The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-04


ones head out OF the window for a Whit
of fresh air is an Improvement on sitting
continually in a close atmosphere. There
are many degrees between best and worst.
and if one loves walking. If simply being
out in the air is pleasant enough in itself.
by all means walk, nor rouble to look
for pastime less easily attainable.
The bicycle has been a boon to
numbers, and despite conservative pref
udices and the carping doubts of critics,
it is constantly increasing In popularity
and fulfilling a noble mission to woman
kind. When it is perfected, and the
slightly Injurious features OF the present
saddle are overcome, few better modes
of exercise will suggest themselves. And
yet there are some hat are better, more
beneficial to the whole woman, because
they bring in the element of social enjoy
ment. and haul her dow from the intel
lectual stills she so loves to perch Upon
to the common level of simple, even child
like thinking and acting.
Outdoor games are of all things the
best form of exercise, because the idea
of taking exercise is lost in the sense of
pleasure. THAI was an illogical father
who, seeing his young daughter flushed
and painting after an exciting game of
croquet, said to her. sarcastically. You'd
think it a great hardship if you'd tired
yourself out as much by exercising with
a broom Naturally; work is work. and
the conscientious mind so regards it.
But the human animal needs play-spells,
and a woman should consider herself as
much entitled to periods of recreation for
the benefit of her mind and body as she
does to time for c~hurch-going for the
benefit of her soul. Indeed l doubt if the
one will be of great value without the
other"
So
'"The careful shelter of the girls of the
stately Colonial days in American history
is as possible with us to-day as it was in
the olden times" writes Edward w. Box,
deprecating, in the August Ladies
Home Journal" the too great liberty
given young girls by their parents. mot
in the letter, perhaps, but in the spirit.
But before we can bring back those ideal
influences it is necessary that we should
return to one or two of the conditions
which existed and made those influences
possible. Our mothers should be more
familiar with their daughters than they
are. The m~ultifarious outside duties into
which women of this latter day have zone
have not served to strengthen the tie be-
tween mother and daughter. If anything,
they nave loosened the relation. The
Colonial mother lived in her home: the
mother of to-day lives too much outside
of it. The daughter in the Knickerbocker
home wa the first thought of the mother:
III T. IN 49,
then last though. of her mother. Such
changes in home affairs are not marks of
progress. In fact, it requires a reading of
old books sometimes to see how little act
ual progress we have really made. More
often, the wisest progress would be for us
TO go back a bit, and see whence we
started. There are potent lessons for us
in the past. Our grandmothers knew a
thing or two. Some things they knew bet
ter than do their grandchildren"
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When chickens are to be broiled it is
a good plan to prepare some salad oil
by seasoning it with salt, lemon juice
and chopped parsley and then rub the
chicken well with it at least an hour be-
fore cooking; and just before you put
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breadcrumbs. Have a sauce made of a
white stock seasoned with onion juice
and a little Madeira wine, and pou it
over the chicken when serving.
A sauce made in this way is just as
good for a roasted chicken as it is for
one broiled. In all probability every
housekeeper has cut and dried plans for
stufiing poultry that is to be roasted;
but the stuffing par excellence for chick
ems is made of equal parts of chopped
cold cooked fowl, mushrooms, timed or
fresh, and breadcrumbs, with a suspicion
of minced onion and parsley, salt and
pepper by way of seasoning. For mois-
tening it use melted butter and a little
white stock.
When you come to rechauffes of chick
en- or fowl is when you really begin to
estimate poultry at it's true worth; for
no other meat really comes out SO well
in the relocating process. If you have
almost enough scraps for croquettes vol
can exc them out with breadcrumbs and
no one will be the wiser. Or if you want
a dish of scalloped chicken and are a
bit shy on the principal ingredient, don't
hesitate to use a little more mararoni
OF rice THAI Lie ItCipc Cdio Aol. ~
will be all right. And there are numer-
Gus other expedients in utilizing rem
nants of cold fowl and of these you shall
hear some other day.
Select firm raspberries, and put them
into a colander, which sink gradually into
a pan of cold water, says Mrs. Roref in
the Ladies Home Journal" Lift and
drain. Arrange neatly in the cold jars,
then fill with cold water, adjust the rub
bers and place the lids carelessly on top.
Do not fasten them. Place a little hay,
straw or excelsior in the bottom of an
ordinary wash-boiler, on which stand the
Jars. Pour into the boiler sufficient cold
water to come nearly to the neck of the
Jars, cover the boiler and bring slowly to
boiling point. rs soon as the water
reaches boiling point lift each jar care
fully and screw on the top. Stand out of
the draught to slowly cool. Strawberries
and b~lackberries may be canned after
this rule.
A stylish gown seen a few days ago
was of linen crash, with an embroidered
polka dot of black. The skirt was plain
and full, with a medium hem. Beginning
about 10 inches below the waist five bias
bands of black satin, each half an inch
wide. were stitched on. going entirely
around the skirt, and curving slightly
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