The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-12

not so favorable to good erect as one
inch moha1r. the latter quality wearing
better h silk.
This braid Is stitched only on one
side A green or blue cloth with lovers
knots in black braid, reaching a foot
high. is most effective.
AS for ruffes on wooden gowns, they
are left for extremists. They are not
pretty IN heavy materials, but they may
gain favor slowly. for what a been
yet may be-"
bSaiding up the seams OF the skirt Is
not universal. Women who wish to be
especially nobby u it on their black
ciotn tailor gowns. The plan of inserting
coiored strips or elaborate passementerie
into the skirt seams did not thrive.
! think it's a pity that the fashion of
SKIRT trimming has arrived. It costs
money and time, and may go out just af-
Ter we have accomplished 1t.
a clever way of making fresh a skirt
ina IS very far gone at the hem is to
ststcn a band of four-inch Hercules braid
ABOUT It. Certain women use double
raced satin ribbon, but while it is
oressier, it is more expensive, for it does
not wear SO long.
what greater charm is there in woman
KING than that of an easy, graceful car
rage! Would you acquire the art of
standing, sitting and walking? Then
hearken to the words of a celebrated
specialist who has spent years in the
study of the physical development of
woman: 1.-The perfection of grace comes
from ease, precision and defniteness of
movement
"Definiteness'-Ay! there's the rubi
HOW many women are there, I wonder,
whose movements may be called def
mite? Not n in fifty, verify believe.
TAKE the average faminine pedestrian on
Chestnut street; is her gait definite: pre-
else? Far from it! If she walks slowly
she slouches along; if she walks quickly
she leans forward. and in her effort to
make haste sways from one side of the
pavement to the other, thereby losing in
stead of gaining time, n presenting any
thing but a dignified appearance. All this
can be remedied by a little care.
First, as to standing. The secret Of
the art of standing properly IS to make
the abdominal muscles do their work. If
the stomach is held we'll in the rest is
easy. The centre Of gravity being at
tanned, the shoulders are thrown back,
the knees are Strengthened, the chin is
held firmly in, the throat is elongated
and the head poised gracefully erect.
Sitting, too, let the same set of muscles
do their work-which is to support the
upper part of the trunk. Don't let the
chest sink heavily down, depressing the
stomach and forcing the abdomen TO
protrude. Hold the body firmly and
nightly erect, ever when resting in a
chair. Painful at first it may be, but
the muscles Of the abdomen will soon
become strengthened and will learn to do
their duty involuntarily.
T~wo-thirds of The beauty of a woman
depends upon the grace of her carriage.
1t is well worth while to strive for such
an end. but one must remember the
axiom of the famous French woman;
that it is necessary to suffer in order to
be beautiful
why do we admire a Bernhardt, a
Duse or a Modjeska2 Because they are
trained to sit, walk and stand; because
every movement is precise, definite. and,
therefore. full of grace. Fancy an ac-
tress before the footlights in the attitude
OF the ordinary careless commissioned
~protruding, chin out and bust sunken and
depressed. 1t woul be a ludicrous pos
ture, and neither the art of a Terry nor
the golden voice of a Bernhard could
make such a one acceptable to the public.
occasionally nobility of carriage is
natural, but almost invariably the ease
OF movement which we so much admire
Is the result of months-eyen years-of
training; Of unremitting watchfulness
well worth the effort. These courageous
ones become a type of what a woman
should be physically and AXE their
place among the race of charmers."
And so, too, may you, my sisters If
you but remember that eternal vigilance
is the price of grace.
A woman with no care of home or who
shirks domestic duties because they are
unpleasant may owe discomfort to train
Ing as much as to nature. There are men
who perform all tasks ~perfunctorily and
nave no love for work. Women have
more cause for the discomfort of domestic
drudgery, because TT Is more monotonous
than the employment of most men. If
there is trouble in the house the wife
Is left to. solitary brooding, while the
man goes out among his fellows and
soon finds distraction Going out is a
change; returning home is another. By
evening the events of the day have driven
away the cares of the morning. Had the
wife the same opportunities her little
troubles would sit lightly Upon her. Where
there Is discomfort there is usually a local
cause, which may be removed. If it is
characteristic it Is pitiable. The normal
ly discontented woman is a hypochondriac
suffering from a mental disorder which
needs such tonics as are usually given to
grief. The trials of a wife and mother
will appeal to most men as affording some
extenuation. The monotouy Of domestic
duty, and the more limited opportunities
for daily change, will suggest tolerant
consideration and efforts to afford her re-
lief ever unknown to herself. There is a
wide range between the discontented with
irksome and dreary routine-the aspiration
for more pleasant if not more commend
which comes of pampered selfishness, Tt
Will require fully as much consideration
and tactful attention on the part of the
husband to ameliorate 1t, as effort on the
part of the wife. And in the husbands
efforts will a reward be found in the ex-
altation of his own character, even If 1T
fail completely in its effect upon the