The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-13

something OF the rlchneSS or 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 doubly 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 takessa 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 coIors, and by all-over 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 n
dainty bedrooms. From an aesthetic
/ PoiAit VI view pam ttlNtl lii titt tdi
pets are charming as a background for
rugs Or when finished with a foriated
border to match.
but alas! the beautiful is not always
the practical, and such carpets show
dust, footprints and other impressions
mpre 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 we'll as filling. and do not
show soil anything like as easily.
"As usual h~igh-grade mattings land no
other is worth buying) show many new
patterns and combination of colors, but
the so-called fibre carpet Gan American
mating made of a foreign vegetable
fbre), 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
~ designed for summer use there is an
unprecedented variety of Japanese jute
and cotton, colonial. fibre, f~bre-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 ff-
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 flowers
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 lowers 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. daffodils, hyacinths.
| or liIacs.
Hitherto one of the canons of good
| dressing has been the harmony of color
| in eyes and gown. We have always been
| taught to believe hat 10 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
evitable result of injuring the latter. Her
theory is hat there is one color, or one
shade of color, or one combination OK
color, which suits each individual woman,
and it is this which must be sought for
and diligently adhered to when found.
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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 heat in
excess will prevent sleep-and it is better
to lie on a spring mattress than or 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.
The oder from the heating of a new
iron vessel is very unpleasant, and it
may be avoided in this name Place
the kettle in the yard at a safe distance
from anything inflammable and put into
it a cloth saturated with kerosene: drop
a lfcsbted match upon the cloth and let