The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-02

| Will soon pFouuce y shuFtdss II rN0hS
grade and shade.
Ready-made wells In cotton as We'll as
silk, in cream. Black and nlagpie, are SELL
ing at a lively rate with all classes OF
retail trade, clear grounds with light de-
signs gong fastest.
In one OF Gilbert and S%ullivan's operas
a much-sought young man proposes, when
pursued by twenty love-sick maidens,'
that he be put up at a rattle. cynies
nave often remarked that marriage Is a
lottery, and the grim Scotch hbrettiss
l-nlay have obtained Inspiration from Fhis
| statement. AS a matter of fact, however,
it is a real lottery in the province Of
i SmoIensk. Russia. A recently-returned
| traveller has this to say of the curious Gus
tom, which is observed every three
mouths
Husbands and wives are chosen by the
| chance drawing of a lottery ticket. Inc
tickets cost one ruble each. There is only
one prize to be drawn. and 1t consists OF
the entire sum yielded by the sale of the
| tickets. amounting to 5000 rubles. togeth-
| er with a lady described as of noble blood.
The tickets are sold only to males, and
| the lucky winner of the prize will nave 10
marry the damsel if he takes the 5,ou
! rubles. If, however, he be already mar
ried he is at liberty TO turn over the money
and the lady to any friend whom he may
wish to put in for such a good thing. II
the winner should, be willing to marry
but is not found to be of the damseTs
taste, then they are to be excused from
matrimopy and permitted to divide the
rubles. 1t is not hard to imagine a condi-
ton of affairs where the lady in the case
refuses her chosen lord and prefers to
a the cash, deciding that $500 rubles
is more to be desired than a more or less
doubtful happiness with a husband of
whom she knows nothing"
"
It's a far cry from war to the theatre
hat, but women were ever in-consequent,
and even in the more vital excitement
they find time to wage minor conflicts
having very different objects from the
fray at large. One of these took place
in q theatre the other afternoon. A
woman was ushered to a seat in front
of a whole row of other women. h
woman, with her customary conscienti-
business, removed her hat. .Oh, dear.'
went up in a groan from the woman
directly behind the newcomer. Why,
what's the matter?, chorused the other
women. Il can't see." went on the COM
%plainant. when the curtain goes up
I don't believe I shall be able to see a
thing" but she's taken her hat off.
said the other women. Yes" admitted
the complainant, 'she has, but"-in tones
intended Enthusiastically for the newcom-
er's ear-"she's got such a lot of hair,
and it's piled on top of her head so
high that it's Just as bad as a hat"
Murmurs of mingled pity and indigna-
ton here broke forth from thee other
women, the complainant finally declaring
women have no more right to wear
their hair like that to the theatre than
they have to keep on their hats"
But the joke of it was tina after awhile
the newcomer had the curiosity to turn
round and take a look at the complain
ant. She particularly wanted to see
what sort of hair the woman had and
frustrated. The complainant had on her
hat.
Never enter the water when overheat-
ed; rest a little first, and cool off, but
not enough to feel cold, says the WON
ans Home Companion" Bathers should
enter the water when the body is at a
glow, not when it is in active OF violent
Precipitation. Never, enter the water
with a headache: never do so with a full
stomach Nothing can be more dangerous
to the system thar to c~ontravene these
rules, and many ave lost their lives by
neglecting them. Nc one should enter
tho rvof q TN m obi n fa1x- a f<a. ;roo noro
who wish to avoid the swimmers bug
bear, cramps, should enter it when suf-
fering from acidfty of the tomach The
best time for bathing is either before
breakfast or between eleven and twelve
delicate constitutions should avoid bath
ing in the early morning.
As yet the origin of pearls is a matter
of mere speculation. The old theory
that they were 'tc~ongealed dewdrops
pierced by sunbeams'' was supported by
naturalists as late as 1854, and is evil
deneed in a Venetian medal bearing an
open oyster shell receiving drops of rain,
with the motto. by the divine dew"
Later conchologists, however, contend
that the pearl nucleus may be some min
ute particle, as a grain of sand. or the
frustule of a diatom, or a tiny parasite, or
perhaps one of the ova of the pearl oyster
itself. This particle of foreign body is
gradually surrounded by thin layers of
nacre until it Is con pleteIy encysted AMI
the pearl formed. The consecutive lay
ers may vary in brightness and color, and
a defect may be caused by contact with
another foreign substance. thus changing
the value with each new layer and some
times causing a lively kerneP' or
stseed' to be enclosed in an apparently
poor pearl.
Very nice cozfes are knitted in double
Berlin wool with large sized needles; two
strips are made. half of one color, say
green, and the other half pink; to form
the lining; then each is doubled and both
joined together. leaving a small opening
each side for the handl and spout of tea
pot. The top is gathered up into a frilly
heading and tied round with a pretty bow
Of ribbon, making a very simple, pretty
and useful tea coy.
An article of special timely value in the
June Ladies' Home Journal by Mrs. S.
T. Rorer, tells what fruits are healthy
and which of them are unfit for food. It
very surprisingly shows that some of the
fruits in most general use are the most
e.