The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-26


That the conquering Of the steel steed
makes other victories more possible.
Therefore to the L. A. w. girls who
are our guests to-day pledge their
very good health in a mutton chop and
a glass of milk.
when one judges truly what it is to be
'old-fashioned' in some of the modern
progressive ideas. it does not appear so
bad writes Edward w. Box. discussing
ION Being Old-Fashioned' in the septem-
Der Ladies' Home Journal. ut may be
true that one who refuses to be so es-
sentially modern in all phases of life
misses some things. But then these bro
gressive' spirits seem to miss some things,
too: they seem to miss it about every
thing, they do, and incidentally miss, as
well, the true aim and essence of life.
And there are often strong compensations
in the attitude of the 'o-ld-fashioned.'
1t brings fewer after-regrets. fewer pic
lures one wants to blot out. An indiffer-
ence to healthy progress is injurious to
any one. But when progress seeks to i'm
prove upon those elements in life which
are God-ordained, the wisest of US are
those who stand still or fall out OF the
ranks. There are some things in this
world which even the wonderful genius
of this century cannot improve upon.
They were fashioned by a skill beyond
our ken. And we would better let them
alone. Forward commands the old
proverb, but then it adds, but not too
fast The cautious woman, the home
loving woman, the woman fond of her
ohi11ran ayd ur;fh n IaI;Af ~ Ga -
gave them to her, the woman of pure
heart and good purpose, the woman who
loves and is beloved, need never be dis
turbed that she is called 'old-fashioned.'
Perhaps She is. But it is no disgrace to
be 'old-fashioned' in some things. She
is truer to her womanhood by being so.
And she is always in good company"
DR.. Lyman Abbott believes in coed,f-
cation. AT least, he says that the main
argument against the mingling of the
sexes at college lis that they are apt
to fall in love and get married, and
that" as he asserted in a recent after
dinner speech to the Oberlin College
alumni, is a thing of which I heartily
approve. II fell in love and got mar
ried myself, and l think it was the
best thing l ever did. Indeed, if l
were addressing undergraduates, I am
not sure but that I would advise them
to elect the study sof human nature
with one tutor each"
The new woman does not trouble DR..
Abbott either. while 1 do not care to
see women rushing into the professions
he said, and becoming stenographers,
I u-varc don4orc anar - and xrhot not
yet l would by no means debar them
from that privilege if they so desire. l
would have them free to choose foI
themselves. The idea of forcing them
into the home is absurd. If men must
corral women in order to marry them,
then they'd better be old bachelors.
But 1 believe that social problems
will be SO worked out before many years
that men will be the sole bread-winners
and women will take that place for
which they are SO well suited and in
which they are happy-that of, home
makers and home keepers. For myself I
want to say that whatever I have accom-
plished, is due to the wisdom, counsel
and inspiration of that angel that has
walked by my side. i feel sure, too,
that she ~rejoices more in any honors
that have come TO me than if they had
been bestowed upon herself"
The German method of serving veget-
ables is very pretty and novel, writes a
housewife. A dish will be passed toAyou,
a large. fiat platter, on which there are
four or five different kinds of vegetables,
not mixed together, but arranged in
crrr, v, afr;oo1 orr c;1a nv e;lo oo,o..
the plate, and favored with a nice but
ter sauce. They will combine peas, car
rots, string beans, turnips, etc.
The contrasting colors arranged
ta~stefully with reference to the general
effect are pretty and take the dish out
of the commonplace. One is supposed to
help ones own self to a very small por-
ton of each kind. The Germans have
a peculiar taste for combining vegetables
and show a remarkable good sense as to
what havors should be united. A dish of
spinach and turnips we have often tried
since we first tasted it in the Black
Forest.
The spinach is chopped very fine and
highly favored with salt, pepper, but
ter, a little nutmeg and a tablespoonful
of soup stock. The turnips are boiled and
then cut in thin slices. To serve them,
the spinach should be first placed in a
vegetable dish, then the sliced turnip
placed over the top, so as to cover the
spinach, and a rich white sauce poured
over the whole. The combined favor is
very good.
Taffeta silk waists worn with white
wool skirts, says Harper's Bazaar" are
popular and effective. They are much
more striking than the ordinary shirt
waists, although they are without trim
ming, except occasionally narrow tucks
laid in clusters from the shoulder to
the bust, and sometimes tucked sleeves,
which may be a characteristic feature
of these waists. They are worn with
stock collars and ribbon, metal or
leather belts. The ribbon belts are the
and are made with ribbon put
twice around the waist and tied in a
long bow at the Side. Bright colors are
preferred-reds, bright rose pink, light
blue and China blues. Green is not uni |
worn, but is also Fashionable.
skirts have no trimming. but are
up in silk. and show the perfection
Of cut and "hang;'' and the waists also
bear the mark of being made to order, so
1t is small wonder these costumes are at
much the fad. They are by no
means inexpensive, and are SO satisfac-
tory that few can resist them.
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