The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12

they must learn to help themselves TO d
proper quantity of food. taking not too
muc and not to take TOO little.
A tiny aid of my acquaintance Is
being taught this neat art in d sad but
good a I was In the nursery when
the children were having tea. and while
a one was enjoying, with a cup OF
weak tea or a glass of milk, a piece OF
hot, but simple cake, this little maid OF
f1ye was eating, off a dinner plate, some
cold vegetables n some cold pudding.
She was anclined to be a bit greedy and
when she fancied a dish helped herself to
a great deal of it.
The English governess brought the
remedy for this bad behavior. When she
took too much of anything her plate was
reserved for her and she a for her tea
the oyerplus. The medicine was a very
unpleasant one, but I am sure in a very
little while the unhappy child will take
but a small portion of the dish, that she
likes and ask, If it be allowed, for a sec
ond helping rather than show her greed
mess and her bad manners by making
the mistake not, unfortunately, peculiar
ito little people" of overlooking her
plate.
So
Rare silver and china will not make
the dining tables perfectly beautiful II
flowers and plants are omitted. A single
plant or floral centre piece gives the I'm
ishing touch" to the table, and all who
can should grow at least one plant for
table decoration.
If you have a "short purse and must
nave an inexpensive plant get some va
riety of the .Coleus.
This plant is a free grower and may be
trained to a graceful shape. It's ex-
quisitely tinted leaves contrast finely
with the snowy cloth and china. A well
shaped, thrifty geranium is not to be
despised as a table plant, and a Souvenir
de Bonn Ambition, with its graceful white
and green leaves. will add beauty to
any table.
But of all plants for table decoration
none is more beautiful han the fern.
Many varieties of the begonia can be
used fer decorative purposes, while the
fuchsia. with its dark green shining
leaves, will d beauty to III table even
though it may not have a flower on 1t.
A fuchsia plant in full bloom is assuperb
table decoration. Do not make the mis-
take of putting a table plant into a gaudy
Jardiniere. 1t is in far better taste and
will enhance the beauty of the plant if
the receptacle in which it is placed be
entirely unobtrusive.
If the pot in which the plant is grow
ing be covered with white or delicate
green crinkled or crepe tissue paper the
unsightliness of the bare brown pot will
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be simple and pleasing. 1t is certain that
plants have a refining influence and a
moral influence as well.
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Very rich and beautiful ribbons, in plain
and fancy patterns and colorings, appear
upon some CT the richest and most beau
tiful Partisan models now exhibited by
leading city houses. The uses of ribbon
this season are manifold, and there is
hardly a dressy toilet without some touch
of ribbon on the bodice at least. NJ mat
ter what shirring, pleating, cording, mil
liners folds, lace or pa~ssementerie are
used elsewhere on the gown; gathered
gfrdles, braces, bow-knots, plastrons,
blouse effects, bolero fronts, stripes,
ruches, inserted puffs and bands-all
iAC6C lin q OIS UOSS IlDDOu SuDDly.
In Paris wide oddly plaided and Pom
padour ribbons are in great use. White
and violet and white and vivid green
plaids are used on silk, liberty satin, or
candle, or challie gowns in colors to
match One more word respecting rib
bons. 1t is very fashionable to wear a
sash going over one shoulder from the
belt. The sash disappears under the fold
ed waistband, but a very large butterfly
bow with outstanding loops marks it's in
PRODUCTION. The ribbon reappears below
the belt. and then falls low on the skirt
under the huge bow. The so-called
s'Trilby" bow covers the shoulder for
several neh front and back; and in
the satin or MORE ribbon falls in three
ends on each side, nearly to the waist
Gray has been generally adopted this
year by those women who make the art
of dress a study. Possibly because they
consider that it accords so well with the
popular chinchilla, which, however, many
agree, shows its coloring best applied to
black, though it puts in an appearance
on brown, ~petunia, Sevres blue and a vast
number of other shades. 1t does not
matter this year much whether the win
ter gowns are of a dark shade, because
save with the severely tailor-made nearly
all the bodices are trimmed with light
colors. They are so becoming and they
admit of the use of the popular lace and
the inevitable embroidery. With gray
dresses especially. cer.se satin or corded
silk belts of a good depth appear below
tn, bolero with its edging OF fur. and
5ove this is lisse or crepe or some other
variety of the kind. Many of the boleros
a " oblong revers, and everybody now
seems to wear a lace cravat or lace tie
fastened with a jewel.
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Now that spring will soon be here and
the small fur collarettes will be worn
again h arms will certainly feel chilly,
but if women will adopt a scheme of an
economical woman they will probably
avert severe colds. This clever woman
utilized the legs of her wornout stock
ings to line the sleeves of her walking
suit. This may be easily done. and ii
one e not really wish to line the
sleeves in this manner it Is Just as well
though hardly so convenient, to simply
draw the stocking legs up over the arms
and then put the bodice on. You have nc
idea how much this protects the arms
from cold.
Some Of the new French millinery show