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The Jersey City news., 1898-10-22
New to Hotel ways.

Some one had told her that you always
have to register, but sho wasn't used to
hotels That was apparent from the way
she fingered behind the old time travelling
man who stood by the clerks desk. She
wanted to see how it was done. The old
fellow had had the same room in the house
for nine years. 1t was always kept for
him-No. SO, on the second floor. He had
wired three days before that he was COM
ing, so it was all ready for him. He dip
ped the pen in the ink well and, with an
extra flourish or two, scratched down the
name, James Edward Clifford
1.-The same old thing?" he asked of the
clerk.
"Yeup, was the answer.
Whereupon Mr.. Clifford wrote down
opposite his name, "63. =
Then the bellboy grabbed his travelling
case and conducted him to tho elevator
The clerk dipped the pen in the ink and
handed it to the demure maiden who had
stood behind the old traveller. She glanced
at the last name on the page, then turned
for parting look at the form just passing
into the elevator ear. She laid her hand
kerchief and pocketbook on the desk and
wrote, Faith Merreweather.
Then she shot the clerk modest little
glance and finished out the line by plac-
ing ss24's after the signature. She looked
up blushing.
The clerk smiled, SAnd whc1 he had
whispered room number to the porter
and the girl had passed behind the screen
he said to himself, By Joye, she doesn {
look it!''-Detroit Free Press.
The Jersey City news., 1898-10-22
Two Motbers.

I saw on trolley car the other day
a poorly dressed young woman, too
young to be matronly, too tired to seem
girlish. She carried tiny, downey-head-
ed baby in her arms. Next her while
the car was outbound. sat a woman
scarcely older than herself, in a black
gown whose makeing alone must have
cost more than all the young mothers
toilet The omther kept her seat when
the car reached the end of the lire, and
the woman in black after moments
hesitation, kept hers too. She. loked at
the baby long time, Then she leaned
toward the babys mother.
Let me hold il awhile, won't you
please2r She said.
The mother stared, wide-eyed. for a
moment. and then handed the baby over.
The other woman snuggled it's warm lit
tile face against her neck. and patted Its
tiny body gently. The car had nearly
reached the eityson it's return trip before
She gave the baby to Its mother again;
It's dear little thing she said.
haven't any baby and with break IN
her Voice she added now. :
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there are others VINO ARE quite as well OH
and quite as fashionable who are more con-
seryatiye and in most cases are really
more elegant. For these there are rich,
dark colors and fine though handsome
stuffs. l remember seeing couple of
gowns made for two of the wealthiest
women we have They could have cloth
Of gold gowns studded with diamonds if
they wanted to. One is of dark brown
poplin with raised black velvet figures.
The skirt was made with very full Dewey
founce, with scallops at the junction of
founce and upper, bound with black vel
vet. This and the blouse waist fastened
down the left side with dull gold buttons.
There were draped belt and rundown
collar of black velvet and high turtle
stock of white brooade with gold threads.
The other was tailor costume of cadet
blue venetian cloth, the skirt tight fitting
at the top and faring we'll at the bottom.
There were three rows Of milliner's folds
of satin of exactly the same shade. The
coat was of venetian, three shades darker
blue. 1t was tight fitting and had several
rows of stitching around the bottom, on
the sleeves, storm collar and the revers.
1t fastened invisibly.
In jackets to be sold separate from
dresses We find new stuff called unfin-
ished worsted. This is very stylish, if
somewhat rough, and is made into tailor
coats, mostly short They are lined
throughout with taffeta; some with peau
de sole. Fly front Jackets in half REFER
shapes to match suits are much liked and
are mostly pebble cheyiots and kersey
cloth. They are lined throughout, not in
front only. Coyerts, cheviots in wide and
narrow wales and broadcloths are very
fashionable.
The new suitings for cold weather show
i all the colors of the season in cheviot,
drap etc, muscoyite, black wool crepon
In many designs, Biarritz plaids, Irish
poplin in black and colors, chain CLOTH
armure and Russian cord; also imperial
yelours. These are all staple goods. The
novelty goods are legion and made more
to catch the eve than to last.
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a certain amount of manual labor. We
were, too, of all ages and conditions-the
young, the old, the married, the single
Hawthorne often visited the place, but
never resided there Foremost of our
Phalansterian family were Mr. Charles
Dana and Mr. Ripley, scholar and preach
or, both eminent men and both accom-
panied BY their wives Mr.. Dana used to
get up at 5 O'Clock a. m. and milk the
cows; Mrs Ripley superintended the
laundry, all domestic and industrial work
being of course accomplished ON the prem
ises
1--WE had among us an amateur shoemak-
or, also carpenter, baker, ETC., every
branch of labor being shared by both
sexes 1t was a principle of Fourier that
so far as practicable, men and women
should work together The daily pro-
gramme was arranged according to Fou-
rier's group system, each member choosing
the groups that best suited him worked
In no less than IL, but could not get into
the favorite one, that of the washing up.
$50 popular was the washing up of
plates and dishes that newcomers had to
wait long for a chance of admittance to
the office. All tho prettiest girls We're in
this group, and of course there was
great struggle among men to enter the
ranks. The work was all got through in
tho highest spirits. Talk, laughter, story
telling accompanied every task. =
eAnd why did Brook Farm come to
such speedy ends'
MY own connection with it ended in
this way: At the time of my stay had
under my care a young sister, and, as
there was no room fer her, felt compelled
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sons and Daughters.

The Smith boys meant well enough, no
doubt, but they were hard at work earn
ing livelihood for their own families,
and when grandma felt that she wasn't
really a part of their hearthstone circles
she packed up and went to see Cornelia.
Come back whenever YOU get ready.
mother" John had said. and Benjamin
added, absentmindedly:
Yes, yes; do Well be glad to SEQ
you.
Then they had turned away together,
and grandma, with the painful sensitive
ness of dependent age, had fancied jaunty
relief in one tone and half heartedness in
the other
Il won't como back, +" she whispered to
herself, Z slow fash rising to her thin and
wrinkleo cheek And ii Cornelia don't
seem to want me Ill-I'u go to pa
Tears Of utter desolation found their way
to her eyes and as the train ran over the
miles her thoughts went back to the time
when her children were little and depend
ent upon her. She had never grown tired
of them through the long, long years OF
toll and sacrifice, and it seemed hard.
A shrek of delight aroused her
Grandma. You blessed, little grand
ma! We thought you never would comet
Two clinging arms were around her, and
there, behind the children, was Cornelia,
smiling her welcome.
why, mother, = she said. 'sYou have
been crying What is it, dear?"
Her head was on hcr daughters bosom,
and the children were disputing about
who should havo the honor of carrying
her bag. All at once she realized that she
had deceived herself that her children
were all good and loving. A flush Of
shame dyed her cheek, and as Cornelia
again tenderiy asked the cause of the
tears she said sheepishly:
Just a cinder in my eye, Nellie, dear "
Chicago Journal.
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back was fnu wetfsau style. Altogether
it is worthy Of the sweet little woman who
will xraca ii. Some peoples gowns grace
them, but Mrs. Leslie graoes her gowns
and everything else she hes.
There are same exceedingly dainty tea
gowns for young ladies, for 1t is under
stood that such as plush, velvet and bro
cade Is for the matrons. These are of the
soft cashmeres and the fine figured WOOL
ems; also some of the softer grades of silk.
One tea gown was made OF a very pale blue
cashmere with the 'front.' nlleo IN Dy snow
white china Grape, studded Win silver
stars The loose fronts We're outlined with
a band of swans down, and this, too, hau
silver stars sewed along. Much lace, metal
embroidery and a little wide and bushels OF
narrow ribbon go to trim these tea gowns.
Some have sashes of embroidered liberty
six. Some have frlns' nounces ana al
sorts OF devices OF liberty SILK rms IS
friaged, beribponen ana spangied as one
likes.
often wonder what we did before hner-
ty silk was invented. That and SILK mus
lin, chiffon and crepe l1sse are among the
indispensables. There are SO many won
derful things made OF them. In one place
counted scarfs, boas, ruches, Jabots, ties,
cascades, vest fronts, collars, stocks, with
butterfly bows; Others where the plated
stuff was made to resemble flowers and
even birds There are shirred, honeycomp-.
ed and puffed stocks, with all sorts ana
sizes of cravat bows, and no END 70 the
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FASHIONS OF NEW YORK
Stylish Skirts Must Show
Some Traces Of the
Dewey Flounce.
TEAGowNs1N ONCE MORE
Fluffy and Soft and Beautiful,
They Are Welcomed by
All Women = Rough
Rider Hats.
TEAGowNsIN ONCE MORE
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Copyright. 1898. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
One needs lightning express train and
1000 pair of eyes to enable one to see all
the beauties and glories Of the autumn dis
play in the stores. One goes and goes and
looks and looks and brings away kalei-
doscopie remefn brance of forms, stuHs and
colors, and it is not easy to sift out the
sthings one has seen before from those one
has not, but I'll try.
In the first place let US note some Of the
new ideas in skirts. While five and seven
gored skirts are seen in numbers great
enough to insure their vogue the skirt
with the Dewey hounce in one or the other
OF its variations is, think, TO be the skirt
par excellence Quite novel effect is OBJ
tanned by having the front breadth cut all
in one and only the sides and back founc-
ed.
On some Of this kind of skirts there is a
sprawling ornament made of braid OF some
kind or of an applique of cloth Of another
shade or even color. When these are add
ed, the vest front of the jacket generally
has an arrangement of trimming to match
and small one on the sleeves. This
kind of ornamentation is much affected on
many kinds of costumes and capes and l
have even seen 1T ON hats. 1t is very mo-
ticeable and ornamental even when the
shades nearly match. When they oon-
trast sharply, as they often do, they are
very dressy.
saw one drab cashmere home gown
with the skirt half covered with this ap-
plication work done in brown cloth, the
edges whipped down with fine gold
thread. The pattern was sprawling de-
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sign OF scrolls and ccnventlonaIiZed clover
leaves. The heavy part reached just
above the knees, and there ended in ten
drills, and above thRt on up to the waist it
was in detached clover leaves. The sleeves
were treated to the sarneappiication work,
only in smaller size; SO was the short
figaro.
Speaking of fgaros reminds me to
mention that those pretty and ooquettish
little garments only had half run last
winter, for before they had been worn by
half that wanted them the war broke out,
and that PUT a damper upon all those lit
tle jackets having their origin In Spain.
Now the war is over, and they are too
pretty to ignore any longer, and very
many gowns chow them cither separate
from the waist or simulated with lace or
embroidery. They are seen as often on
evening attire as on that for street or ordi-
nary house wear.
Tea gowns ara s4in'' again, and 1 am
glad of it. They look so cozy and COM
Portable and SO "chatty" The tailor gown
is SO uncompromisingl stiff that one has
consciousness of many whalebones and
much discomfort with collars and ties
which dstrsct from ones pleasure at see
ing SO perfect gown and SO severely,
ostentatiousiy simple a one. The tea
gown, on the contrary, is all grace, soft
ness and comfort, to say nothing of fluff
ness and beauty. The material must be
exceedingly rich and handsome or soft and
flowing, whichever one prefers. Some-
times they are both.
saw an emerald green plush with
princess back and quite long train. The
fronts hung open from top to bottom and
were Lined with straw colored satin. The
under portion was Of the faintest possible
pink china Grape gathered full as could be
at the neck and hanging in the natural
folds to the bottom The COLLAR was
medic1 Of plush outside, satin inside. The
inside part was embroidered in gold thread.
A fancy gflt Bernhardt belt hung loosely
below the waist, slightly combining the
Grape At the bottom there was border
ing Of the gold thread embroidery. The
sleeves were held very slightly full az the
top and ended in a bell shape at the elbow
with fall of handsome mechlin lace.
Other tea gowns have the neck low across
the back and Y shaped or square in front,
with long lace scarfs draped around to
tie in the front, so that the ends fall down
nearly to the feet. Brocade silks in light
colors are very elegant with always the
graceful draped or looped 'front.'
Mrs. Frank Leslie has one of cyrano
purple cachemire sublime. which is mocel
In its grace and style. It is imported.
Around the bottom there is one dounce Of
mauve satin oyarIaid with black lace, and
this had a she'll heading made of the set
tn The front closed 70 the left Is shonldsr
1nire. Down that side from the closing
,<,;,,4 f fha ff,<at tIera was n hand of close
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Special shoes ror sisters.

The world, the flesh and the devil are
the chief customers of shoe manufacturers
and pretty restless, critical crowd of GUS
toners they are. For them makers of
lasts rack their brains for change and nov
city of style, and tanners draw the celors
of the rainbow to their feathers, using all
kinds Of glazes and finishes to tempt puz-
zled buyers to try their wares.
There is q class of shoe buyers however,
sweet faced, patient, ministering angels on
earth, who in their self abnegaGion require
specially plain and austere shoes, reflective
of their quiet lives and restrained feelings.
Nurses, sisters of charity, old ladies and
women who have renounced the world
form a body of people for whom special
shoes are made.
These shoes, as a rule, are of black
glazed kid, plain uppers unadorned with
patent tips or any other signs of vanity
The soles are of oak leather, very flexible
and fairly thick No insols is used, but a
little filing, SO as to avoid any squeaking.
The side stays are strictly simple, and the
Innings are virgin white
The soles are not rights" and ''lefts. Z
they are all of the same shape, SO that the
shoes, which are rocmy and large, can be
worn on either foot. This Is a valuable
accommodation for nurses who are liable
to be suddenly aroused to attend sick pa
tients
These comfort" shoes are all that is
claimed for them and are equally popular
among those who attend the sick or devote
themselves to charity or religion.
A bright salesman connected with this
class of goods said to Hide and Leather
reporter: ssWe sell direct TO jobbers whose
men visit city retailers. The retailer, usu-
ally one who has been long established in
business win call at convent or similar
place. The lady superior gives hirna list
of the sizes needed, SO that it is not neces-
sary to interview the sisters themselves. 10
Is curious business and one that is not
easily mastered. Our people have been
making these shoes for years and know
exactly what is wanted. Sometimes job
bers desiring to sell our lines instruct us
to brighten the shoes up little with pat
ent leather trimmings or colored Innings
We explain that the shoes cannot be made
too plainly, and that style or ornaments
ton would be frowned on by the gentle
class for whom they were intended.
ssThese shoes, having fairly thick soles,
can be used indoors or on the streets They
are unusually easy and noiseless. Winter
shoes contain an insole of felt, which IS
dampproof. Many retailers carry theTn
in stock, as there are lots of old ladies in
the world anxious for ease before elegance
In footwear Hide and Leather
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WOMAN AND HOME.
THE LAST OF THE FAMOUS COLONY
AT BROOK FARM.
Special shoes For sisters-Keepins
Husband - Born Under a Lucky
Star = The Countrywoman's Life.
Sons and Daughters.


Star = The Countryvoman's Life.
Sons and Daughters.
How little theory and brains can elm
mate the human element was never shown
80 conclusively as it was in the Brook
Farm experiment of that congregation of
talented people who met to form their
ideal state of society in the rural districts
of Massachusetts,. One of the last of the
Brook Farm colony lis she not the last?) is
Anna Blackwell, now living in a suburb
of London. When Charles A. Dana died,
the last of the Brook Farmers of note here,
at any rate if not the veritable last of
them in this country, passed away.
Hawthorne wrote book about Brook
Farm under the title of siZenobia, and it
was the least of his productions in liter
AIRY way, but it tola the story of the ex-
pertinent.
In an interview published in the Lon
don Sketch Mrs Blackwell says;
Yes, it was in 1912 that 1 spent some
weeks at Brook Farm, period | look
back to as the happiest of my life. We
were about 100, and all had brought to
the scheme the most desperate devotion.
Some of our number were rich, some
poor, the former keeping up the place, the
latter earning their livelihood. None paid
for board and lodging, and all performed
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rh. corptrvyvoman,s Life.

ssIf we want the lives of our girls and
women on the farms to mean more, their
lives must first of all be made easier,
writes Edward Box in The Ladies' Home
Journal. There is too much meniaE'
work being done on our farms by wives
and daughters which ought to be done by
hired help. If the farm women would
form among themselves leisure guilds
and devise ways and means 20 have some
of their work done for them and not dc 10
all themselves, the initial step would DO
taken toward the emancipation and free-
dom from isolation of thousands OF women
.sSee, for example, what can be done in
q town for the Improvement of everybody
In it and start, If you will, with publici
library. There is public gallery Of
prints Of the best paintings, of good photo
graphs--a gallery made as the nucleus for
an amateur photograph club. with sum-
iner iaunts and an exhibition in the vim
ter. There is collection to be made fer
such a gallery of specimensof all the rcsks
and plants and flowers and insects OF tts
place-the finest material for pleasant
winter evening studies and classes IN nat
ural history There is the organization OF
q band for music in the summer evenines
on the green, with refreshments served by
girls TO raise money for some other ebjecss
a concert or lecture in the fall perhaps.
sThere are reading classes and dramatic
clubs to be formed for the winter. There
Is a woman s club for the study of current
events and books, farmers club for the
men for the discussion OF agricultural sci
ence and economics. q sewing club for tho
girls, manual training club for the boys.
a debating society for the boys. branch
of the Chautauqua circle, a King 5 Daugh-
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A YACHTING COUNTESS.


Touring the wer1d and Doing Mis-
sion Work wherever She Goes.
An original and unique idea of combin-
ing pleasure with good works is that OF
the Countess Of Schiminelmann, who Is
cruising around the world In her private
yacht and doing mission work at the vari-
GUS ports where she stops.
The countess is wealthy Danish wom-
an and was a warm friend of the late
queen of Denmark, who was a generous
contributor and an interested patron in
her mission work. She is a plain, moth
erly woman and is as ready to talk to
common sailor as she is TO a queen or a
princess. She is thorough sailor herself,
and often takes the wheel Of her yacht,
which is q trim, schooner rugged, substan-
TALLY built craft called the Duen, the DAN
ish word for dove.
The accom- npanying illustration is from
a photograph taken recently at Buffalo,
where the countess made stay of ten
days She reached Buffalo through the
Welland canal. and from there started the
other day to make tour Of the great
The Jersey City news., 1898-10-22


lakes. She plans to winter in Chicago
and go back to the ocean through the Erie
canal next spring. While the yacht is
tied up this winter she will turn it into
school and home for poor young men, to
whom she will give instruction in naviga-
tiou and ssaman's lore in general as well
as Christian advice.
While in Buffalo she addressed several
meetings, speaking one night in German,
the next in English and another in the
Scandinavian tongue She takes spe-
cial interest in young Danes, many of
whom are to be found in American ship
ping oenters.
The countess began her unique tour in
1895, when she purchased the Duen from
Prince Waldemar of Denmark. During
her cruise she has met with adventures
which some women would regard as high
ly exciting. Only lew weeks isgo, while
her yacht was lying in the harbor of ST
GATHERINGS, Ont, it was struck by the cy
clone which did much> damage in north
ern New York. The countess was on deck
at the time and would have been blown
overheard had she not clung to the wheel.
She is accompanied by her three adopted
CONS
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Al white potato, roasted, not boiled,
should DO the first vegetable given to q
child, but In summer time its effect must
be watched. One Of tho most fruitful
sources ii sickness with young children IS
gtying Them animal food ineiserin ainately
ana tao aften. Beef, mutton and chicken
aro tbs ol,ly articles zlt for chj3dren
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In WOnan'S World.

by our rather peculiar social conditions
Unaccustomed as even many Of the girls
of our better classes are to ehaperonage
she must yet accept invitations and be
sociable in a way which shall cause not
the slightest criticism or remark.
A woman now leader of New York So
ciety, said after her marriage: ''Well, /
am glad it is over For year ! have
never gone anywhere without fear Of
OVERRIDING the fiancee business. and for
twelve whole months I have never known
when / ought to see Charley alone"
The etiquette tof London, which is the
finest in the world as regards these deli-
cate questions. demands that an engaged
girl shall see her fiancee only two even
ing a week and then in the presence Of
her family If he escorts her out, her
mother or older sister goes along-and at
a bail he IS not permitted TO dance with
her more than three times.
This seems hard to an American girl,
who looks forward to the buggy ride and
the stroll in the park; but it is better af-
ter all. and the dear girls will say 50
themselves after a year of matronage.
English women have large hands, well
shaped white and soft and firm in grasp;
Americans have slender hands as a rule;
French women well formed and small
hands, but dark in color; and Spanish
and Italian women have the most beauti
ful of ALL unless the women Of India are
excepted.
A handy brush for cleaning floors and
pavements is formed with a reservoir in
the back to be filled with water through
a pipe connected with water faucet.
perforations being provided on the under
side, through which the water runs to the
bristles
Lavater. the physiognomist. declared
that there were thousands of beautiful
eyes to one beautiful nose, Sir Joshua
Reynolds says that .'the line that forms
the areh of the nose is beautiful when it
is straight
We might stand a better chance of
meeting our ideal man were he snot a
creature of an imagination fed by mover
reading. by the drama, by an exchange of
condolences with the emotional sister.
The Jersey City news., 1898-10-22

We might stand a better chance of
meeting our ideal man were he snot a
creature of an Imagination fed by mover
condolences with the emotional sister
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A colorlcss ink for writing npon postal
cards. ETC., Is made By fsixihg together
watar and sulphuric aeisi, the writing b.
aSning permanently visible when heated