The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-05

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on the sashes and cravats. Two figures
will have on spring gowns. and two sum-
mer gowns. Some OF the sstshes for even
ing wear are beautiful. One girl has
made sixteen, of chiffon ard silk gauze
with dainty ruffles. and plaid with fringed
ends. Another girl is busy finishing off
a lot of neckties and e~ravats. some OF
null with lace~ruffled ends. some Of
| chiffon with insertion. and many of plaid
or striped ribbon. They win range in
price, cravats and sashes, from twenty
five cents to fifteen dollars.
I'm 1877 Joseph ~Bonaparte's secretary,
| Maitland, left Philadelphia armed with
letters which represented him to be a
travelling agent for Girard's commercial
house and visiting Girard's correspondents
in Holland Switzerland" William Perrine
writes OF When the King of Spain Lived
on the Banks of the Schuylkill'' Din Phila
delphia) in the April Ladies Home jour
nal His real destination was the Swiss
chateau at Prangins, from which the King
had fled two years before, and his real
object to secure the treasure which had
been buried in the ground of the estate on
the eve of his flight. Maiilard found the
buried packets. and with them ne would
also rave brought to Philadelphia Queen
Julie if her physicians had not com
PEELED her TO renounce the project of join
ing her husband.
The jewels. which were valued at one
million dollars. were stuffed into a belt.
which Mailard wore on his person when
returning across the Atlantic. and with
which he was gladly received by his mas
ter in the Lansdowne house. near Phila-
delphia. 1t was about this time that wild
rulnors began TO circulate in Philadelphia
concerning the ex-King's riches and of
the boards of specie which he had de-
posted in the vault of Stephen Girard's
Philadelphia bank. Mysterious heavy
boxes, sealed with wax. were believed
by Girard's clerks to contain the crown
jewels of Spain and Naples. One or two
old men in recent years. who were then
among those clerks, have told how Joseph
would sit in the bank talking with them
afsably while waiting for the great
banker"
A little circle of bright women have
enjoyed this winter meetings fortnightly
at a luncheon given alternately at each
home of the fourteen members. The OBJ
ject of the circle has been two-fold.
First, TO encourage simplicity in enter
tanning. Four courses have constituted
the luncheon in every case, clam or
bouillon beginning the feast; then a
meat course of ~croquettes, chops with
peas and perhaps fried tomatoes or
something of that sort; a salad course
that has some green salad, toasted waf-
ers. and a simple sweet at the end.
Among the desserts furnished have
been wine jelly and whipped cream, a
mold of Bavarian cream and similar
dishes. The expense even of ices has
been tabooed. For the feast of reason
each luncheon is devoted in the discus
sion of a late book. The volume to be
next considered is given out at the close
of each luncheon by some one appointed
in turn for that purpose. There is no
president to the club: it has indeed only
one officer. the corresponding secretary,
who sends out the little notices. A fee
of five cents at each meeting %suffices to
keep the secretary's stock of stamps
and stationery requisite.
Luncheon is served promptly at 1890
and at 2 o'clock the club separates to
go its several ways for the afternoon.
This early and limited session permits
simple gowning, and altogether the
Books as they call themselves, nave
made a distinct impression Upon the
community in which they live in the way
of social simplicity. For the pest, at the
end of the season these women will have
read and discussed fourteen of the latest
books.
Table decorations now are all indica-
tive of spring, the scheme of color Sc
lected being often yellow. When the
tables are long. two large flower pieces
equidistant from the ends are the usual
custom. The foundation for these are
rectangular shallow baskets filled with
moss and sand. into which flowers, their
stems wound with fine wire and fastened
to toothpicks, are thrust. A combination
frequently seen now are the daffodils or
jonquils used with yellow tulips and as
paragus fern. Narrow yellow ribbons
tie the bread sticks, and the shade of
candles or lamps, the glaces and borbons.
the dressing OF the salads and the FROST
ing of tha cakes all are of the same
golden hue. Sometimes tiny yellow silk
pendants, fastened to toothpicks and set
in the frosting of the cakes give an adj
ditional bit of color to the scene.
1t is pronounced "charming'-the Eas-
ter sash. 1t is not of ribbon. but made
of piece satin doubled usually and shaped
so as to be much broader at the end than
above. The ends spread out like a battle
dore, with spatulate contour. The sash
is trimmed around with Brussels net or
chiffon run in 4 double fold. opened fiat
and shfrred. Sometimes the sash itself
is of net. and in this case would be trim
med with fine frillings or side pleatings
of lace or net.
The new sash has no square bows at
all. 1t is simply finished with a bust, set
up as high as possible at the back of the
waist.
The a~ggravating form Of neuralgia that
seems to take special delight in proving
troublesome during damp weather and
the changeable spring lays is out in full
force now, and here is a new idea for
its cure:-An English lady declares that
a mustard plaster on the elbow will cure
neuralgia in the face. and that one on
the back of the neck will cure neuralgia
is that the mustard is said to touch the
nerves directly it begins TO bite, while
If put on u part where no nerve exists
it is of no use. This seems plausible
enough. and it is certainly well worth a
trial.