The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-06
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OF sending cut cards announcing an en-,
gagement does not necessarily impl,
thai an invitation to the wedding will fol
.ow. The engagement card il a bit of in,
dividual courtesy, and insures a more com.
piete knowledge of the event among thu
petrothed's circle of friends than the mere
announcement at some social function viii
do. There are times whea snch knowledge
prevents embarrassing complications.
When the guest list for the wedding il
being made up house limitation is the in.
exorable primer of its dimensions. A IA
shionahle and exclusive caterer will mol
serve when he is asked to crowd 500 into
a house that will not comfortably hold
more than $50.
he goes over the rooms carefully. with
a SIKH born of long experience. and esti-
mates to within a dozen persons the mum
Der n can be accommodated, according
as II is a "sit-down breakfast" or a
"~stand-up reception" From his decision
there Is no appeal. Left-out ~acquaint-
ances should appreciate this fact and rea-
lie that rigid laws of space and matter
alone have excluded them.
So
1aete ~ not mueh change OF any inn
portance in the matter of fur-trimmed and
fur-lined travelling oloaks. They are stilQ
fairly ample in shape, and provided with
moderately large sleeves. so that they may
not crush or anjure the dress beneath.
Some of the prettiest of these travelling
coaiks have deep capes, bordered with fur,
a good design being carried out, for in
stance, in Danish-red cloth, the cape
edged with mink, while another is of Lin
coin green. with a bordering of chdnchilla.
As a rule. the Innings are of squirrel lock,
although sable is very frequently used
for cloaks of a more costly description.
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For cuts or wounds made by rusty nails
there is nothing better than bandaging
with cloths wet in a solution of carbolic
acid-six drops of acid to a Tablespoonful
of water. The acid prevents the accession
OF germs and helps the wound to heal
quickly. For slight cuts a cobweb is an
excellent thing. 1t will stop the blood,
prevent soreness and stick till the cut is
we'll.
The Empress Taitu, wife of Emperor
Menelek of Abyssinia, inspects and re-
views the soldiers like any officer. Her
Majesty is always accompanied by a
brilliant staff of Gales and Tigrins.
Her face cannot be seen very well be-
cause she always wears a black silk
ven. She is considered good-looking, but
her portraits hardly bear this out. She.
is extremely naughty In her department,
but. II any one pleases her, she Is most
affabie to them, and she has taken into
her good graces several italian prison
ers, particularly a young man who is a
good singer. Taitu exercises much in
fuence over the soldiers. and also over
her husband Menelek. The latter is a
good sort OF man, but was seen very little
by the Italian prisoners.
Taitu in no way disdains European
articles of dress, and she is particularly
Iond OF SILK stockings to cover her dusky
feet, which are small and we'll made.
Her Majesty shows a great prediction
Tor strong drinks, especially champagne.
which she can drink in great quantities.
n the making and particularly in the
WeAring of ~long-pointed bodices, the Is
verE often III some difficulty in L-.eep-
this point in straight position. It has
TO be carefully boned to secure this result,
and ever when this is done, the end of the
point viii roN slightly. and for this rea-
son further precaution is suggested. Take
a strong piece of fiat elastic, sew one end
carefully to the extreme tip of the point
ON the underside, of course-and then,
slightly stretching the elastic, fasten the
other end five or more inches higher. This
will cause am upward curve, and when
the bodice is worn, the defect will right
itself, and prevent the u~nsightly rorled-up
end which is so often p~erceptible on point
ed bodices after being worn a few times.
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For eating boiled eggs from the shell
many people provide an ordinary teaspoon
which is clumsy and so large as to make
mussy operation of it. If the house
keeper does not own the small, long
handled spoon that comes for the purpose
she can at least fall back ON after-dinner
coffee spoons. These answer admirably
in point of size and do very well instead
of the regulation egg spoon
Mrs. Cleveland is studying French. She
is taking three lessons a week of an
duration EACH. Her professor, who
is one of the well known teachers of the
says his distinguished pupil shows
unusual aptitude for the French speech
and has already acquired considerable
knowledge of the language.
Unless you want your trouble for your
pains. o get a poor skirt-binding: the
old-fashioned mohair braid is away out
of date. The best kind is a velveteen |
a cord stitched into 1t. Nothing |
gives a skirt a more slovenly appear
ance than to be the least bit worn around |
bottom, and unless you get the best
you will be renewing. all the time.
Nine. Marchesi has forbidden her pupils
riding the wheel, ON account of currents !
Of air produced by rapid notion; also, the
to stoop being detrimental to
voice culture. As Calve, Melba and De
are still devotees of the wheel, she |
evidently has no power over former pu-
pills.
Never pour LIQUID perfumes ON clothing.
give it an agreeable odor keep pads OF |
sachet powder in closets and bureaus.
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