The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-13

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thickness. which would perhaps have es-
| capped attention, but for the exquisite
ornament with which it is adorned. This
| consisted Of a giittering snake some eight
inches in length, which was coiied rouno
the chain. The head was formed Of one
magnificent diamond CT extraordinary
b%rilliancy, while the flexible body con-
! sisted Of a mass Of brilliants, rubies and
other precious stones, so thickly e%ncrust-
ed together that not a trace OF the gold
setting was visible, the various eolors of
the jewels forming a realistic imitation
of the scales. 1t is said that repeatedly
as Queen WilheImina varied her t~oilettes
during the course of the day she was
never seen without this chain, and in
Vulnerable are the explanations. and even
romances, which have been invented to
| account for a fact which may easily be
ascribed to the beauty and value of the
ornament itself. II is quite certain that
the Queen Regent Emma ard her daugh-
ter were oblivious of the immense sensa-
ton the Dutch make" caused every
where, and the endless discussions which
| arose with regard to its probable value.
This was stated to be enormous, and
| many leading jewelers., when questioned
by would-be irnitators, have named prices
! within the reach of only ultra million
aires. All the same, less costly copies
are beginning to appear in some Of the
shops in the Rue de Ia Paix, and promise
to be very popular, save to those, who,
having seen the original cannot be con-
tent with anything less perfect.
What can one be in the world?' ex-
claimed Madame de Stael to the rising
hero, when one is not General Bona
parte?" : Madame was the reply, zone
can he a good mother of a family It is
curious to reflect how little the world
knows of the mothers Of its greatest men.
A contributor to the "Gentlemen's Maya
zines-Mary Bradford Whiting-reminds
rs not only that we know little of Shakes
peare,s mother, or the motherhood of his
wife. but that the great dramatist himself
gave no pains to the portraiture of an
ideal mother. One thinks perchance Of
| Volumnia in Coriolanus. but Miranda is
motherless; Hermione. the mother of Per-
dita. is portrayed rather as wife than
mother; Constance, in king John" is
well, an artist in words. In the beautiful
gallery of Sh~akespearean heroines there is
no Cornelia. It seems incredible, does it
not?
There are new shapes in fashionable
| coats, says London Lady, and there win
undoubtedly be an attempt to revive the
very long coats which have already been
adopted to a slight extent by the Partisan.
1t is not a becoming style, or one likely
to be popular here, as English women
found the well-cut Russian coat. with Its
abbreviated basque. very youthful and
chic, and it moreover gave length to the
figure, and one of our leading firms de-
voted to ladies' tailoring give it as their
opinion that short coats win be generally
worn in the winter with walking cos
tunes. and that a species of Russian
blouse viii be revived.
The erstwhile popularity Of the white
street glove begins to wane. Its merit
must have been its extravaganza, for GER
tainly a more unbecoming fashion has
never existed. The suede gloves in pearl
gray and putty color are more worn at
present, and when the white glace glove
is worn it lacks the three black streaks on
, the back which increased so much the
apparent size of the hand.
Save the water in which your carrots
| have been boiled to add to sour stock.
This vegetable will be found very paIat-
| able if a little beef extract is added to the
water in which it is cooked. The carrots
should be drained after they are tender
and served with a cream made from half
a pint of milk into which a teaspoonful
of flour and one of butter have been stir
red. Add a little nutmeg to this cream
before putting in the sliced carrots.
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The very latest thing in millinery is
the halo. It is a large plaque of straw,
with the outer edge gathered Tam
O'shanter fashion. The trimming is
placed underneath Instead of on top and
usually consists of plumes, which hug the
hair closely.
Cream serge is getting in its inning
now. Gowns of this material are fire.
quently made with a plain skirt and q
short saceue coat with a deep sailor coll
lar, over which is worn another collar of
rich ecru Irish lace.
The garterless stocking is the latest
thing in the way of hosiery. It is made
with eyelet holes on either side. which
are crossed and laced like a shoe. The
stockings keep up admirably, and are
pretty to look at.
The collar button has initiated woman
into some of the mysteries hitherto the
%prerogative of man, but the two sexes
can never be upon quite the same plane
until man realizes the agony Of losing
hairDins.
The Model Hostess.