The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-12

tive beads of brilliant colors cannot be
secured, the clear white crystal beads
may be used without other colors. giving
the effect of a miniature shower of rain
drops.
ways to Keep Cool" will soon be the
most absorbing topic of conversation. The
best way to keep cool is to do nothing
that tends to make one warm.
This may sound like a bit of advice
from Mark Twain, but it is in reality a
sensible and serious suggestion. There
are women who wear thin clothes, stay
within doors and refuse to exert them
selves by doing anything more arduou
than reading, who will complain of the
weather-and no wonder. Arrayed in a
heat-defying muslin wrapper, they will
eat a solid luncheon of meat and vegeta-
bles, hot biscuits and sweets, and wash
it all down with glass after glass of iced
tea or even hot coffee.
They win take an afternoon nap on a
pillow strewn sofa and awake as cross
and hot and tired as if they had been
busying themselves about the kitchen or
working at the children's summer sewing.
The average woman should learn that it
is not Lack of exertions tina keeps one
cool, it is doing cooling things tha dis
mays the heat demon. One of hest cool
ing things is to take a tepid bath, in
which a big cake of CASTLE soap and
some bran or bath salt all take part.
A cold sponge bath in water strength
ened by aromatic spirits of ammonia "a
teaspoonful to a basin of water) should
follow the soapy bath and will make of
a warm and NparU vvnunan on o1ort onI
bright dinner companion. Another cool
ing thing is keeping the mine occupied.
The long neglected letters, the clearing
out of desks and arranging of papers and
books is pleasant, absorbing and (unless
gone at with a May-cleaning rush) not
at all heating work.
Sewing can be done, especially on thin
goods, as well OF warm days as on cool
ones, and the needle and thread are very
soothing when not piled too long or in
too great haste. Eating and drinking
are very important factors in keeping
cool Hot tea is really more cooling
than iced tea, and iced ginger is better
than either. Soda lemonade is wholesome
land cooling, while ice cold milk should be
drunk with caution.
Hot meats, vegetables. ETC., should be
replaced as far as possible by green sal
ads, fresh fruit, brown bread and cold
dishes. Pies and rich buildings should
be replaced by corn starch, floating island
blanc mango and ~jellies. Meat once a
day is usually necessary for people who
have healthy appetites, but if other meals
are carefully planned once a day is quite
often enough in warm weather.
The rage for gray appears likely to
continue for some time to come. If is
a cool, ummery tint, and one that gives
a distinguished appearance to nearly
every woman, suiting both blonde and
brunette alike without mentioning inter
mediary complications, and is always good
to look upon.
1t has one very great DISADVANTAGE.
however, and that is the facility and RAJ
pidity, alasi with which it fades. and
when once the work of destruction has
commenced there is nothing left for the
pretty gray gown but to abandon it all
together, or condemn the same to the.
in this case, beneficial part of the dive
ing pot, inasmuch as gray may be trans
formed to any darker color, and when
carefully dipped. if the material be
good, the result is generally satisfactory.
To pan tomatoes, says the Ladies'
Home Journal" cut the tomatoes into
halves, place them in a baking-pan, skin
side down, sprinkle lightly with salt and
pepper, and put in the centre of each a
tiny bit of butter. Bake slowly until
soft. Dish, and add to the LIQUOR in the
pan one pint of milk. Moisten two level
+chlocoannf11lc of H0,. wu:4I
milk; add it to the pan and stir con-
stantly until boiling. Add a teaspoonful
of salt, a dash of pepper, and pour it
over the tomatoes. Garnish with squares
of toast and serve. !.
So
The handsome English serges and mo-
hair in fine all-wool are still the best and
most appropriate selections for neat.
stylish gowns for travelling and for
morning wear or cool days out of town.
A narrow belt and a silver buckle. an
| open jacket and a vest or shirt waist
complete more than two-thirds of the
costumes of this description. The rest
are made with boleros or Norfolk waists.
and a seven-gored skirt completes the
suit. For the girl who elects for sim
pie styles. the open taiior-made Jacket
bodice, double-breasted pique vest and
four-yard untrimmed skirt are selected
as being close to the regulation mascu-
line severity of style deemed essential
to the smart utility gowning of the
stylish maidens Of the summer of 81.
80
In a newly designed shirt there are
two ~buttonholes. about three inches
apart, in the back Of the neckband, one
on each side of the entire seam, and
one flap laps over the other to button
at the side instead of the centre, thus
ramnufnp the hIffnn from The nantra of