The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-16

| knot, which Is arranged on the crown of
the head, must not tower any higher
than the front, the extra height being
given by THE feathers. aigrettes and bows.
The prettiest ornament worn is a white
aigrette, with diamonds here and there
set on TRY wires that tremble with every
move of the head.
The Marie Antoinette couture, arrang-
ed with a large bowknot at the back,
Is charming for some women, and lit
tie bowknots of gold and silver set with
fancy stones are suitable ornaments
No one need to- fear an excess of decora-
ton, for three or four side combs and
as many fancy pins are only a begin
ming toward the complete fashionable
couture.
Mercury wings en- spangled gauze or
set with precious stones are very effec-
tive when they crown a Madonna-shaped
race. and silver set with ordinary bril-
liants is very snowy. A dainty decora-
tion worn by u ladies is a marrow
wreath of violets, or some fine flower,
around the back hair, and fastened at
the top with an upright bow of white
satin ribbon. The fashion of waving
the hair all around seems to ave come
to stay, but it must be done in the large
soft waves, not the close crinkled ones of
last season.
Perhaps the last among the whims of
fastidious women is the small sachet
blanket that lies all day between the
sheets and is taken out at night. It is
heavily ~impregnated with lavender or
violet powder and can be bought, all pre-
pared, at the shops, like the new per-
fumed wells and fans and gloves. Care
full s%training is the means whereby these
last three articles are given their de-
licious odor, that does not last, however,
more than a few days.
The same code of fashion that still
frowns on the use of perfume on ones
stationery discourages the mixing Of
odors. If you elect to use heliotrope,
use hat only and with everything, or
conf1ne yourself to violet, or the ex-
quisite French miel du ~capucine, in
English called nasturtium honey. In the
bath pour cologne of perfumed ammonia,
on your dressing table to rub into
the palms of your hands, a lightly
about the back of YOU neck and anoint
your ears, keep a tiny square jug of ga
Ia RENE des Abeilles" or 'rviolette du
Gar" The first is supposed to be an ex-
tract from the bread bees make to feed
their queen on the richest pollen in the
flowers.
The other is a new distillation from
Russian violets, n though exceedingly
costly, this is as pure a bouquet of the
violet as altar of rose is Of roses. AL
of these new honeys n waters are
applied by very exquisite persons with
the finest camel's-hair brush, and then,
if friction is administered to the per-
fumed flesh. the pores will accept and
hold the odor an unusually long time.
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Much is heard of the round shoulders
and narrow chests of the children Of the
present, n but little of the easy meth
DDS of guarding against them. Said an
enthusiast on the subject of physical de-
velopment recently: II ave seen a stoop-
ing figure and a halting gait,
led by the unavoidable weakness of lungs
incidental to a narrow chest, entirely
cured by a simple and easily-performed
exercise of raising ones self upon the
toes leisurely in a perfect perpendicular
several times daily"
To take this exercise properly one
must take a perfect position, with the
heels together and the toes at an angle
of As degrees. Then drop the arms life
lessly by the side, Initiating and raising
the chest to the full capacity ~muscularly,
keeping the chin well drawn in and the
crown of the head feeling as if attached
to a string suspended to the ceiling
above. Slowly raise Upon the balls of
both feet to the greatest possible height,
thereby exercising all the muscles of the
legs and body, and drop once more into
the standing position without swaying
the body backward out of the perfect
line.
Repeat this same exercise, first on one
foot and then on the other. 1t is won
derful what a straightening-out power it
has upon round shoulders and crooked
backs, and one will be surprised to note
how soon the lungs begin to show the eff
feet of such expansive development. The
exercise is best taken in the open air, but
v as an indoor exercise it is one Of the
best for Strengthening the muscles
Strengthening the shoulders and expand
ing the lungs.
Some persons wonder why engaged peo-
pie generally prefer to keep their engage
ment as quiet as possible until the day of
the wedding. Perhaps the reason lies in
the results of a newspaper announce
ment.
The other day an engagement was men
toned in one of the afternoon papers. 1t
was in the last edition of the paper, but
early the next morning several awning
n lrarc nova a. f1n ho-oa ~ +L1 f-+,,-,
brides parents, soliciting the contract for
supplying an awning when the event came
off. On the same morning and in the
first mail no less than half a dozen
printers and engravers sent samples of
their work and quoted prices
for which they would be will
ing to prepare the wedding cards,
according to the latest dictates of
fashion. During the remainder of the
week milliners, caterers, .dressmakers,
hverymen, furniture dealers, hardware
men and ~drygoods merchants made known
their desire to supply the future bride
and groom with all the outfit that they
might need or imagine they needed.
TIL young folks are now waiting for
bids from ministers who are willing to
tie the knot at bargain prices.
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The leading novelty at present is found
in the meire velour, which has had a very
successful run already this m;n+ar IN nta5n