The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-17

spring grating, an this is an interest
ing field for the amateur foriculturist.
The best time for grating the outdoor
~shrubbery n ornamental bushes is
early in the spring, just before the sap
starts, when both stock and scion are
dormant, but about ready to start into
new growth. It will be well to graft be-
fore there is any swelling of the leaf
bud. but some varieties may be grated
much later if the scion is kept in a DOR
mant condition. The fiower-loving house
wife may soon take charge of the graft
ing of her own bushes, if she once takes
the trouble to have a gardener show her
how this simple process is accomplished.
Late in February or early in March
is a good time to root cuttings from
soft-wooded plants. In selecting shoots
for propagation hoo the ones recent
ly formedi not too soft, but sufficiently
brittle to snap off with a clear break,
and be sure to keep the sand moist while
they are roofing. Clear sand should be
used for roofing, but when the young
plants are ready for the thumb pots
there should be a mixture of good rich
soil with the sand for the first potting,
and very little sand used when the
plants are shifted into the ~second-sized
| pots.
Seeds of the ~centaureas may be sown
now, and it will be possible to raise guam
titles of the pretty plants in time for
bedding out in the spring: and there are
few foliage plants more desirable for
bedding than these snowy plants, with
their white and silver leaves.
The gloxinia bulbs that are showing
signs of growth may now be brought out
into the light, potted in fresh soil and
started into growth for their summer
blooming. A little later the tuberous be-
gonias should be repotted in fresh soil
for their summer display, and for both
these plants the pots must be provided
with good drainage.
Tha troublesome little plant pest
known as the red spider will prove more
annoying now than at any other time
unless he. is prevented from getting a
foothold among the ported plants. The
impudent little fellow can soon do great
injury, even if he is so small as to he
almost invisible. Syringe the plants
thoroughly and systematically and he
will soon leave in disgust.
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When there is a lace bertha on the
low-necked gowns the ribbons are so
placed as to apparently catch it up on
the shoulder, and also where the waist
is fastened in front. While it looks care
less, in reality it is quite studied, for
an inch out of the way would make all
the difference in the desired look of STYLE.
Light blue, the different shades of hello
trope, of green and of cerise are the ia
vorite colors for all these ribbon decora-
tions, which are used almost exclusively
on black and VII, e waists.
AT the opera the evening of Mrs. As
tors ball, when the display of gowns
was, if possible, more. noticeable than
ever, it was remarkable how many of
these bows of ribbon were to be seen.
Mrs. William F. Burden had on her
white satin waist a pink bow on one
shoulder and a blue one on the other,
while Mrs. Oliver Belmont had a large
blue bow on one shoulder, and a number
of tulle waists worn by the young girls
had rosettes of velvet or satin ribbon on
either shoulder, and also in front of the
waist. There were many black gowns.
but not a single one without the ribbon
trimming, while there were one or two
satin waists which were apparently made
of ribbon folded round and round and
overlapping. the folds, as though a wide
sash had been wound around the figure.
One of the best and foremost reasons
for teaching sewing to girls is the train
ing 1t invof ;es. Finger tips have within
them possibilities which oftentimes lie
dofmant throughout a whole lifetime for
the want of education. The servant who
sews well is the one who breaks fewest
things. She has learned to use her finger
tips. The clumsy woman who uses brute
force in dealing with the most delicate
articles and is constantly smashing and
damaging something or OTHER is she who
has never been taught to sew, or in some
way had manual training.
The value of this development of finger
training is greater than at first might be
imagined. Through the hands the mind
and character are influenced. Patience
progresses while the diligent fingers OF
the child are at work, conquering diff
culties gradually and achieving skill day
after day with a continued progression
toward perfection. The lesson in perse-a
verance is a fine one, and no less valalable
- a Unnecessarily FAC III SciI-C0DlrOl.
which soon becomes a habit and works
wonders in producing repose of man.
ner.
A favorite trife is a box Intended to
hold Tiny wax matches, and this may
be offered, even to the most conven-
tional of young women, since it is
meant not to furnish lights for cigar
cites, but to be laid on the dressing case
or the writing desk, or to be swung
from the chate1aine when an outing is
contemplated a toboggandng party In
view, and a match might be required.
Quie a number of Eastern society ,
lights visited Russia last summer, and
today jewel boxes show gains thereby.
Not only does one see clasps, brooches |
and buttons Of Russian enamel, but
there are marvellous umbrella handles
rich with enameling and heavy with I'M
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