The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-06
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or two that she cherisles and tries ia
keep the breath of life in without success.
A woman who has been endowed with
the gift Of making things grow. and to
whom her friends send their sick plants,
calling her house the hospital, says that
much OF the health of the palm 50 uni
versally used for drawing room decora-
ton IN the winter depends upon its treat
ment in the summer. Like humanity.
palms thrive better after a summer out
ing Set them IN the ground in the yard.
not in an exposed place where the sun
wild soon Kill them. but in a shady COR
ner. where the soft summer rains may
beat upon them and pure ozone I'LL their
cells,
The same is true of the ferns that form
the centre Of most dining tables. The
wealth that -housekeepers are in time
forced to expend to replenish the centre
piece makes inroads upon the household
allowance. Economy teaches that it is
cheaper to buy two centrepieces al once,
substituting one for the other at the first
sign of dropping or drying leaves.
No plant will retain life If kept con.
stantly under the gas of a chandelier. The
value of having two centrepieees lies in
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where. with lavish treatment in the way
Of water. and a spraying beside of leaves.
the life Of these graceful. tender plants
may be prolonged indefinitely.
A dressing tina is very satisfactory to-
ward keeping the hair in curl, that pro-
notes the growth and strength of the
locks is made from bay rum and
quinine.
To one pint of bay rum put two table,
~spoonfuls of quinine, shaking until dis
solved. Wash the hair in very warm
water in which borax has been dissolved,
about one tablespoon to the pain. Rinse
two or three times, drying in the shade
after wiping thoroughly with soft tow
els. :
When the hair is almost dry pour a
little of the dressing into a saucer and
with the finger ends apply to the scalp,
rubbing softly but thoroughly until ev-
cry part of the head has been thoroughly
massaged.
Then brush the hair thoroughly and
proceed to arrange. This treatment rem
ders the locks beautifully crisp and
glossy. and if used throughout the sum
mer. once each week as a thorough mas
sage and once a day as a dressing. the
growth Of the hair will be much promot-
1t also has the effect Of toning I'D a
feeble scalp and impsrting new life to the
trashy wisps that so often do duty in
place Of the luxuriant suite Of glossy
hair that Is every woman's right, and
which. with a little intelligent care.
would no doubt be hers.
Hair that has hrcu rorrh ~rf-r-r1 LII.
irons and is deadcned and dry in conse-
auence win be restored by this simple
ouinine tonic II its use IL persisted in.
To promote a luxuriant growth of hair
the scissors should not be spared. Clip
once each month. II the hair is feeble
not simply the ends. but short enough
to get most Of the split and broken
strands.
Such treatment may seem heroic. and
you may feel that you have not enough
Of hair to clip, or that You cannot spare
so much. but persist IN the treatment
and You viii be rewarded by a slow but
sure growth of what will in time develop |
into Q very creditable, amount of hair.
. Washing the. hair is. a duty that should
be reIfgiously performed. Once each week
is sufficient, with a cleaning about each
fourth week with q shampoo of borax.
At other washings a good mild soap will
be sufficient.
Dry in the shade always. as sunlight
will dry the hair in streaks, bleaching |
some locks while others retain their
natural coloring.
THE summer glove question: says a
woman. is one HI yexes me. / am
used To being gloved and can't quite
bring myself TO go about the city bare
handed, yet there seems no altogether
satisfactory covering.
SILK and isle gloves are Gravity and
ili-ftting, and even the best of them
wear very poorly. Some with patent
tips are ill-sbaped, with their bungling |
finger ends. and are no more comfort
able than their fellows. I've paid as
high as 81 for a pair of heavy woye silk
gloves that were well made certainly
and slipped on easily and without the
binding and sticking of the great major
ity OF these gloves, but alas! after a
fortnight's wear the ends of my fingers
came poking through as if they mad been
% cent affairs.
THE really comfortable gloves are
those of white dressed kid. and they
are elegant in appearance as well. but
they soil SO quickly that to keep at all
fit one needs three or four pairs. Some
of them must be constantly at the clean
and are called washable, but ev-
cry woman who knows when she
is well gloved knows that the statement
must be taken very literally.
I've finally decided that the most
economical and all-round satisfactory
glove for general wear in hot weather
is a not too light a shade OF yellow tan
OF hin dressed kid and easy nt."
For smart town wear. continues
Madame, we no longer lavish our aRec-
lions on tan shoes and stockings. bun
consider black more correct But there
Is no limit TO the adornment OF our
hosiery in embroidery of every delicate
c~oloring. Some lovely stockings we saw
lately al a noted hosiery establishment
were to be Included Ia a troesseau Of a
lovely bride. Some were fn finest black
spun silk. with the fronts half way up
thc leg all openwork. with tfniest bead
inss o. white silk shamrocks running
between Others were also in black. with
narrow pink stripes aiternased with
broad bands OF beautiful lace work. An
other set. deliciousiy cool for summer
time. were very thin black silk. with fhe