The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-23

| the satin Derby curtains which cost Sl2 a
| pair, while a third may be bought to cover
the low wide couch or the fashionable
Turkish divan.
Velour ~hangings come in all the new
shades, and as table covers can be bought
to match the combination furnishes a
good keynote for the remainder of the
furnishing in the same room.
Fer furniture covering the newest ma
terials are satin serges, silk and wool
tapestries, cotton tapestries, while
the newest shades in vogue are Empire
green and Lavender.
In hanging portieres. if there is fret
work in the doorway, the curtain pole
should be fastened close to the upper
moulding, and the pole itself should be of
brass or match the woodwork of the
apartment.
A pretty furnishing for a doorway is
the rope portiere, which comes in all
| shades and costs $3.50. These are par
ticularly suitable for doors leading into
Railways, as they do not shut out the
light as heavier draperies. do.
Lace curtains come in infinite variety,
| ranging in price from IS cents a pair to
$75 and upwards. No special novelties
are shown in materials, but many new de-
signs are shown in Renaissance, Cluny
and Brussels point. Medallion or flower
| centres, with an elaborate l~engthwise
border, are very effective, but many con-
sentative women prefer the all-over fea-
| ture with the light graceful border.
Swiss tambour and Irish point are less
expensive than the above mentioned, but
| are quite as effective and artistic in de-
sign, having also the merit of laundering
well.
Sash curtains continue in popularity,
and may be of the same material as the
long inside curtains, or of a soft shade
of China silk. If the latter, however,
care must be taken that a color is chosen
which will not easily fade.
If. three sets of curtains are used, the
sash inside and heavy curtains of bro
| cade or v~elours, it is well to remember
that the furnishing will be more har-
monious if the portieres contrast with
the window ~draperies instead of match
ing them.
In draping windows h best authors
ties advise the long, straight folds. as any
novelty in design is conspicuous n soon
becomes common. Lace curtains are
box-plaited and fastened to the pole with
pms oaoii Idl elltio .
ing through which the small brass rod is
run, and the heavy valance, If used,
caught up in artistic folds.
Vestibule md front door curtains may
be bought in yard goods to match the
lace window curtains, but it is somewhat
more effective to have the inner door
draperies of China silk and the outside
only of the transparent lace.
The Woman's Educational and Indus
trial Union OF Boston proposes to solve
the servant girl problem. 1t has leased
two houses on St. Botolph street and
chosen Miss Maria Daniell, formerly of
Chicago University, as superintendent.
One of the houses win be occupied by
"the family which will consist of a
limited number of boarders. The other
house will be for classes and demonstra-
tons for housekeepers and houseworkers,
terms that will be insisted upon in place
of the usual mistress and servant. This
school will aim to increase the number of
skilled workers and at the same time
promote a more intelligent relation be-
tween the household employer and the
employed.
Especially it is desired to help to place
domestic service on the plane of other vo-
cations for women No woman Will be
received as a pupil who is under 16 or
over 80 years of age. She must be able
to read and write and be recommended.
When she is graduated she will receive
a diploma, which will insure her a posi-
ton through the Domestic Reform
League. She may take a general course
or she may prefer to be a specialist
cook ,,chambermaid, laundress or wait
ress.
The lectures will include domestic serv-
Use, its economies and ethics; home sani-
tation, the philosophy of cleaning, prac-
teal housekeeping and the chemistry of
foods. Experts on these subjects will be
engaged as speakers and demonstrations
will be an important feature.
The question of nurses and mattresses
caps and aprons is often a perplexing one
for young housekeepers, and, indeed,
sometimes for older ones.
The English rule is a plain lawn or
cambria apron for the nurse, finished with
a deep hem, and tied with long wide
strings while the cap is of swiss suffi-
GENTLY large to cover the hair with long
streamers floating oyer the shoulders.
The broad linen turn-down collar and
deep turn-back cuffs complete the de-
tails of the child's nurse costume.
The cap of the housemaid or waitress
may be a trifle more jaunty than that of
the nurse, as there is not so much depend
ing upon her apparent dignity. A squar
of white swiss, edged with a narrow
futed ruffle and inished with a tiny bow
of pink ribbon is the correct thing and
the apron of generous dimensions is fin
isned with a bib, and brefelles extending
over the shoulders, and fastened to the
belt with button and button holes.
The material used for such aprons is
usually lawn or a good quality of cam
| brio, and the deep hem may be topped
| with a half dozen tucks or a row of open
| work insertion.
Proper attention must be paid to the
| brushes one uses if one values her hair.
To begin with, brushes should be kept
| spotIessly clean. Have them made of
moderately stiff bristles, not too long,
| and put in singly-that is, not close to-
| gether. Closely set long bristles are
very, liable to assist in spelling the hair.
They are apt to split at the ends and
| catch the hair as it passes through them
| and break it off. Watch the brushes
closely, and when O split bristle is found
| it should be removed at once.
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