The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-21
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. [ haven't gone to theatre or concert or
even church in years without having my
pleasure partly spoiled by some little am
moving habit on the part of persons near
me.
Not one man or woman in a thousand
can be quiet. Al the last concert at
blended the man next to me tapped in ac-
compartment to all the numbers on the
arm of his seat. 1t was a little thing,
but ii got upon nay nerves and marred
the evening for me.
II went to the theatre. three evenings
last week. one night the man just pe-
hind me scraped the bottom OF my seat
with his feet all the evening long ana
kent his. shoes creaking. Another time
Ethe woman beside me clasped and un-
| clasped her bonbonniere necessarily,
making a sharp. clicking noise AZ
| church., on Sunday, the woman to Waom !
| offered part of my pew had a creaky 1T
tie fan. which she fIuttered or opened
| and shut all through the service.
-At The matinee on. Saturday, two girls
| behind me nibbled some sort of brittle
candy from the time the curtain first
F, went up. anti it fell after the last act.
~Of course, you think l am a crank; but
it irritates me to see how careless ana IN
! considerable the average man or woman IS,
| and what absurd habits most persons
nave. When l see any one sit still lor
five minutes at a time / feel like lntrodue-
ing myself and congratulaing him on nus
valuable accomplishment. All the world
wriggles nowadays, and when it isn't
wriggIing it has nervous prostrauon.
Next to the great earthen jars OF TOOTH
some seed-cakes, grandmother's SPICE
lake used to be considered OF the greatest
Importance among Christmas goodies. it
still plays an Important part where
numerous grandchildren gather each year
at the old homestead to- celebrate the
holidays. This is grandmother's way OF
making it: Before beginning TO NIX tne
! cake pick over and wash with cold water
la cupful of dried currants and rub them
dry on a clean towel; stone a cupful OF
raisins and slice two ounces OF cNrohi
butter q large cake-pan, or line one Win
buttered paper. When all these prepara-
lions are made, beat to a cream one cup
full Of butter, and two cupfuls OF brown
sugar; beat three eggs to a frotn ana
/! stir them into the butter and sugar then
| add to these ingredients a cupfui OF coia
water. two tablespoonfulss of powdered
+ cinnamon. half a t~easpoonful of powdered
cloves and half a nutmeg grated. Slit to-
| gether three and a half cupfuis OF nours
a level teaspoonful of salt, and Two heap-
ing teaspoonfuls of baking powder, ana
| stir the -four quickly into the above men-
toned ingredients. When the flour is near
w mixed with this add the fruit, prepared
as already directed, then put the cake at
once into the buttered pan, set It IN a
moderate oven, and bake it for about nal1
an hour, or until a broom splint run into
it can be withdrawn without being sticky
with uncooked cake. When the cake is
done. open the oxen door, and let the
cake cool gradually in the oven. When
quite cool take out of the pan.
49,
There is a good deal of pother just
| now over the ever-lively question of a.
| proper corset. Two seasons ago French
dressmakers fatty refused to fit any GUS
toner save over a corset that was short
low at the bust. high on the hip and
boasting only three hooks in front. 1t is
| 4 well-known fact that as the body is corr
seted. so will it grow, but having intro
duced the princess and p~olonaise the fiat
mas SOiiG lOIln against lAN ShOAt ChsSs
| and a deal of suffering for the martyred
| feminine figure is entailed by the present
demand that nothing but long corsets are
fit for use.
The short corset has been always a gay
/ and very frou-frou article. garnished at
| top and bottom with frills of lace, choux
of ribbon and laced with wide ribbons.
The new corset gives one a shuddering
suggestion of q strait-jacket. 1t is who'll
ly unornamented. fercely boned. very long
on hip and abdomen, high at the back and
laced with fat, narrow linen strings. but
the dressmakers' say that without it no
! p~olonaise or redingote will set ~decently-
Evidently there is not even promised yet
a relaxation from this severity of laeing.
for the most attractive new lounging robes
belle their titles and are as close-ftting
as calling dresses.
For ct.remonious visiting costumes moth
ing is more popular than the velvet coat.
Modistes in swell Fifth avenue shops are
showing some strikingIy artistic models of
this sort. both in black, blue and golden
brown This latter shade is very becom-
ing to certain styles of beauty. and its
| popularity is increasing. Thus far only
the swell retailing establishments carry it
in stock, for it is seldom initiated in a
cheap fabric, but manufac turers are now
offering lower grades than were shown
when the season opened. For swell we'd
dings velvet coats are much affected by
grande DANES. Louis XIV coats are the
| for such occasions. One of the
dsintfest of these. designed by a leading
modiste, is of white velvet. on which is
embossed large black velvet leaves. The
coat lapels sweep gracefully away from
the collar. and, turning sharply from the
sides, join in the skirted back. White
satin lines the garment and its dainty
revers, while over the latter are nets of
beautiful Bruges lace. The collar at the
back IS trimmed in the same striking
manner.
The array of novel collarettes and
boas now to be seen in leading city
stores is unusually attractive-this bree-
zy, crisp, autumnal weather, when it's
far too cool for p~romenading without
more protection than the jacket gives at
the throat and neck, yet hardly winter
fsh enough for storm collars or heavy
furs- SoTe of the newest conceits in
boas and collarettes are made Of coarse
net and mousseline de sole. thicklys dot
ted with Chenille pompons. These STYLES
are full ut the neck, and have long, we'll
rounded tabs, which can be caught in
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