The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-04

a superb diamond hilted saber and the
hrim dotted with small real gems.
This fashion. though really appropriate
only to royalty, has been appropriated by
Our own wealthy cosmopolitan country
women, but the display of diamonds worn
in such form seems not quite in good
taste and the risks attending it are
obvious.
Hon. A. Oakley Hall writes Of when
Jenny Lind Sang in Castle Garden for
the November Ladies Home Journal
the first Of a series of Great Personal
Events described by eyewitnesses for
that magazine. OF her first appearance
her first song-in America. and the UNI
preeedented enthusiasm she aroused, Mr..
Hall entertainingly and graphically writes:
'Hark to the voiceI 1t is beginning the
arst bar of 'Casta Diva from Norma
The silence in the audience is intense.
She has sung Only a few bars of the
matchless cavatina before all music
lovers recognize that while other artists
ave endeavored to make something out
Of 'Casta Diva Jenny Line is embody-
ing 1t. There is the gradual growth of
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high notes, as triumphs of pure express
sion and not of merely physical marvel,
and finally bird-like ecstasy of trills. Be-
fore her is an abyss of hush, into which
she pours that voice, the very soul Of
song. She ceases, and timidly-not proud
Iy-bows, and is retiring when the audi
enee, not content with making the usual
American demand for an encore, arises
en- masse. and repeats with fourfold
energy and spirit the almost frantic de-
monstration with which it greeted Jenny
Linz upon her entrance. The audience is
literally wild. Never has a singer go
stirred her listeners before. The thur
derous applause keeps up for many min
utes Until the audience seems exhausted.
49, Trained musicians are praising
the fueney and precision of Jenny's
chromatic scales. One is emphasizing
what he terms the inspired vitality Of
Lind's voice. and the unanimous verdict
seems to be that never were heard in
concert-room sweeter tones. Even white
haired veterans, who a listened to
Ma1ibran and her sister v'ardot, or to
Grisi, or to Adelaide Kemble, all pro-
nounce Jenny Lind the superior of those
old time song angels in realms conse-
Grated by Saint Cecilia
So
The caps which baby wears when he
takes his outing are made of silk usually.
The plainest are trimmed with a little
ruehing and embroidery. They are 81.
Others more elaborate trimmed with lace
and embroidery are 81, 50 and s..
The little mittens are of zephyr and an
CORA from Is cents on to as much rs
one cares to pay. Pretty ones of silk and
wool are 50 cents.
There are feggings Of white zephyr at
s. cents to $3.50. For very young babies
they come with feet at $225.
Basket and hampers for baby's toilet
articles are made as dainty as one wishes
either pink or blu silk, covered with
Swiss, and lace, forms the lining. There
is a long roll pin cushion and two little
pockets. Large bows of ribbon decorate
the handle and a ruffle of lace hangs over
the sides of the basket. The baskets can
be had for $3.50. or one can make them
much cheaper. The hampers, which are
newer than the baskets are SIS to $29. One
at $23 was lined with pale blue silk. 1t
had a tray top TO hold the brush, comb
and puff box, and a little drawer at the
bottom. The clothes are to put between
the drawer and tray.
"
The bicycle craze has had d decided in
fiaence in making the wasp waist less
fashionable. For years the French and
American women not endowed with small
waist have resorted to every available
means to secure that chic appearance so
dear to every feminine heart. and of which
a small waist has always been a leading
feature.
They have listened courteously to the
warning against tight lacing and given
their eorsets an extra twist as a com
mentary. The laws of health nave little
weight when they do harmonic with the
laws of fashion.
With fashions decree thai outdoor
sports OF all sorts are the proper caper for
the women Of today to follow comes the
loosening of corset strings and the adop-
ton of a corset built upon the natural
figure. which is very different from the
extremely high bust corset with the long
waist line and narrow hips, which fnvari-
ably throws the bust and hips out of
place.
Every person ought to know that SUPER
1uous flesh which is compressed In any
part OF the body must go somewhere. The
pftiabhe contrast between a small waist.
~protruding hips and a too prominent alb
| domen has been In evidence too long. Al
change ought to be hailed with delight,
not only by the women, to whom it means
better health, a more pleasing figure, and
easy carriage, but by the manufacture and
retailer.
II IS notorious that the retailer has
many corsets returned with the COM
plant, These corsets have broken at the
waist, and I've only worn them two or
three times" In order to retain the
patronage Of the customer the merchant
must give her a new pair OF corsets,
while, as a matter of fact, 1t was NOT
that the corset had given poor service,
but that in the first place the customer
had insisted upon purchasing a corset I'M
adequate to the proportions Of her figure,
says the Dry Goods Economist"
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