The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-08

make n fashion plate OF her. "a littft
child whom fashion has transformed ints
a miniature BELLE" as one writer on juv-
emile styles puts it, lis an offense against
nature as well as against art"
Keep the summer frocks stylish and
dainty, but sensible. The lowered dimi-
ties, lawns and small figured o~rgandies
piled on the shop counters are lovely for
afternoon gowns, and are to be trimmed
simply with lace or embroidery and a few
bows of rosttes. The plain lawns are
also very sweet and slrmrnery.
Nae-green dimity lawn, with very tiny
cords of white, is ideal for girls from five
to ten years, The model I most admired
was garnitured with white Valenciennes
lace. The waist was mounted on a lining
fitted by underarm ana shoulder seams,
the material cut to yoke depth back and
front, and shirred across the upper edge
and at the wa;st-line. The yoke simulat-
ed by the lining was ~ornarnented by bre-
telle pieces, having three narrow rrffles
attached to the lower edge. The one
scanned puff sleeves were mounted on a
two-seamed lining extending to the wrist
ana CNeF4tlu WHlu the IidtSIidi. iHle iiSCh
was finished by a marrow band collar.
A front gore and two side-back cores,
united by a centre-back seam, formed the
skirt, the lower edge of which was fin
ished by a deep hem. If facing be used
instead less goods is required. Around
the waist of the dainty frock vas a sash
of soft Nile-green silk ribbon. Percale,
batiste and challie gowns can be effect
lively developed in this style, with ribbon
or all-over embroidery for garniture.
Charming little guimps are of plain
white organd;e or dim.ty. The fun bishop
sleeves are finished with small cuffs. A
plain ban collar is attached to the neck
edge, and the garment closes down the
centre of the back by means of buttons
and b~uttonholes.
Among the handsome wash materials
for little boys suits are holland, linen,
crash duck and eviot. A stylish little
suit is of coffee-colored pique, trimmed
with heavy white embroidery insertion
and edgtng. Jaunty blouse suits of blue
or scarlet linen. with white, or of white
duck, with bright red linen collar and
cuffs. are very stylish.
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All the signs indicate that there is to
be an epidemic of jackets this spring.
For indoor and outdoor wear they will
be absolutely necessary, and so the dress
makers are hard at work thinking up
new ways to make these same jackets
becoming alike to stout and slender
figures.
Now is the time when the tall, long
wasted woman has the great advan-
tage, for her figure appears at it's best
in short jackets and wide sashes, that
on short-waisted women look too
"frumpy'' for words; but, fortunately,
this is an age of the world when all
fashions can be modified and adapted and
mad possible.
The Elton jacket has SO proved its use
fulness that it may head the list of spring
jackets. 1t cannot be called a new fash
ion, but it is an old friend improved
upon, refined. as it were, with associa-
ton with the best Just at present vel
vet and cloth ones are being worn as
suitable to the season. The velvets are
the smartest; and, with the wide revers
faced with fur, a white satin covered will
heavy applique, are most effective and
becoming, and are much warmer than
they look, as they are interlined with fan
mel and have a quilted satin Timing.
Even the velvet ones are trimmed, APP
pliqued with braid, w9.ae the cloth ones
afford a widescope for the hraiding that
is SO popular. Just now the fad is to have
a pattern of braid put on, to give the eff
feet of a c~orslet, or else in rows around
and around the entire Jacket. The true
Elton is straight across the back, but
there are some modified versions. which
are slit in the middle of the back about
two rows all around, and forms a point
above the slashing in the back.
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TT takes an intelligent, refined woman
with a strong will and good sound sense
to make a good nurse the superintend-
emit of a training school writes in the
April Ladies' Home Journal" She
must be able to command the respect of
her patient. She must be sympathetic,
orderly, dignafied and incapable of betray-
ing alarm before her patient. She must
be ready to act in any emergency. but
slow to assume authority that belongs to
A&Ci ouRCl <OIS h1hC w I'll u
hopeful nature. With these attributes,
Joined to the practical knowledge of ar
ranging a sick-room. preparing the in
valid's bed, removing of ~bandages, the
giving of medicines Gas well as under
standing their properties), a knowledge of
cooking and a desire to do her duty re-
gardless of her surroundings or of any
adverse criticism, she would be a model
nurse. There is, of course, some theoret-
teal training through text books and Ices
lures to be gone through, but without the
other qualifications no woman can be-
come a successful nurse
"
In the scheese regions of Switzerland
it is the custom to present to a newly
married couple a register cheese" On
this cheese the whole history of the fam
lily is carved, such as births, marriages.,
deaths and other incidents which it may
be desired to make matters of record.
Some of these old Swiss family cheese
records are said to date back to the mid
die of the seventeenth century. Al the
agricultural fair annually held al Gres-
senay a great many cheese records have
been exhibited which were known to be
from 100 to 200 years old. The oldest
that has yet been displayed belongs to a
country squire living near Gressenay,
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