The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-03

woman TO see the first lady Of the land
walking up the lane, her gown covered
with a long gingham apron. and carrying
a white umbrella to shield her from the
sun. Aunt Charlotte would execute a
| series of profound curtsies. and her face
would glow with joy. as Mrs. cleveland
approached. Then the FIRST lady of the
land would peel silver-skinned onions.
pickles. Or she might be seen standing
over a glowing brazier of charcoal Qor
| these preserves were made in real old
Virginia style), armed with a long wooden
spoon, stirring a kettle of peaches to pre-
vent their burning, as eagerly interested
as though she were a young h~ousekeeper
with limited means"
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For the girl whose city bedroom boasts
a wardrobe and only a single closet to
hold her everyday garments, it is neces-
sary TO utilize any recess there is. To-
do this get a board The width of the re-
cess and as high as can be conveniently
reached. Have screw hooks placed upon
it for the waists. Against the wall
| stretch a length of cretonne or muslin;
let this hang down just twice the length
of the recess.
Upon the headboard have a six-inch
board with screw hooks on it for the
skirts; then, on the very front edge of
the headboard have very small hooks
screwed in, and correspondingly tiny
rings on the extreme edge of the long
piece of eretonne. When the skirts and
bodiees are hung on their respective
pegs turn up this cretonne and catch the
r.n o- ;,l*0 t1,a haof-c thus &c II vyara
inclosing the dresses in a loose bag.
Outside of this recess have a little brass
rod fastened, on which, by rings, one
can have a pretty curtain, which will
conceal the cretonne bag.
Ten yards of lowered organdie will
make a very graceful afternoon dress.
You will need, besides the Powered organ
Asie. four yards yof plain white organdie
for a ruffle. This ruffle is very broad in
the back and very narrow in the front.
When put on the skirt so that It falls
full all around, it is called a Spanish
ruffle. The ruffle may have stitching
around it or be finished with cording. 1t
need not nave any heading beyond the
turning over of the goods.
The waist is trimmed with a harness
or ribbon put on like the bones of a cor
set with one strip of ribbon going across
the bust. The ibbons are sewed upon
the waist. and are finished with a bow
in the middle of the back. This ribbon
treatment makes a cheap waist look like
an expensive one and is one OF the pretti-
est OF the summer modes.
Grow fragrant leaved plants in you
garden. Slips of rose g~eraniuns. planted
out in good, rich garden soil soon make
plants from which you can take branches
and not miss them. Lemon verbena is
an old-time favorite. with fragrant foil
age. Ambrosia, a very old, old plant that
has been masquerading as a novelty
(Which, of course, it is to those who do
not remember their grandmother's gar
DEM, has a refreshing fragrance, forcibly
reminding one of the fir and pine woods
when the sun is shining with noontide
heat, or as it sometimes is after a shower.
Narrow fringes for gowns and wraps
are of jet ~spangles and beads or a combi-
nation effect. ~Spangles and beads are APP
piled to a narrow edge of silk flowers.
The new porcelain blues are represented
in narrow a%ppliques mingled with fash
ionable yellow shades, this effect being
the newest for the spring combinations of
color.
Corner shelves add very much to the
cosiness of a room. They should be Of
good length n covered with some sim
pie drapery. The upper shelf would do
for a mantel shelf of bric-a-brac, the low
or onas for odd volumes