark eyes. a brilliant
face and beautiful figure Brought up to
lead a life of luxury. when family re-
verses necessitated her being ~self-support-
ing. she decided that the position Of seere-
airy was one she could most creditably.
fill. Out of several offers made her she
chose that of Mrs. Vanderbilt. Miss de
Barril has developed unusual usine
ability, great tact and a marked aptitude
for her work. She writes a very strik-
ing hand, and has a thorough knowledge
of composition her business letters are
excellent. and she has a knack for the
tighter notes demanded by society. She
signs them all M. de Barrii, for [. Van
derbilt.''
There is no reason why housewives or
any enc else should overhead themselves
near hot cooking stoves al this hot season
of the year. Gas and oil stoves are very
cheap. and excellent bakeries are very nu-
merouS. Keep the kitchen as cool as the
psrlor or the summer house. ever if 0
do have 10 rave cold meats for dinner
occasionally.