The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30

ton. if She so desire. The women of the
| Cabinet could not close their. houses to the
public, however much their might wish
to do So"
Although there is ample room for
further Improvement, it is still evident in
many ways that women as a class are
beginning to find it possible to assume an
impersonal attitude toward any subject
under discussion. In the matter OF a
blackball at a woman's club, for m
there are no longer the same horror and
| sensitiveness of it, and it is used much
more frequently than formerly.
It is interesting, in this connection, TO
note the different point of view from
which a blackball in a woman's club is
regarded from that of the same action
taken by a mans club. In the latter the
casting of the blackball is a far more
ssignif1cant action. In a woman's club it
means, as a rule, merely that that parti-
cular candidate will not contribute to the
welfare of that particular club. The
policy of women's clubs is radically diff
fenent one from the other. An entirely
charming and i-rreproacnable woman may
find herself rejected in one club, while
in another she will be elected by accla-
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| arms.
1t is, indeed, an evidence of a growing
breadth of character among women that
the blackball is used with the judicious
care that it is. A loyal club woman will
blackball her dearest friend, sometimes,
in the interests Of her organization, fear
ing thai some petty hobby or tendency of
the candidate may obtrude itself upon the
club, to the clubs detriment.
This is as it should be. 1t is this grow
ing sense of personal responsibility and
of Organization loyalty, rather than indi-
vidual preference, which is adding to the
power Of club developement.
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1t is remarkable how seldom people are
able to keep goldfish for more than a
month or two at most, and all because
they neglect a few first principles.
Goldfish can be kept almost any length
of time, accidents apart, if kept scrupu-
lousy clean.
The air in the water is soon exhausted,
and they should nave fresh water every
Gay. If possible, oftener in Summer
though once will do If the globe is fairly
large.
One can usually tell when the fish are
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their tail with their mouths to the sur
face of the water, and move slowly in
that position, generally making a bub-
| bling sound
When you put the fresh water into the
| globe let it dash in from a height, so that
plenty of air gets in, too, let your fish
have a handful Of shells or small stones.
They look pretty, and the fish appre-
1 aafn hoipr o1In 10 r4Ira n ho,,+ n x,Aner
them for bits of food, and it gives them
something to do and a little interest in
life.
People frequently make the mistake of
thinking that the fish get enough food
out of the water; this is not SO.
They need feeding when in captivity.
Packets of fishes food, chiefly consist
ing of dried ants eggs, can be procured
from any seed or natura1ists' shop.
As they require only a very small
quantity once a day, their board is not
expensive. They will live on vermicelli,
but this clouds the water, and conse-
quently injuries the appearance of the
globe.
1t is said that goldfish should never be
handled. This is 40 doubt true, if they
are kept for breeding purposes. Other
wise, it does them no harm-if due care
Is exercised-and you may pick them up
one by one in your hand and pop them
into the globe of fresh water.
Never buy a fish unless the fins are
erect and fully spread. Directly the fish
is out of health the fins close more and
more. until it dies, when they are quite
shut up against the body.
Members of the woman's conference of
the New York society of ethical culture
invited a large audience to the Tuxedo,
at Madison Avenue and Fifty-ninth
Street, the other night, to hear Mrs.
Margaret Deland speak about The
changing feminine ideal" 1.-THE great
hope Of our women" Mrs. Deland said,
implies also a menace, as there are al
ways two sides to a picture. 1t is in the
growing discomfort of the girls. They
want to do everything. to live their lives
SO fully. The army of young women nave
found out that love-making and mar
rage are not the only aim. Marriage is
becoming to women what it has always
been to an incident.
"Our mothers took as a guiding prin-
ciple self1essness, and who of us, with our
shallow, hurrying selfishness dares to say
we dIt DtLltfs 0lll, Lie IuOueTn woman
sees that this old selfiessness had an i'm
moral side, for the self-effacing ways
turned many a well meaning man into a
selfish brute and raised selfish children
for this generation. But the present wo-
mans sense of her right to her own life
is a constant menace to the family. The
girl of today is supplementing the old
word duty with the words to myself. "
TT is a truth, and a sad one, that the
girl with the least money is apt to be the
most e-xtrarvagant, writes Ruth Ashmore
of 1.-THE Care of a Girls Wardrobe" in
the May Ladies' Home Journal. 1.-THE
very wealthy girl may not lave to care
for her own wardrobe. yet each piece be-
longing to it is made to do full service,
and in many instances, if she has a wise
mother. the girl herself must superintend
the work of the maid. 1t is said of the
daughters of Queen Victoria that each
one of them was taught, not only to sew,
but to mend and darn with great neat
ness. and to make over those gowns which
were counted worth it. The girl whose
wardrobe is not large makes her first mis-.
AXE in buying cheap material of a color
that is the fancy of the moment Instead
whe only one gown may be had during
| the seaOn, it should be of a color of which