The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-31
In Moman'S World.

ms thought is the. cost of the undertake
ing. and where means are limited TINS
point has great weight. says "Harper's
Bazar.s TIL cost must not, however, be
gagged by what a boy spends In coll
lege; the comparison Is as unfair in this
particular as in other relative expenses
Each college prospectus states exactly
the legitimate fees; to this must be aadea
a sum sufficient for the purchase OF
books, and for the requirements OF social
life as represented in the clubs and stu
dents organizations; beyond this the
matter of expense resolves itself into par
entail liberality in pocket money. So lar
as dress is concerned no one need borrow
trouble. The woman's college inculcates
a spirit of democracy; character and
brains count for more than sumptuous
raiment; the one girl may wear purple
and fine linen, and the next one linsey-
woolsey. and yet both viii stand on the
same footing SO far as externals are con-
cerned. Last of all in weighing the ar
auments in favor of college those fea-
lures in which books play 10 part VIII
be perhaps the last grains needed to turn
the scale. And what are these features!
The advantages Of wide association; the
lifelong friendships which have here
their beginning; the healthful friction or
minds against minds; the lessons OF self
control and self-reliances the finding
ones proper level, and then the joys OF
Field-day and Float-days tennis, golf,
wheeling, and feminine athletics gener-
ally.
The conclusion once reached that a girl
Is. to go to college, two things follow il
!. order-choice of college, and the manner
of preparation for entrance. In the mat
ter of choice of college there is very little
advice to be given. The woman's college
has not yet reached the charm of tradl-
tion; a girl hardly yet chooses a parllcu-
lar institution because it was her mothers
Alma Mater, and athletics are not sum
GENTLY developed to exercise positive m
fuence. Unless there is decided predi-
lection for ~co-education. such as Cornei
and Ann Arbor offer. Vassar, wellesley
and Smith present equal facilities; Bryn-
Mawr is patterned more after the unlver-
sity idea; Barnard and Radcliffe appear
perhaps as a~ppendages to mems COLLEGES
and though their advantages are excellent
they lack as yet the full charm of student
life. Besides these colleges there are
numerous smaller institutions offering
GOOD courses of study leading to a de-
gree.
Preparation for college should be begun
at an early age, and can be most satisfac-
torily accomplished at a good
school. This does not mean that such
training can be obtained nowhere eise'
the high schools in many States do excel
lent work in his respect. But the peculiar
advantage of the secondary school lies in
the fact that the whole course of study is
planned with one object in view, and that
the pupil breathes the college atmosphere
from the very outset. A further adyan-
tage, and one which, to its credit, the sec
ondary school uses sparingly, is the priv
nege of sending its pupils TO college on
certificate. To enter college without the
ordeal of examination is not an unml4ed
blessing. any more than the examination
itself is an unmitigated evil; but the PRIV
ilege just mentioned has helped many a
nervous. self-distrustful girl, who once IN
side the college doors has never asaln
needed even so slight a prop as that I'M
piled in ..entrance on certificate"
One final point-college is not exclusive
ly for those born with the traditional soio
spoon; the candidate who needs a heiplhg
hand will find it outstretched in many d.
reetions. There are students aid asso-
Citations which lend money to struggling
sisters. there are college scholarships
and alumnae scholarships, and, besides,
many generous good friends whom the
college president alone knows. Then there
are opportunities. to help ones self oy tu-
toring. mending, assisting in the library
or laboratory. 81 one need not be cast
down because circumstances are unequal;
the college doors open with equal hospl-
talfty to all, and bid welcome to the hap
NEST four years of life a girl can spend
Women might teach themselves a good
deal about the care Of their skin by re-
calling how the delicate skin of an infant
is cared for, says the 'Gentlewoman. II
il chafes or chaps it is anointed. Always
If is soothed after the bath with a dust
of fragrant, harmless powder, and it is
carefully protected from excessive cold.
heat and dust.
Another useful lesson may be learned
from the care bestowed upon their k
By actresses. The footlights of the
theatre SO e~xaggerate all shadows it is
necessary for the players to use paint and
powder Iavishly in order to prevent look
ing ghostIy. Actresses work hard, travel
tiresomely, keep late hours, AID, in addi-
ton. have their faces covered with cos
metics six evenings and two afternoons
o. the week; yet there are no women any
where with such nice skin as actresses,
no elderly woman anywhere so well pre-
served as elderly actresses.
Actresses, however, do not have lovely
skin because they use quantities Of paints
and powders, ETC., but in spite of this fact
Nowadays most paints used upon the
stage are grease paints" and most
actresses before applying cosmetics cover
their faces necks with a thin coating
of cold cream. 1t is applied evenly. al
lowed to remain a few minutes, and the
excess is then wiped off; then the rouge,
powder, eye-pencilings, etc, are added.
The cold cream protects the pores of the
skin, preventing the paints and powders
filling them, and also makes it easier to
remove them at the end of the perform
ance.
Actresses do not wash off their make
up. with soap and water. They smear
their face with cold cream generously ap-
piled, let it remain a few minutes. and
wipe IT off with an old. soft cloth: it
brings the make-up off with it. Then
they dust on some powder to prevent
hooking shiny and oily en- route from the
theatre. Before going to bed, however,
they thoroughly cleanse the skin with
-x,a -, wafer and soap.