The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-26

and the generosity Of Mrs. Quincy A.
Shaw was largely instrumental in having
cooking made part OF the public school
curriculum. In Providence the same work
was accomplished by the ladies of the
Domestic Training Association. Cooking
was introduced into the public schools
of Manchester, New Hampshire. through
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. and women were Instrumental in
introducing the same branch into the
Concord public schools. TIL women OF
Rhode Island n Connecticut, through
various organizations. are showing an
interest in scientific cooking, and In
Vermont good work is accomplished in
this direction by means of the Farmers
Institutes. Several groups of women In
New England are turning their attention
to the eyer-urgent servant problem. The
belief is spreading that almost the only
solution lies in establishing well equipped
training schools. The members Of the
Boston Young Womenss Christian Assoc
citation for many years have maintained
an admirable free training school for do
mestics. The graduates from its six
months' course are always in great de-
mand, and Its only defect is that limited
quarters prevent its having more than a
score of students at a time.
Many future brides are beginning to
| plan and prepare for their new home. 1t
| is a good plan for these young people to
take advantage of the long summer days
| when freedom from social duties makes
| several hours of time daily possible for
this work.
| Begin with your sheets, for which pro-
! weight sheeting muslin. This amount will
| supply you with one dozen sheets, which
| should be cut two yards and t'lree-quar-
/ tiers long and a hem two inches wide put
! at each end.
| For the servants 1t Is wise to provide
| separate beds Cmaking each maid respon-
sibie for her OWN. and it is well to pro-
vide unbleached sheeting for these-allow-
| ing four sheets for each bed. These
| sheets may be cut two yards and a half
long, and a hem one and a half inches
wide is sufficient.
One dozen pillow cases, each n cut
one yard and an eighth long. with two
inch hem, will be sufficient, and for the
! servants beds, half a dozen pillow cases,
with hem an incl and a half wide should
be provided. Four fine white Marseilles
bed spreads n four of light material
tbut white always will last for several
years-although it is an economical plan
to purchase a new spread each year, as
well as to add one new table cloth to
your stock.
Half a dozen bolster cases, cut two
and a quarter yards long, with two-inch
hem, are sufficient. In regard to table
cloths and napkins, every housewife has
a special weakness for these, and the
temptation is very strong TO provide a
large supply-but IT is far better to pro-
vide one new one each year than to. have
too many to start with.
Six tablecloths, each two yards long,
for every day use, viii prove ample; WI
cloths each two and a half yards long,
which may be used when from two to
four guests are expected, and two cloths
each three yards long, for extra occa-
sions, win prove quite as many as any
one in ordinary circumstances can re-
quire.
Six dozen napkins will be plenty, and
both napkins and ta~blecloths should be
hemmed by hand.
Six dozen towels and one dozen bath
towels will be a liberal allowance
Dish towels, cloths, busters, ETC., should
all be literally provided. but if four of
each of these articles be given out at
one time it will be far better h to
supply the ordinary servant too literally
Be just as particular that these cloths
be neatly henmed as you are about your
tablecloths, but the machine may be
used for the kitchen articles instead of
handwork.
When the bedrooms are to be papered,
select paper without a set pattern, for If
a set pattern is used it is almost impos-
sible to avoid hunting out the pattern or
counting the figures if confined to bed by
illness.
For bedroom carpets, If first expense is
not to be too deeply considered, there is
nothing handsomer or more lasting than
a Wilton carpet of good quality. These
| carpets will last for years and are far
more easily swept than is a moquette
or other carpet with a long nap.
Bureau scarfs, with hemstitched Dor
der and embroidered ends, are handsome
and provide pleasant work for summer
afternoons.
This is such a labor of love that any
prospective bride viii, I am sure, agree
with me that a summer spent in providing
these articles is a happy one and the
time will fly as If on wings when occu-
pied with such delightful work.
49,
I can never understand, since the de-
scriptions of the Jubilee and the gowns
worn at the uches of D~eyonshire's fam
cy ball, why 1t is claimed b jewels of
our women astound foreigners.
Have you read the parts played by
London's upper ten hundred at that bail?
1t all sounds like Arabian Nights or tales
of Nero's days. The Countess of Dudley
as Queen Esther, the hostess of Zenobia;
the Duchess of Leeds as Lalla Rookh,
Lady Graham as. the Queen of Sheba, the
famous beauty, Muriel Wilson, as Queen
vashti, wore between them stone that
would have redeemed a country. They
simply biazed In barbaric grandeur. Sup
posing that you haven't read 1t, just read
the extract from a letter. The Countess
of Dudley as Queen Esther wore a Per-
sian dress Of white crepe, thickly embroi-
dered in real dull gold; the skirt was
bordered with three lines OF green em-
broidery, studded with amethysts, tur-
quoises and pearls, and a chasuble of
solid gold tissue incrusted with jewels fell
from the shoulders to the hem of the
skirt; she wore ar1nlets and bracelets of
Head gold set with the same jewels, n
her headdress consisted Of two wells, the
unde one white embroidered with gold
and the upper of purple embroidered with