The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-12

which we are going to noid Win our
household traps. says Dorothy Maddox IN
the Philadelphia Enquirer" Some OF US
are already deep in the mysterious bust
ness.
The woman with a house on her mind
is a truly pathetic creature at this sea-
son. She looks out Of all sorts, she looks
clated. she IS in for trouble no matter
what her pose.
we draw near the danger line when we
allow our calculations to outstrip our
means. Then 1t is we begin to look
about for trampery. / call things trump
cry that have no real meaning in a house
hold.
A home that strikes one pleasantly upon
entering 1t is never so crammed that us
apartments have the appearance OF a
curio shop or an auction room.
There are SO many truly pitiful people
lodging up at every turn, 'strivers' l
cali them ana. after the Impossible. They
have Joined the over crowded class OF
would-be-collectors.
It is a sham, this attempt made by
women of moderate means to be consid-
cred one Of the elect. None need dream
Of achieving high art about the house
unless unlimited time and money IS BACK
ed BY d taste beyond reproach.
Even then the struggle is a desperate
one. For my part ] would rather pass
my days in a home barren OF decoration
thar lumber it with cheap tawdrlness OF
even expensive things at loggerheads one
with another.
when the temptation creeps over a
woman 1t steals her wits away. 1t is as
b.1d to resist as a hypnotic drug
! is this eternal laundering for a thing
that is ticketed to suit our purse thai
fills such d multitude Of homes with
gaudv specimens of misnamed art
How much prettier the flowers propped
in a ginger jar. its squatty sides a ravish-
ing art blue or smoky green, than to use
for this purpose an imitation cut DOW OF
a fake bit of porcelain.
The ginger jar comes along with the
ginger. There's the trouble. II it cost a
fabulous sum 1t might appeal to more
tastes. It should be appreciated because
few really charming things are ine2pen
sive. They must be paid for in round
numbers and after they have been pur-
chased they are utterly wasted unless
they can be elegantly placed.
Articles that cost little may merit con-
sideration for Enthusiastically for real
beauty. To be sure beauty is largely a
matter Of education. This is the only
possible excuse for the execrable confus-
ION that reigns in some homes. The jumb-
ling of will upset the effect OF
tho handsomest furniture; destroy re-
suits that might be obtained by rarest
draperfes.
have been in several homes within the
past year whose memories suggest confn-
sion worse COMPOUNDED.
I realize that it was utter lack of real
art. There was q meretrieious gathering
together Of articles supposed to be deco
rative. They belonged to the hit and miss
plan and no amount Of labor. time or
money ever rights such a blunder.
In one house / remember / felt as if
/ wanted to broom out an, entire collec-
tion of stuffs and start the establish
ment anew. 1t was capable of great
things, that house, for it was SO well
put together. 1t had been simply ruined
by its decorations.
One bit Of charity I have learned. Never
to blame my bride friend for any fur
nishing idiosyncracies they may display
Poor things! They are practically in the
hands of their friends, 1t would seem more
fitting to say m
The newly hedged matron is the vic
tim of a ~gift-making craze that brings
from the four corners of the earth pres
ents that live in open rebellion with each
other until some fortunate circumstances
separates them.
Many a bride longs to scatter her bridal
offerings that she may not be on such un-
friendly terms with them. She does not
dare d. this for fear of the sudden APP
pearance Of one of the gift-makers. When
the friend arrives she want to see her
particular token in a place of honor and
she wants to feel that IT is a favorite.
The poor little home-maker gushes over
things she longs with all her artistic soul
10 smash. Their place is in the garnet
or reposing on the shelf of some second
hand shop. Never in a well regulated
household; and she knows it.
No, I never wonder over the ugly
things that drift into the homes of the
brides. / marvel they are not more hid
0 How can a parcel of strangers
shop for a woman whose tastes are utter
ly unknown to them?
Without a doubt the most erratically
equipped homes belong to the unfortun-
ate brides. There are many besides these
however. that are samples of wretched
taste.
They have been evolved from the brains
OF women really anxious for beautiful
homes, but incapable of gathering about
them articles that do not fight it out
with each other to the latest day of their
anharmonious existence.
A beautiful skin depends largely upon
proper digestion: hence the woman who
Is studying to preserve or to improve her
complexion will make a point Of keeping
her stomach, bowels, and liver in fine
working order.
A moderate amount of exercise is al
most indispensable to a healthy skin. A
woman who cannot afford a wheel should
walk regularly and frequently.
Indoor gymnastics are beneficial in
Strengthening muscles and rendering the
body supple; but they do not answer in
place Of outdoor exercise where the com
plexion Is concerned.
women with sensitive skins should
never wash the face just before going out
III the SUM- as 1t renders the kin more
liable to tar and sunburn.
II the skin chaps readily rub the face
lightly with the least particle of cold
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