The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-29

WIS SLEEVES Wall require only short
gloves, and the white Suede m-ousquetaire
are the smartest. White Suede shoes
ana white stockings make a very pretty
ensemble of the entire toilette, but black
SHOES and stockings are equally fashion
able. BY shoes is meant the low ties
now worn in summer. Hats are not
worn with graduation gowns. But there
should be some unanimity of taste as to
the arrangement of the hair. A modified
Pompadour in front and at the sides.
with the braid at the back turned nm and
TED with a ribbon bow, is girlish looking
and almost invariably becoming.
49,
The social secretary in WASHINGTON
Is hard at work these days planning
Tor the future of his patrons. coaching
them in the new life, with all its I'M
usual etiquette, which they must muster
before entering on the onerous social du-
ties OF next season. to which they will
come with the inexperience that be-
longs to most of the members of every
new administration. writes Maude An
drews from Washington.
One wealthy woman here has a social
secretary always with her. He is like
the ever-attendant Fame lowering
about the head of George Washington
on historical china platters. He minis
ters to her body and sees that her man
ners are not lacking, for he is a doctor
as well as a social secretary.
But the social secretary usually is a
Woman-a migratory woman. who goes
from one house to another during the
season, bringing peace and comfort to
the women who employ her. She en-
cages herself, say, to about four women
whose visiting list, letters, calls, en-
t~ertainnents and so forth. she attends
TO- she finds out about the callers. who
they are, what they are, whether it
VIII be worth while for her patrons to
call in person or to send a card. She
KNOWS Washington thoroughly and the
people who make up its social life. and
a few months. with her assistance,
makes it possible for a woman in public
life to be relieved of many callers whom
she does not wish to receive.
The social secretary is a linguist. of
course. She can read or write letters
IN all the modern languages. and she
makes an especial study of the penning
OF graceful notes. She reaps a good har-
vest, too, while the sun of social life
shines From each patron she averages
PRIV d luO4SH4 III
all. and as the social season takes UP at
least SIX months out of the year. her
salary from this source alone amounts
TO a yearly income of 81, 600 or 81. 900.
$40 each for the summer months. She
often makes arrangements to travel with
some lady of quality and this paws her
summer expenses n gives her some
thing beside.
Ihe more, by the way, that I see of
the work of women, the more am i'm
pressed with the Importance of Ian
guages in education. There are SO many
sooo positions open to women who are
me ilnguist and there are so few COM
paratively who can fill them.
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The closer we can bring children to
nature the better men and women they
VIII become" writes Edward w. Box. in
the June Ladies Home Journal. in a
plea that the poor children of the cities
De given a summer outing in the country.
and showing how cheapily it can he done
through some of the various oreaniza-
tons engaged in that humane work
The boy or girl whom, this summer.
you can be instrumental in either send
ing to or receiving in the country. will.
IN the coming years, very likely be a
rather or a mother. The glimpse Won
may give such a child of the country this
year may modify for good, not only the
lie OF the little one who is the receiver
OF your thoughtfulness, but later, of his
or her children. It is often the simplest
thing to do which has the widest and
most far-reaching influence.
"Our own pleaSTraS will he Az e,,1..
this hummer If we know that somewhere
amid green fields and pure air some little
child is enjoying a vacation which but
Tor US it might not have had. Far away
from us, perhaps, but under the same blue
sky zest to our feelings, and summed by
the same sun that brings health to us,
there will be some grateful mother offer
ing blessings to God for the unknown
hand of mercy stretched forth to save
the life of her little one. You will have
brought sparkle into eyes HI were list
less; roses into little pinched cheeks:
limbs almost crippled by disease will have
responded to your medicine. And in some
beautifield field yellow with shining but
tercups there will be a healthy child
romping with glee and breathless with a
new delight.
A most useful and highly appreciated
adjunct to the nursery is a play rug.
This is really nothing more thar a
square of felt or some similar material
of any preferred size. Slate color is
advised, as it will not harm the child's
eyes, nor show the dust. Gay butterflies,
grotesque animals, and figures of all
sorts are cut from bright cloths, and
sewed at random on the rug. The end
less possession proves a constant joy
to the wee tot, who thinks herself set
down in a wonderful book, and never
grow tired of its pages.
One of the latest fads in entertaining
is the gridiron party. The hostess her
self must do the cooking, and the broil-
ing of a chop, or steak, become of
absorbing interest to the ompan Dainty
silver gridirons are used by these aesthetic
chefs, who wear smart white aprons over
their handsome gowns
80
In Denmark women who foresee a life
of single bleSSedness can make provision
whereby they can at the age of 40 be
put in the spinster class for good and
port.
OHILDRENS CARNIVAL LAST NIGHT
A children's ~carniva was given in the
| Academy of Music last night, and a great
| attraction of the performance was the
singing of a charming little miss only