The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-19

ali Ia tuTus eSpecldlly the Ola EeuIfe1nen OF
the party until not ona Of them could
be got to sit next her at Table! She hated
all men. we were told, for the sake of the
husband she had separated from long ago;
n of the small courtesies of society Of
fered by them were resented as insults:
and well do / recollect one of the most
courteous of men saying to her one night
at dinner: DO you think, Mrs. Kemble,
that we could get up a rubber of whist
this EVENING"" and her cutting reply
across the table: II don't know if you
can; I can't"
h had a great fancy for bilberries. and
complained that we young people never
thought 1t worth while to bring in any
fruit except Alpine Strawberries; so my
brother and I. wishing to give the old
lady a treat. gathered a great basketful
and presented them to her; unfortunately
she was not in a good mood that day,
and we We're well snubbed for our pains.
Poor Fanny Kemble! the troubles of life
had embittered her, but there was much
that was lovable when she let her better
nature have play, and 1 can recall unex-
peeted softness at parting which gave q
glimpse of the kind feeling within. She
may have been pretty as a young woman
but there was no trace of beauty when I
met her, though the remains of consider
able grace of manner and gesture.
Umbrellas will last much longer If,
when wet, they are placed handle down
ward to dry. as the moisture falls from
the edges OF the frame and the fabric
dries uniformly.
When stood handle up as is common
ly the case, the top of the umbrella holds
the moisture, owing to the lining under
meath the ring, n therefore takes a
longer time to dry, thus i~njuring the silk
or other fabric with which 1t Is covered.
This is the chief cause of his part of
the umbrella wearing out sooner than any
other part.
When not in use. leave the umbrella
loose instead of bound in a case, and
when wet, never leave it open to dry, as
the tense condition thus produced makes
the silk stiff and liable to crack.
A pretty frock of mauve watered silk
has the entire skirt laid in sunburst pleat-
ings. The bodice is covered by a blouse
OF pleated mauve mousseline de sole, with
high belt of dull green velvet. The Jacket
is edged with lace and cut into points
that barely reach the waist line. The
"choker'' is of green velvet and confines
a frill of lace that descends in ~ruffles.
The sleeves of silk are long and tight,
though wrinkled. The slight fullness at
the top is trimmed with the same lace
embroidery that appears on the jacket,
and the hands are half covered by many
frils of lace.
Roman blue, a superb dark shade of
color now popular abroad, is making it's
among leading colors on this side of
the water. A few costumes of this hand
some and most becoming color lave APP
peaEed among costly imported costumes
of rich ladies' cloth trimmed with sable
or mink or schinchilla fur, and in the
array of costly dinner and reception
gowns of the blue in heavy Lyons brooches
with embossed flowers in white. gold or
various artistic color b~lendings. There
are also visiting costumes of Turkish
blue corded silk decorated with fur and
Oriental passementerits in the form of
special massive pieces for the bodices and
sleeves.
frame your picture simply writes
William Martin johnson, in the December
Ladies' Home Journal" T frame
should not be noticeable except where
it Is needed for decorative purposes. Oils
the gold (not gilt frame. The
shadows In a gold frame are neutral
and do not interfere with the color
scheme of a painting. Aquarelles should
be given usually a wide white mat which
will give the delicate tones a chance for
life A yellow white moulding will never
offend the eye. I dc not advise the ma
tural wood in frames, except on archi
tectural subjects or mechanical draw
ings."
"Bathing is positively the best COS
mefic in the world" says an old physi-
clan who keeps his patients blooming
with the most extraordinary success.
Regular hours for eating and absti-
hence from rich food is the next best.
and the regular hours for sleeping will
third. The girl who tries the recipe
for three months car throw away powder
and rouge pot, and look to be her own
granddaughter when she reaches three
score and ten"
While we are profusely liberal in our
of all sorts of trimming, we
have fallen back once more on the sin
pie, Inexpensive tuck. which means moth
ing more thar a little manual labor. They |
cover the lower portion of the sleeves. |
border the hens of skirts, are carried
across the front of morning
gowns, and in thin gossamer materials
cover the full evening bodice, but
then they are drawn together and puck
cred.
Too many housewives neglect the prop
er airing of the beds. In their desire for
they forget that a bed should
be made uD not less than two hours
after it has. been slept in. The covers
should be taken off on leaving the
sleeping room n exposed to a current
of fresh air by the open window. Wool
len blankets are healthier than heavy
coverings, and hair pillows better thar
those made of feathers.
Lamp chimneys are. less liable to be
anected by the changes in the temporal