The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-13
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great excellence of virtue dn your friends
HUSBAND purposely to rernand him of
some shortcoming or fault which you had
seaf IN his own habits or character?
Did you ever treat your husband, when
in company. with inattentaon or impa-
tiepce. while YOU politely and cordially
accept the attentions of other and less
noble men?
Did you ever impatiently blame him in
the presence of q third party? What
woman is more sensitive to blame in the
presence of others than a husband, when
the censure comes from his wife's lips?
Are o ever cross and silent in your
W home, with no one to entertain but
your husband. vet full Of life, wi. and
amiability in company?
While it is just that husbands should
listen and receive this counsel, and by
ment the joys of home, should not wives
also take IT'S truth into their own hearts?
Are y we not equally likely g trespass IN
home is our kingdom, where we may
reign supreme If we nave wisdom to
hold the scepter with a judtesous hand.
I have seen young people begin life
with every promise of the most perfect
happiness. yet make entire shipwreck of
it an by their own unguarded words, I'M
- OOA r@AAA A4tk y 4lN III
A talent for spicy n brilliant repartee
may enitven a party and give the high
est zest and piapancy g social inter
but ia the home circle II Is a dangerous
6es9so~ sss upon apoors sha wife a asan lssaas1 shs
husband.
How often have we recoiled, as from a
be one in heart draw comparisons pre-
Jpdfcial to Their own -companion's and to
the credit of another's. and we grieve to
say that such remarks are quite as often
heard from the wife as from the hus-
Do they ever recall that when they
gave the marriage vow they took the
care of each others honor and respecta-
bality into their own hands to cherish or
.nseparable that all honor bestowed on
the one passes over and Is shared by the
other, and all disgrace or error that is
chargsd to the is equally Injurious to
fully understand all that is said of
mans rough, abrupt, o~verbearing ways.
There is too much truth in 1t. / think
there Is. naturally. a little spice of ty-
rainy in. every mans composition. and
perhaps from the lays of Queen Bess up
to the present time we might find enough
Of the same quality IN oer own sex to
But, admitting that there are purely
masculine elements, do we not know
how to q or soften these unc0m-
Portable and undesirable. characteristics?
If she will, assert her power and find
men most willing subjects. But arro-
n and tmpatience WIN find rough
where found so true to his natural Inn
pulses as in the sacred precincts of home.
If one would be sure of his true char
acter, go to the domestic circle unex-
pectedly,
1t is not when away from home or In
the pursuits of business or pleasure that
one sees him in natural condition. i
the bosom of his family ne will be found
exercising his true spirit
There you will learn the strength of
conjugal ties. and there his true charac-
ter will stand before you, glowing in ex-
cellence or shrinking into insigniicance.
OF all the pretty things in her boudoir
her bureau or dressing case is the one
upon which milady bestows the most
f firas and atara thought as a x1sIta the o eve. Which TSs
accepted kind at the present time is either
of mahogany or of curly birch, with swell
front and yery plain brass 8 ha an hssh after tb
glass knobs. 1t must be of generous pro-
portions. with a large top, and. above all
things. have an even larger glass. This
glass Is either oval or has a square bot
tom, with an oval top.
The fn-de-sieele girl no longer needs a
fancy glove or mouchnir case, as the
compartment LOT THESE are IOUnQ HI u6F
top bureau drawer. Usually she makes
a sachet to exactly fit the bottom of each
compartment. 1t is made OF china silk
In the shade Of her room, has two LAYERS
of cotton wadding, between which Is put
the scent, and the outside is tufted with
tiny BOWS of satin bebe ribbon. The
cover, to be in good taste nowadays,
top. The KIND with the ends hanging
over is out of date, White linen hem
stitched all around with a border, of
drawnwerk. Is pretty; while another kin
and each end of white silk in b~uttonhoie
stitch, and a few embroidered convention
allied figures scattered over it, but all in
white,
If afaneIer one is desired 1t may be
made Of the shseFest Of sheer French
fuffle of aVleneiennes lace around the
edge. In one corner are embroidered the
initials Of the happy. posaesaoe, and some
slk, which is Ia turn lined with lawn
e giss T q finish; asIr &c / ! stuffed fed
: small round one, about four inches IN
diameter, covered with white CHINA silk.
y The * are orns aTas,,nd 8S Ms1hs ao ana eo 6v :
wreaths Of mNadyssI fayorite flower. The
RRsalnsdi corner asn os the BUREAU, not IN fhe
centre of the from. rs formerly.
The articles of s4iVerWafes or pelft or
Dresden, with which she strews the top.
are legion-everything that the heart Of
maiden could desire m for her bureau
h e sasss war cait-s sRa s bots has e q Sorts e
and cenditaens, silver toilet articles, pin
and comb and brush trays, and other
pretty things, On the upper left hand
corner, Ia rs oval silver or CHINA frame
to match the other things, is a handsome
masculine face, and We know at once 1t
DE- her best man. Then strung down from
the upper left hand corner. down the side
pushed in between glass and frame are
a multitude of cards and Invitations, to
remind our up-to-date girl Of her multi
tudiTeus engagements, so she VIII know
just what she has to do each day.
Dainti1less and attention to color eff
eects In serving food are what make the
daily eating delicate Teasing. Cold
tongue at luncheon, for example, be-
BONES a pleasure TO sight as we'll as taste
when served with cucumber and aspic
Jelly. Arrange the slices of tongue on a
platter IN the form of a Maltese GROSS;
on each piece lay neatly a slice of GU
cuHaber which has lain in a French Dress
dng for fifteen minutes, and cover tire
cucumber with asptc. The eombinatfon
npesaa with the pale green OF the vegetable
and the amber of the jelly II -aaaoroughly
good to look upon.
Medish women are wearing new and
pretty vests Of Russian fur. They are
ksght fitting and 6aste1 on the SIDE; they
have "a short basqe all round, a blizzard
epllaT, ad 9 fancy betting of iewe4ed or