The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-16

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cost them only a trifle. the result of color
ing over their old materials with Dia-
nond Dyes.
Diamond Dyes are SO simple and easy
to use that even a child can. by following
their plain directions. get fast and beau
tiful colors. They viii not fade, crock,
or wash out, and are the only ackaS
dyes that have stood the test of years
OF use. Do not fisk your goods with imi-
tations of the Diamond.
Use one quart of salt to an ordinary
bucket of water and have the water seald-
ing hot. Use a wooden or paper bucket,
as the brine viii rust tin and spot your
article. Put your goods in, cover and let
them stand about three or fou hours. UNI
til the water is perfectly cold. Don't
put but one article in each bucketful. AT
ter drying the color will remain in fast
as long as the piece holds together. OF
course, this must be done when the goods
are new, before it has been Numbered at
all.
Not many people know hat a bunch of
celery in the hands OF a good -housekeeper
is one of the few things about which
there is absolutely no waste. From an
| ordinary bunch OF celery of five stalks
pick off the large leaves, wash them and
place in a quart of water, letting the
| quantity boil down to about half a pint;
| when cold bottle this liquid and keep IN a
| cool place to be used for flavorlng
| gravies and soups. Next, the five roots;
! wash and boil the same as potatoes, try
ing them with a fork TO tell when done
| Cut them into thin slices, add a finely
! cut onion, and make INTO a salad the
| same as the ordinary potato salad. The
| large and coarser. stalks of celery cut
into inch lengths, boil, cover with a
| cream sauce. and serve as a vegetable.
The delicate stalks use as ordinarily for a
| relish, and the young yellow leaves will
be found 10 make o pretty trimming for
the meat dish. This uses every scrap OF
| the celery itself. but the careful house
| keeper will not even discard the string
which ties the stalks together, but if it
is long enough will roll it up for future
use.
The bicycling costumes this season are
| made on much the same lines as last a
with the skirt of medium length, cut SO
| as to look well both on and off the wheel.
| For midsummer, shirt-waists will be
worn with this skirt, says "Harper's
Bazar." For early spring wear, the
newest coat is the style between an Eton
and A mess Jacket. II fastens at the
throat, and yet hangs away at the waist
| line. 1t is finished down either side OF
The front with a row of little bone but
tons. has a marrow turnover collar and
/ three straps of cord which go across and
over again. fastening or not, as desired.
The skirt, which opens at the side, as all
| good bicycle skirts must needs do, has
| two short rows of nail bone buttons on
either side of the front breadth. The ma
| terial most in favor is light cheyiot of q
| tan color; but there are many gowns
! made up IN dark blue n black. VI
course there are other styles, but the one
| illustrated is the favorite one at present.
While we go a-shopping in our furs-
il we nave 'em-we are confronted in the
stores by spring goods. Shirt waists for
next season bid for attention, too, and ii
present indications count for anything
checks and plaids will be the wear. A
~favorite pattern is sure to be one that
covers the chest with row on row of tiny
| tucks. while ali fullness is allowed to go
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| and belt. The sit of shirt waists at the
belt is going to be a severer matter h
ever. We may not wear visible devices
for making the waist stay down and the
skirt stay up, yet such must be their rela-
| tive positions. 1T is really a great deal
in the shape of the back" Mademoiseile
explains suavely. whereat her listener
despairs yet looks respectful, though she
knows thai no back, however shaped, will
make a skirt stay up and a shirt waist
stay down.
Fashion, says the "Woman's Home
Companion" is going to be very generous
the coming season, and will allow her
followers any color, material or shapes
in gowns that fancy may dictate, provid-
ing there are no incongruities. Old gowns
may be renovated, and up-to-date dresses
be made from left-overs, if one is judicious
in trimming and combining colors. Tucks
win run crosswise on the waist and
sleeves and around the skirt, while braids,
Insertions, ruhles and all decorations Will
follow in the same path. Ruffles will
flourish in every possible width on spring
and summer gowns. running from the
graceful, deep Paquin hounce to the tiny
one-inch frill.
A skirt of ivory white cloth is ex-
tremeiy smart, especially when treated
with applications or rich embroidery.
Any kind or color of bodice may be worn
with the white cloth skirt. Very often
the waist is of some pronounced color,
orange or cerise, yelled in chiffon or tulle.
The white skirt stands out well with its
stiff enc~rustations of trimmings, which
often include small-sized mock jewels
applied on velvet mountings and embroid-
cred down to the hem border.
"
A contributor to the March Ladies
Home Journal by publishing a copy OF
his household ~accounts shows that it is
possible for a family of four persons to
live on $500 Der year. The family com
prises husband, wife and two children
one and three years old-and the aggre-
gate cost OF the edibles consumed for an
entire year is $94. 50. OF course, strict
economy is necessary, but the writer
/ AYERS that he n his family live substan-
TALLY and well, and out of his salary Of
s4Op as teacher he is able to put $500 pei
year out OF interest.
This seasons lawn and organizes are
extremely fresh and pretty. On closer
Inspection they do not vary much from
those we bought last year. The styles
of making them up have not varied much
SO the girl who has been careful Of hei
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