The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-03

| tHe last, heavier part through With LIS
fingers or hand. Now toss the mixture
lightly about as when first putting in the
baking powder, and 1t will be found that
the shortening is distributed with perfect
eyenness through the -four. Have ready
a scant pint of sweet milk in a mixing
bowl. and into this put half of the flour.
Beat hard for a few minutes, when the
mixture will be as smooth as satin; add
rapidly the rest of the flour, roll out
quickly cut (f for biseuit) and bake at
once in a rather hot oven.
.sSQme hours require more wetting thai
others, but the rule for guidance is "a
dough as soft as can be handled A little
flour, more or less. will not spoil the gen-
eral result if other directions are care
fully followed
A woman who is handy with tools can
make a wall cabinet of simple construc-
ton just as we'll as. anybody can do it.
or, she can accomplish it probably easier
with the help of a neighbor carpenter.
Give her a couple of boxes and she can
fashion as pretty a set of bookshelves as
it is possible to purchase for IS or Sc.
Two ordinary boxes in which canned
goods are packed serve the purpose adj
mirably. ley are to be securely fas-
tened together with screws or clinch nails
and arranged with shelves.
Around the top of the upright box a
cornice moulding is mitred and fastened
with glue and slim. steel wire nails.
After the uneven places have been
s~andpapered off and the nail holes put
tied up. the woodwork is to be treated to
several successive coats of paint.
Prepared paint for inside use can be
purchased in various shades and colors
SO as to match any woodwork or paper
scheme.
Among the most satisfactory colors to
use are cream, ivory. light apple green,
a light shade of salmon pink, or a light
old blue: but if darker tones are preferred,
tren olive green, old rose, old blue, or
mahogany colored stain, over which a
coat or two of varnish may be applied,
will result satisfactorily.
At the upper end of each box just UNI
der the top shelf. a small brass rod and
ring can be arranged from which TO
suspend light figured curtains.
Brass hooks of various sizes screwed
into the under side of the lower shelf
will be found convenient to hold china
" ~ ~
cups and pitchers.
The top shelves will accommodate brio
a-brac. plates, and high vases; while the
shelves proper may be used for books
and ornaments.
This cabinet should be securely fas-
tened against the wall as it will neees-
sarilv be a heavy one when filed with
| books and adorned with vases. etc. Con-
-I1n onnhnra1 in the desired
place. the screens or nails TO hold it
should be driven through the wood BACK
and into an upright or stud in the wall.
1t should be fastened above and below.
When completed and in place 1t VIII
be found a very attractive and useful
piece of furniture and can be readily
adapted to a dining room, library, or
| sitting room. Even in a bedroom it VIII
be quite useful as a receptacle for bottles,
books and odds and ends.
The close-ftting sleeve is definitely
| adopted for dresses. Some sleeves are
made entirely plain, without any fuiiness,
| except a few gathers at the elbow. others
are very finely gathered in their entire
length. Others, again, are composed OF
close shirrings from shoulder to wrist,
where they terminate in a lace ruHle
| falling over the hand.
A very pretty gather sleeve pattern has
four or five fittings falling from the
shoulder. three inches wide in the CEN
tire and narrowing toward the extreml-
| ties. These fittings are not necessarily
of the same material as the dress, but are
frequently composed of lace, silk gauze
or chiffon.
A low bodice has two finely plated frill-
ings, on which repose lace epaulettes-
The body of the dress is held by narrow
| STRAPS passing over the shoulders ana
from which the frillings start. A drap-
| erv forms a bertha and surrounds the low
| cut bodice. which is itself entirely draped.
The bertha is fixed to the shoulder straps
on one side by a resette and on the other
by a tightly twisted bow, having large
loop and pointed end rising above the
shoulder.
Another stylish sleeve pattern is gath
cred from the waist to within eight inches
of the shoulder. where it is adorned by
two ~frillings-one descending, the other
rising to the height of the shoulder. The
two friIlings are united by a twist and
bow of silk of a contrasting shade |
have also seen a sleeve trimmed at in
tervals in this manner from top to bot
tom. The effect produced was very
pleasing. From these indications it will
be perceived that the sleeves of dresses
| are much trimmed. On the whole they
are graceful and a decided improvement
on the huge leg-of-mutton style in favor
last year.
The popular fabrics for winter costumes
will be satin cloth, serges, cheviots,
Scotch homespuns and tweeds. Fancy
designs or plaids are not as popular as
they were. Velvet and velveteen will
! he more worn thai ever before. while for
visiting and dinner dresses black satin
maintains its vogue, though satin bro
cades. either in one color or in soft
shades that harmonic, are also counted
good form. The colors favored are dark
navy blue, gray, a very deep golden
brown. a darker green than emerald, a
pretty dark red and royal purple, says
the Ladies Home Journal"
Buttons are profusely used, but they are
Chiefly the large fancy shapes in horn.
gutta percha or mother of pearl. The
various braids and the narrow satin rib
hons. especially in black. are used TO
produce original effects on skirts and
bodices. a decoration fancied being a con-
trast obtained by means of an outlining
with white braid. For street wear the
| suit-that is, the costume in one color
| continues to obtain. The jaquette blouse