The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-17

Harperss Bazaar.
But says an alarmist, s'you would
not have a slender child like mine do n
work? The doctor says l must let her
run wild till she gets a strong body. and
then she will learn fast enough"
Yes, / do mean that just such children
as yours would be helped out of their
nervous condition if they had work
study-of some kind. Granted if their
play could frequently be guided by a
wise adult mind that the same results
could be gained; but it is not so guided.
and the play only a-ggravates the rouble.
OF course the tasks must be small, the
lessons brief. but given carefully and
gradually, the nervous system comes un-
der control, and as a result the bodily
health improves in a way that all the
outdoor exercise and medicine could not
bring about.
1t astonishes you? 1t has astonished
others many times, and yet it is true, for
L lave watched the results many times,
and seen slender children grow strong,
quiet, self-controlled, under the powers
of work fitted to their strength. Do not
wait too long. This excessive e~xcitabiity
grows apace, and every week increases
the child's lack of poise of body and
mind.
There is a new fashion in the making
of bows for the neck, these being now
contrived of accordion killed silk, very
small and short and full, with finely
pleated ends. They are set in the center
of a collar band made of pleating, and
- ~.51 IL, ,1aoa c;llr of ar-or, onn.
ceivable hue the most becoming color for
their and our adornment is undoubtedly
pale blue. White has invariably charms,
but it is difficult in London town, unless
you are within reasonable distance of be-
ing a millionaire, to keep yourself in
white silk neckties. A little novelty in
collar bands also to be noted is in
imitation of a clergyman's band collar,
made in white satin, and over this is tied
an ordinary bow of any colored ribbon.
The white satin portion fastens at the
back, the ribbon ties in the front, SO that
it is quite neat when properly arranged
and buttoned on to the collar band of the
dress. We seem to have abandoned all
idea of passing our neckties though a
buttonhole in the back and only simply
tie them in the front.
What beautiful ribbons there are this
year devoted to such purposes. These are
mostly of plaid, not necessarily of any
acknowledged Scottish clan, but checked
in every combination of color which
makes for the beautiful. Dress alto
gether, I think, makes for the beautiful
n for the elaborate.
If YOU want to give your collegiate
friend a sofa pillow in University red
and blue, which shall differ from the
everlasting diagonal arrangement of the
two colors, or of the solid blue embroid-
cred with the other color, try this plan:
Cover the pillow with a mocaic of alter
nate SQUARES of red and blue ribbon. Eth
err satin or gros grain ribbon will do-the
former looks rather more snowy.
If you braid the ribbon in and out you
can make the checker-board without cut
ting Except at the ends). This simpli-
nes the. work. Now embroidef the
twelve letters of the college in a dag
onal line on the squares, one letter on
each block. BY this means you secure the
same color as a background, and all the
letters can be embroidered in one color,
either red and blue or blue and red. If the
letters were carried across the pillow they
would have to be embroidered in alternate
colors, and this would spoil the effect.
The college pillow is finished with a
four-inch hemmed ruffle of satin, or of
silk trimming of ribbon loops, or, best of
all, with heavy silk cords, the red and
blue twisted in a rope and finished with
triangular loops at each corner.
The ssWoman's Home Companion says
that fashion declares for the carrying of a
'muff as a necessary part of the smart fall
costume. 1t need not necessarily be made
of fur, although to be quite the thing fur
should figure somewhere as it's ornamen
tation, while the foundation must match
the color material of the own The
lining may be of a contrasting color.
These fnger-warming affairs are equally
fashionable In large or small models,
though the ultra-size of the Victorian
period is very wisely tabooed by the
woman who would be well dressed.
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Beautiful mirrors for the dressing table
are of silver with Louis XVI frames.
Some are in lacey designs in pierced sill
yer, while others are severely plain.
miniatures are SOIuGtiltltS SCI III IN WI
ner side of the cover is a mirror.
Powder boxes of crystal ave miniature
Cover the pillow with a mosaic of alter
ned side of the cover is of mirror.
Silver lamps for dressing tables are
made after an old French pattern and
stand on two feet.
The smart butler extracts the corks of
the win bottles with a corkscrew on the
handle of which is the silver head of a
stag, boar or horse, the tusk of a rhinoc-
eros or the foot of a deer.
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If your chest is too narrow for fashion
able purposes Ito say nothing of breath
ing capacity you can improve the APP
p-earance by a careful system of spacing
the buttons down the front of the bodice.
Have them arranged in rows, properly
spaced, and you will be surprised in the
change of proportions suggested in the
Imagination; the chest actually looks
broad.
One is often discouraged when the furs
that nave been put away for a season are
unpacked, because they have an unkempt
mussed appearance. To remedy this take
bran as hot as the hand can bear it, rub
it into the fur, beat the fur lightly with a
small switch, and then brush the fur with
e rather stiff brush The appearance of
the fur will be greatly improved by this
treatment