The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-24

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who have been selected to arrange for
| their distribution.
Those who have arranged the hiding
places for the gifts have placed them in
the most out of the way and inaccessible
| spots imaginable-on the house top, in the
garden or garnet, in the wine cellar or
stable, behind or under pieces of furniture
lin fact, in the last place one would think
of looking.
At a given signal they m each
one upon an individual voyage of dis
covery.
Some of the clues lead their holders up
or down long flights Of stairs, only to
double back and And the gift very near
the starting point.
AS each pursues his winding way he
finds the long line leading to the goal of
his hopes, crossed and recrossed by those
of his neighbors. Frequently the lines OF
two of the party become hopelessly en-
tangled, and they are obliged to return to
the breakfast in company. This and
various other accidents. which may be
| prearranged, create much fun and amuse-
ment, and make the distribution of gifts
IN this manner far ~pleasanter than re-
ceiving them in the orthodox way in the
stocking or at the breakfast table.
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One bright girl is making extra money
this year as a "presser and refresher."
Translated from the technical the phrase
means that she cleans and iron suits
both masculine and feminine-and earns
quite a little thereby.
Few women and fewer men know just
what to rub into a grease spot to make
it disappear" laughs the little presser;
land that's one of my specialties. If any
spot can be euchred l am equal to 1t. For
any discoloration from any cause I a
studied out an antidote-if one there be.
Grass and grease. rain, Ink and wine. I
know the very best recipes for defeating
all of these"
The pressing trade, she says, usually
falls in with the other. There are plenty
of women who can't afford the services
of a maid and who are willing to pay 30
to 50 cents to have a skirt brushed,
cleaned, pressed and put into thorough
order.
A large part of her trade, the little wom-
an states, lies in doctoring masculine
outfits. Busy wives and mothers engage
her to press and refresh several suits at
one time and pay her modest tax without
a murmur.
$500 Uay OA e$N
ting, which, while not an eout and OUT
meter, is filling in some women's leisure
hours.
These women become school chaper-
ons. AS the name suggests they chap
eron school children.
There are dozens of anxious mammas
who cannot trust their wee ones to cross
trolley tracks or to evade wagon wheels
on their way to the institutions of learn
ing.
Such matters are glad to consign the
Lilliputians to the care of an experienced
woman who will conduct them safely to
and from school-a nickel each way. A
number Of children can be conducted at
once. and in this way a good mornings
business is done.
Not every woman is fitted for chaper-
mage. She must nave a natural talent
for directing children. A cool, clear head
with a faculty for gaining confidence and
obedience.
A matron who has been most successful
for this work suggests that other engage
ments of similar character often follow.
Chaperonage to art galleries and operas.
Management of picnics and the like.
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If you v a little son you can make
him happy by bestowing upon him a
pair of padded nvas trousers like unto
those worn by the "Pennsy'' team on
Franklin Field. A canvas jacket duly
laced is also a gift coveted by boys and
little girls alike If you offer skates,
hockey sticks. or any part of the para
phernalia of a football player you will
promote habits of outdoor exercise, and
wisely bestow the money which might
otherwise be devoted to the purchase of
expensive mechanical toys. These are
interesting at first, but get out of order,
some part being lost, and then the whole
costly structure seems a reproach for
hardly-earned money to be wasted upon.
In the wish to bestow the best of
everything upon their children American
parents are often led into senseless ex-
~travagance, especially in buying all kinds
of and decorations for dolls
the dolls houses. Try to do better than
this, andsif you must spend, lay the foun-
dalton of a good library for the growing
girl or boy, or, better still, open an ac-
count in the little recipients name at
some savings bank.
In a handsome home the other day was
seen In the great sitting-room which
opened out of the square hall a very
large divan holding perhaps a dozen pill
lows piled in it's center. 1t was an i'm
posing and inviting piece of furniture.
A close inspection showed it to be one of
the couch f~olding-beds open to it's full
size. 1t seemed a suggestion in other
rooms where the single couch or divan
is not sufficient for sleeping purposes.
This style of bed can be half-closed, If
space is at a premium, and serve as an
unusually luxurious couch, letting down
again at night. Its use solely as a divan
is not common, but in the spacious rooms
of he house where it was seen it was
very effective.
When overcome by bodily fatigue or ex-
hausted by brain labor, says the ladies |
Home Journal" no stimulant, so-caIed. |
serves SO well the purpose of refreshment
and rest. both bodily and mentally, as
milk. When heated as hot as one can
readily take 1t it may be slipped slowly |
from a tumbler, and as it is easily d.
gested one feels very soon its beneficial
effects Few persons realize the stimulate
ing qualities of this simple beverage.
A half worn hight silk waist may be |
very satisfactorily refurbished by stripping
1t crossWise with black velvet ribbon