The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-12
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These are made to wash,'' she .ex-
planned, .for after wheeling the natural
moisture of the body will wet them
through and through.
'@Then seeg Cut but four little threads.
lift out the bones. and drop your cor
Sets in the wash basin with a bit of
soap. After a rub or two they are
clean n sweet; in about an hour they
are dry, and this rough-creped, coarse
linen needs only to b. buttoned onto the
inquire to put 1t at once into shape.
Now for our golf corsets. They also
are new, and reach only to the waist
line, have loops over the shoulders, and
are meant merely to hold the bust firm.
Along their bottom edge you see are six
buttons, TO which the golfing woman
attaches her under garments.
SO she has no pressure at her waist
and all the weight that she wears falls
from her shoulders
Throw it out, said one. sGive 1t
away said another. AS it seems a
poor kind of giving to bestow that which
IS worthless to yourself. the last advice
was not followed. Blu the rose shade
was so handsome and the colored glass
jewels and hanging drops all intact, it
provoked sundry experiments; and the
result is a restoration to beauty and
usefulness of a lamp thai was an eye
sore for its verdigris-covered brasswork,
says sWomankind.'s
In most stoves a very fine powder ac-
cumulates that is not ashes, vet has the
essence of the wood in it. Part of this,
in one saucer. was nloistened well, and
another saucer held the dry powder. a
pan of good soapsuds stood near, and a
piece of ~sheepskin was at hand.
With a teeth brush all the brass was
well secured, then washed in the suds
and dried. AT this point there was not
much encouragement, but now the dry
powder and sheepskin were vigorously
applied. and, to the surprise of the
skeptics, the brass shene with a soft
l%uster~ very superior to even the hard
b%rilliancy of newness.
This powder will restore the brass rods
when furnished and fy-specked, and an
occasional rub with a wooden cloth or
piece of sheepskin dipped in the dry
powder will keep them in good condi-
tion-
Writing of 1.-THE Conservative Woman
in February Ladies Home journal
Ruth Ashmore, considering her "as a
companion, pays her this pretty
tribute: she is the woman who with
her husband and her sons is the best
companion. She surrounds herself, I'M
consciously, with a spiritual atmosphere
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White eheesecloth is a better covering
for shelves or lining for drawers than
paper. If the drawers contain dainty
waists or articles whose chief beauty is
their fresh, dustless appearance, an eff
fectdve lining is made of a length of
cheesecloth twice as long as the drawer.
When the contents of the drawer are in
order the extra length is smoothly
tucked over the top.
ere's a bit of story that comes from
london and has the rare merit of truth.
Miss Banks tells it-Miss Banks, the
cieVeF american Slfl whose newspaper
methods set London by the ears even be-
fore she wrote Campaigns of Curiosity.
There was a certain young American girl
in London who mad come over with only
the courage of youth and the point of a
pen to keep the wolf away She hadn't
the easiest time in the world, let me tell
you.
One day she presented herself at the
Office of an editor who had bought stuff
Of her. The great man was busy, but as
she insisted on seeing him she was al
lowed to enter. She had a bundle of
manuscript in her hand, and she begged
the editor 20 read it. and at once. oddly
enough. he consented. It was a story.
1t was a story about a young woman
writer who purchased a typewriting ma
hin on the installment plan. All went
we'll till the final payment Of Il was due,
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