The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-16
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these women. suffering is Inevitable, and
this suffering, she argues, is best endured
at home. when the young girl is near her
family or her friends, and where the
many forms Of complicated miseries-
incident to a life alone in Paris are spared
them-miseries easy to endure and accept
| ed without question if success lie ahead
| and one.is assured of possessing real
| talent and power, but miseries that cut
into the soul of one and destroy the finer
ibres if endured for ends never possible
of attainment.
The mere cost of living may be cheaper
in Paris, but the advantages to be de-
rived among us for foundation work out
balance all other questions. One must
have fifty dollars a month to live in Paris.
| With rigid economy twenty-five may pc
| made to suffice for ones personal ex-
| penses. The other twenty-five must be
| set aside for the purchase of pants ana
materials necessary to her If she means
| to derive full benefit from her opportunl-
ties to work.
Many girls, as she told me, are with
| out this money, and weeks and months
| sometimes go by in which they are fore
ed to stay shivering in their little gar
rets, because they lack the means to go
to one of the cours. or to enjoy the adj
vantages which they came to Paris to
seek.
The golfng member of the family should
have his proclivities remembered during
the holiday season. There are so many
necessaries desired and to be had for
| coin. An almost endless variety of CLUBS
are to be had; no one ever has enough,
and you can easily select some device
| spoon, niblic or putter-which has some
especial merit in the golfers eye. Mashie
and cleek, midiron and lofter demand
consideration, and controversy RACES
around the comparative merits of sea-
soned dogwood, persimmon or compressed
hickory for heads of the wooden club;
and upon the proper .'hosel' of the hand
forged head of mild steel.
Golf balls are always being lost, so a
half dozen or dozen of these gutta percha
| spheres make a priced Christmas present.
All golfers covet caddy bags; they can
be had at almost any price, some of them
being extremely reasonable even from the
standpoint of the purchaser.
The automatic caddy," which will
stand upright when placed on the ground,
is a novel device, but no so satisfactory
as having ones own eaddy to wait upon
one.
Marking discs, direction flags and poles,
score cards and India rubber tees" are
all desirable for the player TO own- Golf
ing gloves, with open knuckles and per-
forated backs and palms; golfing shoes,
provided with extra soles and hobnails,
and golf sweaters, full fashioned 20 allow
freedom in movement of body and arms,
are other ideas for the family and friends
of the golfer to entertain.
zone of the familiar modes of enter
tainment open to occupants of the White
House is the afternoon tea, which comes
very near being informal writes a Cabi-
net members wife in the December La
dies Home Journal referring to an
earlier administration than the present
one. yesterday afternoon Mrs. Presi-
dent entertained about thirty ladies in
that way, mostly visitors in town, to-
ward whom she wished to extend a special
courtesy, such as wives and daughters Of
local politicians who had contributed
largely to the campaign FUND or been of
use some way or other. Sometimes an I'M
successful office seeker can be paeified by
such special favor bestowed upon his
wife. / know one woman who went home
in high glee showing a note of invitation
dated from the Executive Mansion ands
signed by the Presidents wife, as her
proudest possession. For months after
she went home every caller had to hear
all about thai private reception and read
the invitation. She was not a sore-head
after that, even if her husband was"
1t is sometimes necessary to keep closed
a pair of folding doors at the end of a
long parlor. Everybody knows of the
difficulty this adds to the furnishing of
the room. as treatment of such doors seen
not long ago is worth repeating. Just be-
low the Intel was set a small brass rod,
which fitted into the door frame at both
sides, and from this was hung a beaded
bamboo fringe about eighteen inches deep.
Below this a larger rod suspended a
heavy portiere, which fell to the floor. In
stead of the bamboo fringe, grill work is,
of course, easily substituted; but, if the
doors are not to be permanently closed, or
the house or apartment is a rented one,
the bamboo fringe admits Of easier trans
ference.
Several clever women, recognizing the
fact that there are more china decorators
in the country than can be furnished
work, have taken up modelling vases,
statuettes and other ornamental bric-a-
brac in terra Gotta. Women are also EN-
ployed for practical as well as artistic
modelling in a number of the large terra
Gotta factories.
Ruchings are in favor again and are to
be seen in the greatest variety. A smart,
dressy looking vest was made recently Of
ruchfng. showing a frame work of velvet
tabs. the latter decorated with large metal
buttons and silver cord. Wide ruches of
gaufre silk are made into rosettes, slightly
concealed by tulle lace ruffles of butter
color placed in between them.
$50
The popularity for taffeta silk is un-
abated. In plain colors and black it is
the decided favorite. Plaid taffetas are
used to a certain extent, but the change
able colors are in especial demand.
Plain velvets make up into stylish gar
ments that give excellent wear. Pulled
velvets in red. and green tones ana
checked and plaid yelyetS are popular and