The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-15

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becoming fashion. Ostrich feathers are
still considered the handsomest of al
feathers; but cocks feathers-the plnines
not The quills-and "A lot of other different
feathers that certainly never grew on
any birds known to ornithologists, are On
a great many of the new spring hats.
49,
The habits of people in signing letters
are receiving some attention, and inter-
esting conclusions are drawn from a study
of the Inherent ways writers subscribe
themselves. The curt Yours" and Yours
truly" aresfoundn mot only in business let
tiers, but in personal notes as well, for
there are plenty of correspondents who
don't believe in gush. and who think that
Yours truly or Sincerely" means about
all they wish to onvey
Opposed TO these sensible and essential
~ practical persons is that class of writ
| ers, made up usually of young and enthu-
| siastic individuals, as a rule of the gentle
sex. who throw words about as carelessly
on paper as they do in conversation. The
use of the word love by such people is a
distressing sign of emotional weakness, or
careiessness, or of insincerity, and pos
sibly arises from the same impulse that
prompts women to kiss each other indis-
criminateIy.
One Boston girl. who is quoted by the
Journal" has taken her own stand in
the matter, and at the risk of being con-
sidered cold and thoroughly Boston
she sticks to it. In her childhood she was
taught to sign 'affectionately yours" to
her far-away great-aunts and second
cousins. some of whom she tried to like,
because of the claims of kindred, and the
word .saffectonately" came to mean to
her nothing at all except polite and neces-
sary fiction. So she signs "affectionately"
TO people she is supposed to be conven-'
tionally fond of, and when she says any
thing more she means it.
She thoroughly approves of Cordially
yours" and this. by the way, is seen more
and more frequently now in notes be-
tween acquaintance who are on distinct
ly friendly or cordial terms. After all,
Your friend" when it can be used truth
fully, is a simple and a satisfactory way
of ending friendly letters. Some people
have the habit of not prefacing their
names with any set form of words at the
end of letters. They stop when they get
through and write their signatures with
out any frills.
For a simple amusement. says the
! "Woman's Home Companion" try the tel
egraph game. Provide as many telegraph
blanks as there are guests. They will give
them for the asking at any telegraph
office. Select the initial letter of ten
words; for instance, 7, H., B. A. E. E, l,
W, S, G.. Hand each guest a telegraph
blank, and have him or her write thereon
a message to you, using these letters for
the beginning of each of the ten words.
Collect the kilograms and read aloud. If
letters not commonly used in making
words, like q, X, Y, ETC., be selected the
greater ingenuity is required to write the
telegram. For instance, using the letters
above for an illustration, one could
writer
Starting Point, March /, $3.50 P. NJ.
Mrs. J. G. Blank
This has been an enjoyable evening. I
will say goodnight. MARY THOMAS.
Of course, each person has the same
letters, and the idea is to note the diver
sity of the sentences.
Iced coffee with whipped cream on
top, and served in sherbet glasses, is the
latest thing to serve at receptions or 5
O'Clock teas.
The smart set are handing around
sandwiches at the same functions cut
from the heart of a piece of bread with
a biscuit cutter. This makes them per-
fectIy round, and without crust. The
paste to fill them is made from equal
parts of chickens liver and olives chopped
into mince and then mixed with mayon-
naise dressing. This is then put between
the two circular buttered pieces of bread
and is perfectly delicious,
BY the way, when it is necessary to
prepare a number of sandwiches before
hand, If a napkin is wrung out with hot
then placed in a cool room, they will
| spread.
Nearly all of the new tea gowns are
made just a little low in the neck.
Usually the cut is square, though the
curved neck that shows the rise Of the
neck at the back, as well as in front. is
always pretty. Do remember that such
a gown should not be worn in the morn
ing; then the idea of high muffling of
| the throat should be followed, unless you
are a lovely bride of eighteen or SO. Now
that they have made up their minds to
cover their arms all the time, women
are much more generous than they were
with their pecks. Morning and after
noon, as well as evening dresses. are
made with the neck cut out, while al
most any gown but a tailor dress may
be planned on a yoke, with a view to
removing the yoke and making the gown
dressy by exposing a little of the neck.
A princess gown that seems to open
| from the hem at the left side to the
throat at the right side is very pretty.
The long line should be finished with
| fur, lace or fringe TO emphasize its
sweep. Below the waist the material
may spread to show a skirt panel. Care
| full adjustment of the curve the line of
opening takes will correct inequalities in
the figure.
This is the ladies Home Journals
recipe for potted herrlng.-Carefully re-
move the heads and tails, then WASH,
clean, and dry the herrings, and sprinkle
salt and pepper inside and out. Put
them into a granite dish. wash and put
the roe beside them; add sufficient white
wine vinegar to cover. Stand in a moder-