The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-28

and a girl cannot be too careful about
removing one stone from 1t. She may
think it smart or clever, or not very
harmful. II she just seeks to remove the
small stone which lies on the top. But
in that very act she shows a lack or
cleverness. 1t is the clever girl who can
leave the first stone untouched. That Is
the cleverness which wins the only re-
spect worth having; the inner respect of
herself and the lasting respect of others.
And when she is a few years older, when
things assume a different aspect to her,
she will look back to that summer time
when she heard the warning voice of her
parent, and, although she did not under
stand it, thank God from a full and CRATE
full heart that she needed it. No greater
satisfaction than this can come TO a
woman: the consciousness that she pre-
served, at all times in her girlhood. the
precious possession of her future woman
hood. And one little slip can dim that
satisfaction"
1t may not be generally known, but
it is nevertheless a fact. that the per-
fumes which are the most pleasing to
the senses are not in all cases helpful
to the nerves. Ambergris, for instance,
is positively offensive to many, yet it
is said to possess a wonderful power
of clearing the brain and driving away
those evil spirits known as the blues
On the other hand, altar of roses, with
the suggestion of growing uns and
| gorgeous Eastern colors, predisposes one
to tears. A faint odor of musk acts as
a tonic, while civit brings drowsiness of
| soul, for which the best antidote is the
pungent odor of ~sandalweod. The frag-
rance of the citron and aloe wood is as
soothing to nervous people as far-off
| music.
Many perfumes delightful in the open
air become particularly disagreeable in
a close room. Their strong fragrance has
a very bad effect. Magnolia blossoms,
too, have a delightful perfume In their
native grove, but woe to her who sleeps
| though the night with a single blossom
on her pillow. There are many. fragrant
flowers, such as carnations. Glove pink,
sweet briar and apple blossoms, that are
as beneficial as they are sweet-scented.
A vivid perfume is nearly always
| bracing, while a subtle. one is generally
enervating. One may become positively
intoxicated through inhaling the odor of
| peach, almond, wild cherry and other
blossoms of the same class, because
they contain a suggestion of prussic acid.
A beautiful wedding costume for a bride,
veil and all, is described in the August
Ladies Home Journal by Isabel A. NAL
lon:-"The gown is of white satin-that
beautiful cream white that you admired
so much-and it is made with a full but
plain skirt. The tulle veil, not worn over
the face, is fastened to the high couture
the hair must always be arranged high
when a veil is worm under a cluster of
orange blossoms. The long, pointed
sleeves. prettily fill at the shoulders, are
finished with frills of real point lace, and
a frill in harmony flares out at the back
of the crush collar. h crush belt is
laid in soft folds, and does not show its
fastening, which is at the side. You VIII
be wise in having no orange blossoms on
your gown. They would have to be re-
moved Immediately after the wedding
The Worth skirts and those of his
| imitators are nearly all made with the
large graduated plait in front. which
forms a sort of tablier, but the majority
are tight-fitting to the opening at the
back. Certainly it seems that the present
season leaves nothing to be desired in the
way of fashion, and the most captious
can find nothing to complain of-moder-
ate skirts, charmingly cut, sleeves that
| are becoming full at the top, but without
exaggefation, and the closed 'front.', which
gives a particularly youthful look to the
| figure, while the latitude that is allowed
for originality is practically without
bounds. All these concomitants give to
an ~assemblage of well dressed women
this season a particularly distinguished
appearance.
What do you think of the promised re-
vival of gray Tor fall and winter gowns?
Last year glazing purple; this season de-
| mure Quaker-like gray. But the advance
models in gray stuffs that I have had the
good fortune to see are not all simple
in design. Some of the imported modes,
indeed, are quite elaborate.
For instance, therenwas one frock of
pearl-gray taffeta, II full skirt of which
had five narrow ruffaes of gray mousse
line, each headed with a row of braid
ing in gold and in silver. The round
bodice was covered with the mousseline
striped lengthwise in gold and silver
braid, and a tiny yoke was made entirely
| of the braiding. Mousseline ruffles were
| at the top of the glove sleeves and the
| gown was marvellously finished off with
| ~corselet and collar Of bright cerise liberty
| satin, fastening with gold and cerise en-
ameled clasps. How is this for an ex-
| ample of Partisan d~ressmaking?
Then there are among the samples"
| lovely frocks of gray any etamine.
~grenadine, etc., made over changeant taft
fetas, the handsomest Innings being in
green and light blue, nile and lavender.
Very chic vests in these are of white sat
in or lace.
An authority says that bedrooms should
be carefully ventilated, and that the sub
ject is not as well understood as it should
be. 1t is claimed that the temperature
| of a bedroom should be kept as near as
| possible to hat of the sitting room, which
is virtually warmer and dryer. Bedroom
windows should not be allowed to stay
| up all day, under the impression that that
is the proper way to secure proper ventil-
| alton. The room gets too cold, then. and
| often damp from the volume of air pour
| ing in and condensing on the warmer
walls, until they become cold and
| clammy. Air the bedroom in the morn
| ing. but do not keep the windows up all
| day.
Sheer material sleeves are by all odds
| the most popular ones for summer gowns,
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