The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-14

something or the richness OF tone seen
in the carpets Of old Persia.
II you are beyond the need Of economy,
remember that there are thousands who
will be grateful for made-over dresses
and rag rugs" These people are often
too busy to do this work themselves.
Gifts of this sort are LOUDLY valuable to
busy working women. every moment of
whose time is occupied in the struggle
for existence. There are always places
in large cities where rag carpets are
woven, and it takes comparatively short
time to prepare the rags Exquisitely
dainty portieres are sometimes knit of
silk and velvet scarfs, and may be made
pretty enough for any one.
So
THE new carpets are characterized by
grounds in medium and deep tones Of
strong colors, and by all-ovcr convention
allied floral designs writes Katherine B.
Johnson in THE Woman's Home Com
panion." Grounds of ecru, cream and
other delicate. neutral tints which found
decided favor for several years past have
been relegated to their proper place;
namely, drawing rooms. parlors and
dainty bedrooms. From an aesthetic
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pets are charming as a background for
rugs or when finished with a foriated
border to match.
But a1asl the beautiful is not always
the practical, and such carpets show
dust, footprints and other impressions
MORE readily than figured grounds, and
are not suited to ordinary use. To offset
this defect, however, there is an excep-
tionally large variety of all-over small
patterned carpets in self-tones or softly
blended tints that bring out the beauty
of rugs as well as filling. and do not
show soil anything like as easily.
"As usual high-grade m%attings (and no
other is worth buying) show many new
patterns and combinations of colors. but
the so-called fibre carpet Gan American
mating made of a foreign vegetable
ibre), which promises to be as superior
in durability as it is in texture, will no
doubt give the best foreign mating a
hard push this season. OF rugs especial
ly designed for summer use there is an
unprecedented variety of Japanese jute
and cotton, colonial. fibre, ibre-velvet
and mating; but to lay over mating or
handsome polished floors, none are at
once so effective and durable as the jap
anese cotton ones. which come in blue
figures on a white background, or the
reverse, and range in size from one and
one-half by three feet to twelve by fif-
teen feet
Nothing, says 'Harper's Bazar," seems
quite so in keening with the spirit of
Easter as flowers, and as a gift they
possess another advantage, that of being
as simple or as elaborate as one pleases.
AS to the matter of fashion, cut lower
are no longer so popular for this purpose.
They are largely ~supplanted by growing
plants which will live through the Easter
season. The jardiniere has been popular,
but the very latest fancy is a handsome
wicker basket filed with some growing
flower. On the handle a delicate vine is
twined and it is finished with a bow of
grenadine ribbon to match the shade of
flower.
The Cape jasmine, or gardenia, is a fad
at present, but the rose is always popular,
particularly the American Beauty. Just
now pink roses are preferred to all others,
and the florists show several exquisite
varieties, almost, but not quite rivaling
this prime favorite.
Carnations are also quite fashionable,
but any of the spring flowers are in
equally good taste, and even preferred,
as belonging peculiarly to the season, and
nothing could be made the messenger of
a brighter greeting than a basket of grow
ing a~zaleas. %jonquils, d%affodils, hyacinths,
or 1ilacs.
Hitherto one of the canons of good
dressing has been the harmony of color
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taught to believe that no woman can
make a false step as regards suitability
of tone so long as she essays to match
in some way the color of her eyes. But
a French woman whose exquisite dress
ing is the envy of all the bellies of Paris,
now declares this to be a complete mis-
take, and that nothing is more fatal for
a brown-eyed woman than to dress her
self in brown or a blue eyed woman to
dress herself in blue. The reason she
gives for arriving at this conclusion is
that an artificial dyed color has the in
evitabl result of injuring the latter. Her
theory is that there is one color, or one
shade of color, or one combination Of
color, which suits each individual woman,
and it is this which must be sought for
and diligently adhered to when found.
In the treatment of sleeplessness the
first thing is to endeavor to correct any
error in the mode of life of the person.
Care should be taken that the bedroom
is well ventilated. A cold, damp room Is
against sleep. Have a fair allowance of
bed clothing-for both cold and hea in
excess will prevent sleep-and it is better
to lie on a spring mattress than on a
feather bed. To induce sleep exercise
should be taken during the day. A glass
of warm milk or beef tea taken the last
thing at night will often woo sleep when
other remedies fail.
Foulards and all soft silks will be worn
during the summer They are printed in
dainty designs and come in soft colors
and in such a variety of patterns that
they may serve for any purpose, from a
t4vere Shirt waist to an evening gown.
Naturally a soft silk does not possess the
dressy qualities of a stiff silk, but It forms
the basis of many dainty frocks, elaborate
with lace and velvet ribbon loops.
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The oder from the heating of a new
iron vessel is very unpleasant, and it
may be avoided in this manner Place
the kettle in the yard at a safe distance
from anything ~infammable and put into
it a cloth saturated with kerosene; drop
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